The Archives and Special Collections office is located on the second floor of Tanenbaum Hall, room T-251.
Sarah Oswald
Head of Archives and Special Collections
Liz Wittrig
Project Archivist
Email: biddlearchives@law.upenn.edu
**Beginning 3/07/2022 Biddle Archives will be reopening for on-site research visits. Please allow two weeks notice for scheduling research appointments.
The Archives of Biddle Law Library preserves, promotes, and provides access to the the papers and records of two major legal organizations: The American Law Institute (ALI), and the National Bankruptcy Archives. The archives also include the Biddle Collections. The Biddle Collections contain Penn Law's historic records, manuscripts, photographs, rare books, local or regional legal history collections, and alumni papers. This includes the personal papers of early Penn Law Dean and ALI co-founder William Draper Lewis, Penn Law graduate and Philadelphia lawyer Bernard G. Segal, and United States Court of Appeals Judge David L. Bazelon. Paper and electronic finding aids are available online and by request.
For more information on the collections:
Use of the Biddle Law Library Archives is by appointment only. Some collections are stored off-site and so researchers should schedule their visits no less than two weeks in advance of their intended research dates.
For questions concerning the Archives, the Rare Books Collection, or other special collections at Biddle, please contact:
| Mailing Address: |
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School |
| Email: | biddlearchives@law.upenn.edu |
Note: Email is preferred.
| Location | Hours** |
|
University of Pennsylvania Law School |
Monday 10:00 - 4:00 |
| Biddle Law Library | Tuesday 10:00 - 4:00 |
| 251 Tanenbaum Hall | Wednesday 10:00 - 4:00 |
| 3501 Sansom Street | Thursday 10:00 - 4:00 |
| Philadelphia, PA 19104 | Friday 10:00 - 4:00 |
| 215-898-5011 | Saturday Closed |
| biddlearchives@law.upenn.edu | Sunday Closed |