In Memoriam

The “In Memoriam” section is designed to recognize and celebrate the lives of legal historians. We began in 2021 with inaugural entries on Willard Hurst and Kitty Preyer, two beloved and foundational members of the Society.  We have continued with additional essays by those who knew and admired recently deceased exemplars of the field. We hope that you will suggest additional members of our community who should be recognized here. We will be grateful especially for those who come with suggested texts and photos, or who recommend soliciting such a memorial from another suitable scholar. In general, format and length should roughly approximate our two inaugural entries.

Laura Kalman and Sally Gordon

November 9, 2023

Harold M. Hyman

Harold M. Hyman was one of the most influential constitutional historians of his time, an honorary fellow of the American Society for Legal History and its president from 1993 to 1995. He was the author of the leading constitutional history of the Reconstruction era and, with William M. Wiecek, the… Keep Reading