It with deep sadness and a tremendous sense of loss that the Rittenberg Law
Library staff, St. John's University School of Law, announce and mourn the
passing yesterday of our dear colleague, Julius J. Marke, Distinguished
Research Professor of Law and a former President of AALL. To us, Julius was
not merely a giant in our profession (although he surely was that), but a
treasured presence among us.
Julius Jay Marke merged in one distinguished career the best in service to
both the law and librarianship. With a law degree from New York University
and a Library degree from Columbia, Professor Marke was admitted to the New
York Bar in 1938. He held increasingly more responsible positions in the
New York University Law Library, beginning in 1942, and served New York
University as Librarian (1948-1982) and Professor of Law (1952-1982). He
served the St. John's University School of Law Faculty as Professor and
Librarian from 1984 to 1995, and continued to write, publish, and be a
guiding light of the Law Library as Distinguished Research Professor until
his death.
Professor Marke is best known to many of us for his long and distinguished
career as an author on many subjects in the law, legal research and writing,
legal history and law librarianship. These include the classic Legal
Research and Law Library Management, revised edition, 1990, 2003 (with
Richard Sloane); Vignettes of Legal History, revised and enlarged edition,
2000; in addition to several other works and many feature articles as a
regular contributor to the New York Law Journal. Julius Marke also had a
distinguished career as a consultant to publishers and numerous law schools.
A regular attendee at each year's AALL Annual Meeting, he was also a member
of the Law Library Association of Greater New York (LLAGNY).
Those of us who have been privileged to know Julius Marke personally and to
work with him will agree with every one of the numerous accolades for his
work as a scholar, librarian, teacher and author. However we also remember
his kind and gentle nature, his warmth and good humor. He was a wonderful
mentor to younger members of the profession, always stopping by the office
to say hello and ask how things were going. He was extremely appreciative
of work we did for him, and made sure to express both praise and gratitude.
Always a teacher, Julius loved to share his vast knowledge and experience,
even in casual conversation. But he never stopped learning either, and much
of his work concerned new technologies and their impact on the information
profession. As a colleague, friend, mentor, role model, and member of our
“law library family” he will be sorely missed.
Services for Professor Marke will be held tomorrow, July 2, 2003, at 12:45
p.m. at the Riverside Memorial Chapel located at 76th Street and Amsterdam
Avenue in Manhattan. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that a donation
in his memory be made to a charity of your choice.
Toni L. Aiello, Head of Faculty and Access Services
Barbara G. Traub, Head of Reference Services
On Behalf of the Rittenberg Law Library
St. John's University School of Law
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