'The inconvenience of the present arrangement can only be realized by those who have to work under it': A History of the Legal Research Collections at McGill

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'The inconvenience of the present arrangement can only be realized by those who have to work under it': A History of the Legal Research Collections at McGill
Abstract
The origins of McGill University's Faculty of Law and of its law library dates back to the 1840s. With the formal establishment of the Faculty in 1853, the issue of books and a library became acute. The author explains that it was through donations from a variety of benefactors that a respectable collection of books began emerging. However, only with Sir William Macdonald's endowment for the Faculty in 1890 was ongoing support for the library finally guaranteed. Like the Faculty, the law library moved about considerably until 1949 when both settled into the James Ross property at the north-west corner of Penfield and Peel. Even here, the library has been housed in various locations before moving in 1998 to the Nahum Gelber Law Library.
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Fontanus
Volume
Vol. 13
Pages
13-23
Date
2013
Language
en
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Hobbins, A. J. “‘The Inconvenience of the Present Arrangement Can Only Be Realized by Those Who Have to Work under It’: A History of the Legal Research Collections at McGill.” Fontanus Vol. 13 (2013): 13–23. http://fontanus.mcgill.ca/article/view/250.
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