Erwin Campbell Surrency (1924–2012)[1] was the founder of The American Journal of Legal History.
[2] Surrency was born in Jesup, Georgia.
[1] From 1950 to 1978, he was the Law librarian at Temple University, and was professor of law there from 1951 to 1972.
[3] Surrency was the author of several books.
[4] In 2012, Erwin C. Surrency was inducted into the American Association of Law Libraries Hall of Fame.