The Law School’s collection of catalogs dates from 1906, a time when there were only seven members of the teaching faculty, one law library staff member and thirty-four students. Many of the changes at the school that occurred over the generations are documented in these catalogs. These catalogs offered information on faculty, courses, policies, admission requirements and student lists. The catalogs are a rich source of information for researchers interested in anything from genealogy to the history of the University of Richmond School of Law and legal education.
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Bulletin of Richmond College: Catalogue of the Law School for 1906-1907
University of Richmond
The founders of Richmond College showed rare wisdom and foresight in selecting a location for their institution. Richmond is not only the capital of Virginia, but is the best known city in the South, and one of the historic cities of the world. Enduring memorials of American heroes constantly teach lessons of patriotism and inspire young men with noble ideals. The busy city, with its varied manufactories and extensive commerce, reminds the student that the modern scholar must be practical as well as learned. Richmond lies midway between the severe cold of the North and the relaxing heat of the South. The nine months of the scholastic year have few days either too cold or too hot for comfort in studying or in outdoor exercise. By its elevation—on hills opposite the Falls of the James—it is free alike from the malaria of tidewater and from the pulmonary and enteric diseases of the mountain region.