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: 04/04/2011
