Studies In Legal History Research Articles

<sc>norman l. rosenberg</sc>. <italic>Protecting the Best Men: An Interpretive History of the Law of Libel</italic>. (Studies in Legal History.) Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. 1986. Pp. 369. $29.95

Journal Article norman l. rosenberg. Protecting the Best Men: An Interpretive History of the Law of Libel. (Studies in Legal History.) Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. 1986. Pp. 369. $29.95 Get access Rosenberg Norman L.. Protecting the Best Men: An Interpretive History of the Law of Libel. (Studies in Legal History.) Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. 1986. Pp. 369. $29.95. Paul L. Murphy Paul L. Murphy University of Minnesota Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The American Historical Review, Volume 92, Issue 2, April 1987, Pages 480–481, https://doi.org/10.1086/ahr/92.2.480-a Published: 01 April 1987

Michael Grossberg. <italic>Governing the Hearth: Law and Family in Nineteenth-Century America</italic>. (Studies in Legal History.) Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. 1985. Pp. xiv, 417. $32.00

Journal Article Michael Grossberg. Governing the Hearth: Law and Family in Nineteenth-Century America. (Studies in Legal History.) Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. 1985. Pp. xiv, 417. $32.00 Get access Grossberg Michael. Governing the Hearth: Law and Family in Nineteenth-Century America. (Studies in Legal History.) Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. 1985. Pp. xiv, 417. $32.00. Norma Basch Norma Basch Rutgers University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The American Historical Review, Volume 91, Issue 4, October 1986, Pages 987–988, https://doi.org/10.1086/ahr/91.4.987-a Published: 01 October 1986

Robert j. kaczorowski. <italic>The Politics of Judicial Interpretation: The Federal Courts, Department of Justice, and Civil Rights, 1866–1876</italic>. (New York University School of Law Linden Studies in Legal History.) New York: Oceana. 1985. Pp. xiv, 241. $32.50

Journal Article Robert j. kaczorowski. The Politics of Judicial Interpretation: The Federal Courts, Department of Justice, and Civil Rights, 1866–1876. (New York University School of Law Linden Studies in Legal History.) New York: Oceana. 1985. Pp. xiv, 241. $32.50 Get access Kaczorowski Robert J.. The Politics of Judicial Interpretation: The Federal Courts, Department of Justice, and Civil Rights, 1866–1876. (New York University School of Law Linden Studies in Legal History.) New York: Oceana. 1985. Pp. xiv, 241. $32.50. Joel H. Silbey Joel H. Silbey Cornell University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The American Historical Review, Volume 91, Issue 3, June 1986, Page 739, https://doi.org/10.1086/ahr/91.3.739 Published: 01 June 1986

<sc>robert stevens</sc>. <italic>Law School: Legal Education in America from the 1850s to the 1980s</italic>. (Studies in Legal History.) Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. 1983. Pp. xvi, 334. $19.95

<sc>robert stevens</sc>. <italic>Law School: Legal Education in America from the 1850s to the 1980s</italic>. (Studies in Legal History.) Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. 1983. Pp. xvi, 334. $19.95

Public Property and Private Power: The Corporation of the City of New York in American Law, 1730–1870. By Hendrik Hartog. (Studies in Legal History, G. Edward White, Ed.) Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1983. $27.50.

Public Property and Private Power: The Corporation of the City of New York in American Law, 1730–1870. By Hendrik Hartog. (Studies in Legal History, G. Edward White, Ed.) Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1983. $27.50. - Volume 44 Issue 3

Law and Society— North and South

Michael Stephen Hindus. Prison and Plantation: Crime, Justice, and Authority in Massachusetts and South Carolina, 1767-1878. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1980.285 + xxviii pp. Paul Finkelman. An Imperfect Union: Slavery Federalism, and Comity. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 1981.378 + xii pp. These two new works in the University of North Carolina's "Studies in Legal History" series are both excellent examples of the way in which legal history is increasingly breaking away from a narrow professional focus to an aware- ness that legal developments must be seen as part of social and political history. The law evolves partly from its own logic and the dynamics of its own intellectual processes as well as from the compulsions of its professional organization. But it is not hermetically sealed from influences from the rest of society and must in some degree be molded by the intellectual currents, political problems and class conflicts and power of that society. It is the interface—the ways in which society shapes the law and the effects which legal developments in turn have upon society—which is of interest to the general historian. Yet this is a very difficult kind of history to write, since it requires enough expertise to understand the internal, technical determinants of legal decisions and changes, without being so enmeshed in the disciplinary ethos that one can discern only a continuous Whig evolution toward ever increasing rationality and enlightenment.

