Daniel J. Meador papers, 1959/2003

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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
170 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Special Collections Public Services & Reference Staff
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Terms of access:

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Summary

Extent:
32 Cubic Feet 73 archival boxes, plus photographs and some oversized materials.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains the professional papers of Professor Daniel J. Meador who was active on many faculty committees at the Law School and at the University. The papers include documents related to the Educational Policy, Appointments and Composition of the Student Body.

These files contaim a large collection of faculty memoranda and minutes, information concerning the library, curriculum, graduate program, grading system committees, and building of Phase I of North Grounds. There are also files on the Department of Justice speeches and testimonies.

Addendum A contains correspondence, committee files and other professional papers primarily related to the Curriculum Committee, the Law School and Law School Foundation; Honor System and American Academy of Judicial Education.

This addendum to the Meador Papers is comprised of Justice Department Papers (1977-1982 and University faculty committee work (1976-1977).

The Justice Department papers are Meador's and Charles Haworth's personal and working papers on both phases of the federal circuit court plan. Meador's papers are arranged alphabetically and Haworth's mantained the chronology he gave to his files. There are also papers related to the Federal Court Improvement Act, copies of the legislative history, and Meador's collection of memoranda, speeches, legislative material, and clippings on the new appellate court. hare numbered

The University of Virginia faculty committee files portray Meador's work on a number of law school and university-wide committees, one of which is restricted

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This addendum consists of Law School Committee files and student facebooks.

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This addendum was merged with addendum c.

This addition to Professor Daniel J. Meador Papers (40 boxes, 18 linear ft.) is arranged according to the order in which it was found in his office at the University of Virginia after his death. A large compilation of general papers arranged by alphabetical order, relate to his professional work with different organizations, the Appellate Courts, the Justice Department and is followed by papers pertaining to specific legal cases. There is extensive documentation related to Mr. Meador's fictional works and papers pertaining to his academic writings. The collection also contains photographs, certificates, printed materials and other miscellaneous items.

The General Papers comprised all professional files and teaching materials.

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16 bound programs

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127 notecards

Acquisition information:
Professor Meador transferred his files to the archives in 1982, 1986, 1992, 1995, and 2013.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard