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December 3, 2019

Legal History Panels at the Upcoming AHA Conference

The upcoming American Historical Association (AHA) annual meeting, which will take place in New York City between January 3-6, 2020 has at least 28 sessions relating to legal history of interest to ASLH members. You can see the full array of legal history-related programming at the AHA by viewing their “guide book” here–use the arrow in the upper right corner to see the complete list.

To learn more about this conference, including details on registration, the full program, and shockingly reasonable (for New York) hotel rates, head over to the AHA’s site.

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