The Faculty History Project documents faculty members who have been associated with the University of Michigan since 1837. Key in this effort is to celebrate the intellectual life of the University. This Faculty History Website is intended as a component of the effort to document the extraordinary academic achievements of Michigan’s faculty in building and sustaining one of the world’s great universities. It provides access to a comprehensive database of information concerning the thousands of faculty members who have served the University of Michigan.
Find out more.
The Bentley Historical Library serves as the official archives for the University.
Bio
Willard Titus Barbour
Law School
Law School
Biography
Professor Barbour graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.A. in 1905 and a LL.B. in 1908. Following his graduation, Professor Barbour studied legal history at Oxford University, where he received a B.Litt in 1912. Professor Barbour returned to the Law School in 1912 first as an Assistant Professor and then a full Professor until 1919. He taught in the area of equity. He was the author of one book, The History of Contract in Early English Equity.
-- Jocelyn Kennedy, Faculty Services Librarian, University of Michigan Law Library.