Notes from Theodore W. Dwight lectures, 1866-1867.

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Creator

Dwight, Theodore W. (Theodore William), 1822-1892.

Location

Manuscripts and Archives Division

Extent

• .5 linear foot (4 v.)

Access Restrictions

Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Scope/Contents Note

Collection consists of notes taken by George W. Van Siclenon lectures on law delivered by Dwight to the junior class,1866, and the senior class, 1867, of the Columbia College Law School. Topics include the rights of persons, equity jurisprudence, law of real property, and law of personal property. One volume was recorded by Edwin W. Coggeshall and copied by Van Siclen.

Biographical/Historical Note

Theodore William Dwight (1822-1892) was an American lawyerand professor of law. Dwight began teaching at the Columbia College Law School as its only professor in 1858,the year the school was founded. George W. Van Siclen and Edwin W. Coggeshall were law students at the Columbia College Law School.

Controlled Access Terms

• Dwight, Theodore W. (Theodore William), 1822-1892.
• Columbia College (New York, N.Y.). School of Law.
• Law schools -- New York (State) -- New York.
• Law -- Study and teaching.
• Civil rights -- Study and teaching.
• Jurisprudence -- Study and teaching.
• Equity -- Study and teaching.
• Real property -- Study and teaching.
• Personal property -- Study and teaching.

Additional Creator Names

• Van Siclen, George W. (George West), 1840-1903.
• Coggeshall, Edwin W. (Edwin Walter), 1842-1929.