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Welcome to the [[George Wythe]] Encyclopedia, a project of [http://lawlibrary.wm.edu The Wolf Law Library] at the [http://www.wm.edu College of William & Mary's] [http://law.wm.edu/ Marshall-Wythe School of Law] in Williamsburg, Virginia. The encyclopedia is intended to provide a single source for information relating to George Wythe, first professor of law in America and signer of the [[Declaration of Independence]]. Entries highlight Wythe's career as [[Professor of Law and Police]] at William & Mary, compile secondary sources containing facts about Wythe's life, and provide background information for the [[George Wythe Collection]], The Wolf Law Library's ongoing re-creation of [[Wythe's Library]].
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Welcome to the [[George Wythe]] Encyclopedia, a project of [[#About The Wolf Law Library|The Wolf Law Library]] at the [https://www.wm.edu College of William & Mary's] [https://law.wm.edu/ Marshall-Wythe School of Law] in Williamsburg, Virginia. The encyclopedia provides historical and bibliographic information for the [[George Wythe Room|George Wythe Collection]], The Wolf Law Library's ongoing re-creation of [[Wythe's Library]], and is a compilation of material relating to the life of George Wythe, signer of the [[Declaration of Independence]], Chancellor for the Commonwealth of Virginia, and first professor of law in America.
  
 
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| style="color: #000; padding: 5px 2px;" | [[File:WytheCollectionTitles.jpg|thumb|left|250px|A selection of titles from the Wolf Law Library's [[George Wythe Collection]].]]Welcome to the [[George Wythe]] Encyclopedia, a project of [http://lawlibrary.wm.edu The Wolf Law Library] at the [http://www.wm.edu College of William & Mary] in Williamsburg, Virginia. The encyclopedia is intended to provide a single source for information relating to George Wythe, first professor of law in America and signer of the [[Declaration of Independence]].  
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Explore the [[George Wythe Room]], the Wolf Law Library's re-creation of [[Wythe's Library|George Wythe's library]]. Pages for each title in the collection include information about the work and its author, evidence for why the library believes George Wythe owned each title, and descriptions and photos of the copy held at The Wolf Law Library.
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| style="color: #000; padding: 5px 2px;" | [[File:GeorgeWythePortrait.jpg|link=Depictions of Wythe|thumb|right|300px|Portrait of [[George Wythe]] in the Wolf Law Library's [[George Wythe Room|Wythe Room]].]]George Wythe is preeminent in the list of Virginia's revolutionary founding fathers, and his life and careers as a teacher and [[Wythe's Judicial Career|judge]] gave him the opportunity to have a profound impact on the history of the Commonwealth and the United States.
  
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* Details of [[Wythe's Judicial Career|Wythe's cases]].
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* [[George Wythe and Slavery|George Wythe and slavery]].
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* Accounts of Wythe's [[Death of George Wythe|death]] and the ensuing murder trial.
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* Wythe's [[Letters and Papers|letters and correspondence]].
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* The story of Wythe's [[Wythe's Lost Papers|lost law lectures]].
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* A [[George Wythe Bibliography|bibliography]] of resources about Wythe.
 
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| style="color: #000; padding: 5px 2px;" | [[File:HeningHudginsVWrights1808P134.jpg|link=Hudgins v. Wrights|left|100px]]<p>'''''[[Hudgins v. Wrights]]''''', [https://catalog.libraries.wm.edu:443/01COWM_WM:01COWM_WM_ALMA:01COWM_WM_ALMA21593279330003196 11 Va. (1 Hen. & Mun.) 134 (1806)], was a case involving several slaves petitioning for their freedom and discussed who had the burden of proving whether they should be free or not. It provides an illustrative example of the attitudes towards race that the members of Virginia society, even its highly-educated members, held during that time. It also shows an instance in which a progressive decision by [[George Wythe]] was quickly diluted by Virginia's legal system.</p>
 
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== About The Wolf Law Library ==
 
