Special access restriction applies to the following boxes:
Series I: I.1, I.2, I.8, I.9, I.10, I.14, I.24, I.28, I.34, I.41, I.42, I.45, I.46, and I.47
Series II: II.2, II.4, II.6, and II.7
Series IV: IV.29 and IV.37
These boxes contain student work and academic records, course/faculty evaluations, personnel files, case files, and related materials, and they must be reviewed for sensitive information prior to research use. To use these boxes, please contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department in advance.
Additionally, series I, II, III, IV, and VII contain digital and audiovisual materials. Researchers may access digital materials by requesting to view them in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department. Audiovisual materials must be digitized prior to research access; please contact the reference department in advance.
Transfers from West Virginia University College of Law via Osborne, Caroline, 18 March 2021, 20 February 2023, and 5 June 2023.
The West Virginia University College of Law (COL) was founded in 1878. It was first accredited by the American Bar Association in 1923 and has retained its accreditation status since. The college was originally a fixture of the Downtown Campus, being housed first in Woodburn Hall and later in Colson Hall, but it has been located on the Evansdale Campus since the completion of the COL building in 1975. Notable prior deans of the college include Okey Johnson, Thomas P. Hardman, E. Gordon Gee, Carl M. Selinger, and Teree E. Foster. As of 2026, the current dean is Susan Brewer. More information about the college's history can be found on the COL History webpage.
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia University, College of Law, Records, A&M 4735, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
This collection includes records transferred from the West Virginia University College of Law (COL). Series I includes papers of various COL faculty, administrators, alumni, and associates. The most common material types are correspondence, notes, publications, course materials, and case files. Series II includes materials used as class resources, generated by students, and related to curriculum. The most common material types are course notes, syllabi, exam instructions, and reading materials. Series III includes materials related to COL events and the College's various publications (e.g., newsletters and journals). The most common material types are event programs and invitations, event planning materials, and copies of newsletters. Series IV includes administrative materials and records of general College of Law operations. This series contains the most diverse grouping of materials, and it includes things like correspondence, photographs, reports, and some artifacts. Series V includes records of renovations, additions, and new construction of COL facilities. The most common material types are architectural drawings and related correspondence. Series VI includes records related to the process of maintaining and reviewing the College's accreditation status with the American Bar Association and American Association of Law Schools. The most common material types are ABA/AALS reports, compiled internal records, and correspondence. Series VII includes records of the law library. The most common material types are correspondence, reports, and American Association of Law Libraries items. More detailed content descriptions are provided at the series and box level.
Two legal texts,
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Special access restriction applies to boxes I.1, I.2, I.8, I.9, I.10, I.14, I.24, I.28, I.34, I.41, I.42, I.45, I.46, and I.47. Student records, course records, case files, and personnel files must be reviewed for sensitive information prior to research use. To use these boxes, please contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department in advance.
This series includes digital and audiovisual materials. Researchers may access digital materials by requesting to view them in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department. Audiovisual materials must be digitized prior to research access; please contact the reference department in advance.
Includes papers of various College of Law faculty, administrators, alumni, and associates. Noteworthy individuals whose materials are included are Carl Selinger, former professor and dean; Franklin Cleckley, former professor and WV Supreme Court of Appeals justice; Robert Donley, former professor; Thomas Hardman, former professor and dean; and Robert Lathrop, former professor. Additional faculty, alumni, and associates are also represented. The contents reflect the work of these individuals as WVU faculty, as faculty at other institutions, and in their legal careers outside of teaching. The most common material types are correspondence, notes, publications, course materials, case files, and related items, but there are a few diplomas, certificates, awards, and photographs as well.
Several issues of
Special access restriction applies. Student records must be reviewed for sensitive information prior to research use. To use this box, please contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department in advance.
Papers of Carl Selinger representative of his work before coming to WVU. Articles; correspondence; and publications, including the
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Papers of Carl Selinger representative of his work before coming to WVU. Includes course outlines, notes from classes, and photocopies of articles/book passages, all from courses Selinger taught at the University of Hawaii School of Law and New York University School of Law.
Outlines, notes, and articles for courses taught by Selinger at University of New Mexico and University of Hawaii; University of Hawaii student handbooks; correspondence between Selinger and University of Hawaii; copies of articles written by Selinger while at University of Hawaii; and articles and correspondence relating to pro bono quotas/requirements in different state bar associations.
