The American Association of Law Libraries: A Century of Leadership, 1906-2006

Chapter & SIS Histories

Compiled by Frank G. Houdek
June 2006

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Chapters

Council of Chapter Presidents

 

Brent Bernau, History of the Council of Chapter Presidents (n.d.)

Arizona Association of Law Libraries

 

Pat Wood, Early Memories of Law Librarianship in Arizona (n.d.)

Association of Law Libraries of Upstate New York

 

Stephen Weiter, The Association of Law Libraries of Upstate New York: A Brief Early History (Mar. 3, 2004, rev. Oct. 2004)

Fiftieth Anniversary Brochure and Program (2004)

Atlanta Law Libraries Association

 

A Brief History of The Atlanta Law Libraries Association (n.d.)

Chicago Association of Law Libraries

Frank Di Canio, The Chicago Association of Law Libraries, 1947–1955, 49 Law Libr. J. 204-08 (1956);

Chicago Association of Law Libraries 1947–1997: 50th Anniversary, CALL Bull. Anniversary Issue, Feb. 1997, No. 163

Chicago Association of Law Libraries History, in Chicago Ass'n of Law Libraries, Handbook for Officers & Committee Chairs 2004–2005, at 2-4

Colorado Association of Law Libraries

 

Georgia Briscoe, Historical Listing of CoALL Board Members [1977–2005] (n.d.)

Dallas Association of Law Librarians

 

John Luther Adams, A Brief History of the Dallas Association of Law Librarians 1976–2001 (Dec. 2001)

Greater Philadelphia Law Library Association

 

 

Houston Area Law Librarians

Christopher Anglim, History of the Houston Area Law Librarians, 13 HALL Newsl. 1, 16-17 (Jan./Feb. 1996) [Part 1], 13 HALL Newsl. 1, 11-13 (March/Apr. 1996) [Part 2]

 

Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin

 

Law Librarians Ass'n of Wis., Celebrating Twenty Years of Law Librarianship (2003?)

LLAW Presidents [through 2004–05]

Law Librarians of New England

Lois Peterson, Law Librarians of New England, 49 Law Libr. J. 198-203 (1956)

Michael Hughes, LLNE Meetings: Chronological List, 1946 to Present [through Fall 2004];

LLNE Presidents, 1946–Date [through 2004–05]

Law Librarians of Puget Sound

 

 

Law Librarians Society of Washington, D.C.

Bertha M. Rothe, The Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C., 1939–1955, 49 Law Libr. J. 191-97 (1956).

Pamela J. Gregory, “Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C.: A History,” in Law Librarianship: Historical Perspectives 465-493, edited by Laura N. Gasaway & Michael G. Chiorazzi (Fred B. Rothman & Co., 1996) (AALL Publications Series, No. 52)

Past Presidents [through 2003–04]

Law Libraries Association of Alabama

 

Brief History of the Law Libraries Association of Alabama, Loosely Based on Fact (Fall 1998)

Law Library Association of Greater New York

Julius J. Marke, The Law Library Association of Greater New York (LLAGNY), 1938–1956 49 Law Libr. J. 186-90 (1956)

Past Presidents [through 2003–04]

Law Library Association of Maryland

 

Past Presidents [through 2003–04]

Michigan Association of Law Libraries

 

About MichALL [includes listing of presidents through 2005–06]

Mid-America Association of Law Libraries

 

Mid-America Association of Law Libraries: A History of Growth (updated Nov. 26, 2002)

Minnesota Association of Law Libraries

Margaret S. Andrews, The Minnesota Chapter, American Association of Law Libraries, 49 Law Libr. J. 211-12 (1956)

MALL History (updated Oct. 23, 2001) [contains PDF versions of articles, a MALL timeline, and a pictorial timeline]

New Jersey Law Librarians Association

 

NJLLA History and Purpose [includes listing of presidents through 2003–04]

New Orleans Association of Law Librarians

 

