Sources for Early American Legal History  

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Because legal citation and publication didn't become regularized until the 19th century, researching early cases and laws can seem overwhelming. This guide contains suggested sources to help get you started.

If the material you need isn't available here, it might be available from the state or federal archives. 

Bibliography of early American law / by Morris L. Cohen.

HOLLIS Record

Online: HeinOnline Legal Bibliography Collection

Location: Reference KF1 .C58 1998

The lawyer's reference manual of law books and citations/ by Charles C. Soule. 

HOLLIS Record

Location: Reference KF 240 .S68x

Prestatehood legal materials : a fifty-state research guide, including New York City and the District of Columbia / Michael Chiorazzi, Marguerite Most, editors.

HOLLIS Record

Location: Reference KF240 .P688 2005

Pimsleur's Checklists of basic American legal publications / edited by Marcia Singal Zubrow.

HOLLIS Record

Location: Reference KF2 .P56x

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