Belt Wins American Studies Award
Rabia Belt, a doctoral candidate in the University of Michigan’s Department of American Culture and a Research Academic Fellow at the Georgetown University Law Center has won the American Studies Association’s Gene Wise-Warren Susman Prize, for “the best paper to be presented by a graduate student at the annual meeting” of the ASA. Her paper is entitled “What Does Citizenship Mean for People with Mental Disabilities?”
Weekend Roundup
- In an op-ed in the New York Times, historian Sean Wilentz (Princeton University) argues that by refusing to raise the debt limit, Congressional Republicans run afoul of the Fourteenth Amendment. The piece inspired comment from Jack Balkin (Yale Law School), here.
- From History News Network: "A Brief History of the Federal Debt Limit."
- The Yale Law Library Rare Books Blog introduces “Built by Association: Books Once Owned by Notable Judges and Lawyers, from Bryan A. Garner’s Collection.” The exhibition, curated by Bryan A. Garner with Mike Widener, is on display until December 16, 2013, at the Lillian Goldman Law Library.
- From the Baltimore Afro-American: "Baltimore-Born Woman Joins Harvard Law Faculty as Islamic Law Scholar"
- Jeffrey Rosen interviews Gerard N. Magliocca on his biography of John Bingham, American Founding Son, for the National Constitution Center.
- Via H-Law: "FASPE (Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics) is now accepting applications for a fellowship that uses the conduct of lawyers and judges in Nazi Germany as a launching point for an intensive two-week early summer program about contemporary legal ethics." More information here.
Weekend Roundup
- From History News Network: "Elena Kagan: Clinton's Legal Wonk During the '95/'96 Shutdowns." Also a round-up of the historically informed coverage of the shutdown.
- The Wesleyan Connection has posted a notice of David Rabban's Law's History.
- The Massachusetts Historical Society invites researchers to apply for fellowships. (Hat tip: H-Law)
- Thanks to the blog of the European Society for Comparative Legal History, we’ve learned of the advertising of a Legal History position at the University of Fribourg. Deadline for applications: October 15, 2013.
- As we mentioned last week, the bloggers at the Historical Society have started an interesting conversation about whether historians should use new media. The topic of this week's post is "Will Blog Posts and Tweets Hurt Junior Scholars?"
Elena Kagan: Clinton's Legal Wonk During the '95/'96 Shutdowns - See more at: http://hnn.us/article/153480#sthash.WbeIPQxP.dpuf
Elena Kagan: Clinton's Legal Wonk During the '95/'96 Shutdowns - See more at: http://hnn.us/article/153480#sthash.WbeIPQxP.dp
Weekend Roundup
- The School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study invites candidates to apply for a single term or full academic year. (Hat tip: H-Law)
- Some legal works in Swann's auction of Printed and Manuscript Americana on October 10, including Henry St. George Tucker’s Commentaries on the Laws of Virginia (1836-37); Laws of the State of New-York, Comprising the Constitution, and the Acts of the Legislature since the Revolution (1789); and The Two Principal Arguments of William Wirt, Esquire, on the Trial of Aaron Burr, for High Treason (1803).
- The Stanford Humanities Center invites applications for the 2014-15 fellowship term. (Hat tip: H-Law)
- From the Chronicle of Higher Education: "Do You Know Where Your Ph.D.'s Are?"
- "The Program in Law and Public Affairs (LAPA) at Princeton University invites outstanding faculty members, independent scholars, lawyers, and judges to apply for visiting, residential appointments for the academic year 2014–2015." There is a long and proud tradition of legal historian LAPA fellows, so apply! More information is available here.
- "Should historians use twitter?" The bloggers at the Historical Society weigh the pros and cons.
