Research libraries and museums have been digitizing their collections for years, but Robbins’ offerings were scant. Now, that’s changing: For more than a year, the center has taken on the arduous and painstaking task of creating research-quality electronic replicas of some of its holdings, including more than 350 manuscripts.
Opening Doors: Robbins Collection Digitization Project Expands Access to Extraordinary Holdings
Robbins Fellow Spotlight: Frédéric Gabriel
Frédéric Gabriel, currently a Directeur de Recherche at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and affiliated with the Institut d’histoire des représentations et des idées dans les modernités in Lyon, had previously visited the Robbins Collection Research Center for an academic conference approximately 15 years ago. Familiar with the advantages of conducting […]
Robbins Collection Research Center hosts Access to and Interpretation of Medieval Legal Sources Conference
The Robbins Collection Research Center is delighted to be hosting the “Access to and Interpretation of Medieval Legal Sources” conference from September 5-6 in the Robbins Collection Research Center reading room. This conference brings together a small group of legal historians from France, Italy, and throughout the United States. These scholars all share a common […]
J.D. Students Abroad: JaeMin Kim ‘24
Berkeley Law’s Away Field Placement Program grants J.D. students academic credit for legal work performed for a non-profit or government agency outside the Bay Area. The Robbins Collection provides financial support for those students whose research takes them outside the U.S. and relates to civil or religious law traditions and institutions. What was your role […]
J.D. Students Abroad: Jazmin Luz ‘24
Berkeley Law’s Away Field Placement Program grants J.D. students academic credit for legal work performed for a non-profit or government agency outside the Bay Area. The Robbins Collection provides financial support for those students whose research takes them outside the U.S. and relates to civil or religious law traditions and institutions. What was your role […]
Robbins Fellowships: J.S.D. Class of 2026
J.S.D. students often contribute a unique global perspective to Berkeley Law, bringing a wealth of experience from their countries’ legal systems. Our most recent Robbins Collection J.S.D. Fellows are no exception, as they plan to use the Fellowship to examine modern legal queries relating to comparative and religious law. Since 2019, the Robbins Collection and […]
The Robbins Collection welcomes Mark Brustman as new Library Collections Assistant
We are delighted to welcome Mark Brustman as our new Library Collections Assistant. Since April, he has served as the point person for scholars working in the reading room and plays an integral role in our ongoing digitization project and our continuing preservation and conservation efforts among other things. An expert translator, Mark brings knowledge […]
Robbins Fellow Spotlight: Francesco D’Urso
The Robbins Collection welcomed Francesco D’Urso as a Research Fellow from September to November of 2023. D’Urso comes to the Robbins Collection from Italy, where he is a researcher at University of Ferrara and a lecturer teaching the History of Medieval and Modern Law. His work at the Robbins Collection centers on corporations and their […]
Robbins Fellow Spotlight: Anna Floris
Anna Floris joined the Robbins Collection as a Research Fellow from July through August of 2023. Her research topic, “Interpreting Local Law in the Middle Ages: The Case of the Carta de Logu,” originated as her PhD thesis that she completed at the Università degli Studi di Trento. The focus of Anna’s research, the Carta […]
Upcoming: 2024 Robbins Lecture in Jewish Law, Thought, and Identity
Our Golden Age: American Judaism, In Transition Join the Robbins Collection and Research Center and the Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies on Wednesday, April 3 in Room 110 at the Berkeley Law Building for the 2024 Robbins Lecture in Jewish Law, Thought, and Identity. The event will begin at 6:00pm with […]