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Peter L. Paull photographs and programs

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-01-2

Scope and Contents

This collection contains faculty photographs and programs used in The Libel Show, an annual theatrical production that has been lampooning professors and life at the Law School since 1908. The Libel Show programs date from 1949 to 1964 with some gaps.

The photographs were used in connection with the magazine for the class of 1967.

Dates

  • Creation: 1949 - 1964

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Peter L. Paull Jr. graduated from the Law School in 1967 and has been practicing law in New Bedford, Massachusetts, since 1970. He is also admitted to practice in Virginia and Connecticut.

The Libel Show is an annual theatrical production lampooning law professors and Law School life. Originated by the Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity in 1908, by 1961 the size of the show had outgrown the population of the fraternity and became an independent production. The Libel Show includes a variety of impresonations, song parodies, and skits.

Full Extent

21 items

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was donated to the Law Library by Peter L. Paull Jr. on July 31, 2001.

Materials Specific Details

The photographs are located in the photo collection file cabinets. The Libel show programs were merged with other programs in RG 32/201 Libel

Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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