Florida State University College of Law Research Center American Legal History Resources College of Law Research Center Workshop Spring 2009 by Jon Lutz

Florida State University College of Law Research Center

American Legal History American Legal History Resources Resources

College of Law Research Center Workshop College of Law Research Center Workshop Spring 2009Spring 2009

by by Jon LutzJon Lutz


DatabasesDatabases


The Making of Modern Law The Making of Modern Law

To access, go to the law library web page click on Research Resources , click on Complete List of Law and Law-Related Databases, choose the Making of Modern Law


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• 10.6 million pages10.6 million pages

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• comprehensive full-text collection of comprehensive full-text collection of British, Commonwealth and American legal British, Commonwealth and American legal treatises from 1800 - 1926treatises from 1800 - 1926


The Making of Modern Law The Making of Modern Law Legal-Treatises 1800-1926Legal-Treatises 1800-1926

Legal Treatises comprises over 21,000 works from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries on British Commonwealth and American law, with 14,900 titles from the nineteenth century and 7,100 titles from the years 1900 to 1926. It covers nearly every aspect of law, encompassing a range of analytical, theoretical, and practical literature, some very rare. The monographs and materials in Legal Treatises include casebooks, local practice manuals, books on legal form, works for lay readers, pamphlets, letters, and speeches. The collection is of interest to scholars and patrons interested in domestic and international law, legal history, business and economics, politics and government, national defense, criminology, religion, education, labor and social welfare, and military justice.


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• Covers all aspects of American and British Covers all aspects of American and British Commonwealth Law Commonwealth Law • Includes: procedural law, commercial law, Includes: procedural law, commercial law,

constitutional law, real property, biography, constitutional law, real property, biography, criminal law, family law, taxation and public criminal law, family law, taxation and public finance, administration of justice and finance, administration of justice and administration law, politics and government, and administration law, politics and government, and general studies in the lawgeneral studies in the law


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Eighteenth Century Collections Online Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO)(ECCO)

• Eighteenth Century Collections Online is based on The English Short Title Eighteenth Century Collections Online is based on The English Short Title Catalogue, a machine-readable union list of the holdings of the British Catalogue, a machine-readable union list of the holdings of the British Library, as well as those from more than 1,500 university, private and Library, as well as those from more than 1,500 university, private and public libraries worldwide. This includes over 150,000 English-language public libraries worldwide. This includes over 150,000 English-language titles and editions published between 1701-1800. This online collection is titles and editions published between 1701-1800. This online collection is divided into seven subject areas: history and geography; social science and divided into seven subject areas: history and geography; social science and fine arts; medicine, science and technology; literature and language; fine arts; medicine, science and technology; literature and language; religion and philosophy; religion and philosophy; lawlaw; and reference.; and reference.


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U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs, U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs, 1832-19781832-1978


U.S. Supreme Court Records and BriefsU.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs


HeinOnline Legal Classics LibraryHeinOnline Legal Classics Library

http://heinonline.org/


Heinonline – Legal Classics Heinonline – Legal Classics LibraryLibrary


Law Library Microform Law Library Microform ConsortiumConsortium

• LLMC is a non-profit cooperative serving member libraries' needs for LLMC is a non-profit cooperative serving member libraries' needs for preservation, space recovery, and collection development on film and on-preservation, space recovery, and collection development on film and on-line. In its first 27 years of operation, it filmed over 7,500 titles, some line. In its first 27 years of operation, it filmed over 7,500 titles, some 90,000 volumes, of interest to researchers in law and history. Its 90,000 volumes, of interest to researchers in law and history. Its

backfile comprises the world's largest collection of backfile comprises the world's largest collection of legal literature and government documents in legal literature and government documents in microformmicroform. That backfile, and future filming of some 10,000 volumes . That backfile, and future filming of some 10,000 volumes per year, are being made available for on-line access on this web site.per year, are being made available for on-line access on this web site.

http://www.llmcdigital.org/


Law Library Microform ConsortiumLaw Library Microform Consortium

http://www.llmcdigital.org/Default.aspx


LLMCdigitalLLMCdigital


LLMC DigitalLLMC Digital



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Early American Imprints, Series IEarly American Imprints, Series I



PrintingPrinting


Early American Imprints, Series II Early American Imprints, Series II


U.S. Congressional Serial Set U.S. Congressional Serial Set


Subject Areas Subject Areas


Congressional Serial Set – Annual Report Congressional Serial Set – Annual Report


Google BooksGoogle Books


Index to Legal Periodicals Full Text and Index to Legal Periodicals Full Text and RetrospectiveRetrospective

• Covers the most important English language legal information, Covers the most important English language legal information, with international coverage and access to scholarly articles, with international coverage and access to scholarly articles, symposia, jurisdictional surveys, court decisions, legislation, symposia, jurisdictional surveys, court decisions, legislation, books, book reviews, and more. Coverage dates: Indexing books, book reviews, and more. Coverage dates: Indexing 1908+, Abstracting 1990+, select Full Text 1995+1908+, Abstracting 1990+, select Full Text 1995+


Index to Legal Periodicals Full Text and Index to Legal Periodicals Full Text and RetrospectiveRetrospective


HeinOnline: Law Journal LibraryHeinOnline: Law Journal Library


JSTORJSTOR


United States Supreme Court Digest, 1754 United States Supreme Court Digest, 1754 to Date to Date

• KF101.1.U5 KF101.1.U5


American State TrialsAmerican State Trials

• An index to the American state trials An index to the American state trials KF220.L3 Index KF220.L3 Index

• American state trials KF220.L3 1914a American state trials KF220.L3 1914a


U.S. Supreme Court Records and BriefsU.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs

• In the Research Center Micromaterials Room In the Research Center Micromaterials Room Mif 30 Mif 30


Lexis and Westlaw Federal CasesLexis and Westlaw Federal Cases

• Lexis - Federal Cases before 1945Lexis - Federal Cases before 1945

• Westlaw – all Federal and State cases before Westlaw – all Federal and State cases before 1945. 1945.


Statutes at Large and more Statutes at Large and more

• http://www.gpoaccess.gov/legislative.html


Legislative HistoryLegislative History

• HeinonlineHeinonline

• Lexis Lexis


Prestatehood Legal Materials Prestatehood Legal Materials


Prestatehood Legal Materials Prestatehood Legal Materials


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Florida State University College of Law Research Center American Legal History Resources College of Law Research Center Workshop Spring 2009 by Jon Lutz