The Litchfield Law School [1784-1833] was the bit establishment inward the USA to offering a formal curriculum inward law. The Litchfield Historical Society offers a history of the school in addition to a list of over 1,100 students. Students included Aaron Burr, Levi Woodbury, John Pierce Brace in addition to John C. Calhoun.
The Harvard Law School Library has digitized a fascinating collection of notebooks of students who attended Litchfield.
The Yale Law School Library every bit good offers links to additional resources.
"To Learn in addition to Make Respectable Hereafter: The Litchfield Law School inward Cultural Context" past times Andrew M. Siegel is available from the NYU Law Review.