Papers and course materials of Carl Selinger representative of his work before coming to WVU. Includes copies of legal journals/publications, newspaper clippings about law school and legal happenings, course outlines, notes from classes, and photocopies of articles/book passages. Materials are from Selinger's time at University of Hawaii School of Law.
Special access restriction applies. Course/instructor evaluations and personal files must be reviewed for sensitive information prior to research use. To use this box, please contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department in advance.
Papers of Carl Selinger representative of his work before coming to WVU. Includes correspondence regarding positions at several different universities; correspondence between Selinger and other faculty at University of New Mexico; notes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, evaluation materials, etc., relating to an experimental interdepartmental course at UNM overseen by Selinger; notes and articles for UNM courses; personal materials like his will; articles written by Selinger while at UNM; articles and correspondence relating to his political engagement work, some of which are materials produced for RFK's presidential campaign; resume circa 1975; and UNM correspondence.
Papers of Carl Selinger representative of his work before coming to WVU. Includes course materials (syllabi, weekly hand-outs, etc.); printed articles with notes; correspondence; newspaper clippings; essays by Selinger; and files related to his transition from Bard College to the University of Hawaii.
Papers of Carl Selinger representative of his work before coming to WVU. Includes correspondence from his time as Dean at University of Detroit School of Law, materials from his work on the American Bar Association's accreditation committee, a WVU directory (1981-1982), a copy of the ABA peer review system outline, and other career materials.
Papers of Carl Selinger representative of his work before coming to WVU. Includes correspondence and court documents from cases based in Hawaii and information related to his admission to the HI bar.
Papers of Carl Selinger representative of his work at WVU and other universities. Includes materials related to courses, cases, conferences, administrative work, etc.; speeches and related notes; WV House of Delegates certificate; articles; correspondence; and other similar materials.
Special access restriction applies. Course materials must be reviewed for sensitive information prior to research use. To use this box, please contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department in advance.
Papers of Carl Selinger representing courses he taught prior to working at WVU. Includes class handouts, articles, assignment sheets, notes for lectures and class sessions, attendance sheets, grading records, etc.
Publications by Carl Selinger and assorted legal journals, law reviews, and newsletters from law schools and professional organizations across the US, presumably compiled by Selinger.
Certificates of Carl Selinger, including his admission to practice law in various locations and other diplomas/certificates.
This box includes digital materials. Researchers may access digital materials by requesting to view them in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department in advance.
Papers of Carl Selinger, including correspondence, course materials, articles, etc.; also includes certifiactes and awards
Papers of Carl Selinger representative of his work before coming to WVU. Includes course materials, articles, notes, correspondence, and other related materials.
Papers of Carl Selinger representative of his work before coming to WVU. Includes course materials, articles, notes, correspondence, and other related materials.
Legal publications featuring articles by Carl Selinger, including
This box includes audiovisual materials, which must be digitized prior to research access. To use these materials, please contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department in advance.
Legal publications featuring articles by Carl Selinger, including
Special access restriction applies. Course materials and personal files must be reviewed for sensitive information prior to research use. To use this box, please contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department in advance.
Papers of Carl Selinger representative of his work before coming to WVU. Includes correspondence regarding positions at several different universities; UNM course materials; personal materials like lease agreements; and other related materials.
Papers of Robert Lathrop. Includes a report on WV Continuing Legal Education; correspondence regarding IRS audit and report; lecture outlines; correspondence from WV Board of Law Examiners; articles and correspondence regarding publication of articles; correspondence regarding lectures/events; info on Lathrop's education and admittance to VT Bar; general correspondence, reports, notes, articles, and documents from Lathrop's career, many of which relate to tax law; and reports for Tri-State Tax Institute.
Materials related to Robert Lathrop's work on the WV Tax Study Commission and the production of two reports, "A Tax System for West Virginia in the 1980s" (1983) and "A Tax Study for West Virginia in the 1980s" (1984). Includes reference materials regarding tax codes in other states, correspondence with fellow attorneys and government officials, notes, drafts, and bound copies of the final reports.
Special access restriction applies. Recommendation letters and course evaluations must be reviewed for sensitive information prior to research use. To use this box, please contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department in advance.
Articles/essays written by Robert (Bob) Lathrop; WV Tax Institute materials/reports; correspondence; faculty evaluations and related info; expense reports from Lathrop; letters of recommendation; Phi Delta Phi certificate; issues of
Papers of Robert Lathrop representing his work on the West Virginia Tax Study Commission. Includes a copy of the report, "A Tax Study for West Virginia in the 1980s," (1984) and reference materials regarding tax codes in other states, correspondence with fellow attorneys and government officials, notes, drafts, and bound copies of the final reports.
