Donald Black papers
Scope and Contents
Dates
- 1935-2016
Creator
- Black, Donald J., 1941- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Biographical / Historical
He is the founder of ‘pure sociology’, and most of his work focuses on sociology of conflict, morality, and law. He has written numerous books, including "The Social Structure of Right and Wrong", "The Behavior of Law", and "Moral Time", and has received accolades for his books such as the Theory Prize, a Distinguished Book Award, and the Kalven Prize. In addition, he is on the editorial board for scholarly journals and edits his own series on "Studies on Law and Social Control" for Oxford Press. Black retired from the University of Virginia in 2016.
Extent
19 Cubic Feet (37 legal document boxes, 1 artifact box, 1 oversize folder and 22 audiocassettes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Separated Materials
Processing Information
- Baumgartner, M. P. (Baumgartner, Mary Pat), 1953-
- Black, Donald J., 1941-
- Mileski, Maureen, 1944-
- Right and wrong
- Senechal de la Roche, Roberta, 1950-
- crime -- United States
- criminal statistics--United States
- deviant behavior
- homosexuality -- social aspects
- justice, administration of
- morality and society
- police -- United States
- police reports -- United States
- social conflict
- social control
- sociological jurisprudence
- sociology
- sociology of crime, law, and deviance
Creator
- Black, Donald J., 1941- (Person)
- Title
- Donald Black papers
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Gabrielle Patterson and Sharon Defibaugh
- Date
- 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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- Undetermined
- Script of description
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Repository Details
Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States