Plan for the Organization of a Law Faculty and For a System of...
A Plan for NYU's Law School Butler, Benjamin F. [1795-1858]. Plan For the Organization of a Law Faculty and For a System of Instruction in Legal Science, In the University of the City of New York. New York: Printed at the University Press, 1835. xiii, 40 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-3/4"). Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Light toning, light wear to corners of text block, light soiling to exterior, light foxing to a few leaves and title page, which has a small library stamp. $200. * Only edition. Butler, an attorney who practiced in New York City and Albany, was United States Attorney-General under President Jackson. A leading member of the bar, he was held in high regard by James Kent. A scholarly man, he was interested in legal pedagogy and the "scientific" study of law. He was invited to organize a law department for the University of the City of New York, which is now New York University. The department opened in 1838 and Butler was its leading professor for several years. Cohen, Bibliography of Early American Law 8599.
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