Call for Applications: Jerome I. Braun Prize in Western Legal History
Via H-Law, we have the following announcement:
The Ninth Judicial Circuit Historical Society announces the 2013 Jerome I. Braun Prize for the best unpublished manuscript in the field of western legal history. This prize will be awarded for the best article-length manuscript on the legal history of the trans-Mississippi North American West. The Braun Prize carries a cash award of $1,000 for the winning essay and $500 for the first runner-up. The winning essays will be published in the NJCHS journal Western Legal History. Authors are encouraged to explore topics that illuminate the contributions of the law, lawyers, judges, and law-related organizations to the social, political, economic, and cultural history of the North American West.More information is available here.
Weekend Roundup
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- Legal historian Wendell Pritchett has announced that he is stepping down as Chancellor of Rutgers-Camden. After a sabbatical, he will return to his posts in the law school and history department.
- From the Junto: Guest blogger Ariel Ron (McNeil Center for Early American Studies) rediscovers the pamphlisphere.
- Portions of Making Legal History, a festschrift for William Nelson, including the TOC, are now up on Google Books.
- Reminder: The deadline (Oct. 15) is approaching for the Richard & Diane Cummins Legal History Research Grant for 2014.
- From History News Network: "Charles Beard Was Actually a Hamiltonian."
- According to The Missoulian, Melvin Urofsky will deliver a Constitution Day lecture, “Dissent and the Constitutional Dialogue” at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, September 16, in the North Underground Lecture Hall at the University of Montana.
- Language barriers may have prevented many LHB readers from accessing Mireille Delmas-Marty and Henry Laurens, eds., Terrorismes: Histoire et droit (Paris: CNRS Éditions, 2010). Thankfully, Books&Ideas.net has published a review, by (translated by
- The Organization of American Historians welcomes nominations for the Roy Rosenzweig Distinguished Service Award (deadline: Oct. 1).
- From the Law & Politics Book Review: a review of David Rabban's Law's History.
Indiana Law's Jerome Hall Postdoctoral Fellows Announced
The Center for Law, Society, and Culture at the Indiana University-Bloomington announce the selection of its two Jerome Hall Postdoctoral Fellows for 2013. The first is Cindy Daase:
Cindy Daase recently completed her Ph.D. at the Faculty of Law, Freie Universität Berlin, from which she has also earned an M.A. in East European studies, European and public international law, and journalism. She has been a visiting fellow at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge, and a visiting doctoral researcher at the Transitional Justice Institute, University of Ulster, Magee Campus, Londonerry; and at the Faculty of Law, University of Alberta, Edmonton.The second is Howard Pashman, whose article The People's Property Law: A Step Toward Building a New Legal Order in Revolutionary New York appears in the latest issue of the Law and History Review.
During her time as a Jerome Hall Fellow, Daase plans finalize her first monograph on "Law in the Twilight: The Negotiation and Implementation of Peace Agreements between State and Non-State Parties." Her work is based upon and extends the research contained in her doctoral thesis, Internationalization of Peace Agreements between State and Non-State Parties.
Howard Pashman's research examines how popular uprisings reestablish legal order during their movements. His dissertation takes the example of the American Revolution to understand the broader process in which insurgents struggle to build a legal order that enjoys popular support. His areas of interest include legal history, property law, and state building.
As a Jerome Hall Fellow, Pashman will expand his dissertation into a book manuscript. His dissertation (Making Revolution Work: Law and Politics in New York, 1776-1783) analyzes in detail how one state managed to rebuild legal institutions during a period of violent upheaval. The project argues that property redistribution was the key element in that change. By seizing property from British sympathizers and selling it to supporters of independence, New Yorkers made their revolution work. They transformed an insurgency into a society with working legal institutions such as courts. Property redistribution helped New Yorkers rebuild legal structures on the ground, and do so in a way that ordinary people accepted. While researching and writing the project, he received fellowship support from the Cromwell Foundation, Mellon/ACLS, and Northwestern University. In 2013 he completed Northwestern University's joint JD-PhD program, with a PhD in American History.
