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19th Century Legal Manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-89-2
Scope and Contents

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION & ARRANGEMENT This collection contains documents - mostly letters - from a variety of Virginia and Maryland judges, Supreme Court personalities from the 19th century.



Dates: 1820-1859
Found in: Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections

1828 Catalogue Project Digital Image Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2025-01
Scope and Contents

This collection contains high-resolution digital images of rare legal texts. The University of Virginia Law Library created these images for its "1828 Catalogue Project."

Dates: circa 2012-2019
Found in: Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections

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
Found in: Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections

Alumni Day records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-32-110
Dates: 2011
Found in: Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections

André Kertész Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-86-8
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of 50 black-and-white print photographs created by André Kertész, and their digital copies. The photographs capture scenes of New York and Paris.

Dates: 1925 - 1969
Found in: Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections

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
Found in: Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections

Appointment of William H. White

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-97-5
Abstract

One certificate of appointment.

Dates: undated
Found in: Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections

Assistant/Associate Dean records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-32-101
Dates: Majority of material found in 1979-2001
Found in: Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections

Attorney's Ledger, 1884-1890 [from Connecticut?]

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-96-2
Abstract

Manuscript of an attorney legal practice. Contains information about estates, money transactions, pensions, insurance.

Dates: 1884-1890
Found in: Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections

Attorney's Ledger, Boston, 1871-1875

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-97-8
Abstract

Ledger.

Dates: 1871-1875
Found in: Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections

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
Found in: Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections

Barrister records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG-32-212
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of contact sheets and photographic negatives used in the Barrister yearbook.

Dates: circa 1974-1983
Found in: Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections

Benjamin Franklin Buchanan Memorabilia Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS-2019-05
Abstract

Collection of personal memorabilia (1861-1993) that contains correspondence, photographs, news clippings, certificates.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1861 - 1993
Found in: Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections

Beth Wharton Photographic Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-00-2
Abstract

Oversized photographs of University of Virginia students, 1920-1926.

Dates: early 1890s-1926
Found in: Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections

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
Found in: Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections

Bobbleheads by the Green Bag Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2024-05
Scope and Contents

The collection includes 29 bobblehead figurines produced by The Green Bag law journal from 2003 to 2024. Each bobblehead depicts a prominent figure in American legal history and includes iconography related to their legal careers.

Dates: 2003 - 2024
Found in: Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections

Bound Case Materials for Walsh v. Preston, also called the Mercer Colony Case

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-95-7
Abstract

Heavily annotated documentation of a late 19th century Texas case concerning a pre-statehood land grant. The case was heard by the U.S. Fifth Circuit in 1879 and by the Supreme Court in 1882.

Dates: undated
Found in: Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections

Brandon L. Garrett Collection of Criminal and Death Penalty Trial Transcripts

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2017-01
Abstract

Trial transcripts for Virginia death penalty cases. DNA exonoree trials, and various state criminal trials.

Dates: 1977-2011
Found in: Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections

C. W. J. Phelps War Crimes and the "Tojo Trial" Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2012-01
Abstract

Personal ephemeral scrapbooks of C.W.K. Phelps during Tokyo War Crimes Trial.

Dates: undated
Found in: Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections

[Cardiff] Board of Trade Inquiries of [Merchant Ships]

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2019-1
Scope and Contents This collection of two volumes of printed documents from the Board of Inquiries [of Cardiff] was acquired by the Law Library in 1991. These documents seem to be of cases that relate to the Merchant Shipping Acts of 1854 and 1876, 1887, and 1894. They comprise the years 1878-1895. Each document represents a vessel inquiry and has a report to the court, and an annex to the report. Some documents contain handwritten annotations that explain what the case is about in a very concise way,...
Dates: Majority of material found in 1878-1895
Found in: Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections

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McCue, Edward O., III, 1923-2011 3
Togo, Shigenori, 1882-1950 3
United States. Department of Treasury. Internal Revenue Service 3
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Virginia. Committee on Sexual Assault Reform 3
Alford, Neill, H., Jr., 1919-2007 2
American Bar Association 2
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Clark, Tom C., 1899-1977 2
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Darden, Colgate W. (Colgate Whitehead), 1897-1981 2
Dobie, Armistead Mason, 1881-1962 2
Eager, George B., Jr., 1888-1942 2
Frankfurter, Felix, 1882-1965 2
Gregory, Charles O., 1902-1987 2
Grew, Joseph C., 1880-1965 2
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Hata, Shunroku, 1879-1962 2
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Kido, Koichi, 1889-1977 2
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Kneedler, H. Lane 2
Koiso, Kuniaki, 1880-1950 2
Marshall, John, 1755-1835 2
Matsui, Iwane, 1878-1948 2
Merrill, Richard A., 1937-2017 2
Minami, Jiro, 1874-1955 2
Minor, John B., 1813-1895 2
Minor, Raleigh C., 1869-1923 2
Moore, John Bassett, 1860-1947 2
Moore, John Norton 2
Muto, Akira, 1892-1948 2
Oka, Takazumi, 1890-1973 2
Oshima, Hiroshi, 1886-1975 2
Paulsen, Monrad G., 1918-1980 2
Ribble, Frederick D. G., 1898-1970 2
Ritchie, John, III, 1904-1988 2
Sato, Kenryo, 1895-1975 2
Shigemitsu, Mamoru, 1887-1957 2
Shimada, Shigetaro, 1883-1976 2
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University of Virginia. Center for Oceans Law and Policy 2
Virginia. Commission on Mental Health Law 2
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Barling, Henry A. 1
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