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Administrative History of the AALL
The American Association of Law Libraries was formed in
July 1906 by Arthur J. Small and a group of twenty-four
librarians during the ALA
meeting at Narragansett Pier, Rhode
Island. Publication of the Law
Library Journal and Index to Legal Periodicals
began in 1908. It is a non-profit organization that
"exists to promote and enhance the value of law libraries
to the public, the legal community, and the world, to
foster the profession of law librarianship, and to provide
leadership in the field of legal information and
information policy."
In a letter to President Rosamond Parma in July of 1930,
William R. Roalfe proposed
that the Association recognize institutional members,
create and staff a central headquarters office, and
further develop its publishing program. The members of the
association in 1934 officially accepted the "Roalfe Plan," and its
implementation significantly influenced the development of
the AALL for over fifty years. In 1964 Chicago
became the permanent headquarters of the AALL. In 1976 the
Association passed bylaws providing for the creation of
Special Interest Sections. In 1980 the AALL Archives were
established at the University
of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign. In 1981 the first executive director
was appointed.
A chronology of the AALL developed by Frank G. Houdek is
available from the AALL website.
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