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Frank Gardiner Wisner Law School Memorabilia

Collection

Identifier: MSS-2014-02

Scope and Contents COLLECTION DESCRIPTION & ARRANGEMENT This collection of four letters (1933-1934), sent to Mr. Wisner by Assistant Dean of the Department of Law George B. Eager Jr. and by Armistead M. Dobie, Dean of the Department of Law of the University of Virginia and a 1931 oversized photo of UVA Varsity Track team, was donated to Special Collections, April 16, 2014.

Found in: Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections

The Papers of George B. Eager, Jr.

Collection

Identifier: MSS -78-7

Scope and Contents The George B. Eager Collection fills only one folder and spans less than one year, 1933. As the first letter indicates, Mr. Eager solicited alumni to write to the Rector and Visitors of the University endorsing the appointment of John L. Newcomb as President. The rest of the collection is mostly letters from alumni endorsing Dr. Newcomb. Correspondence and clippings at the end of the file indicate that Mr. Eager was successful.

Found in: Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections

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