McDonough Hall / New Law Campus - Dedication of Fahy Reading Room in Library, 1971-09-18

File — Box: LCA-01-03-001.01, Folder: 02

Dates

Creation: 1971-09-18

Biographical / Historical

The Library dedicated in 1971 was the Fred O. Dennis Library, located on the 2nd and 3rd floor of McDonough Hall. The library's main reading room was known as the Charles Fahy Reading Room and included a bust of Judge Fahy (Georgetown Law 1912). The library in McDonough Hall was replaced by Williams Library in 1989. The Fahy Reading Room no longer exists as a named space; the Fahy bust resides on the 3rd floor of Williams Library, at the entrance to 3 West.

Extent

1 folder(s)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Related Materials

See the Library Collection (RG 5-10) for material concerning the Charles Fahy Collection, a book collection funded by donations from Fahy's former clerks. Photo collection contains images of both the Fahy Reading Room and the Fahy bust, as well as photos of Fahy himself. See Georgetown Law Journal v.54, #1 (Fall 1965) for a short article on Fahy by Justice William J. Brennan. See also David Bazelon and Sherman Cohn, "In Memoriam: Charles Fahy", Georgetown Law Journal, v.68, #1 (October 1979)