Virginia Law Weekly 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 materials in this collection.

Terms of access:

The Virginia Law Weekly, an independent student organization, published the materials in this collection. It owns the copyright to any content that is not yet in the public domain or was licensed from another party. Individuals who wish to re-publish copyright-protected content will need to seek permission from the party or parties that own it.

Summary

Extent:
20 Linear Feet and 767.72 Gigabytes
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of the Virginia Law Weekly's organizational records including founding documents, correspondence, and digital media. It also contains photographic prints, negatives, and contact sheets used in the production of the Virginia Law Weekly.

The University of Virginia Law Library made digital copies of many of the photographic items in this collection.

Biographical / historical:

In 1948, students at the University of Virginia School of Law founded the Virginia Law Weekly, a periodical and independent student organization. Since its founding, the organization has published weekly editions during the academic year featuring news articles, opinion columns, humor articles, photographs, advertisements, and other materials. This content documents life at the School of Law, as well as student perspectives of the law and the broader world around them.

Acquisition information:
At various times in its history, the Virginia Law Weekly donated the materials in this collection to the University of Virginia's Law Library.
Arrangement:

Each series in this collection represents an accession of material to the collection. The accessions are arranged in chronological order by the date they arrived at the University of Virginia Law Library.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard