Law School History
 

Law School History

Explore more than 100 years of SMU Dedman School of Law history through official publications, alumni magazines, newsletters, commencement programs, yearbooks, and other historical documents. These collections chronicle the growth and evolution of the law school since its establishment in 1925, documenting changes in curriculum, student life, faculty, administration, alumni engagement, and the school's contributions to legal education and the legal profession.

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Browse the Law School History Collections:

[Annual] Report of the Dean of the School of Law, 1957-1983

Law School Catalogs/Bulletins, 1926-present

Law School Commencement / Hooding Programs, 1942-present

Legal Center Bulletin, 1952-1954

Legal Center News, 1958-1960

Publications Describing the Law School's History

Southwestern Legal Center News, 1948-1957

The Adversary, 1969-1973

The Brief (Law Alumni Magazine), 1965-2002

The Quad (Law Alumni Magazine), 1988-present

Yearbooks, 1966-1984 (Complete)