== About The Wolf Law Library ==
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The law library at the College of William & Mary's [http://law.wm.edu/ Marshall-Wythe School of Law] was rededicated in 2006 as [http://law.wm.edu/library/ The Wolf Law Library]. The current facility was built in 1980, but the library was expanded and completely renovated in 2005-2007 to include space for over 400,000 volumes, seating for more than 500, 12 group study rooms, and the [http://law.wm.edu/library/collections/rarebooks/ Nicholas J. St. George Rare Book Room], where some of the library's materials relating to [[John Marshall]] and [[George Wythe]] are on display. The library's mission includes providing access to law and law-related resources, as well as a wide range of services that support the law school curriculum and programs, promoting the advancement of legal scholarship, and fulfilling the information needs of students, faculty, and the local legal community.
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The law library at the College of William & Mary's [https://law.wm.edu/ Marshall-Wythe School of Law] was rededicated in 2006 as [https://law.wm.edu/library/ The Wolf Law Library]. The current facility was built in 1980, but the library was expanded and completely renovated in 2005-2007 to include space for over 400,000 volumes, seating for more than 500, 12 group study rooms, and the [https://law.wm.edu/library/collections/rarebooks/ Nicholas J. St. George Rare Book Room], where some of the library's materials relating to [https://law.wm.edu/about/ourhistory/John%20Marshall,%20the%20Great%20Chief%20Justice.php John Marshall] and [https://law.wm.edu/about/ourhistory/George%20Wythe,%20First%20Law%20Professor%20in%20America.php George Wythe] are on display. The library's mission includes providing access to law and law-related resources, as well as a wide range of services that support the law school curriculum and programs, promoting the advancement of legal scholarship, and fulfilling the information needs of students, faculty, and the local legal community.
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For a detailed history of the library, see [https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/libpubs/82/ "America's First Law School Library: A History of the College of William and Mary's Marshall-Wythe Law Library, 1779-1995"] by James S. Heller, in ''Law Librarianship: Historical Perspectives,'' ed. Laura N. Gasaway & Michael G. Chiorazzi (Littleton, CO: Rothman, 1996), 43-76.
  
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For a detailed history of the library, see [http://scholarship.law.wm.edu/libpubs/82/ "America's First Law School Library: A History of the College of William and Mary's Marshall-Wythe Law Library, 1779-1995"] by James S. Heller, in ''Law Librarianship: Historical Perspectives,'' ed. Laura N. Gasaway & Michael G. Chiorazzi (Littleton, CO: Rothman, 1996), 43-76.
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Welcome to the George Wythe Encyclopedia, a project of The Wolf Law Library at the College of William & Mary's Marshall-Wythe School of Law in Williamsburg, Virginia. The encyclopedia provides historical and bibliographic information for the George Wythe Collection, The Wolf Law Library's ongoing re-creation of Wythe's Library, and is a compilation of material relating to the life of George Wythe, signer of the Declaration of Independence, Chancellor for the Commonwealth of Virginia, and first professor of law in America.

The George Wythe Room

Title page from Quintus Curtius Rufus' Q. Curtii Rufi Historiarum Alexandri Magni. Lugduni Batavorum: Apud Iohannem Elsevirium ..., 1658.

Explore the George Wythe Room, the Wolf Law Library's re-creation of George Wythe's library. Pages for each title in the collection include information about the work and its author, evidence for why the library believes George Wythe owned each title, and descriptions and photos of the copy held at The Wolf Law Library.


You can also find entries for the various people who received Wythe's books after Thomas Jefferson inherited them, and learn more about the copies of Wythe books that survive to this day.


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Portrait of George Wythe in the Wolf Law Library's Wythe Room.
George Wythe is preeminent in the list of Virginia's revolutionary founding fathers, and his life and careers as a teacher and judge gave him the opportunity to have a profound impact on the history of the Commonwealth and the United States.
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HeningHudginsVWrights1808P134.jpg

Hudgins v. Wrights, 11 Va. (1 Hen. & Mun.) 134 (1806), was a case involving several slaves petitioning for their freedom and discussed who had the burden of proving whether they should be free or not. It provides an illustrative example of the attitudes towards race that the members of Virginia society, even its highly-educated members, held during that time. It also shows an instance in which a progressive decision by George Wythe was quickly diluted by Virginia's legal system.
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Wythe the Lawyer: Before he was a Burgess, a Delegate to the Continental Congress, and Chancellor of Virginia, George Wythe spent many years as a humble country lawyer. Read about some of his cases.
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Recently acquired by the law library, volume 8 of Plutarch's Lives, translated by M. André Dacier (London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1727), featuring George Wythe's personal bookplate:

About The Wolf Law Library

The law library at the College of William & Mary's Marshall-Wythe School of Law was rededicated in 2006 as The Wolf Law Library. The current facility was built in 1980, but the library was expanded and completely renovated in 2005-2007 to include space for over 400,000 volumes, seating for more than 500, 12 group study rooms, and the Nicholas J. St. George Rare Book Room, where some of the library's materials relating to John Marshall and George Wythe are on display. The library's mission includes providing access to law and law-related resources, as well as a wide range of services that support the law school curriculum and programs, promoting the advancement of legal scholarship, and fulfilling the information needs of students, faculty, and the local legal community.

For a detailed history of the library, see "America's First Law School Library: A History of the College of William and Mary's Marshall-Wythe Law Library, 1779-1995" by James S. Heller, in Law Librarianship: Historical Perspectives, ed. Laura N. Gasaway & Michael G. Chiorazzi (Littleton, CO: Rothman, 1996), 43-76.

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