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Size | 1.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 800 items) |
Abstract | The Law Library at the University of North Carolina was established around 1902. Since its founding, it has served the legal information needs of the students and faculty of the University's School of Law and of the state's legal community and citizens. The library has had a dedicated librarian/director since 1923 and has been administratively independent of the University Library system since 1955. In 1993, the Law Library was named for Kathrine R. Everett (LL.B. 1920), one of the first women to graduate from the University of North Carolina School of Law. Everett died in 1992, leaving a portion of her estate to the school. Records consist chiefly of annual reports; correspondence with faculty members and deans of the School of Law; and materials related to committees and task forces, School of Law and Law Library retreats, and library goals. Also included are files on the 1993 dedication of the library as the Kathrine R. Everett Law Library and other materials. Files are those of Laura N. Gasaway, director of the Law Library, 1985-2006. |
Creator | Kathrine R. Everett Law Library. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Lori Neumeier, March 2012
Encoded by: Lori Neumeier, March 2012
Updated by: Nancy Kaiser, February 2021
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University of North Carolina President Francis P. Venable noted in his 1902 annual report that provision had been made for a Law Library. In 1907, he reported that "The Law Library, originally founded by the late Dr. John Manning and called in his honor, has about two thousand volumes and bids fair to be one of the best law libraries in the State."" (Venable's reports are cited in Kemp Plummer Battle's History of the University of North Carolina, Volume II.) Since its founding, the library has served the legal information needs of the students and faculty of the University's School of Law and of the state's legal community and citizens. The library has had a dedicated librarian/director since 1923 and has been administratively independent of the University Library system since 1955. During the administration of Director Laura N. "Lolly" Gasaway, 1985-2006, the library, located in Van Hecke-Wettach Hall, underwent renovation and expansion. In 1993, the Law Library was named for Kathrine R. Everett (LL.B. 1920), one of the first women to graduate from the University of North Carolina School of Law. Everett died in 1992, leaving a portion of her estate to the school.
Back to TopRecords consist chiefly of annual reports; correspondence with faculty members and deans of the School of Law; and materials related to committees and task forces, School of Law and Law Library retreats, and library goals. Also included are files on the 1993 dedication of the library as the Kathrine R. Everett Law Library; compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act; the library's implementation of Total Quality Management; the Bicentennial Campaign; and the Festival of Legal Learning. Files are those of Laura N. Gasaway, director of the Law Library from 1985 to 2006.
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