In addition to his joint degree from Northwestern, Pashman holds an M.A. in history from Northwestern and an M. Phil. in historical studies from the University of Cambridge, Clare College. He was a William Nelson Cromwell Fellow in American Legal History in 2010-11 and a fellow at the Hurst Summer Institute in Legal History in 2011.
A Research Grant for GW Law's Special Collections
[We have the following announcement.]
GW Law is pleased to invite applications for the Richard & Diane Cummins Legal History Research Grant for 2014.
The Cummins Grant provides a stipend of $10,000 to support short-term historical research using Special Collections at GW’s Jacob Burns Law Library, which is noted for its continental historical legal collections, especially its French Collection. Special Collections also is distinguished by its holdings in Roman and canon law, church-state relations, international law, and its many incunabula. The grant is awarded to one doctoral, LL.M. or S.J.D. candidate; postdoctoral researcher; faculty member; or independent scholar. The successful candidate may come from a variety of disciplines, including, but not limited to, law, history, religion, philosophy, or bibliography.
The deadline for applications is October 15, 2013.
Information about the Cummins Grant is here. Information about Special Collections at the Jacob Burns Law Library is here.
GW Law is pleased to invite applications for the Richard & Diane Cummins Legal History Research Grant for 2014.
The Cummins Grant provides a stipend of $10,000 to support short-term historical research using Special Collections at GW’s Jacob Burns Law Library, which is noted for its continental historical legal collections, especially its French Collection. Special Collections also is distinguished by its holdings in Roman and canon law, church-state relations, international law, and its many incunabula. The grant is awarded to one doctoral, LL.M. or S.J.D. candidate; postdoctoral researcher; faculty member; or independent scholar. The successful candidate may come from a variety of disciplines, including, but not limited to, law, history, religion, philosophy, or bibliography.
The deadline for applications is October 15, 2013.
Information about the Cummins Grant is here. Information about Special Collections at the Jacob Burns Law Library is here.
Civil Rights Act of 1964 Research Grant and Call for Papers
Via H-Law, we have the following announcement:
Civil Rights Act of 1964 Research Grant and Call for Papers
The Center for the Study of Southern Culture (CSSC) and the Southern Foodways Alliance at the University of Mississippi announce a $1,000 research grant to catalyze scholarship on the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the desegregation of Southern restaurants. The grant of $1,000 is payable in two parts: $500 upon assignment and $500 on the delivery by March 3, 2014, of a scholarly article based on the completed research. The article will undergo the peer-review process, and the Center for the Study of Southern Culture will have first publication rights for the article—planned for the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act—after which the scholar may use it as he or she desires.Read more »
Call for Submissions: Liberty Legacy Foundation Award
Via H-Law, we have the following call for submissions:
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SUBMISSION DEADLINE: OCTOBER 1, 2013
Inspired by OAH President Darlene Clark Hine’s call in her 2002 OAH presidential address for more research on the origins of the civil rights movement in the period before 1954, the Liberty Legacy Foundation Award is given annually by the Organization of American Historians to the author of the best book by a historian on the civil rights struggle from the beginnings of the nation to the present.
Each entry must be published during the period January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
The award will be presented at the 2014 OAH Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, April 10–13.
Submission Procedures
One copy of each entry, clearly labeled “2014 Liberty Legacy Foundation Award Entry,” must be mailed directly to the committee members listed below. Each committee member must receive all submissions by October 1, 2013.
Bound page proofs may be used for books to be published after October 1, 2013 and before January 1, 2014. If a bound page proof is submitted, a bound copy of the book must be received no later than January 7, 2014.
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Littleton-Griswold Grant Recipients Announced
The American Historical Association has announced this year’s recipients of the Littleton-Griswold Grants, which are awarded “to support research in US legal history and in the general field of law and society”:
Heather Lee, Brown University, for “The Right to Enter: Chinese Restaurant Owners, U.S. Immigration Laws, and the Federal Courts, 1894-1945.”
Sara Damiano, Johns Hopkins University, for “Gender, Law, and the Culture of Credit in New England, 1730-1790.”