Lawrence M. Friedman and Robert V. Percival. <italic>The Roots of Justice: Crime and Punishment in Alameda County, California, 1870–1910</italic>. (Studies in Legal History.) Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. 1981. Pp. xiii, 335. $27.50

Journal Article Lawrence M. Friedman and Robert V. Percival. The Roots of Justice: Crime and Punishment in Alameda County, California, 1870–1910. (Studies in Legal History.) Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. 1981. Pp. xiii, 335. $27.50 Get access Friedman Lawrence M. and Percival Robert V.. The Roots of Justice: Crime and Punishment in Alameda County, California, 1870–1910. (Studies in Legal History.) Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. 1981. Pp. xiii, 335. $27.50. John W. Johnson John W. Johnson Clemson University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The American Historical Review, Volume 87, Issue 4, October 1982, Pages 1175–1176, https://doi.org/10.1086/ahr/87.4.1175-a Published: 01 October 1982

On the Laws and Customs of England. Essays in Honor of Samuel E. Thorne

Journal Article On the Laws and Customs of England. Essays in Honor of Samuel E. Thorne Get access Arnold M. S. Green Thomas A. Scully Sally A. White Stephen D., eds., On the Laws and Customs of England. Essays in Honor of Samuel E. Thorne. Studies in Legal History. Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina Press in Association with the American Society for Legal History, 1981. xx, 426 pp. Ill. $25.00. R. C. van Caenegem R. C. van Caenegem University of Ghent Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar American Journal of Legal History, Volume 26, Issue 4, October 1982, Pages 391–393, https://doi.org/10.2307/844949 Published: 01 October 1982

An Imperfect Union: Slavery, Federalism, and Comity

Journal Article An Imperfect Union: Slavery, Federalism, and Comity Get access Finkelman Paul, An Imperfect Union: Slavery, Federalism, and Comity. Studies in Legal History. Chapel Hill, N. C.: University of North Carolina Press in association with the American Society for Legal History, 1981. xii, 378 pp. $22.00. Donald Roper Donald Roper SUNY College at New Paltz Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar American Journal of Legal History, Volume 26, Issue 3, July 1982, Pages 255–256, https://doi.org/10.2307/844740 Published: 01 July 1982

A. G. Roeber. <italic>Faithful Magistrates And Republican Lawyers: Creators Of Virginia Legal Culture, 1680–1810</italic>. (Studies in Legal History.) Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. 1981. Pp. xix, 292. $24.00

Journal Article A. G. Roeber. Faithful Magistrates And Republican Lawyers: Creators Of Virginia Legal Culture, 1680–1810. (Studies in Legal History.) Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. 1981. Pp. xix, 292. $24.00 Get access Roeber A. G.. Faithful Magistrates And Republican Lawyers: Creators Of Virginia Legal Culture, 1680–1810. (Studies in Legal History.) Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. 1981. Pp. xix, 292. $24.00. Herbert A. Johnson Herbert A. Johnson University of South Carolina Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The American Historical Review, Volume 87, Issue 3, June 1982, Pages 845–846, https://doi.org/10.1086/ahr/87.3.845-a Published: 01 June 1982

Paul Finkelman. <italic>An Imperfect Union: Slavery, Federalism, and Comity</italic>. (Studies in Legal History.) Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. 1981. Pp. xii, 378. Cloth $22.00, paper $12.00

