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Selected Harvard News Coverage

Harvard Law Today

Harvard Law Bulletin

Spring 2016: A question of History

Harvard Law Record

The Harvard Crimson

Royall Must Fall & Reclaim Harvard Law Resources

Royall Must Fall Resources

Reclaim Harvard Law Resources

Reclaim Harvard Law website

Blavity.com, December 4, 2015: Today we #ReclaimHarvardLaw. Here's why I'm protesting

Harvard Law Record, February 16: 2016: Reclaim Harvard Law Occupies Fireside Lounge

Boston.com, February 17, 2016: Harvard Law students occupy a school building

WGBH, February 17, 2016: Harvard Law School Students Occupy Wasserstein Hall

Harvard Law Record, February 29, 2016: Harvard Law Record Poll on Reclaim HLS Shows Divided Community

Harvard Law Record, March 21, 2016: An Open Letter to the Harvard Law School Community

Harvard Law Record, March 23, 2016: Letter to the Editor: Faculty members unfairly dismiss Reclaim HLS

Harvard Law Record, April 1, 2016: A Message from Reclaim Harvard Law

Isaac Royall, Jr. & Belinda Sutton

Isaac Royall, Jr.

Hand-copied will of Isaac Royall, Jr., seq. 100-117 HOLLIS 990017087380203941, Harvard University Archives

Halley, Janet, "My Isaac Royall Legacy", Harvard Blackletter Law Journal, v.24, (2008: Spring)

"The Royall Bequest and Harvard Law School" Royall House and Slave Quarters

"The Royalls and the Antigua Slave Conspiracy of 1736" Royall House and Slave Quarters

Belinda Sutton

"Belinda Sutton and Her Petitions" Royall House and Slave Quarters

"Letter to the Editor: Belinda Sutton, not Royall," Harvard Law Record, March 28, 2016

Antislavery Petitions Massachusetts Dataverse (Harvard University): A collection of digitized historical Massachusetts petitions relating to anti-slavery and anti-segregation activities. which includes petitions made by Belinda Sutton

February 19, 1783: Massachusetts Anti-Slavery and Anti-Segregation Petitions; Massachusetts Archives Collection. v.239-Revolution Resolves, 1783. SC1/series 45X. Massachusetts Archives. Boston, Mass. v.239:p.11-14: Petition of Belinda, February 1783 

House Unpassed Legislation 1785, Docket 1707, SC1/series 230. Massachusetts Archives. Boston, Mass.: Petition of Belinda Royall, 1785

Passed Resolves; Resolves 1787, c.142, SC1/series 228. Massachusetts Archives. Boston, Mass.: Petition of Belinda, 1787

Council Files March 13, 1788, GC3/series 378. Massachusetts Archives. Boston, Mass.: Petition of Belinda Sutton, 1788

House Unpassed Legislation 1790, Docket 3304, SC1/series 230. Massachusetts Archives. Boston, Mass. Petition of Belinda Royall, 1790

Senate Unpassed Legislation 1795, Docket 2007, SC1/series 231. Massachusetts Archives. Boston, Mass. Petition of Belinda Sutton, 1795

The Treasure Room (now known as the Caspersen Room)

Information about the Treasure Room

The Treasure Room to be built in Langdell Hall [1947?], HOLLIS 990011618920203941

“Treasure Room,” Harvard Law Bulletin, April 1948, page 6 (HarvardKey required for access)

“The Harvard Law School Association: Annual meeting of the council,” Harvard Law Bulletin, July 1948, page 8 (HarvardKey required for access)

“The New Treasure Room,” Harvard Law Bulletin, October 1948, pp. 8-9 (HarvardKey required for access)

Images of the Treasure Room

Treasure Room Floorplan, 1948, HOLLIS olvwork432238 

Treasure Room, 1948 (empty), HOLLIS olvwork432239

Treasure Room, 1948 (with people and books), HOLLIS olvwork432240

Treasure Room lithograph, ca. 1951, HOLLIS olvwork432237

Treasure Room, 1952?, HOLLIS 8001070613

James Barr Ames Prize Luncheon, Treasure Room, 1963, HOLLIS 8001070614

Treasure Room, March 1969, HOLLIS olvwork432241