Moira Gillis, University of Oxford, for “The Evolution of the Colonial American Corporation under the Stuart and Hanoverian Crowns: 1606-1763.”
Ryan Johnson, University of Minnesota, for “Enemies of the State: Knowing, Producing, and Policing Anarchism in the Making of the Modern American National Security State, 1901-1921.”
Michael Schoeppner, California Institute of Technology, for “The Moral Contagion of Liberty: Black Atlantic Sailors, Citizenship, and Quarantine in the Antebellum United States.”
Heather Lee, Brown University, for “The Right to Enter: Chinese Restaurant Owners, U.S. Immigration Laws, and the Federal Courts, 1894-1945.”
Sara Damiano, Johns Hopkins University, for “Gender, Law, and the Culture of Credit in New England, 1730-1790.”
Moira Gillis, University of Oxford, for “The Evolution of the Colonial American Corporation under the Stuart and Hanoverian Crowns: 1606-1763.”
Ryan Johnson, University of Minnesota, for “Enemies of the State: Knowing, Producing, and Policing Anarchism in the Making of the Modern American National Security State, 1901-1921.”
Michael Schoeppner, California Institute of Technology, for “The Moral Contagion of Liberty: Black Atlantic Sailors, Citizenship, and Quarantine in the Antebellum United States.”
Call for Applications: Hugh Davis Graham Award
Another announcement from the Institute for Political History:
[T]he Institute for Political History, a nonprofit foundation, is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for the Hugh Davis Graham Award. The purpose of this grant, named in honor of the late Professor Hugh Graham, is to assist graduate students and young scholars undertaking archival research in the fields to American Political/Policy History and American Political Development.
Applications must be submitted online at http://jph.asu.edu/2014_awards and must include the following:More information is available here.
1. Name(s)
2. Institutional Affiliation(s)
3. Status (i.e. ABD, Doctoral Student, Assistant/Associate/Full Professor)
4. Email address(es).
5. Mailing Address(es).
6. Project Title
7. One (1) page double-spaced description of research proposal that explains the historiographical significance of the project and lists the applicant's major publications.
Applications must adhere to the guidelines above or they will not be considered. Late applications will not be considered. Preference will be given to doctoral students. Applications must be received by January 15, 2014, and the award in the amount of up to $1250 will be announced at the Policy History Conference held in Columbus, Ohio, at the Sheraton Capitol Square Hotel, June 4-7, 2014. The award is taxable under IRS regulations.
Franklin Research Grants from the American Philosophical Society
Since 1933, the American Philosophical Society has awarded small grants to scholars in order to support the cost of research leading to publication in all areas of knowledge. In 2012-2013 the Franklin Research Grants program awarded $435,000 to 85 scholars, and the Society expects to make a similar number of awards in this year's competition. The Franklin program is particularly designed to help meet the costs of travel to libraries and archives for research purposes; the purchase of microfilm, photocopies, or equivalent research materials; the costs associated with fieldwork; or laboratory research expenses.
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Research Fellowship for European Administrative History
[We have the following announcement.]
Doctoral and postdoctoral students of European Administrative History, looking to finance the final phase of their research projects, may now apply for a JEVFellowship. Named after its donor and publisher of the Yearbook of European Administrative History, Prof. Dr. Erk Volkmar Heyen, the JEV-Fellowship addresses excellent young researchers regardless their nationality and offers project funding for twelve months at maximum. Application deadline is 30 September 2013.
Prof. Dr. Erk Volkmar Heyen, former Professor of Public Law and European Administrative History at the Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University of Greifswald, Germany, was publisher of the Yearbook of European Administrative History from 1989 to 2008. Via the German University Foundation in Bonn, he recently donated a research fellowship in the field of European Administrative History. The so-called JEV-Fellowship aims to benefit the next generation of researchers and is now open to applicants for the first time. It particularly addresses doctoral and postdoctoral students of any nationality who are able to finalize their projects within a period of no longer than twelve months in case of funding. The JEV-Fellowship is open to all historical disciplines, provided the research project addresses an aspect of European administrative history within the period of the 16th to the 20th century.