Journal Article Paul Finkelman. An Imperfect Union: Slavery, Federalism, and Comity. (Studies in Legal History.) Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. 1981. Pp. xii, 378. Cloth $22.00, paper $12.00 Get access Finkelman Paul. An Imperfect Union: Slavery, Federalism, and Comity. (Studies in Legal History.) Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. 1981. Pp. xii, 378. Cloth $22.00, paper $12.00. Herman Belz Herman Belz University of Maryland, College Park Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The American Historical Review, Volume 87, Issue 1, February 1982, Page 258, https://doi.org/10.1086/ahr/87.1.258 Published: 01 February 1982

Law and Society in Puritan Massachusetts. Essex County, 1629–1692

Law and Society in Puritan Massachusetts. Essex County, 1629–1692 Get access Konig David Thomas, Law and Society in Puritan Massachusetts. Essex County, 1629–1692. Chapel Hill, North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press, 1979. xxi, 215 pp. (Studies in Legal History) $21.00. G. B. Warden G. B. Warden Cambridge, Massachusetts Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar American Journal of Legal History, Volume 25, Issue 1, January 1981, Pages 77–78, https://doi.org/10.2307/845003 Published: 01 January 1981

Robert Stevens. <italic>Law and Politics: The House of Lords as a Judicial Body, 1800–1976</italic>. (Studies in Legal History.) Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. 1978. Pp. xviii, 701. $30.00

Journal Article Robert Stevens. Law and Politics: The House of Lords as a Judicial Body, 1800–1976. (Studies in Legal History.) Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. 1978. Pp. xviii, 701. $30.00 Get access Stevens Robert. Law and Politics: The House of Lords as a Judicial Body, 1800–1976. (Studies in Legal History.) Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. 1978. Pp. xviii, 701. $30.00. Corinne Comstock Weston Corinne Comstock Weston Herbert H. Lehman College, City University of New York Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The American Historical Review, Volume 85, Issue 1, February 1980, Pages 130–131, https://doi.org/10.1086/ahr/85.1.130 Published: 01 February 1980

Maxwell Bloomfield. <italic>American Lawyers in a Changing Society, 1776–1876</italic>. (Studies in Legal History.) Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. 1976. Pp. ix, 397. $15.00

Journal Article Maxwell Bloomfield. American Lawyers in a Changing Society, 1776–1876. (Studies in Legal History.) Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. 1976. Pp. ix, 397. $15.00 Get access Bloomfield Maxwell. American Lawyers in a Changing Society, 1776–1876. (Studies in Legal History.) Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. 1976. Pp. ix, 397. $15.00. Norbert Brockman Norbert Brockman Bergamo Center Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The American Historical Review, Volume 82, Issue 1, February 1977, Pages 175–176, https://doi.org/10.1086/ahr/82.1.175-a Published: 01 February 1977

The Equity Side of the Exchequer: Its Jurisdiction, Administration, Procedures, and Records. By W. H. Bryson. Cambridge Studies in Legal History. Cambridge University Press, 1975. Pp. xiii, 217. $22.50.

The Equity Side of the Exchequer: Its Jurisdiction, Administration, Procedures, and Records. By W. H. Bryson. Cambridge Studies in Legal History. Cambridge University Press, 1975. Pp. xiii, 217. $22.50. - Volume 36 Issue 4

The Equity Side of the Exchequer. By W. H. Bryson, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Richmond (Cambridge Studies in Legal History). [Cambridge: at The University Press. 1975. xiii, 166, (Appendices and Bibliography) 37 and (Index) 13 pp. £8.25 net.

The Equity Side of the Exchequer. By W. H. Bryson, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Richmond (Cambridge Studies in Legal History). [Cambridge: at The University Press. 1975. xiii, 166, (Appendices and Bibliography) 37 and (Index) 13 pp. £8.25 net.

