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RG 32. School of Law

 University Record
Identifier: RG 32
Founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1819, the University of Virginia School of Law is the second-oldest continuously operating law school in the United States.

Found in 61 Collections and/or Records:

Alumni biographical files - University of Virginia School of Law

 Collection
Identifier: RG-32-406
Scope and Contents

These files contain biographical information of alumni.

Dates: 1901 - 1997

Awards, trophies, and artifacts collection - University of Virginia School of Law

 Collection
Identifier: RG-32-407
Scope and Contents

Collection of miscellaneous artifacts: awards, trophies, trophies, brass plates

Dates: 1947 - 1999

Faculty biographical files - University of Virginia School of Law

 Collection
Identifier: RG-32-403
Scope and Contents

Vertical files with faculty memorabilia gathered by Special Collections since 1982. Consist of newspapers articles, papers, invitations, programs, etc.

Dates: 2014

Ephemera collection - University of Virginia School of Law

 Collection
Identifier: RG-32-404
Scope and Contents

Special Collection has been collecting these miscellaneous files over a period of many decades. There is an excel.doc with all the information.

Dates: 1866 - 2005

Online news and media - University of Virginia School of Law

 Collection
Identifier: RG-32-504
Scope and Contents

This resource consists of online media collections that the University of Virginia School of Law curated and disseminated online. They generally consist of news articles, videos, and sound recordings. These materials document the School of Law's wide-ranging work and provide evidence of how the School markets itself to the broader world.

Dates: 2005 - 2023

Communications Office records - University of Virginia School of Law

 Collection
Identifier: RG-32-314
Scope and Contents The records of the Communications Office document the department's contributions to the University of Virginia School of Law. The collection contains copies of printed matter produced by the office, including admissions information booklets, brochures, flyers, posters, reports, conference and symposium programs, postcards, and stationary. Also, it contains some of the resources used to produce the printed matter and other content. These include photographic slides, prints, and negatives;...
Dates: circa 1978 to 2021

Virginia Law School Report

 Collection
Identifier: RG-32-510
Scope and Contents

This collection includes at least 2 copies of every issue of the Virginia Law School Report. Issues of The Report contain articles that highlight the work of students, faculty, and administrators at the University of Virginia School of Law. Also, between 1977 and 1990, the annual reports for the University of Virginia Law School Foundation were published here.

Dates: 1977 - 1994

Libel Show and Phi Delta Phi records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-32-201
Scope and Contents

This collection primarily documents the history of the Libel Show at the University of Virginia School of Law. It includes the following materials dating from 1930 to the present: scripts, programs, video recordings, tickets, photographs, posters, and clippings.

In addition to these materials, collection RG-32-201 contains a membership book for the University of Virginia chapter of Phi Delta Phi (Minor Inn). The book dates from 1890 to 1957.

Dates: 1890 - 2023

Black Law Students Association (BLSA), Virginia Law Chapter records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-32-217
Scope and Contents

The administrative records, scrapbooks, websites, newsletters, and artifacts in this collection document the history of the Virginia Law Chapter of the Black Law Students Association (BLSA).

Dates: circa 1990 - 2024

Annual reports - University of Virginia School of Law Foundation

 Collection
Identifier: RG-32-509
Scope and Contents The University of Virginia Law School Foundation published these annual reports to share information about the organization and solicit gifts. The reports were distributed to a broad audience of potential donors, and they included the following content: letters from the Dean of Law, statements from Foundation leadership, summaries of Foundation programs, lists of donors, and Foundation budget statements.Between 1977 and 1990, the University of Virginia School of Law published the...
Dates: 1953-1976 and 1990-2023

Examinations of the University of Virginia School of Law

 Collection
Identifier: RG-32-401
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of examinations that the University of Virginia Law School administered to students between 1890 and 2018. It also includes a few examples of examination answers.

The examinations exist in diverse media formats. Most of them are printed on paper, and most printed examinations are bound together into volumes. The other examinations were born digital and were initially made available to students online or on digital media (e.g., CDs, DVDs).

Dates: 1890 - 2018

University of Virginia School of Law Matriculation Book

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 35007009224894]
Identifier: RG-32-513
Content Description

This collection consists of a matriculation book and a metal die that was used to stamp the logo on the book cover. Starting with the class of 2026, students at the University of Virginia School of Law sign their names in the book.

Dates: 2024

Website collection - University of Virginia School of Law

 Collection
Identifier: RG-32-501
Scope and Contents This collection contains copies of the University of Virginia School of Law's public website. On this site, the School shares content that documents its work and the experiences of its students, faculty, staff, and alums. This includes statistics, policies, program descriptions, summaries of services, links to affiliated organizations, news articles, videos, directories, marketing materials, short histories, and published research. While the website potentially reaches a broad audience, much...
Dates: 2004 - 2023

Office of Career Services at the University of Virginia School of Law records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-32-315
Scope and Contents This collection of administrative files related to the graduation awards given to law students every year, was transferred to the Law Library Special Collections Department January and March of 2012 by Kevin M. Donovan, Senior Assistant Dean for Career Services. We also received University of Virginia Final Exercises programs, University of Virginia School of Law Commencement Exercises programs, class profile brochures and some photographs housed in floppy disks. In May 2013, Steve Hopson,...
Dates: 2013

Commencement records - University of Virginia School of Law

 Collection
Identifier: RG-32-514
Scope and Contents

These records document commencement ceremonies and related events at the University of Virginia School of Law.

Dates: 1976 - 2024

Directories of the University of Virginia School of Law

 Collection
Identifier: RG-32-502
Scope and Contents This collection of print and digital directories list the faculty, staff, students, and alumni of the University of Virginia School of Law. It contains the following series of materials: Alumni Directories of the University of Virginia School of Law (1940-2005)Directory of the Faculty and Students of the University of Virginia (1942-1943)Directory of the Law School, University of Virginia (1947-1973)Faculty Directories of the University of Virginia School of...
Dates: 1940 - 2023

North Grounds Softball League Memorabilia (NGSL)

 Collection
Identifier: RG-32-221-20
Scope and Contents

This is a collection of memorabilia: uniform, sweatshirt, etc.

Dates: Majority of material found within 2002 - 2005

Center for Law and National Security records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-32-350-85
Scope and Contents

These records were found in the accession folder in 2022. They were transferred to the archives in 1985. [Maybe by Prof. John Norton Moore?]

Dates: 1981 - 1991

Historical research collection - University of Virginia School of Law

 Collection
Identifier: RG-32-503
Scope and Contents

This collection contains items that librarians and archivists have used while researching the history of the University of Virginia School of Law. These materials include unpublished essays, published historical articles, datasets, and research notes.

Dates: circa 2010-2024

Yearbook collection - University of Virginia School of Law

 Collection
Identifier: RG-32-512
Scope and Contents This collection of yearbooks documents the experiences of law students who attended the University of Virginia between 1888 and 2009. It contains both "Corks and Curls", the main University of Virginia student yearbook, and "The Barrister", the UVA law student yearbook. Researchers will discover a wide range of content in these books, including student, staff, and faculty photographs, candid glimpses into student life, and student organization profiles.Many volumes of "Corks and...
Dates: 1888 - 2009