The research topic should reach beyond national scope. Comparative approaches are welcome. Applications in German or English may be submitted until 30 September 2013 and should be sent in electronic form to: Priv.-Doz. Dr. Peter Collin at collin@rg.mpg.de. For further information please consult the original call for proposals.
The stipend amount is based on the usual rates for doctoral fellows of the German Research Foundation. In case of research being done outside Germany, the very local conditions will be taken into consideration. Unfortunately, marital status will not impact on the amount of funding. Travel or other costs may not be reimbursed.
Upon recommendation of a jury the Board of the German University Foundation in Bonn decides on and awards the JEV-Fellowship in January 2014.
Doctoral and postdoctoral students of European Administrative History, looking to finance the final phase of their research projects, may now apply for a JEVFellowship. Named after its donor and publisher of the Yearbook of European Administrative History, Prof. Dr. Erk Volkmar Heyen, the JEV-Fellowship addresses excellent young researchers regardless their nationality and offers project funding for twelve months at maximum. Application deadline is 30 September 2013.
Prof. Dr. Erk Volkmar Heyen, former Professor of Public Law and European Administrative History at the Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University of Greifswald, Germany, was publisher of the Yearbook of European Administrative History from 1989 to 2008. Via the German University Foundation in Bonn, he recently donated a research fellowship in the field of European Administrative History. The so-called JEV-Fellowship aims to benefit the next generation of researchers and is now open to applicants for the first time. It particularly addresses doctoral and postdoctoral students of any nationality who are able to finalize their projects within a period of no longer than twelve months in case of funding. The JEV-Fellowship is open to all historical disciplines, provided the research project addresses an aspect of European administrative history within the period of the 16th to the 20th century.
The research topic should reach beyond national scope. Comparative approaches are welcome. Applications in German or English may be submitted until 30 September 2013 and should be sent in electronic form to: Priv.-Doz. Dr. Peter Collin at collin@rg.mpg.de. For further information please consult the original call for proposals.
The stipend amount is based on the usual rates for doctoral fellows of the German Research Foundation. In case of research being done outside Germany, the very local conditions will be taken into consideration. Unfortunately, marital status will not impact on the amount of funding. Travel or other costs may not be reimbursed.
Upon recommendation of a jury the Board of the German University Foundation in Bonn decides on and awards the JEV-Fellowship in January 2014.
Kathryn T. Preyer Award: Application Process for 2013
[We're moving this post up one more time, as a reminder that the June 30 deadline is fast approaching.]
The American Society for Legal History welcomes applications for the Kathryn T. Preyer Scholar Award.
About the award:
The American Society for Legal History welcomes applications for the Kathryn T. Preyer Scholar Award.
About the award:
Application Process for 2013:Named after the late Kathryn T. Preyer, a distinguished historian of the law of early America known for her generosity to young legal historians, the program of Kathryn T. Preyer Scholars is designed to help legal historians at the beginning of their careers. At the annual meeting of the Society two younger legal historians designated Kathryn T. Preyer Scholars will present what would normally be their first papers to the Society. The generosity of Professor Preyer's friends and family has enabled the Society to offer a small honorarium to the Preyer Scholars and to reimburse, in some measure or entirely, their costs of attending the meeting. The competition for Preyer Scholars is organized by the Society's Kathryn T. Preyer Memorial Committee.
Submissions are welcome on any topic in legal, institutional and/or constitutional history. Early career scholars, including those pursuing graduate or law degrees, those who have completed their terminal degree within the previous year, and those independent scholars at a comparable state, are eligible to apply. Papers already submitted to the ASLH Program Committee--whether or not accepted for an existing panel--and papers never previously submitted are equally eligible. Once selected, Preyer Award winners must present their paper as part of the Preyer panel, and they will be removed from any other panel.Read more »
Dubrow Wins Mellon New Directions Fellowship
According to the North Adams Transcript, "Sara Dubow, associate professor of history at Williams College, has been awarded a New Directions Fellowship from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to develop research projects that focus on the legal history of reproductive and sexual politics." More.
