The Virginia Law Weekly records
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.
- 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
Arthur J. Morris Law Library
580 Massie Road
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22903 United States
archives@law.virginia.edu