About Mitchell Hamline School of Law
History Timeline
St. Paul College of Law
1900–56
Incorporated by founders: Hiram F. Stevens, Clarence Halbert, Thomas D. O’Brien, Ambrose Tighe, and Moses E. Clapp.
Northwestern College of Law
1912–26
12 South 6th St., Minneapolis, MN
George E. Young, founder
Minnesota College of Law
1913–40
122 South 6th St., Minneapolis, MN
Elmer C. Patterson, first president and dean
YMCA College of Law
1919–34
30 South 9th St., Minneapolis, MN
Judge Chelsea W. Rockwood, acting dean
Minneapolis College of Law
1925–40
1904 2nd Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN
Elmer C. Patterson, first dean
Northwestern College of Law students transfer to Minneapolis College of Law
1926
Minneapolis, MN
YMCA College of Law merges into the Minnesota College of Law
1934
1200 2nd Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis-Minnesota College of Law
1940–56
24 South 7th St., Minneapolis, MN
The Minneapolis College of Law merges with the Minnesota College of Law—Judge Arthur W. Selover, president; Andrew N. Johnson, dean.
William Mitchell College of Law
1956–2015
Saint Paul, Minnesota
St. Paul College of Law and Minneapolis-Minnesota College of Law merge to become William Mitchell College of Law.
Midwestern School of Law
1972–76
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Founded by a group of legal professionals.
Hamline University School of Law
1976–2015
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Midwestern School of Law absorbed by Hamline University.
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
2015–
Saint Paul, Minnesota
William Mitchell College of Law and Hamline University School of Law announce combination of the two law schools.
