James B. Lovelace manuscriptMSS.94.1Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-05-09 07:01:32 +0000.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections James B. Lovelace manuscript Lovelace, James B., Sr. MSS.94.1 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/4/resources/693 1 items 1993-1994 English Scope and Contents

The manuscript of the book Court Tales, Trials and Appeals relates to the actual experiences of James B. Lovelace, a retired lawyer and 1926 alumnus of the University of Virginia Law School. He offers advice and points out pitfalls to the law student and young lawyer that they would not find in a textbook or case book. Although the cases were tried in North Carolina, and involve North Carolina law, the procedure is identical to that used in code states, and the principles of law involved are mostly common law. The book is primarily intended to further prepare the law student for his or her practical life as a trial lawyer.

Includes correspondence related to the gift of the manuscript.

Common law Law -- Study and teaching Manuscripts (documents) Lovelace, James B., Sr. Sloan, Billie Kaser Trimble, Marsha Snyder, Helen Manuscript copy of Court Tales, Trials and AppealsArchival Resource Key/repositories/4/archival_objects/75555MSS 94-1Letter to Mr. Lovelace from the UVA Office of Development re: the possibility of putting a copy of his manuscript in the Law LibraryArchival Resource Key/repositories/4/archival_objects/75556October 6, 1993MSS 94-1Letter to Billie F. Kaser, Associate Director of Planned Giving, from Mr. Lovelace re: mailing his manuscript and posting a notice to advertise its presence in the Law LibraryArchival Resource Key/repositories/4/archival_objects/75557March 2, 1994MSS 94-1Contact Report drafted by Billie Kaser Sloan re: gift plan ideas and his insistence on getting his manuscript into the Law Library and posting a notice advertising its presence thereArchival Resource Key/repositories/4/archival_objects/75558March 24, 1994MSS 94-1Letter to Mr. Lovelace from Billie Kaser Sloan re: formalizing gift plans; no mention of manuscriptArchival Resource Key/repositories/4/archival_objects/75559April 4, 1994MSS 94-1Letter to Billie Kaser Sloan from Mr. Lovelace making clear his top priority is his manuscript and knowing that some sort of "notice has been posted to create interest among the law students." He has also included a copy of the notice posted at Wake Forest Archival Resource Key/repositories/4/archival_objects/75560April 8, 1994MSS 94-1Letter to Mr. Lovelace from Billie Kaser Sloan assuring Mr. Lovelace that his manuscript and a copy of the notice had been sent to the Law Library and that Marsha Trimble would be in touch with himArchival Resource Key/repositories/4/archival_objects/75561April 14, 1994MSS 94-1Memo to Helen Snyder and Marsha Trimble from Billie Kaser Sloan explaining the difficult circumstances surrounding Mr. Lovelace's manuscript and the financial gifts associated with its receiptArchival Resource Key/repositories/4/archival_objects/75562April 14, 1994MSS 94-1Memo to William M. Merone (Editor in Chief of the Law Weekly) from Marsha Trimble requesting that notice of Mr. Lovelace's manuscript get published in order to gain publicity and appease him (a potential donor of a large sum of money)Archival Resource Key/repositories/4/archival_objects/75563April 15, 1994MSS 94-1Letter to Mr. Lovelace from Marsha Trimble thanking him for the manuscript and sharing with him the location of the notice of its arrivalArchival Resource Key/repositories/4/archival_objects/75564April 15, 1994MSS 94-1Letter to Billie Kaser Sloan from Mr. Lovelace thanking her for the time she has taken in getting his manuscript delivered and publicized at the Law School. The final paragraph includes the amount he will donate to the university ($50,000 yearly)Archival Resource Key/repositories/4/archival_objects/75565April 20, 1994MSS 94-1Letter to Mr. Lovelace from Billie Kaser Sloan thanking him for his $50,000 commitment to the UniversityArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/4/archival_objects/75566April 26, 1994MSS 94-1