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Charles M. Davison Jr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-79-2

Scope and Contents

The Davison collection consists of correspondence related to prepublication materials of volumes 208 through 216 of the Virginia Report, which Davison edited during his years as a court reporter from 1967 to 1977. The collection contains correspondence with the Virginia Supreme Court judges and the printers.

Dates

  • Creation: 1967 - 1977

Creator

Biographical / Historical

A native of Richmond, Davison earned a BA in 1935 and LLB in 1937 from UVA. After his graduation, Davison practiced law in Richmond and then became a general tax attorney for the Treasury Department from 1938-41. From 1942-47, he was associated with Covington and Burling in Washington, D.C. In 1944-46 he was on active duty with the US Marine Corps Reserve in the South Pacific. From 1947-63, Davison worked for the Southern Railway, first as head of its accounting department and then as vice president for finance and taxation. During this time, he remained a loyal alumnus of the Law School, serving as chairman of the Washington, D.C.-area placement committee. He joined the faculty of UVA in 1963. During this time he was the official reporter for the Supreme Court of Virginia. His reports are volumes 208 to 217 of the Virginia Reports, covering the years 1967-77. After his retirement in 1979, he remained a professor emeritus until his death in 1995.

Full Extent

.3 Linear Feet (1 box (.3 linear ft.))

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Professor Davison donated this collection to the Law Library 3 April 1979.

Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Sponsor
Web version of the finding aid funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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