The Inception of Modern Professional Education: C. C. Langdell, 1826-1906

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the inception of modern professional education Q the inception of modern studies in legal history Published by the University of North Carolina Press in association with the American Society for Legal History Daniel Ernst and Thomas A. Green, editors professional education bruce a . k i mba ll C.C.Langdell,1826–1906 Q the university of north carolina press Chapel Hill © 2009 The University of North Carolina Press All rights reserved Designed and set by Rebecca Evans in Whitman Manufactured in the United States of America The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. The University of North Carolina Press has been a member of the Green Press Initiative since 2003. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kimball, Bruce A., 1951– The inception of modern professional education : C.C. Langdell, 1826–1906 / Bruce A. Kimball. p. cm.—(Studies in legal history) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8078-3257-8 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Langdell, C. C. (Christopher Columbus), 1826-1906. 2. Law teachers—United States—Biography. 3. Law—Study and teaching—United States—History—19th century. 4. Professional education—United States—History—19th century. 5. Harvard Law School—History—19th century. I. Title. kf368.l36k56 2009 340.092—dc22 [B] 2008053306 13 12 11 10 09 5 4 3 2 1 To zachary and rebecca, raised amid the “brooding omnipresence” of C.C.L. This page intentionally left blank ...