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Greetings,

The Daniel F. Cracchiolo Law Library is literally a focal point of Arizona Law. It is one of the first things visitors see on entering the college of law building and is a hub of student activity.

This week we feature a new project by the law library to highlight the history of the college.

Read on,

Jason

Founding Dean Samuel M. Fegtly. Photo courtesy of Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.

The college of law’s history is a fascinating story of growth and academic distinction dating back to the school’s earliest days.

That’s why the Daniel F. Cracchiolo Law Library created the College of Law History research project to document and share the stories that have shaped Arizona Law. Currently in its inaugural phase, the history project is focusing on two fundamental pillars of our college’s identity: our library heritage and our distinguished leadership legacy.

As part of the history project, the library recently released a comprehensive history of all of the college of law’s 12 deans and three interim deans throughout the past century.

Did you know:

• Three deans went on to become university presidents?
• Two deans are military veterans?
• Two deans are Arizona Law alumni?
• One dean clerked for the U.S. Supreme Court?

This College of Law History project is more than a commemorative effort—it’s a living initiative that will continue to grow and evolve. The law library is committed to regularly adding new content, stories and perspectives that capture the full richness of our institutional experience.

These stories belong to all of us, and they help us understand not just where we’ve been, but where we’re headed as we continue to educate and prepare students for an ever-changing legal profession, while also shaping the future of legal education at the University of Arizona, nationally and globally.

This article was excerpted and adapted from a post by Law Library Director Teresa Miguel-Stearns on the Daniel F. Cracchiolo Law Library Blog, which is regularly updated with news about what’s going on at the library, on campus and beyond. See the full article here and learn more about the history project at lawlibrary.arizona.edu/about/college-history.

The Douglass Building, the College of Law's first home, c.1929. Photo courtesy of Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.

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In this newsletter, we usually focus on the present and the future: the accolades and innovations of our students, faculty and alumni; upcoming events that contribute to our intellectual life and some that are just plain fun; opportunities to hire students and recent graduates; and more. And well we should!

But we can’t enter the future without looking to the past: the challenges, triumphs and leadership that have shaped our college and, in turn, the profession and where and how legal services are delivered to those who need them.

Please take a moment, or more, to click through the law library’s history project and the many other resources the library offers.

Onward!

Jason