Since the establishment of the University Of Richmond School Of Law in 1870, the William Taylor Muse Law Library has grown from a collection of 700 books to more than 430,000 volumes of legal material. The Muse Law Library has embraced many changes over the years through the leadership of dedicated library directors and staff. This timeline reflects the development of the Muse Law Library’s service in providing legal information for law students and law faculty, along with the University of Richmond faculty and students, members of the local legal community, and the general public.
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1975
Peter A. Frey is promoted from Assistant Law Librarian to Law Librarian. He holds both a JD and MLS.
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1977
The Law Library begins cataloging and reclassification with OCLC (formerly Online Computer Library Center), using the terminal located in Boatwright Memorial Library.
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1979
Leigh Morris (center) is appointed Director of the Law Library and Assistant Professor of Law. Ms. Morris holds both a JD and an MLS.
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1979
The Law Library is named in honor of Dean William T. Muse. A graduate of both Richmond College and the Law School, Muse served as dean of T.C. Williams School of Law for 24 years, 1947-1971.
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1981
Susan English is promoted from Assistant Law Librarian to Director of the Law Library. She serves in this position until 1990. Ms. English holds both a JD and an MLS.
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1981
After a two-year campaign, the Muse Law Library renovation and addition is complete, and includes expanded space for the collection, student carrels, study rooms, and audio-visual and microfilm storage.
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1982
A comprehensive users’ guide is published for the first time to assist in the location of materials in the collection.
