A Collection of Materials Associated with Classes taught by Roscoe Pound at Harvard Law School in six bound volumes; SEMINARS in JURISPRUDENCE (Readings and Notes); READINGS IN ROMAN LAW and the CIVIL LAW AND MODERN CODES AS DEVELOPMENTS THEREOF

[Heavy Set, extra shipping]; 4to; Each of the quarto volumes is uniformly bound in crimson cloth with gilt lettered titles at spine and the owner's name in gilt at foot of spine. All volumes are in near fine condition. The sixth item listed is a folder containing unbound loose leaves - a carbon copy of the bound work preceding it in the list below.The six bound volumes (plus one folder) listed below bear the ownership name of F. X. Dwyer. Date uncertain. Francis Xavier Dwyer (1902 - 1987) received a B.A. from Harvard University in 1923 and an M.A. the following year. After obtaining a law degree from Northwestern University, Dwyer returned to Harvard where he was a librarian at the Law Library from 1931 until 1941. Subsequently, he spent decades as a librarian at the Law Library of Library of Congress. Roscoe Pound was Dwyer's mentor and colleague for many years both at Harvard Law Library and the Library of Congress Law Library. Dwyer was co-author of a widely used textbook: "Introduction to the Study of Law," by Edmund M. Morgan and Francis X. Dwyer. (I) SEMINARS in JURISPRUDENCE by Roscoe Pound READINGS Vol. I. Property of Francis X. Dwyer 9 preliminary leaves (typed): two blanks, title page, table of contents; 257 leaves [Mimeographed]. (II) SEMINARS in JURISPRUDENCE by Roscoe Pound NOTES Property of Francis X. Dwyer. Four preliminary leaves: two blanks, title page, blank; 199 leaves [Typed] These notes correspond to the material in READINGS Vol. I. (III) READINGS for use in connection with SEMINARS in JURISPRUDENCE by Roscoe Pound. Property of Francis X. Dwyer. Typed (carbon sheets) - 4 preliminary leaves: two blanks, title page, listing of Seminar Sheets; vii (Table of Contents), 435 leaves (IV) SEMINARS in JURISPRUDENCE by Roscoe Pound NOTES Francis X. Dwyer. Seven preliminary leaves: blank, title page, table of contents (3), table of seminars (2); 403 leaves; x (author index). [Typed carbon] (V) DEAN POUND'S JURISPRUDENCE SEMINAR - NOTES Property of Francis X. Dwyer. Five preliminary leaves: two blanks, title page, table of contents; 202 leaves; plus a single unnumbered leaf "1917-1918" [Typed] These notes correspond to the material in READINGS for use in connection with SEMINARS in JURISPRUDENCE. (VI) DEAN POUND'S JURISPRUDENCE SEMINAR - NOTES Property of Francis X. Dwyer. Five preliminary leaves: two blanks, title page, table of contents; 202 leaves; plus a single unnumbered leaf "1917-1918" [Unbound loose leaves - Carbon copy of Typed work above] These notes correspond to the material in READINGS for use in connection with SEMINARS in JURISPRUDENCE. (VII) READINGS IN ROMAN LAW and the CIVIL LAW AND MODERN CODES AS DEVELOPMENTS THEREOF Part II; Volume II, Nos. 51-83 by Roscoe Pound Cambridge, Issued Privately, 1916. Mimeographed - 4 preliminary leaves: blank, title page, table of contents; 188 text leaves (comprising pages 183-370) Setaro 21 (Part II, Volume 2). …