Merger of William Mitchell College of Law and Hamline U's School of Law

There are several good articles covering various aspects of the announced merger of William Mitchell College of Law and Hamline University's School Law.  Adam Wahlberg has an article on February 18, 2015 that provides helpful context for understanding the decision.  An article by Maura Lerner of the Star Tribune covers the initial announcement on February 13, 2015.  Lerner also had another article featuring interesting comments by Jerry Organ, law professor at the University of St. Thomas.

Stephen Mihm Comments on Changes in Law School Enrollment

Stephen Mihm's comments on law school enrollments for Bloomberg View include a summary of early institutions providing legal education in the 19th century....William and Mary, Litchfield Law School, Staples Law School and Van Schaack’s Law School.

William Sprague and the Correspondence School of Law

Bernard Hibbitts authored a post on the Legal History Blog covering the fascinating career of William Sprague and his efforts to offer legal education through the Sprague Correspondence School of Law.

Litchfield Law School (CT)

The Litchfield Law School [1784-1833] was the second institution in the U.S. to offer a formal curriculum in law.  The Litchfield Historical Society offers a history of the school and a list of over 1,100 students.  Students included Aaron Burr, Levi Woodbury, John Pierce Brace and John C. Calhoun.

The Harvard Law School Library has digitized a fascinating collection of notebooks of students who attended Litchfield.

The Yale Law School Library also offers links to additional resources. 

"To Learn and Make Respectable Hereafter: The Litchfield Law School in Cultural Context" by Andrew M. Siegel is available from the NYU Law Review.