Special Collections and Digital Projects


The Brune Room

The Thurgood Marshall Law Library's collection of rare books.

The Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Collection

The collection consists of photographs, pamphlets, speech transcripts and newspaper clippings by and about Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr.

Congressional Research Service Reports

An online collection in the subject areas of Homeland Security/Terrorism and Health Law and Policy.

David Hoffman and the Science of Jurisprudence

A digital project tracing the life and career of David Hoffman, founder of the Law Institute at the University of Maryland.

Donald Gaines Murray

An online research guide to materials and resources about the effort to integrate the University of Maryland School of Law.

German Unification Collection

A collection of over 250 books and archival materials dealing with the reunification of Germany and the response in neighboring countries.

Hairspray in Context: Race, Rock 'n Roll and Baltimore

An online examination of the real events that inspired the John Waters movie and musical.

Historical Publications of the USCCR

An online digital collection of government publications from the United States Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR).

Judge Simon E. Sobeloff, 1894-1973

An online digital project devoted to the life and career of Judge Simon Sobeloff.

Legal History Walking Tour

A tour of Baltimore's legal history created by the staff of the Thurgood Marshall Law Library.

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.

Maryland Court of Appeals, Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure:
Evidence Rules Subcommittee: Files of Special Reporter & Consultant Alan Hornstein 

The collection consists of seven loose-leaf binders covering the work of the Subcommittee in 1977 and from 1989 through 1993.

NetLibrary's Civil Rights Law and History E-book Collection

A digital collection of electronic books on civil rights in America.

Papers of the NAACP on Microfilm

An inventory of microfilm collections of select NAACP papers.

Thurgood Marshall Bibliography

A research guide and biographical synopsis for Justice Thurgood Marshall.

The University of Maryland School of Law, The First Fifty Years

An online digital project tracing the beginning of the modern law school at Maryland.

William Hastie Papers on Microfilm

A list of microfilm coverage on the papers of William Hastie, a prominent African American jurist and statesman.

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