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University of Virginia. School of Law -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Addendum to the Papers of A. E. Dick Howard [f] - Student Notebooks, Clerkship Files, Teaching Files, Case Files, Counselor to Governor Charles Robb Files and Other State of Virginia Miscellaneous Files, 1956 - 2001

 Series
Abstract

Personal and professional files. Includes students notes, clerkship files, teaching files, case files, counselor to Virginia Governor Charles S. Robb files and other miscellaneous files.

Dates: 1956 - 2001

Armistead Mason Dobie papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-78-2
Scope and Contents The papers of Armistead M. Dobie span the years 1902 to 1963, with the bulk of the material covering 1939 to 1956, the years of Dobie's judgeship. The first three boxes contain general correspondence, which is primarily of biographical interest, although there are some items, especially the 1939 letters from President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and senators Carter Glass and Harry Byrd, that have historical value. The correspondence with Judges John J. Parker and Morris A. Soper in the general...
Dates: 1902 - 1965

Clarence B. Pearce papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-86-2
Scope and Contents

The papers of Clarence B. Pearce consist primarily of letters written by Pearce to his mother as well as photographs of Pearce and the University of Virginia grounds while Pearce was a law student (1917 - 1921). His college activities included participation in the debating society and service on the editorial board of Virgina Law Review.

Dates: 1916 - 1920

Frances Farmer papers

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Identifier: MSS-93-1
Dates: circa 1900 - 1993

Frederick D. G. Ribble papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-77-1
Scope and Contents The Frederick D. G. Ribble papers document his years as professor and dean at the University of Virginia Law School, his service on professional boards and committees, the legal cases in which he was directly involved or interested, and, to a limited extent, his personal life before his marriage. The first series (13 boxes) is comprised of files found in one cabinet and spans 1920 to 1947; the second series (17 boxes) from the other cabinet overlaps Series I chronologically,...
Dates: 1920 - 1965

Garrard Glenn papers

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Identifier: MSS-78-1

George B. Eager Jr. papers

 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, 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 Newcomb. Correspondence and clippings at the end of the file indicate that Eager was successful.

Dates: 1932 - 1936

Herbert Johnson papers

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Identifier: MSS-82-4
Abstract

Small collection of correspondence between Herbert Johnson, Law ’27 and the University of Virginia School of Law and the Law School Alumni Association.

Dates: 1925 - 1977

Historical research collection - University of Virginia School of Law

 Collection
Identifier: RG-32-503
Scope and Contents

This collection contains items that librarians and archivists have used while researching the history of the University of Virginia School of Law. These materials include unpublished essays, published historical articles, datasets, and research notes.

Dates: circa 2010-2024

John B. Minor papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-79-8
Scope and Contents

The collection includes lectures and other teaching materials, correspondence, clippings and other printed matter, legal documents, an appraisal of enslaved people, a commonplace book, and a recipe for making indelible ink.

Dates: 1845 - 1893

John Ritchie III papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-78-11
Scope and Contents The papers of John Ritchie included professional papers, mainly correspondence, concerning legal education. There are also files that are related to his deanships at Washington University in St. Louis, The University of Wisconsin, and Northwestern University, as well as files that document his years at Virginia from 1972 until his death in 1988. His files reflect the range and intensity of his work after his official retirement. Predominant are the manuscripts and correspondence for...
Dates: 1925 - 1988

Richard J. Bonnie papers

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Identifier: MSS-81-9
Abstract This collection of professional, legal and research papers (1981 – 2018) captures Professor Bonnie’s public service. Drug related issues, decriminalization of marijuana and insanity defense; extra teaching activities at the University of Virginia; case files on death row inmates; professional files related to issues of mental competency; visit to the Soviet Union as member of US delegation invited to investigated the political abuse of psychiatry; files from the State [Virginia] Human Rights...
Dates: 1913 - 2016

William Minor Lile journals

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-89-1