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The Virginia Law Weekly records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-32-204

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the Virginia Law Weekly's organizational records including founding documents, correspondence, and digital media. It also contains photographic prints, negatives, and contact sheets used in the production of the Virginia Law Weekly.

Dates

  • Creation: 1948 - 2009

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on access to the materials in this collection.

Conditions Governing Use

The Virginia Law Weekly, an independent student organization, published the materials in this collection. It owns the copyright to any content that is not yet in the public domain or was licensed from another party. Individuals who wish to re-publish copyright-protected content will need to seek permission from the party or parties that own it.

Biographical / Historical

In 1948, students at the University of Virginia School of Law founded the Virginia Law Weekly, a periodical and independent student organization. Since its founding, the organization has published weekly editions during the academic year featuring news articles, opinion columns, humor articles, photographs, advertisements, and other materials. This content documents life at the School of Law, as well as student perspectives of the law and the broader world around them.

Partial Extent

20 Linear Feet

Partial Extent

767.72 Gigabytes

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Each series in this collection represents an accession of material to the collection. The accessions are arranged in chronological order by the date they arrived at the University of Virginia Law Library.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

At various times in its history, the Virginia Law Weekly donated the materials in this collection to the University of Virginia's Law Library.

Existence and Location of Copies

The University of Virginia Law Library made digital copies of many of the photographic items in this collection.

Related Materials

This collection does not contain copies of the Virginia Law Weekly publication. Researchers can find issues of the Virginia Law Weekly in the following collection at the University of Virginia's Law Library: Virginia Law Weekly, RG-32-511.

Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Arthur J. Morris Law Library
580 Massie Road
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22903 United States