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Timeline: 1922-1961

1924

John T. Vance, scholar and diplomat, becomes Law Librarian, helps establish Law Library as foreign law research center

1932

At Law Library’s centennial, American Bar Association forms Committee on the Facilities of the Law Library of Congress

George Wickersham founds Friends of the Law Library

1935

Supreme Court Building opens; official administrative ties between Law Library and Supreme Court end  

1941

Law Library Reading Room opens in Jefferson Building

1940s

Foreign law divisions established

1950s

Hispanic Law Division begins compiling Hispanic Law Index

1961

Index to Latin American Legislation published

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Last Updated: 05/22/2008