The Paul Murphy Award: Deadline June 30
[The deadline for the Murphy Award (June 30) is fast approaching, so we are moving this post up.]
The American Society for Legal History announces the Paul Murphy Award to support the completion of a book on the history of civil liberties that addresses any topic or any time in American history. This is a two-year award only, and this is the second and final year award will be given. Recipients will receive $5000 to support their work. Nominees at all levels of seniority will be considered, however the award is not for the completion of a dissertation. The 2012 Murphy Award is announced here:
The American Society for Legal History announces the Paul Murphy Award to support the completion of a book on the history of civil liberties that addresses any topic or any time in American history. This is a two-year award only, and this is the second and final year award will be given. Recipients will receive $5000 to support their work. Nominees at all levels of seniority will be considered, however the award is not for the completion of a dissertation. The 2012 Murphy Award is announced here:
The award honors Paul L. Murphy (1923-1997), who spent much of his career at the University of Minnesota where he rose to the rank of Regent's Professor of History and American Studies. At the time of his death, he was in the second year of his term as president of the ASLH. During his tenure at Minnesota he became one of the nation's leading constitutional historians and a mentor to generations of undergraduate and graduate students. Among his most important books were: The Meaning of Freedom of Speech: First Amendment Freedoms from Wilson to FDR (1972); World War I and the Origin of Civil Liberties in the United States (1979); and Historic Background of the Bill of Rights, Vol. 1 (1990). In addition, civil liberties played a fundamental role in the argument he developed in what was likely his most influential book, The Constitution in Crisis Times 1918-1969 (The New American Nation Series, 1972). Murphy's commitment to civil liberties and his passion for the subject was evident in his deeds as well as his words. He was an ardent and committed member of the American Civil Liberties Union throughout his life. For additional information on Murphy please see the tribute to him in the Law and History Review, 16 (Spring 1998), ix-xi.
To be considered for this award, authors or nominators should send a book proposal with chapter descriptions, a discussion of the book's contributions, and a time-line for completion; a sample chapter; and a c.v. to committee chair Mary L. Dudziak (mary.l.dudziak@emory.edu). The proposal should indicate how the award will assist you in completing your book. Submissions via e-mail are preferred, and attachments can be in Word or PDF. Please put "Murphy Award" in the subject line. If you must submit by hardcopy, please send four copies of these materials to arrive by the deadline to this address: Professor Mary L. Dudziak, Emory School of Law, 1301 Clifton Rd NE Atlanta Georgia 30322. The deadline for receipt of proposals for this year's award is June 30, 2013.
Members of the Murphy Award Committee are:
Mary L. Dudziak, Chair, Emory University
Robert Kaczorowski, Fordham University
Serena Mayeri, University of Pennsylvania
David M. Rabban, University of Texas
Cromwell Research Fellowships: Deadline July 15
[And, while we are at it, here is a reminder that the deadline for the Cromwell Research Fellowship is less than a month away.]
Note the July 15, 2013 deadline for the Cromwell Research Fellowships in American Legal History. These are annual awards of up to $5000 made to dissertators and scholars in the early stages of their careers to support research and writing. Applicants should submit a description of their proposed project (double-spaced, maximum 6 pages, with working title), a budget, a timeline, and a short c.v. (no longer than 3 pages. Two letters of recommendation from academic referees should be sent directly to the committee chair via email attachment. Applications must be submitted electronically (preferably in one .pdf file) to the committee chair, Cornelia H. Dayton. Notification of the awards occurs in early November. More information is here.
