Brooklyn Law School: The First Hundred Years
by Jeffrey B. Morris
This engrossing history tells the story of the first hundred years of Brooklyn Law School – a unique institution.

From its modest beginnings in 1901 in the basement of a brownstone building, Brooklyn Law School has evolved into a school of national repute. The First Hundred Years is the story of the deans, faculty and thousands of students who shaped and were shaped by this distinctive institution. Two World Wars, the Great Depression, Vietnam-era unrest, and the emergence of a global, high-tech economy form the historical backdrop of this lively institutional portrait.

Using archival materials and photographs, noted historian Jeffrey B. Morris paints a vivid picture of a law school ahead of its time, one committed to the principle that a legal education should be available to all – including immigrants, minorities and women – with the intellect and tenacity to pursue a career in the law.

As Brooklyn Law School begins its second century, this work will be of great interest to historians, alumni, students, faculty and friends of Brooklyn Law School.

About the Author
Jeffrey B. Morris is Professor of Law at the Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center of Touro College. A member of the New York Bar with a Ph.D. in political science, Professor Morris has taught at The City College of the City University of New York, the University of Pennsylvania, and, as a Visiting Professor, at Brooklyn Law School from 1988-1990. Morris has written or edited over a dozen books, including the seventh edition of the Encyclopedia of American History (with Richard B. Morris) and was commissioned to write histories of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of New York, and U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Morris was one of three Judicial Fellows of the United States in 1976-77 and spent four years on the staff of Chief Justice Warren E. Burger.

Chapter Excerpts
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Chapter 1 –	OPENING THE DOOR OF OPPORTUNITY: THE FOUNDING OF BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL
Chapter 2 –	BOOM AND BUST: BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL, WORLD WAR I TO THE END OF WORLD WAR II
Chapter 3 –	GOVERNANCE BY A PRINCE: BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL, 1945-1971
Chapter 4 –	A TRANSFORMATION BEGINS: THE LISLE-GLASSER YEARS, 1971-1982
Chapter 5 –	A SCHOOL ON THE MOVE: DAVID TRAGER AS DEAN, 1983-1993
Chapter 6 –	LEADING THE LAW SCHOOL INTO THE TWENTY- FIRST CENTURY: THE WEXLER YEARS AND BEYOND