On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 12:03 PM, Molly de Blanc <
molly.deblanc@gmail.com> wrote:
> The people over at HLSL came up with a few ideas of collections we
> could work with (and some date suggestions!). The idea being we could
> pick one and they would pull together some resources for us to work
> with. How do people feel about these?
>
> Faithfully yours,
> Molly
>
>
> 1. French Coutumes – collections of local French customary law. HLSL
> has the largest collection of these in the US; LC and GWU Law also
> have great collections.
>
> Hidden collection – we have HOLLIS catalog records for these but the
> collection is not easily discoverable as a whole on google – so a
> Wikipedia article would be a great way to draw attention to our
> collection, and we can link with the Wikipedia articles noted above
> Importance to law: One of the most comprehensive collections of French
> pre-revolutionary-war laws in existence
> Some of these are really beautiful books/manuscripts as well
>
>
>
> 2. Crime Broadsides
>
> Not a hidden collection – see
http://broadsides.law.harvard.edu/ . So
> there is already readily discoverable information out there, but a
> Wikipedia article would be one more avenue of discovery, and this
> collection would make the “broadsides” entry in Wikipedia stronger.
> Interesting and attractive collection
> Importance to law: offers insight into the sensationalism of law in
> 18c and 19c England
>
>
>
> If you want to go ahead and schedule a meetup, we’re ready. Here are
> some suggested times:
http://www.doodle.com/rf2u7ctekv5xhstd
>
> Please fill out the doodle poll; if you can only make it certain hours
> on specific days, you can note that in the comments section.
>
>
>
> Thanks, Molly and everyone else – we’re looking forward to working
> together on this!
>
>
>
> Karen
>
>
>
> Karen S. Beck / Manager, Historical & Special Collections / Harvard
> Law School Library /
617-496-2107
>
> Langdell Hall 481 / 1545 Massachusetts Avenue / Cambridge, MA 02138 /
>
kbeck@law.harvard.edu
>
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