Black Law Students Association, Virginia Law Chapter records

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Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions on access to the items in this collection.

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Because of the nature of this collection, copyright status varies across the materials. Copyright is assumed to be held by the original creators of the content until it passes into the public domain.

Summary

Extent:
7.67 Linear Feet and .357901824 Gigabytes
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

The administrative records, scrapbooks, websites, newsletters, and artifacts in this collection document the history of the Virginia Law Chapter of the Black Law Students Association (BLSA).

Biographical / historical:

On October 16, 1970, students at the University of Virginia founded the Virginia Law Chapter of the Black Law Students Association. The Chapter's initial and continuing goals are to recruit Black law students and faculty, open a candid forum between UVA Law's Black and non-Black students, assist underserved populations in the Charlottesville community, and facilitate inter-school communication between other BLSA chapters.

Acquisition information:
The Virginia Law Chapter donated most of the items in this collection to the University of Virginia's Arthur J. Morris Law Library at various dates. More information about the immediate source of acquisition of particular items is noted in other parts of this finding aid.
Accruals:

The Arthur J. Morris Law Library expects to add materials to this collection.

Rules or conventions:
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