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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 60 Collections and/or Records:

Virginia Tax Review records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-32-220
Scope and Contents The Records of the Virginia Tax Review [1993-2010]t (1 archival box, .3 linear ft.), consist of administrative files related to the publication of the journal. The archives retained contracts with the authors, two files of correspondence with Mortimer Caplin, an SBA file with a handbook and guidelines, and the Course Syllabus for the Alternative Dispute Resolution class taught by William L. Waddell.Orders of contract proof, distribution and offprint orders were recycled after...
Dates: Majority of material found in 1993-2019

Faculty Building Committee records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-32-301
Abstract

Committe files: notes, correspondence, plans, blueprints.

Dates: 1978

Barrister organization records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG-32-212
Abstract

Collection of contact sheets and negative photos

Dates: Majority of material found within 1974 - 1983

Legal Assistance Society records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-32-211

Office of the Dean records (Dean's Papers)

 Collection
Identifier: RG-32-100
Scope and Contents The 1978 accession of Deans' Papers spans the years 1912-1977, although the concentration of material covers 1937-1975, and touches the terms of Deans Lile, Dobie, Ribble, Dillard, and Paulsen. Included are copies of the Dean's Reports to the president from 1904 to 1968; these reports are an excellent starting point for one researching practically any facet of the Law School's history.In the deans' correspondence files, the researcher may expect to find several issues which have...
Dates: Majority of material found in 1912-1990

Law School Renovation Project records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-32-313

Long Range Curriculum Committee records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-32-304
Scope and Contents

These files contain principally memoranda and reports of the committee.

Dates: 1979 - 1983

Faculty Curriculum Committee records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-32-305
Scope and Contents

Files for committee matters. Also one file on the Student Curriculum Committee (chaired by Nusbaum in 1979)

Dates: 1980 - 1993

Assistant/Associate Dean records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-32-101
Dates: Majority of material found in 1979-2001

Graduate Program for Judges records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG-32-108

Virginia Law Weekly

 Collection
Identifier: RG-32-511
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of print and digital copies of the Virginia Law Weekly. The periodical, managed by University of Virginia Law students, features news articles, opinion columns, humor articles, photographs, advertisements, and other content. It documents life at the School of Law, as well as student perspectives of the law and the broader world around them.

Dates: 1948 - 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

The Federalist Society at the University of Virginia records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-32-214
Scope and Contents The Federalist Society at the University of Virginia School of Law was constituted in April 18, 1988 as a “Contracted Independent Organization (CIO) at the University of Virginia and is associated with the national Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies.” Their mission is “to promote awareness and debate of law and public policy issues, with particular emphasis on the principles of judicial restraint, individual liberty, and the separation of governmental...
Dates: 1983 - 2004

The Virginia Eagle records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-32-216
Scope and Contents

The Virginia Eagle was founded in 2002 as a “non-partisan political quarterly published by the University of Virginia School of Law.” Stephanie Russek, Ian Bryan, Lynne C. Fogarty, Kevin G. Ritz and Joseph Tubin were the founders of the new student publication that "wanted to explore the events that unfold far outside of our bucolic quadrangle, in “The Real World”.”

The Virginia Eagle had a short life and became inactive in 2004.

Dates: 2002 - 2004

State and Local Government Policy Clinic records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-32-317
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of materials that document the work of the State and Local Government Policy Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law. These materials include websites and publications. The collection also contains items documenting the clinic's participation in major projects including the Commission to Examine Racial and Economic Inequality in Virginia Law (2019-2022).

Dates: 2019 - 2023

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