Law Classes

ID: 2046 ~ Source: Photo Courtesy of the Monroe County History Center ~ Creator: Rod Spaw ~ Date: 2019
This file appears in: Maxwell Hall, Indiana University
Law Classes

This is a photograph of Maxwell Hall on the IU campus as it looks today. Maxwell Hall was the IU law school when Hoagy was attending law school in the 1920s and this is where he spent a great deal of his time. Maxwell Hall is currently being renovated to house the new Center for Public Arts and Humanities.

This file appears in: Maxwell Hall, Indiana University

By Monroe County History Center
Hoagy attended Indiana University from 1920-1926. His mother and grandmother encouraged him to study law as a more practical and reliable career than music. Hoagy obliged, but as a student at IU he put most of his time and energy into playing at…