Note the July 15, 2013 deadline for the Cromwell Research Fellowships in American Legal History. These are annual awards of up to $5000 made to dissertators and scholars in the early stages of their careers to support research and writing. Applicants should submit a description of their proposed project (double-spaced, maximum 6 pages, with working title), a budget, a timeline, and a short c.v. (no longer than 3 pages. Two letters of recommendation from academic referees should be sent directly to the committee chair via email attachment. Applications must be submitted electronically (preferably in one .pdf file) to the committee chair, Cornelia H. Dayton. Notification of the awards occurs in early November. More information is here.
SEC Historical Society 2014 Writing Award
The SEC Historical Society announces a writing award on corporate governance for works that, while not necessarily historical, "incorporate at least one material from the collection of the [Society's] virtual museum and archive." The recipient will receive a $5,000 prize at the Society’s June 2014 Annual Meeting program in Washington, D.C.
The winning essay "will be permanently added to Papers in the virtual museum and archive ... and linked within The Center for Audit Quality Gallery on Corporate Governance." All applicants must complete and sign the writing award release. No submission will be considered without a completed and signed release. In the release, the applicant will attest that the essay is his/her own work, and is single-authored, confirm that the essay has never been published in any print or electronic format, and identify the material(s) in the virtual museum and archive used. The essay must be in English, and must be a maximum of 3,000 words, inclusive of optional footnotes, bibliography or tables.
The competition is open to all who visit the Society’s website: “regulators from federal, state, municipal and international agencies; self-regulators; practitioners from corporations and law, accounting and auditing, and financial services firms; and academics – both professors and students.” The jury will include “practitioners and professors of accounting and auditing, economics and law.” Submission, by December 31, 2013, "is in hard copy by postal mail":
SEC Historical Society 2014 Writing Award
1101 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 600
Washington, D.C. 20004
The full guidelines and a release are here.
The winning essay "will be permanently added to Papers in the virtual museum and archive ... and linked within The Center for Audit Quality Gallery on Corporate Governance." All applicants must complete and sign the writing award release. No submission will be considered without a completed and signed release. In the release, the applicant will attest that the essay is his/her own work, and is single-authored, confirm that the essay has never been published in any print or electronic format, and identify the material(s) in the virtual museum and archive used. The essay must be in English, and must be a maximum of 3,000 words, inclusive of optional footnotes, bibliography or tables.
The competition is open to all who visit the Society’s website: “regulators from federal, state, municipal and international agencies; self-regulators; practitioners from corporations and law, accounting and auditing, and financial services firms; and academics – both professors and students.” The jury will include “practitioners and professors of accounting and auditing, economics and law.” Submission, by December 31, 2013, "is in hard copy by postal mail":
SEC Historical Society 2014 Writing Award
1101 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 600
Washington, D.C. 20004
The full guidelines and a release are here.
Weekend Roundup
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- We've previously noted the publication of Roadblocks to Freedom, by Andrew Fede. A review has now been published in the (gated) Journal of Southern History.
- The ABA Journal invites you to help them choose the winner of the 2013 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction. (Hat tip: In Custodia Legis)
- Mississippi announces plans to build a civil rights museum. (Hat tip: HNN)
- The Spring 2013 issue of the Green Bag is out. LHB readers may be particularly interested in G. Edward White's piece on "the ALI's recent history and current challenges."
- Summer Tips for Visiting Archives from AHA Today.
- The journal is gated and all that’s up on SSRN is an abstract, but be on the lookout for Laura Phillips Sawyer’s study of a landmark in the legal history of free labor, Contested Meanings of Freedom: Workingmen's Wages and the Company Store System, Godcharles v. Wigeman, 1886, which is to appear in the Journal of Gilded Age and Progressive Era (Summer 2013).
- Back in April, Kurt Newman (Ph.D. candidate, University of California, Santa Barbara) wrote a series of posts for the U.S. Intellectual History Blog on “Pragmatism and the Class Politics of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.’s Copyright Jurisprudence.” Check it out here.
- From the Canadian Legal History Blog: an announcement of this year's article and book prize winners from the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History.