 

Northern California Association of Law Libraries

 

 

Ohio Regional Association of Law Libraries

 

 

San Diego Area Law Libraries

 

June F. Mac Leod, A Brief SANDALL History (1999); John Adkins, SANDALL History Continued: After Chapterhood (2004); includes listing of officers through 2003–04

South Florida Association of Law Libraries

 

SFALL through the Years (n.d.) [includes links to annual reports for selected years and to list of officers through 2000–01]

Southeastern Association of AALL

Sarah Leverette & Lucile Elliott, History of the Carolina—South Eastern Chapter, 1937–1955, 49 Law Libr. J. 180-85 (1956);

Hazel L. Johnson, “The Southeastern Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries: The First Chapter,” in Law Librarianship: Historical Perspectives 431-463, edited by Laura N. Gasaway & Michael G. Chiorazzi (Fred B. Rothman & Co., 1996) (AALL Publications Series, No. 52)

Hazel Johnson, From the SEAALL Attic (1997)

Southern California Association of Law Libraries

Charles W. Armstrong, The Southern California Association of Law Libraries, 1952–1955, 49 Law Libr. J. 209-10 (1956);

Monica Caulfield, The Southern California Association of Law Libraries at Age 25—An Informal Biography, 71 Law Libr. J. 356-57 (1978)

 

Southern New England Law Librarians Association

 

 

Southwestern Association of Law Libraries

Christopher Anglim, SWALL at 40! The Road to a Chapter for Librarians in the Southwest, 29 SWALL Bull. 20-24 (Sept. 1997)

SWALL Officers, 1958–2001

Virginia Association of Law Libraries

 

VALL History (n.d.) [includes list of presidents through 2003–04]

Western Pacific Chapter of the American Association

 

Thirty Years of WestPac (2006) [includes lists of meetings and officers since WestPac's charter meeting 10/27/67]

Western Pennsylvania Law Library Association

 

WPLLA Past Presidents [through 2003–04]


Special Interest Sections

SIS Council

 

 

Academic Law Libraries

Rosalie Sanderson, The ALL-SIS: A Brief Historical Profile, 23 ALL-SIS Newsl. 10-16 (Summer 2004)

Rosalie Sanderson, The ALL-SIS: A Brief Historical Profile, 23 ALL-SIS Newsl. 10-16 (Summer 2004);

ALL-SIS Firsts in Academic Law Libraries.

Computing Services

 

 

Foreign, Comparative, and International Law

 

FCIL-SIS Timeline, 1985–2005 [appendixes include list of FCIL chairs, newsletter editors, and foreign librarian grant recipients];

FCIL-SIS Past Programs and SIS History, including oral history interviews.

Government Documents

 

 

Legal History and Rare Books

 

 

Legal Information Service to the Public

 

 

Micrographics and Audiovisual

 

 

On-line Bibliographic Services

Ellen McGrath, The Evolution of the OBS-SIS: 1977–2000, 25 Technical Services Law Libr. 9–14 (Mar. 2000)

Ellen McGrath, The Evolution of the OBS-SIS: 1977–2000, 25 Technical Services Law Libr. 9–14 (Mar. 2000)

Private Law Libraries

Sarah Mauldin, A History of the PLL-SIS, 15 PLL Perspectives 12-13 (Winter 2004)

 

Research Instruction & Patron Services

 

 

Social Responsibilities

 

 

State, Court and County Law Libraries

State, Court & County Law Libraries: Special Anniversary Edition, edited by Marvin R. Anderson, [Chicago: AALL State, Court & County Law Libraries SIS, 1994], 86 p.

Judith A. Meadows, Where Are They Now? Founding Members of the State, Court & County Law Libraries Special Interest Section of the American Association of Law Libraries, 87 Law Libr. J. 50-68 (1995).

 

Technical Services

 

History of the Section (n.d.);

Past Executive Board Members (through 2003–04)

 

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