The Law School Library—A Library of Research for Lawyer, Layman, and Legislator

We will probably agree that the college or university as a seat of learning must develop and maintain library facilities commensurate with the standing before the world which the institution\u27s progress has earned. The library, and of course we include the law school library, is one of the indices of an educational institution\u27s efficiency, and as such, we expect it to grow and expand by adding to the richness of its collections, material of ever increasing importance and usefulness. We expect the college library to take the lead in gathering for future reference the materials valuable for research which, on account of their cost, most other libraries cannot afford or which they cannot justify adding to collections of the type and character which they already maintain. May we not then say that the college library is primarily a library for intensive study and research. [Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries at Seattle, Wash., in July, 1925.

Later Attempts to Relocate the Capital of Washington

The controversy over the location of the seat of government, which had flared up frequently in Washington Territory during the period 1855-1875, was comparatively dormant in the following decade. With the coming of the railroads, the discovery of gold in the Fraser River country and Idaho, the use of irrigation in central Washington, the growth of the sheep and cattle business, the increase in commerce on the Columbia and Snake rivers, the development of the lumber and fishing industries west of the Cascade Range, the population of all sections of the territory rapidly increased, and Washington Territory was soon to be ready for statehood. In 1878 its citizens had sought entry into the Union, but it had been refused. Ten years later, with rapid expansion in full swing, the talk of statehood was once more revived. At the same time there developed the feeling that it was now time to locate the capital in a new place, which should reflect the internal growth and expansion of Washington. [Courtesy of JSTOR. Posted with permission from Pacific Northwest Quarterly.

Desiderata Pertaining to Selected Legal Materials of Washington

Of particular importance to a law librarian, but not without interest to the lawyer and student alike, are the bibliographical data and desiderata which pertain to the legal publications of their immediate locale. Through such desiderata, facts, which frequently may be quite unknown or which may have been overlooked, are brought to light and preserved for future interpretative research. Oftentimes, the circumstances surrounding these publications may be unknown or may not have attracted attention because of their common character and daily use. Oftentimes, also, the user may have been too close to them to perceive any peculiarities of imprint, pagination or form

Bibliography of Selected Material Relating to the Law of Community Property

The following bibliography lists the familiar titles on the subject of Community Property but adds items from the periodical literature and annotations together with many unpublished theses contained in the collection of the University of Washington Law Library

University of Washington Law Library Attains 100,000 Volume Mark

Has the library added volumes upon volumes merely to increase its total count; or has there been some well-rounded and well-balanced plan for developing the collection along lines best designed to serve all types of patrons? If such a plan has obtained, has it been carried out? Is the library a representative storehouse of law? Has it provided essential tools for the practitioner, and at the same time cultural and research materials for the student and teacher alike? Has the library depth as well as breadth? Have its reference materials been selected for the best possible study of research problems ? Are they up to date and are they exhaustive? These and many more questions of similar import will perchance pass through the librarian\u27s mind as he ponders and reflects upon the passing of the 100,000 mark, and as he surveys the library structure which in part his efforts have helped to create

Law Books and Law Publishers

There are indications that the depression, which has burdened us for the past five years, is slowly receding. In its wake will doubtless follow renewed prosperity with all the blessings of peace and contentment. A freedom from financial worry will replace the present fear, and money will be more plentifully earned and freely expended. It remains to be seen, however, whether the problems encountered during this economic cycle will be soon forgotten. Will the members of the legal profession and the law libraries return to their former policies of, what has appeared to be, uncontrolled and ill-advised purchasing of the multitude of books printed for the so-called use of the profession? Will the publishing companies continue to produce law books at their former or even their present rate? If there be no change in either of these policies, the lessons of the present depression will have been learned in vain, and a foundation will have been laid for a return engagement of the same destructive forces which have strangled library growth for the past few years. It would seem, in retrospect of the night which is passing, and in the light of the dawn of the new day which is before us, that there is need of a New Deal for law libraries, and for a planned economy on the part of those who are entrusted with the responsibility of their funds. To that end, the following discussion is directed

Code Making in Early Oregon

This article was originally printed in the Pacific Northwest Quarterly, vol. 27 (Jan. 1936), 3-33. For the purpose of reprinting, the author has revised and expanded it, and in doing so has had the benefit of certain valuable suggestions from Mr. J. Nielson Barry of Portland, Oregon

Bibliography of Selected Matrials Relating to the Law of Community Property

The following bibliography lists the familiar titles on the subject of Community Property but adds items from the periodical literature and annotations together with many unpublished theses contained in the collection of the University of Washington Law Library. The classification plan is very general as a detailed one is not required

Compiling the Territorial Codes of Washington

The story of the codes of laws which have been used in the Territory of Washington is little known. Little has been said of their influence on the legal history of the territory and state, and less has been recorded concerning those whose legal skill has produced these codifications. Some phases of the historical influences which form the background of the codes Washington Territory, and the important parts played by their makers, have become either lost or shrouded in oblivion. In the not far distant future the stories of other phases of this legal history may pass from the memory of man and become likewise forgotten. [Courtesy of JSTOR. Posted with permission from Pacific Northwest Quarterly.