On the Battlefield of Merit: Harvard Law School, the First Century

Daniel R. Coquillette; Bruce A. Kimball

Published by Harvard University Press 2015

On the Battlefield of Merit

Harvard Law School, the First Century

Daniel R. Coquillette and Bruce A. Kimball

https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674089068

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About this book

Harvard Law School pioneered educational ideas, including professional legal education within a university, Socratic questioning and case analysis, and the admission and training of students based on academic merit. On the Battlefield of Merit offers a candid account of a unique legal institution during its first century of influence.

Reviews

On the Battlefield of Merit surpasses all previous histories of Harvard Law School in the breadth and depth of its research base, giving one confidence in the authenticity of many of its findings.
-- G. Edward White Weekly Standard

On the Battlefield of Merit: Harvard Law School, The First Century succeeds in crafting a history of the school that is meticulous in its research, lucid in its prose, and, above all, nuanced in its findings…If the authors’ forthcoming work on the second century of Harvard Law is as sweeping as On the Battlefield of Merit, together these volumes will stand as the definitive history of the institution for some time to come.
-- Andrew Porwancher Law and History Review

A deep, detailed, compellingly written, unstintingly transparent view of the school as it was from the fall of 1817 (six students) to the spring of 1910 (765 students).
-- Corydon Ireland Harvard Law Bulletin

Given the track record of Coquillette and Kimball, it is no surprise that this book, in its depth of research, breadth of coverage, and unbiased analysis, supersedes the standard histories of Harvard Law School.
-- R. Kent Newmyer, author of Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. The English and Continental Roots of American Legal Education Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	20
2. American Antecedents of Harvard Law School Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
3. Founding a University Professional School of Law Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
4. The School Saved Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
5. Joseph Story’s Law School in the Young Republic Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
6. The Greenleaf Transition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
7. The Gathering Storm Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	210
8. Civil War and Aftermath Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	259
9. Dean Langdell, First Casebooks, and Justice Holmes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	304
10. Curricular and Pedagogical Revolution Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	344
11. Creating the “New System” of Legal Education Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	384
12. The Paths of Four Students Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	436
13. The “New System,” Triumphant and Invidious Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	470
14. Students of Color at Harvard Law School Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	521
15. “Beloved Dean Ames” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	556
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	607
Appendixes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	613
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	637
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	639

Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Pages
- Main content: 688
Illustrations
- Other: 67 halftones, 1 graph, 14 tables

eBook

Published: October 12, 2015
ISBN: 9780674089068