The history of this beautiful place can be found here. But as a small excerpt...
- 1886
- Cornell University Trustees purchase the 4,000 volume library of Merritt King, an Ithaca lawyer, which included Atherley's A Practical Treatise on the Law of Marriage and Other Family Settlements, signed by Chancellor James Kent with his personal notes.
- 1887
- Cornell Law School opens with three professors and 55 students.
- 1890
- The first student law librarian from the entering class, Edward Cornell (LL.B. 1889, LL.M. 1890), continues on as Cornell Law Librarian after receiving his Master of Law degree.
- 1892
- The Law Library moves to the newly-built Boardman Hall with accommodations for 30,000 volumes and 300 students.
- The library totals 10,000 volumes, which include 500 volumes from Judge Douglas Boardman's personal collection.
- The Law Library moves to the newly-built Boardman Hall with accommodations for 30,000 volumes and 300 students.
Now that's a library!
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