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- Lillian Goldman Law
  8am - 6pm
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  9am - 6pm
- Rare Book Room
  10am - 12pm, 1pm - 4pm. Appointments are preferred.
- Reference Desk Hours
  9am - 5pm by email: reference.law@yale.edu and by appointment

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Lillian Goldman Law

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9am - 6pm

10am - 12pm, 1pm - 4pm. Appointments are preferred.

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At Gotham: Yale Law School at 200 - A Rare Book Exhibit

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