William Burnett Harvey (b. 1922; d. 1999), Indiana University School of Law’s ninth Dean, was born in Greenville, South Carolina and raised in Erwin, Tennessee. After serving in World War II he graduated from Wake Forest College (1943) and then received his J.D. from the University of Michigan (1949). He joined the faculty of the University of Michigan Law School in 1951. Eleven years later he took a two year leave of absence to serve as Dean of the University of Ghana Law School. He returned to the Michigan Law School in 1964, remaining there until he was hired by Indiana in 1966. Harvey left Indiana in 1971 to teach at the University of Kenya. Two years later he joined the faculty of Boston University Law School, retiring in 1987.
Listed below are some of Dean Harvey's writings. For a complete list of William Harvey's writings click here. Also listed below are writings about William Harvey, along with miscellaneous materials related to Harvey.
Writings by Dean William Harvey
State of the Law School, March 22, 1967, William B. Harvey
Letter to Alumnus, William B. Harvey
State of the Law School, March 26, 1968, William B. Harvey
The University, The Community and the Law, William B. Harvey
State of the Law School, March 26, 1970, William B. Harvey
Address to Annual Dinner Meeting: Cleveland Association of Phi Beta Kappa, William B. Harvey
W.B. Harvey's Letter to Students, December 1971, William B. Harvey
As I Was Saying....A Selection of Lectures and Informal Talks on Law and Universities and the Communities that Usually Tolerate and Sometimes Support Them, William Burnett H
Writings about Dean William Harvey
Thorpe Named to New Office in Law School
Michigan Man Named Dean of Law School
Trustees Name Harvey I.U. Law Dean
William Harvey Named Dean at Indiana
Dean Harvey's Talk to End I.U. Law Day
Moral Responsibility Needed for 'Just Law'
Censorship Won't Solve Problems, Dean of IU's Law School Believes, Ed Moss
For I.U.'s School of Law Harvey Tells of Future Changes, Jeanne Vanatta
Plan Changes in Law School, Jean Nance
Bloomington's School of Law Building Inadequate, Says Dean Harvey, John F. Schrodt
Drawbacks of Crime Control Bill Reviewed by Harvey at Law Luncheon
Harvey Says Military Draft to Cut Enrollment
Harvey Probes Fair Trial Rule, John Fancher
Where's Another Harvey?, Robert Ficker
Harvey Plans Africa Leave; Will Teach Law to Kenyans
Dean W. B. Harvey Resigns; Selection Committee Named
Harvey to Teach at Duke, Raymond Raney
Harvey Leaving for New Post at Boston U., John Fancher
Former Deans: Where Are They Now?
Memorial Service to Honor Former Dean of Law School, Rachel Justis
A Tribute to William Burnett Harvey, Harry Pratter, Douglass Boshkoff, Roger B. Dworkin, William D. Popkin, and Julius G. Getman
Misc. Materials related to Dean William Harvey
William Burnett Harvey (photograph)
Leon Wallace, William Pell Jr. and William B. Harvey (photograph)
Mayor Hooker, IU Officials Confer (photograph)
Remak Meets Students (photograph)
An Introduction the Legal System in East Africa (advertisement)