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     MANUSCRIPTS and ARCHIVAL MATERIAL

III. Examinations hosted online, 1996 - 2018

 Series

Scope and Contents

From around 1996 and 2018, the University of Virginia Law Library hosted online copies of past examinations given in Law School courses. Some course instructors periodically transferred them to the Library so that students could use them as study materials. The examinations are in the .doc, .docx, .pdf, and .wpd file formats.

Dates

  • Creation: 1996 - 2018

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The conditions governing access vary across the series. There are no restrictions on access to the examinations of deceased professors. However, access to the examinations of living professors is restricted. Researchers must first obtain written permission from living professors to view them. After a researcher presents written permission to the University of Virginia Law Library, the Library may allow them to view the examination in the special collections reading room. Researchers may take written notes, but the Library prohibits photography or scanning. Researchers may not borrow examinations or view them outside of the special collections reading room.

A few living professors have waived the requirement for written permission. Waivers are recorded in a conditions governing access note attached to the examination records in this finding aid.

Conditions Governing Use

Because of the nature of this series, copyright status varies across the examinations. Copyright is assumed to be held by the original creator of individual items; these items are expected to pass into the public domain 120 years after their creation. The University may grant permission to publish or reproduce intellectual property it owns in the name of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia.

Extent

.091 Gigabytes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Arrangement

The examinations are arranged into files by academic year.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

In the Spring of 2018, a staff member at the University of Virginia Law Library downloaded these files and transferred them to one of the Library's shared storage drives. In November 2023, the Library formally accessioned them into its archive.

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