George Dargo. <italic>Jefferson's Louisiana: Politics and the Clash of Legal Traditions</italic>. (Studies in Legal History. Published in association with the American Society for Legal History.) Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. 1975. Pp. x, 260. $15.00

George Dargo. <italic>Jefferson's Louisiana: Politics and the Clash of Legal Traditions</italic>. (Studies in Legal History. Published in association with the American Society for Legal History.) Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. 1975. Pp. x, 260. $15.00

John H. Langbein. <italic>Prosecuting Crime in the Renaissance: England, Germany, France</italic>. (Studies in Legal History.) Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. 1974. Pp. ix, 321. $14.95

John H. Langbein. Prosecuting Crime in the Renaissance: England, Germany, France. (Studies in Legal History.) Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. 1974. Pp. ix, 321. $14.95 Get access Langbein John H.. Prosecuting Crime in the Renaissance: England, Germany, France. (Studies in Legal History.) Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. 1974. Pp. ix, 321. $14.95. Richard R. Benert Richard R. Benert Lafayette College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The American Historical Review, Volume 80, Issue 4, October 1975, Pages 960–961, https://doi.org/10.1086/ahr/80.4.960-a Published: 01 October 1975

Raoul Berger. <italic>Impeachment: The Constitutional Problems</italic>. (Studies in Legal History, published in association with the American Society for Legal History.) Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. 1973. Pp. xii, 345. $14.94, Irving Brant. <italic>Impeachment: Trials and Errors</italic>. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 1972. Pp. v, 202, vii. $5.95 and Michael Les Benedict. <italic>The Impeachment and Trial of Andrew Johnson</italic>. (The Norton

Journal Article Raoul Berger. Impeachment: The Constitutional Problems. (Studies in Legal History, published in association with the American Society for Legal History.) Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. 1973. Pp. xii, 345. $14.94, Irving Brant. Impeachment: Trials and Errors. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 1972. Pp. v, 202, vii. $5.95 and Michael Les Benedict. The Impeachment and Trial of Andrew Johnson. (The Norton Essays in American History.) New York: W. W. Norton Company. 1973. Pp. x, 212. Cloth $6,95, paper $2.45 Get access Berger Raoul. Impeachment: The Constitutional Problems. (Studies in Legal History, published in association with the American Society for Legal History.) Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. 1973. Pp. xii, 345. $14.94. Brant Irving. Impeachment: Trials and Errors. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 1972. Pp. v, 202, vii. $5.95. Benedict Michael Les. The Impeachment and Trial of Andrew Johnson. (The Norton Essays in American History.) New York: W. W. Norton Company. 1973. Pp. x, 212. Cloth $6.95, paper $2.45. Irving Dilliard Irving Dilliard Princeton University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The American Historical Review, Volume 79, Issue 3, June 1974, Pages 837–840, https://doi.org/10.1086/ahr/79.3.837 Published: 01 June 1974

William Senior (1862–1937), Legal Historian

Upon receiving from Clare College, Cambridge, a William Senior scholarship to continue my studies in legal history, I enquired about the man whose generosity was being extended to me. No one knew anything about him. Therefore, I collected the information for this short piece as much out of curiosity as piety. Having done so, I discovered a legal historian and scholar of moderate proportions who does not deserve such complete neglect. Had he been a teacher or a politician, my efforts might have been rewarded by the discovery of more personal information about the man himself. As it is, very little beyond his vital statistics is known, and so we must concentrate upon his scholarly remains. The purpose of this article, therefore, is to rescue from oblivion the scholarship of William Senior for the benefit of modern legal historians and to further publicize the existence of this fund of money which he bequeathed for the encouragement of the study of legal history. William Senior was born in 1862 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, the son of Thomas Senior, a solicitor who practiced in Wakefield and Bradford.' He was admitted to Clare College, Cambridge, in 1879 and took his B.A. from the university three years later. In 1886 he was admitted to the Law Society as a solicitor. From 1888 to 1890 he practiced law alone in his native Wakefield, and for the next following five years he pursued his profession in partnership with his father and their next-door neighbor, Percival Barratt.2 In 1891 Senior published his first work: Tutor and Pupils: talks about twelve law maxims.3 However, he never restricted his interests to the field of law, and during the year 1893, at least, he was a member of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society.4 In the