Peter L. Paull photographs and programs

Access and use

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

Summary

Extent:
21 items
Creator:
Paull, Peter L.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

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 and are located in the photo collection file cabinets.

The Libel Show programs were merged with other programs in RG-32-201 Libel Show and Phi Delta Phi records.

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.

Acquisition information:
This collection was donated to the Arthur J. Morris Law Library by Peter L. Paull Jr. on 31 July 2001.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard