- Central Connecticut State University
Department of History
1615 Stanley Street
New Britain, CT 06050 - 860-832-2806
Katherine Hermes
Duke University, Law School, Alumnus
- Yale University, History, Alumnusadd
- History, Legal History, Atlantic World, Maritime History, Transatlantic History, Exploration History, and 19 moreColonialism, Imperialism, Empire, Native American Studies, New Zealand Studies, Connecticut History, Historiography, History of Religion, African American History, Law and Society, Canadian History, Colonial America, First Nations of Canada, Atlantic history, Public History, New England (History), Native American (History), American Revolution, and Suicide Assessmentedit
- Areas of Specialization: Atlantic World, Native American, Colonial America, Legal History, and Exploration to 1815 K... moreAreas of Specialization: Atlantic World, Native American, Colonial America, Legal History, and Exploration to 1815
Katherine A. Hermes is the publisher and executive director of Connecticut Explored magazine. She received her B.A. in history from the University of California at Irvine in 1985. She subsequently received her M.A. (1986) and M. Phil (1987) from Yale University. She earned her J.D. from the Duke University School of Law in 1992 and her Ph.D. from Yale in 1995. She joined the faculty at CCSU in 1997. Prior to her arrival, she was a Lecturer in the Department of History at the University of Otago (Dunedin, New Zealand). At CCSU, she has served as interim department chair (Fall 2001) and interim coordinator of Polish Studies (2001-2002). In the fall of 2005, she began a three-year term as co-coordinator of the Women’s Studies program.
Dr. Hermes’ teaching interests include the Atlantic World, Native American History, Exploration and Legal History. She was a finalist for CCSU’s Excellence in Teaching Award in 1999 and a semi-finalist in 2005 and 2015. She has presented papers by invitation at the Harvard International Seminar on the History of the Atlantic World in 1997, 2000, and 2005, as well as at the Atlantic History Workshop sponsored by the Seminar in 2005. Her current research explores the ways in which legal spaces were shaped during colonizations of various places, and to what extent legal innovations remained part of the settled landscape or were replaced by the colonizers’ legal systems. She is completing two manuscripts, one entitled Decided by Law: Algonquians and Europeans in Colonial Legal Culture, 1600-1775, and a second, with co-author Alexandra Maravel, entitled The Trials of Scipio Brown, A Free African American in Colonial Rhode Island.
Selected Publications:
* Sex and Sexuality in a Feminist World, edited with Karen Ritzenhoff. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Press, 2009.
* "Law of Native Americans, to 1815," in Cambridge History of Law in America, eds. Christopher Tomlins and Michael Grossberg. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008.
* "Native Americans and the Law," Connecticut History 43, no. 2 (2004) [special issue editor].
* "‘I, Pampenum’: Native American Women’s Use of Connecticut’s Colonial Courts," in Communities of Women, eds. Barbara Brooks and Dorothy Page Dunedin: University of Otago Press, 2002. With Alexandra Maravel.
* "‘Justice Will Be Done Us’: Algonquian Demands for Reciprocity in the Courts of European Settlers," in The Many Legalities of Early America, eds. Christopher L. Tomlins and Bruce H. Mann. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press for the Omohundro Institute for Early American History and Culture, 2001.
* "‘By Their desire recorded: Native American Wills and Estate Administrations in Colonial Connecticut," Connecticut History 38, no. 2 (1999).
* "Jurisdiction in the Colonial Northeast: Algonquian, English and French Governance in the Seventeenth Century," American Journal of Legal History 42, no. 1 (1999).edit
sought to express their thoughts, desires, or emotions. They wanted to leave instructions, apologies, and explanations. Those direct communications helped inform us as to what motivated them to take their own lives. There are other forms... more
sought to express their thoughts, desires, or emotions. They wanted to leave instructions, apologies, and explanations. Those direct communications helped inform us as to what motivated them to take their own lives. There are other forms of communication that also reveal much about motivations for suicide for note writers and for those who left no note. These communications are the actions of the dead. What they did and how they did it, in conjunction with their written words, create a clearer picture of modern suicide, despite its complexity. A motivation is what impels the person to commit suicide; a risk factor is a common denominator among those who commit suicide. Thus, financial difficulties may be a motivation; bankruptcy may be a risk factor. In the psychological, psychiatric, and sociological literature , motivation has been the biggest question for researchers hoping to explain suicide, while risk factors have been the focus of prevention and intervention. It is imperative to understand that these are relational, and that any suicide is a complex intertwining of both motivation and risk factors, as well as mental state. Two main reasons for committing suicide emerged from our data, with a vast majority—approximately 95%—doing so because of interpersonal relationships gone awry or because of a desire to escape something. While a few other motivations such as grief or failure appeared, these were uncommon. But there were other patterns that appeared across motiva-tional categories that related to behavior. We then wondered if effective intervention and prevention might depend on the patterns we found.
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Fifteen to 40% of suicides leave suicide notes. Suicide notes have been studied as potentially valuable resources for unlocking the motives of the suicidal person, but these efforts have been hampered by small sample sizes, or analysis of... more
Fifteen to 40% of suicides leave suicide notes. Suicide notes have been studied as potentially valuable resources for unlocking the motives of the suicidal person, but these efforts have been hampered by small sample sizes, or analysis of one age group. This book represents the first large scale analysis (1200+ subjects) of motivations for suicide across multiple ages in the same time period, 13% of whom left notes.
The book discusses top motivations for suicide, how these differ between note writers and non-note writers and what this can tell us towards better prevention.
By Cheryl L. Meyer, Taronish H. Irani, Katherine A. Hermes, and Betty Yung
Analyzes data from 1200+ suicides from county coroner’s office in a single decade
Discusses history and theories of suicide
Identifies the top motivations for suicide based on suicide notes
Discusses the extent to which suicides are impulsive v planned
Leads to a better understanding of how to prevent suicide/treat the suicidal
The book discusses top motivations for suicide, how these differ between note writers and non-note writers and what this can tell us towards better prevention.
By Cheryl L. Meyer, Taronish H. Irani, Katherine A. Hermes, and Betty Yung
Analyzes data from 1200+ suicides from county coroner’s office in a single decade
Discusses history and theories of suicide
Identifies the top motivations for suicide based on suicide notes
Discusses the extent to which suicides are impulsive v planned
Leads to a better understanding of how to prevent suicide/treat the suicidal
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This chapter was published in Peter Collin, ed., Justice Without the State within the State: Judicial Self-Regulation in the Past and Present. Sonderdruck, 2016.
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Sex and sexuality are topics that have defined feminism since its inception. What has changed is that there is now a generation of feminists and scholars who are comfortable not only to write in their own disciplines but who incorporate... more
Sex and sexuality are topics that have defined feminism since its inception. What has changed is that there is now a generation of feminists and scholars who are comfortable not only to write in their own disciplines but who incorporate feminist ideas in their research. This book assembles a variety of essays, most of which were written especially for this collection, that negotiate sex and sexuality in historical contexts as well as in contemporary times. There is a common ground of history and (popular) culture among the articles. While different theories of feminism operate in these essays, feminist lenses have allowed the reevaluation of familiar topics from early religious practices to medieval literature to current films and advertising. The authors represented in this collection range from established feminist and gender scholars to those who employ feminist theoretical frameworks in their respective disciplines.
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The three volume set is edited by Christopher Tomlins and Michael Grossberg. One of the most exciting recent trends in the history of American law has been the proliferation of scholarship on law in early America. Volume I of the... more
The three volume set is edited by Christopher Tomlins and Michael Grossberg. One of the most exciting recent trends in the history of American law has been the proliferation of scholarship on law in early America. Volume I of the Cambridge History of Law in America reaps the advantage of this proliferation, beginning the account of law in America with the very first moments of European colonization and settlement of the North American landmass. It follows those processes across two hundred years to the eventual creation and stabilization of the American republic. The book discusses the place of law in regard to colonization and empire, indigenous peoples, government and jurisdiction, population migrations, economic and commercial activity, religion, the creation of social institutions, and revolutionary politics. American legal history long treated the era of the founding of the republic and the early nineteenth century as the beginning of American law. Volume I disputes that tendency and corrects it.
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Edited by Barbara Brookes and Dorothy Page. Scholars in various branches of the humanities convened in July 2000, at the University of Otago, to celebrate the work of New Zealand historian Dorothy Page, and there presented early drafts of... more
Edited by Barbara Brookes and Dorothy Page. Scholars in various branches of the humanities convened in July 2000, at the University of Otago, to celebrate the work of New Zealand historian Dorothy Page, and there presented early drafts of the eleven essays presented here. Among their topics are the communities of 13th- century holy woman Ida of Nivelles, ladies' benevolence in the New Zealand setting, and women factory inspectors in Britain from 1893 to 1921.
Prof. Maravel and I wrote about the small community of Native American (Indian) women on the Connecticut River between Hartford and Middletown, Connecticut. Several of these Native women used the legal system of the English colonists to preserve their land for their heirs. While men were selling land, women were trying to retain it. Their relationship to the land was different from that of the Native men. Women tended to farm, and thus perhaps had a closer tie to a particular place, while men tended to hunt and serve in the armies of Europeans.
Prof. Maravel and I wrote about the small community of Native American (Indian) women on the Connecticut River between Hartford and Middletown, Connecticut. Several of these Native women used the legal system of the English colonists to preserve their land for their heirs. While men were selling land, women were trying to retain it. Their relationship to the land was different from that of the Native men. Women tended to farm, and thus perhaps had a closer tie to a particular place, while men tended to hunt and serve in the armies of Europeans.
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Digital Farmington is a community engagement project begun by Dr. Katherine Hermes, Department of History, CCSU, and Lisa Johnson, Director, Stanley-Whitman House, Farmington, CT. The project maps points of historical interest and the... more
Digital Farmington is a community engagement project begun by Dr. Katherine Hermes, Department of History, CCSU, and Lisa Johnson, Director, Stanley-Whitman House, Farmington, CT. The project maps points of historical interest and the blog provides analysis of the POIs with a rich examination of Farmington's history, both local and transoceanic. http://digitalfarmingtonblog.org/
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By Katherine Hermes and Alexandra Maravel. The Wangunk saunksqwa Towkishke held sovereignty over Thirty Mile Island. Her control remained secure for a generation. Towkishke died sometime between 1693 and 1697, leaving her daughter... more
By Katherine Hermes and Alexandra Maravel. The Wangunk saunksqwa Towkishke held sovereignty over Thirty Mile Island. Her control remained secure for a generation. Towkishke died sometime between 1693 and 1697, leaving her daughter Pampenum as the new sunksquaw of Thirty Mile Island, just as settlers began to encroach upon the island. Pampenum decided to preserve it for her heirs.
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Authors: Katherine A. Hermes; Beth M. Caruso Although Thomas Thornton was never the center of attention at major witchcraft-related events despite his involvement in them from 1647-1693. His lens was first an intimate, familial... more
Authors: Katherine A. Hermes; Beth M. Caruso
Although Thomas Thornton was never the center of attention at major witchcraft-related events despite his involvement in them from 1647-1693. His lens was first an intimate, familial experience (neighbor of the first accused witch to be executed in New England ) that became a professional one (clergyman in Ireland and Plymouth Colony), with a view over a long window of time and in various locations (as a congregant in the Mathers' church in Boston). Thornton stood, not front and center on the witchcraft stage, but in the wings, a close observer and occasional actor. Reconstructing Thornton's experiences in several transatlantic communities gives us a new grasp of how the worldview of people who were not major, known actors influenced the colonial understanding of witchcraft and its connection to sacraments and soteriology.
Although Thomas Thornton was never the center of attention at major witchcraft-related events despite his involvement in them from 1647-1693. His lens was first an intimate, familial experience (neighbor of the first accused witch to be executed in New England ) that became a professional one (clergyman in Ireland and Plymouth Colony), with a view over a long window of time and in various locations (as a congregant in the Mathers' church in Boston). Thornton stood, not front and center on the witchcraft stage, but in the wings, a close observer and occasional actor. Reconstructing Thornton's experiences in several transatlantic communities gives us a new grasp of how the worldview of people who were not major, known actors influenced the colonial understanding of witchcraft and its connection to sacraments and soteriology.
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Peace treaties between Native peoples and European colonial powers established nation-to-nation political relationships. They formulated rules for coexistence, concluded wars, and determined land cessions. Before the balance of power... more
Peace treaties between Native peoples and European colonial powers established nation-to-nation political relationships. They formulated rules for coexistence, concluded wars, and determined land cessions. Before the balance of power shifted away from Native peoples to the colonial powers in the eighteenth century, both sides conducted diplomacy according to indigenous protocols, into which colonial negotiators introduced the practice of signing of treaty documents. For two centuries eastern, indigenous, tribal nations found diplomatic means for survival in a new colonial world. Excluded from the Treaties of Paris in 1763, ending the French and Indian War, and in 1783, concluding the American Revolution, Native nations found themselves on the periphery of a Eurocentric Atlantic world.
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View the article at http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/AUJlLawSoc/1995/3.html Article discusses the settlement of New England and the contests for political power among colonists.
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Volume I of the Cambridge History of Law in America reaps the advantage of the proliferation of scholarship in legal history, beginning the account of law in America with the very first moments of European colonization and settlement of... more
Volume I of the Cambridge History of Law in America reaps the advantage of the proliferation of scholarship in legal history, beginning the account of law in America with the very first moments of European colonization and settlement of the North American landmass. It follows those processes across two hundred years to the eventual creation and stabilization of the American republic. The book discusses the place of law in regard to colonization and empire, indigenous peoples, government and jurisdiction, population migrations, economic and commercial activity, religion, the creation of social institutions, and revolutionary politics. American legal history long treated the era of the founding of the republic and the early nineteenth century as the beginning of American law. Volume I disputes that tendency and corrects it. The Cambridge History of Law in America has been made possible by the generous support of the American Bar Foundation.
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... the program typically features prominent speakers.1 Shortly after the Pulaski monument was The author thanks Nicholas Pettinico, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, for his assistance with matters concerning the endowment... more
... the program typically features prominent speakers.1 Shortly after the Pulaski monument was The author thanks Nicholas Pettinico, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, for his assistance with matters concerning the endowment funds, Professor Adam Walaszek, visiting ...
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... Governance by KATHERINE A. HERMES* ... The articles declared the power of the English *Katherine A. Hermes, Associate Professor, Department of History, Central Connecticut State University; JD, Duke University School of Law, 1992;... more
... Governance by KATHERINE A. HERMES* ... The articles declared the power of the English *Katherine A. Hermes, Associate Professor, Department of History, Central Connecticut State University; JD, Duke University School of Law, 1992; Ph.D., Yale University, 1995. ...
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Fifteen to 40% of suicides leave suicide notes. Suicide notes have been studied as potentially valuable resources for unlocking the motives of the suicidal person, but these efforts have been hampered by small sample sizes, or analysis of... more
Fifteen to 40% of suicides leave suicide notes. Suicide notes have been studied as potentially valuable resources for unlocking the motives of the suicidal person, but these efforts have been hampered by small sample sizes, or analysis of one age group. This book represents the first large scale analysis (1200+ subjects) of motivations for suicide across multiple ages in the same time period, 13% of whom left notes. The book discusses top motivations for suicide, how these differ between note writers and non-note writers and what this can tell us towards better prevention. By Cheryl L. Meyer, Taronish H. Irani, Katherine A. Hermes, and Betty Yung Analyzes data from 1200+ suicides from county coroner’s office in a single decade Discusses history and theories of suicide Identifies the top motivations for suicide based on suicide notes Discusses the extent to which suicides are impulsive v planned Leads to a better understanding of how to prevent suicide/treat the suicidal
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Page 1. Hispanic American Historical Review 83:2 Copyright 2003 by Duke University Press Book Reviews General Art and Anger: Essays on Politics and the Imagination. By ilan stavans. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2001.... more
Page 1. Hispanic American Historical Review 83:2 Copyright 2003 by Duke University Press Book Reviews General Art and Anger: Essays on Politics and the Imagination. By ilan stavans. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2001. Index. ix, 253 pp. Paper, $18.95. ...
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Volume I of the Cambridge History of Law in America reaps the advantage of the proliferation of scholarship in legal history, beginning the account of law in America with the very first moments of European colonization and settlement of... more
Volume I of the Cambridge History of Law in America reaps the advantage of the proliferation of scholarship in legal history, beginning the account of law in America with the very first moments of European colonization and settlement of the North American landmass. It follows those processes across two hundred years to the eventual creation and stabilization of the American republic. The book discusses the place of law in regard to colonization and empire, indigenous peoples, government and jurisdiction, population migrations, economic and commercial activity, religion, the creation of social institutions, and revolutionary politics. American legal history long treated the era of the founding of the republic and the early nineteenth century as the beginning of American law. Volume I disputes that tendency and corrects it. The Cambridge History of Law in America has been made possible by the generous support of the American Bar Foundation.
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were foreign to them, and the stories of men who jumped out of burning airplanes and survived. These stories and others make this book worth reading. The author’s method is to weave together historical vignettes—short stories, most just a... more
were foreign to them, and the stories of men who jumped out of burning airplanes and survived. These stories and others make this book worth reading. The author’s method is to weave together historical vignettes—short stories, most just a few pages in length, with their own titles—about particular subjects or individual exploits. This method works in narrative history; however, it is disruptive to have, for example, three topic headings in two pages. What is missing from this book are pictures, maps, diagrams, and illustrations. There is nothing to show the areas of operations, the landing fields, the technologies employed, the routes flown, the targets destroyed, or the individuals who led, fought, and died—nothing. Given the abundance of materials available and the willingness of air force and army historical centers to provide them, this is completely unnecessary. Still, the book is a good read.
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This chapter examines protective factors in greater depth. Books on suicide all examine motivations for suicide, but often do not examine the motivations for living. The mundane and ordinary aspects of life sustain people, and an approach... more
This chapter examines protective factors in greater depth. Books on suicide all examine motivations for suicide, but often do not examine the motivations for living. The mundane and ordinary aspects of life sustain people, and an approach to combatting suicide that recognizes those positive factors builds on what already exists. It is possible to construct communities that promote and foster social support systems, healthy lifestyles, and full use of people’s skills and gifts. This includes finding a reason to live, and that often comes from having responsibility—though not at such a level that it is overwhelming.
This chapter examines interpersonal relationships as a motivation for suicide. Conflict in interpersonal relationships, specifically with intimate partners, was the motivation for approximately one-fifth of our cases. Two main categories... more
This chapter examines interpersonal relationships as a motivation for suicide. Conflict in interpersonal relationships, specifically with intimate partners, was the motivation for approximately one-fifth of our cases. Two main categories emerged: suicide related to intimate partners and suicide motivated by other interpersonal relationships. Three subgroups emerged within suicide related to intimate partners: unrequited or lost love (45%), abusive relationship (30%), and unknown cause (24%). For these groups, the suicides may have represented different ways of achieving balance in a relationship that had become imbalanced. Suicides that are due to interpersonal conflict with other family members represent other dynamics and may be tied to perceived burdensomeness. One subgroup that emerged within this category was murder-suicide. A detailed explanation of these categories and our findings are presented in this chapter.
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This chapter examines history and theories of suicide from the early modern period to the present. It examines changes in suicide practices, methods, and motivations. The suicides which occur in America today are consistent with those... more
This chapter examines history and theories of suicide from the early modern period to the present. It examines changes in suicide practices, methods, and motivations. The suicides which occur in America today are consistent with those that occurred in the past. The historical focus will be on the peoples of North America who are of Native American, European, and African for the trends established there. Additionally, theories about who commits suicide and why are explained to establish the current state of the field of suicidology.
For many of the individuals in our study, entanglement with legal processes had become overwhelming and represented the main reason they were contemplating suicide. Some were criminal cases that involved felonies or multiple charges and... more
For many of the individuals in our study, entanglement with legal processes had become overwhelming and represented the main reason they were contemplating suicide. Some were criminal cases that involved felonies or multiple charges and would likely result in loss of freedom through time in prison, and some were civil cases such as foreclosures and bankruptcies that would result in major life disruptions. There were also traffic violations and minor car accidents that would only be inconveniences to most people. For all of the individuals in this group, though, their legal involvement took center stage in their lives.
In this chapter we discuss the desire to escape from pain, which represents the largest motivating factor in our sample. For some, that escape was from actual physical or psychological pain. For others, the escape was related to... more
In this chapter we discuss the desire to escape from pain, which represents the largest motivating factor in our sample. For some, that escape was from actual physical or psychological pain. For others, the escape was related to circumstances which they believed were too difficult to overcome. Of 936 people, 658 (70%) were escaping from pain. The source of the pain was psychological (32%), physical (18%), legal (8%), financial (3%), or a combination of many of these things (39%). When cases were sorted into these groups, clear patterns emerged. We discuss our findings related to these categories.
The motivations discussed in this chapter represent a very small proportion of individuals in our sample. One group (60 people) committed suicide because of grief issues (31 people), while others felt like a failure in life (22 people).... more
The motivations discussed in this chapter represent a very small proportion of individuals in our sample. One group (60 people) committed suicide because of grief issues (31 people), while others felt like a failure in life (22 people). We examined specific patterns that can be seen within both the bereavement and failure categories, which can provide information about risk and protective factors.
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Peace treaties between Native peoples and European colonial powers established nation-to-nation political relationships. They formulated rules for coexistence, concluded wars, and determined land cessions. Before the balance of power... more
Peace treaties between Native peoples and European colonial powers established nation-to-nation political relationships. They formulated rules for coexistence, concluded wars, and determined land cessions. Before the balance of power shifted away from Native peoples to the colonial powers in the eighteenth century, both sides conducted diplomacy according to indigenous protocols, into which colonial negotiators introduced the practice of signing of treaty documents. For two centuries eastern, indigenous, tribal nations found diplomatic means for survival in a new colonial world. Excluded from the Treaties of Paris in 1763, ending the French and Indian War, and in 1783, concluding the American Revolution, Native nations found themselves on the periphery of a Eurocentric Atlantic world.
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This article establishes the genealogy of Sowheag, aka Sequin, and the family of his daughter Sepunnamo. Using wills and other legal documents, the authors trace the identities of members of the Onepenny family and analyze their... more
This article establishes the genealogy of Sowheag, aka Sequin, and the family of his daughter Sepunnamo. Using wills and other legal documents, the authors trace the identities of members of the Onepenny family and analyze their importance in colonial Connecticut. Errors of fact in other historical accounts are corrected.
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HERMES, KATHERINE. "'As Snow Before a Summer Sun': The Imagined Demise of Connecticut's Native Peoples." Connecticut History 49, no. 2 (Fall 2010): 157-165.
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Volume I of the Cambridge History of Law in America reaps the advantage of the proliferation of scholarship in legal history, beginning the account of law in America with the very first moments of European colonization and settlement of... more
Volume I of the Cambridge History of Law in America reaps the advantage of the proliferation of scholarship in legal history, beginning the account of law in America with the very first moments of European colonization and settlement of the North American landmass. It follows those processes across two hundred years to the eventual creation and stabilization of the American republic. The book discusses the place of law in regard to colonization and empire, indigenous peoples, government and jurisdiction, population migrations, economic and commercial activity, religion, the creation of social institutions, and revolutionary politics. American legal history long treated the era of the founding of the republic and the early nineteenth century as the beginning of American law. Volume I disputes that tendency and corrects it. The Cambridge History of Law in America has been made possible by the generous support of the American Bar Foundation.
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“‘I, Pampenum’: Native American Women’s Use of Connecticut’s Colonial Courts,” in Communities of Women, with Alexandra Maravel, eds. Barbara Brooks and Dorothy Page, (Dunedin: University of Otago Press, 2002).
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This article examines the transition from tripartite governance of Northeastern America to European imperial predominance in the colonial period. The conquest narrative is re-evaluated by using a legal analysis of three kinds of... more
This article examines the transition from tripartite governance of Northeastern America to European imperial predominance in the colonial period. The conquest narrative is re-evaluated by using a legal analysis of three kinds of jurisdiction--territorial, personal, and subject matter. The history of jurisdiction is the history of power. The exercise, sharing, and concession of various types of jurisdiction throughout the colonial period reflected a fragmentation and reformation but also a continuation of sovereignty among three powers. Governance was a process of interaction over two centuries among those powers. Native Americans continued to make and shape the structures of governance throughout the colonial period.
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There are transcriptions of 8 estate administrations, including some wills, of Connecticut Indians; with commentary and citations.
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View the article at http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/AUJlLawSoc/1995/3.html
Article discusses the settlement of New England and the contests for political power among colonists.
Article discusses the settlement of New England and the contests for political power among colonists.
This is the introduction to a special edition of the Australasian Journal of American Studies. Keynote speakers at the conference were John Lewis Gaddis, C. Vann Woodward, and Blanch Gelfante. Their papers are published in the journal.... more
This is the introduction to a special edition of the Australasian Journal of American Studies. Keynote speakers at the conference were John Lewis Gaddis, C. Vann Woodward, and Blanch Gelfante. Their papers are published in the journal.
"The 1995 Fulbright Conference": America's World; The World's America
Roberto Rabel, Katherine Hermes and Rochelle Simmons
Australasian Journal of American Studies, Vol. 15, No. 1, Special Fulbright Conference Issue: America's World/The World's America (July, 1996), p. 1
Published by: Australia and New Zealand American Studies Association
Article Stable URL: http://0-www.jstor.org.www.consuls.org/stable/41415872
"The 1995 Fulbright Conference": America's World; The World's America
Roberto Rabel, Katherine Hermes and Rochelle Simmons
Australasian Journal of American Studies, Vol. 15, No. 1, Special Fulbright Conference Issue: America's World/The World's America (July, 1996), p. 1
Published by: Australia and New Zealand American Studies Association
Article Stable URL: http://0-www.jstor.org.www.consuls.org/stable/41415872
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NAAAS Conference Proceedings: 856-878.
Scarborough: National Association of African American Studies. (2003)
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The Ancient Burying Ground is Hartford’s oldest historic site and the only one remaining from the seventeenth century. From 1640 until the early 1800s, it served as Hartford’s primary graveyard. During that period, anyone who died in... more
The Ancient Burying Ground is Hartford’s oldest historic site and the only one remaining from the seventeenth century. From 1640 until the early 1800s, it served as Hartford’s primary graveyard. During that period, anyone who died in town, regardless of age, gender, race, ethnic background, economic status, or religious faith, was buried here. Approximately 6,000 people are thought to be buried in the Ancient Burying Ground including an estimated 300 Africans, African Americans and Native Americans. Those named and unnamed individuals are profiled on the website in several ways, as individuals and in collective narratives. Ancestry.com family trees are linked where possible. There are also RelationshipTrees that we have developed to show connections between people that are not based on family ties. Artwork by Cora Marshall depicts what the people may have looked like, based on descriptions in newspapers and other documents. www.africannativeburialsct.org
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The GLBTQ Archives at CCSU include videotaped oral history interviews completed by students in HIST 301: The Historical Imagination, taught by Professor Katherine Hermes in 2002.
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This is a court decision. SUBSEQUENT HISTORY: Rehearing, en banc, denied by New York v. Shinnecock Indian Nation, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 24558 (2d Cir., Nov. 28, 2012) PRIOR HISTORY: [**1] Appeal from a judgment of the United States... more
This is a court decision. SUBSEQUENT HISTORY: Rehearing, en banc, denied by New York v. Shinnecock Indian Nation, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 24558 (2d Cir., Nov. 28, 2012)
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Appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Joseph F. Bianco, Judge) granting a permanent injunction prohibiting the Shinnecock Indian Nation and its tribal officials from developing a casino on a plot of land known as Westwoods without complying with the laws of New York State and the Town of Southampton. Defendants-Appellants challenge a number of the district court's factual and legal conclusions.
Because we find that the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over this action, we do not reach the merits of the appeal. We therefore VACATE the judgment of the district court and REMAND with instructions for the district court to remand the case to New York state court.
New York v. Shinnecock Indian Nation, 523 F. Supp. 2d 185, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 80443 (E.D.N.Y., 2007)
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Appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Joseph F. Bianco, Judge) granting a permanent injunction prohibiting the Shinnecock Indian Nation and its tribal officials from developing a casino on a plot of land known as Westwoods without complying with the laws of New York State and the Town of Southampton. Defendants-Appellants challenge a number of the district court's factual and legal conclusions.
Because we find that the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over this action, we do not reach the merits of the appeal. We therefore VACATE the judgment of the district court and REMAND with instructions for the district court to remand the case to New York state court.
New York v. Shinnecock Indian Nation, 523 F. Supp. 2d 185, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 80443 (E.D.N.Y., 2007)
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This is a court decision. SUBSEQUENT HISTORY: Injunction granted at, in part, Judgment entered by, in part New York v. Shinnecock Indian Nation, 560 F. Supp. 2d 186, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9225 (E.D.N.Y., 2008) Vacated by, Remanded by New... more
This is a court decision. SUBSEQUENT HISTORY: Injunction granted at, in part, Judgment entered by, in part New York v. Shinnecock Indian Nation, 560 F. Supp. 2d 186, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9225 (E.D.N.Y., 2008)
Vacated by, Remanded by New York v. Shinnecock Indian Nation, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 12948 (2d Cir. N.Y., June 25, 2012)
PRIOR HISTORY: New York v. Shinnecock Indian Nation, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97248 (E.D.N.Y., Oct. 13, 2006)
Vacated by, Remanded by New York v. Shinnecock Indian Nation, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 12948 (2d Cir. N.Y., June 25, 2012)
PRIOR HISTORY: New York v. Shinnecock Indian Nation, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97248 (E.D.N.Y., Oct. 13, 2006)
BYLINE: John Moreno Gonzales, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.
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The New England Quarterly, June 2015, Vol. 88, No. 2, Pages 333-335 Posted Online May 7, 2015. (doi:10.1162/TNEQ_r_00460) Paper Sovereigns: Anglo-Native Treaties and the Law of Nations, 1604–1664. By Jeffrey Glover. (Philadelphia:... more
The New England Quarterly,
June 2015, Vol. 88, No. 2, Pages 333-335
Posted Online May 7, 2015.
(doi:10.1162/TNEQ_r_00460)
Paper Sovereigns: Anglo-Native Treaties and the Law of Nations, 1604–1664. By Jeffrey Glover. (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2013. Pp. viii, 312. $59.95 cloth; $59.95 e-book.)
