Established: 1956. Membership: 1,200. Annual dues: $20 student; $60 income below $50,000; $70 income between $50,000-74,999; $80 income between $75,000-99,999; $90 income between $100,000-124,999; $100 income between $125,000-149,999; $125 income $150,000 and above; $1,000 life; $100 institution.

Statement of Purpose: To foster study, teaching, and publication in the history of the law and institutions of all legal systems, both Anglo-American and foreign.

Annual Meeting: November

Publications: Law and History Review, triennial; Newsletter, biennial