| Research in American Legal History |
Morris L. Cohen |
| Spring 1999 |
INSTRUCTOR
Morris L. Cohen
Phone: 432-4024 Email: morris.cohen@yale.edu
Office:335 SLB
COURSE REQUIREMENTS / INFORMATION
ASSIGNMENTS
TEXTS
No text will be assigned but there will be weekly readings either posted on
the website or distributed as course materials through the Law School copy
center. Depending on your interests and background, one or more of the
following books may be worth your attention from time to time during the
term. Copies of each of them will be on reserve in the Law Library, and I
have asked the Yale Bookstore to order a few copies of each except for the
Surrency book, which is out of print. There should be no need for you to
buy any of them, however. I will be assigning sections from Grossman's
book from time to time, and that may be useful to have. It is a curious
production, as you will see when I pass it around in our first class.
On the history of legal literature:
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Grossman, George. Legal Research: Historical Foundations of the Electronic
Age. (Oxford University Press, 1994). Paperback.
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Surrency, Erwin. History of American Law Publishing. (Oceana Publications,
1990). Hardcover. O.P.
On American historical research generally:
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Prucha, Francis. Handbook for Research in American History, 2d ed.
(University of Nebraska Press, 1994). Paperback. An introductory
text for graduate students in American history.
On legal research generally:
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Cohen, Morris L. and Olsen, Kent. Legal Research in a Nutshell,
6th ed. (West Publishing Co., 1996). Paperback
On early American crime literature:
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Cohen, Daniel A. Pillars of Salt, Monuments of Grace: New England Crime
Literature and the Origins of American Popular Culture, 1674-1860.
(Oxford University Press, 1993). Hardcover
READINGS Available Online
HANDOUTS
GENERAL
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Introductory memorandum to class
USEFUL RESEARCH SITES ON THE WEB
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