June 2015, Vol. 88, No. 2, Pages 333-335
Posted Online May 7, 2015.
(doi:10.1162/TNEQ_r_00460)
Paper Sovereigns: Anglo-Native Treaties and the Law of Nations, 1604–1664. By Jeffrey Glover. (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2013. Pp. viii, 312. $59.95 cloth; $59.95 e-book.)
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Beyond Conquest: Native Peoples and the Struggle for History in New England by Amy E. Den Ouden Review by: Katherine Hermes The New England Quarterly, Vol. 80, No. 1 (Mar., 2007), pp. 153-155 Published by: The New England Quarterly, Inc.... more
Beyond Conquest: Native Peoples and the Struggle for History in New England by Amy E. Den Ouden
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The New England Quarterly, Vol. 80, No. 1 (Mar., 2007), pp. 153-155
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Review by: Katherine Hermes
The New England Quarterly, Vol. 80, No. 1 (Mar., 2007), pp. 153-155
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Killed Strangely: The Death of Rebecca Cornell by Elaine Forman Crane
Review by: Katherine A. Hermes
Law and History Review, Vol. 22, No. 3 (Autumn, 2004), pp. 654-656
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Article DOI: 10.2307/4141699
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Review by: Katherine A. Hermes
Law and History Review, Vol. 22, No. 3 (Autumn, 2004), pp. 654-656
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Unwelcome Americans: Living on the Margin in Early New England by Ruth Wallis Herndon
Review by: Katherine Hermes
Law and History Review, Vol. 21, No. 1 (Spring, 2003), pp. 224-226
Published by: American Society for Legal History
Article DOI: 10.2307/3595079
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Review by: Katherine Hermes
Law and History Review, Vol. 21, No. 1 (Spring, 2003), pp. 224-226
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Article DOI: 10.2307/3595079
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The French in Early Florida: In the Eye of the Hurricane by John T. McGrath Review by: Katherine Hermes The South Carolina Historical Magazine, Vol. 103, No. 4 (Oct., 2002), pp. 377-379 Published by: South Carolina Historical Society... more
The French in Early Florida: In the Eye of the Hurricane by John T. McGrath
Review by: Katherine Hermes
The South Carolina Historical Magazine, Vol. 103, No. 4 (Oct., 2002), pp. 377-379
Published by: South Carolina Historical Society
Article Stable URL: http://0-www.jstor.org.www.consuls.org/stable/27570604
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The South Carolina Historical Magazine, Vol. 103, No. 4 (Oct., 2002), pp. 377-379
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Women before the Bar: Gender, Law, and Society in Connecticut, 1639-1789 by Cornelia Hughes Dayton Review by: Katherine Hermes Law and History Review, Vol. 18, No. 2 (Summer, 2000), pp. 466-468 Published by: American Society for Legal... more
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Review by: Katherine Hermes
Law and History Review, Vol. 18, No. 2 (Summer, 2000), pp. 466-468
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Article DOI: 10.2307/744310
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Review by: Katherine Hermes
Law and History Review, Vol. 18, No. 2 (Summer, 2000), pp. 466-468
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. Phillip Griffin, Jr., Durham, North Carolina; Sherri Zann Rosenthal, Durham, North Carolina; Katherine A. Hermes, Law Student, Durham, North Carolina, for Amicus Curiae North Carolina Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild. This is a... more
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This is a court decision. SUBSEQUENT HISTORY: [**1] As Amended October 12, 1990. Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc Denied October 11, 1990. Reported at: 1990 U.S. App. LEXIS 22983.
PRIOR HISTORY: Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Fayetteville. Malcolm J. Howard, District Judge. CA-89-6-3-CIV-H.
DISPOSITION: Affirmed in Part, Vacated in Part, and Remanded with Instructions.
This is a court decision. SUBSEQUENT HISTORY: [**1] As Amended October 12, 1990. Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc Denied October 11, 1990. Reported at: 1990 U.S. App. LEXIS 22983.
PRIOR HISTORY: Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Fayetteville. Malcolm J. Howard, District Judge. CA-89-6-3-CIV-H.
DISPOSITION: Affirmed in Part, Vacated in Part, and Remanded with Instructions.
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Chu, Jonathan M, "Review of Christopher L Tomlins, and Bruce H Mann. 'The Many Legalities of Early America.'" Journal of the Early Republic 22.2 (2002): 300-02.
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