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The Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law traces its origins to the late nineteenth century when the first of its private predecessor schools, the Indiana Law School, began operating in 1894.

A full-time day school, the Indiana Law School was part of a newly formed University of Indianapolis that also included Butler University, the Medical College of Indiana and the Indiana Dental School.

All three professional schools later became part of Indiana University.

Among the first trustees of the school were former United States President, Benjamin Harrison, and Indiana industrialist, Eli Lilly.