The Legal History and Rare Books Section of the American
Association of Law Libraries, in cooperation with Gale Cengage Learning,
seeks submissions for the second annual
Morris L. Cohen Student Essay Competition:
The competition is named in honor of Morris L. Cohen, Professor
Emeritus of Law at Yale Law School. Professor Cohen’s scholarly work is
in the fields of legal research, rare books, and historical
bibliography. The purpose of the competition is to encourage scholarship
in the areas of legal history, rare law books, and legal archives, and
to acquaint students with the American Association of Law Libraries
(AALL) and law librarianship.
Students currently enrolled in accredited graduate programs in
library science, law, history, or related fields are eligible to enter
the competition. Both full- and part-time students are eligible.
Membership in AALL is not required.
Essays may be on any topic related to legal history, rare law books, or legal archives.
The winner will receive a $500.00 prize from Gale Cengage Learning
and up to $1,000 for expenses associated with attendance at the AALL
Annual Meeting.The runner-up will have the opportunity to publish the
second-place essay in LH&RB’s online scholarly journal Unbound: An
Annual Review of Legal History and Rare Books.
The deadline is
March 17, 2014. More information is available
here.
