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80 Chi. L. Libr. Bull. 1 (December 1979)

handle is hein.journals/callbu80 and id is 1 raw text is: CHICAGO LAW LIBRARY BULLETIN December 1979 No. 80 CHICAGO ASSOCIATION OF LAW LIBRARIES LIDDELL LEAVES NORTHWESTERN Mr. LEON M. LIDDELL, Professor of Law and Law Librarian at Northwestern University, having served university law libraries for over thirty-four years, is looking forward to a fruitful retirement beginning in early December. As an educator and librarian Mr. Liddell has been associated with the University of Connecticut Law Library, the University of' Minnesota, University of Chicago and since 19'74 with Northwestern Mr. Liddell's career in law began at the University o' Texas when in 1937 he was awarded a J.D. and admitted to the Texas Bar. He practiced law with Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. and Pacific Mutual Life insurance Co. in Gainesville, Texas until 1941, when he became Chief of the Legal Branch at the Chicago Quartermaster's Depot for the U.S. Army during World War II. In 1946, discharged as a Major, he was also awarded a degree in Library Science from the University of Cnicago. During the time from 194b to 1946 Mr. Liddell was an Assitant Professor of Law and Law Librarian at the University of Connecticut, and was also involved with tne Connecticut Library Survey, studying state library services. In 1949 he went, to the University of Minnesota and was Professor of Law and Law Librarian there, where he taught courses in Legal Bibliography and International Law, until 1960. In 1960 Mr, Liddell became Law Librarian and Professor of Law at the university of Chicago where he not only taught in the Law School but also in the Graduate Scnool of Library Science, becoming Law Librarian Emeritus in 1974. In 1974 he became Professor of' Law ana Law Librarian for Northwestern University. Mr. Liddell has been very involved in A.A.L.L., A.A.L.S., C.A.n.L. ana S.L.A. He has also served on numerous committees with far reaching results in all of these associations as well as the American Bar Association. As a law librarian Mr. Liddell believes in the role of the library as a means for serving not only one's own immediate community but also the public at large. He feels that at Northwestern University he has accomplished a great deal in terms of collection building and feels Continued on page 3

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