Resumen de Nursery of a Supreme Court Justice: The Library of James Harlan of Kentucky, Father of John Marshall Harlan

Kurt X. Metzmeier, Peter Scott Campbell

• Probate records show that James Harlan, the father of Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan, assembled during his lifetime a law library impressive in its breadth and balance. This paper discusses how Harlan might have acquired the collection, analyzes its content, and attempts to identify titles listed in the executor�s inventory.