Memorabilia

This collection contains diplomas, certificates, photographs, newspaper clippings, a gold watch and a gold medal, a scrapbook, and many other pieces of memorabilia that belonged to Arthur J. Morris, class of 1901 and a benefactor of the University of Virginia Law Library.

This collection of Brackett Henry Snidow's (Law 1908) University of Virginia memorabilia includes a class reunion book, certificates, photographs, and two issues of the University of Virginia News Letter, published by the School of Rural Social Economics in 1943 and 1944, that belonged to Elizabeth Chumbley of Pearisburg, VA, grandmother of the donors.

The Buckner Clay family memorabilia collection contains diplomas, photographs, engravings, portraits, and other material belongings.

This collection of Edward Henderson Deets Jr. memorabilia contains newspaper clippings, invitations, announcement cards, directories, and programs related to the University of Virginia School of Law.

This collection is comprised of letters written by Elizabeth N. Tompkins, the first woman to graduate from the University of Virginia School of Law, during and immediately after her years of law study, and diplomas, certificates, and awards she received.

This small collection consists of lithoprinted copies of the lectures of professor John B. Minor on “Personal Property” and “Remedies, including Pleading and Practice,” and a top hat.

The six original bound lectures and hat belonged to George H. Marks, of Montgomery, Alabama, Class of 1876, who attended the School of Common and Statute Law at the University of Virginia.

This collection reflects Mortimer M. Caplin's (Law 1940) life during his years as a student at the University of Virginia and as Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. It consists primarily of awards, photographs, certificates, articles, interviews, and newspaper clippings.

The Robert H. Knight (Law 1947) collection of miscellanous materials contains some correspondence, memorabilia, and photographs.