The 2019 ASLH Annual Meeting will be held at the Boston Park Plaza in Boston, Massachusetts. A $179.00 conference rate has been negotiated, and the ASLH has to achieve a minimum number of guest nights booked. The Standing Committee on Annual Meetings and the ASLH Treasurer negotiate with hotels several years in advance and endeavors (more…)
The ASLH welcomes advertisement in its annual meeting program. Our meetings routinely attract approximately 400 legal historians. Advertisements typically come from publishers, universities, other learned societies, and organizations that wish to provide goods and services for the benefit of our members. The ASLH reserves the right not to accept advertisements that it deems to be (more…)
Since the early 1990s, the study of the law has been a steadily growing field of African history. It has allowed scholars to uncover previously overlooked sources and voices not always heard in traditional archival material. Over the past 30 years, this direction has deepened our understanding of the way that law refashioned both the (more…)
On Thursday, November 21, immediately before the main conference begins, the American Society for Legal History (with the support of Stanford Law School and Colgate University) is hosting a half-day symposium (12:00pm to 4:30pm) on the legal history of state and local governments and the persistence of their power across United States history. The symposium (more…)
The ASLH welcomes exhibitors at its annual meeting. In the past, exhibitors have included publishers, rare book dealers, on-line information providers, and others interested in promoting goods or services to the approximately 400 legal historians who attend our meetings. Registration includes a 3′ x 6′ table, two chairs, and the right for up to two (more…)
Please note that attendance at the annual luncheon on Saturday is included in the registration price for the annual meeting. Attendees may purchase luncheon tickets for guests until November 19, 2019. The annual luncheon and award ceremony will be held in Grand Ball Room A from 12:30pm to 2:30pm. Tickets are $72 each. Tickets cannot (more…)
