A Project of the Thurgood Marshall Law Library, The University of Maryland School of Law
The
African Americans in the Law Special Collection seeks to document the development
and growth of the African American legal community in Maryland from 1877 to
date. The Library will accomplish this through the acquisition, cataloging,
arrangement and preservation of original manuscripts, both personal and professional,
that reflect the unique challenges and exceptional contributions of African
American legal practitioners. Organizational records, rare books and secondary
sources will also be acquired. Major collections include the Legal Papers
of Dallas Nicholas and William Gosnell, The Papers of the NAACP,
The Papers of William H. Hastie, the Baltimore Afro American newspaper
on microfilm, the papers of Baltimore activist Lena Lee, the personal and professional
papers of faculty member Larry Gibson, and The Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr.
Collection.
In addition valuable secondary sources including the Lexis-Nexis Primary Sources in African American History, E-books from Netlibrary on civil rights law and history, documentaries such as Color at the Bar and Eyes on the Prize, specilized bibliographies such as "Years of Violence: Urban Civil Unrest of the 1960s" and numerous books on the African American legal experience are available through the library's online catalog.
The
Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Collection
The collection consists of photographs, pamphlets, speech transcripts and newspaper
clippings by and about Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr.
Color
at the Bar (video)
The Thurgood Marshall Law Library and Maryland Public Television present Color
at the Bar. Originally produced in 2001 by MPT and the Monumental Bar Association
this video examines how African American attorneys secured the right to practice
law in Maryland.
Continuing the Legacy
of Leadership: School of Law Black Alumni Reunion and Symposium - 2003
In 2003 the University of Maryland School of Law invited back all of its African
American alumni for a school wide celebration of their contribution to the Maryland
and national legal community.
Constance
Baker Motley Collection
This collection consists of select material purchased from the Constance Baker
Motley Papers in the Smith College Library.
Crafting
Victories: Campaign Materials from the Collection of Larry Gibson
A guide to resources and materials dealing with Maryland politics with a particular
focus on the changing role and influence of local African American political
leadership.
Donald
Gaines Murray
An online research guide to materials and resources about the effort to integrate
the University of Maryland School of Law.
Hairspray in Context: Race,
Rock 'n Roll and Baltimore
An online examination of the real events that inspired the
John Waters movie and musical.
Legal
Papers of Dallas Nicholas and William Gosnell
Information on an archival collection of the business and legal papers of two
twentieth century African American attorneys, Dallas Nicholas and William Gosnell.
Finding aid is available for onsite use only.
The
Lena Lee Collection
The collection consists of photographs, pamphlets, letters, speech transcripts
and newspaper clippings by and about Lena Lee.
Papers
of the NAACP on Microfilm
An inventory of microfilm collections of select NAACP papers. The NAACP papers
may also be searched by subject in the library's online catalog.
Thurgood Marshall Bibliography
A research guide and biographical synopsis for Justice Thurgood Marshall.
Thurgood Marshall
Exhibit
A public display focused on the early career of Justice Thurgood Marshall.
University
of Maryland School of Law - Black Alumni. Second Reunion and Symposium.
Internet site for the 2008 event.
William
Hastie Papers on Microfilm
Microfilm edition of the papers of William Hastie, a prominent African American
jurist and statesman.