Special access restriction applies. Course evaluations and personal files must be reviewed for sensitive information prior to research use. To use this box, please contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department in advance.
Professional and personal papers of Robert Lathrop, primarily including correspondence with a few course evaluations and other materials related to Lathrop's work outside the College.
Special access restriction applies. Personal files must be reviewed for sensitive information prior to research use. To use this box, please contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department in advance.
Professional and personal papers of Robert Lathrop, primarily including correspondence with a few other materials related to Lathrop's work outside the College.
Files retained from Donley's work as part of Donley & Hatfield law firm. Includes correspondence; contracts and agreements; deeds, briefs, other court documents; client billing info; etc.
Papers of Robert Donley. Includes correspondence, copies of legal texts with notes, compiled materials on various cases, and other similar materials.
Law school notebooks of Robert Donley and Joseph Knox, legal papers of the J. C. Powell Family.
This box includes digital materials. Researchers may access digital materials by requesting to view them in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department in advance.
Papers of Frank Cleckley. Includes course materials like syllabi, exam packets, in-class practice exercises, handouts, legal newsletters/publications, compiled lists of relevant cases, and notes for courses about criminal procedures and civil rights. Also includes correspondence, meeting notes and agendas, and court documents from cases Cleckley worked on. Also includes an American Academy of Judicial Education conference book. Most materials are hard copy, but the box also includes 16 floppy disks.
Special access restriction applies. Student work must be reviewed for sensitive information prior to research use. To use these boxes, please contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department in advance.
Papers of Frank Cleckley. Includes legal pads with notes about courses and cases; court documents; class materials; student work; faculty correspondence; general correspondence regarding Cleckley's legal work outside of teaching; newspaper article featuring Cleckley; and other similar items.
Frank Cleckley professional correspondence; newspaper clipping featurng him; Mountain State Bar Association annual meeting materials; office stationery; portfolio from time as WV Supreme Court of Appeals Justice; notes/notebooks; course materials, and other similar materials
Papers of Frank Cleckley. Includes 3 books of materials from American Academy of Judicial Education "Advanced Evidence" programs/conferences; correspondence addressed to Frank Cleckley (personal and professional), including correspondence with other attorneys, clients, and potential clients; assorted legal publications; Cleckley NAACP Certificate of Appreciation; court documents related to Cleckley's work; COL class of 2001 composite photo; and other similar materials
Special access restriction applies. Student work and case files must be reviewed for sensitive information prior to research use. To use these boxes, please contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department in advance.
Papers of Frank Cleckley. Includes correspondence, notes about cases that Cleckley was involved in, a copy of his report "Health Care and the Law, WV Rules on Criminal Procedures book, legal pads with notes about teaching and cases, course materials, student work, and other similar materials.
COL student/faculty photo dated October 1926; photos of Philip Angel; Philip Angel diplomas and certificates; news clippings covering Philip Angel's career; WV Supreme Court of Appeals Avis & Angel brief for appellant
Documents relating to court cases of the West Virginia Surface Mine Board that WVU faculty were involved in, including case files, reports, correspondence, court documents, mining blueprints, notes, etc.
Documents relating to court cases of the West Virginia Surface Mine Board that WVU faculty were involved in, including case files, reports, correspondence, court documents, mining blueprints, notes, etc.
Documents relating to court cases of the West Virginia Surface Mine Board that WVU faculty were involved in, including case files, reports, correspondence, court documents, mining blueprints, notes, etc.
Documents relating to court cases of the West Virginia Surface Mine Board that WVU faculty were involved in, including case files, reports, correspondence, court documents, mining blueprints, notes, etc.
Notebooks of Thomas P. Hardman, former dean of the WVU College of Law, from his law school classes taken at Harvard University. Also includes two post cards presumably sent by Hardman while studying at Oxford, they are signed from "Porter."
Court documents from Wayman Ray Brown vs. Thomas Porter Hardman.
Includes photographs, awards, diplomas, and certificates of Hale J. Posten.
Lee Roy Taylor diploma from WVU
Inlcudes a photograph of Chenoweth and her law degree conferred from WVU COL in 1930.
"Art Lewis Football Game," a board game created by Clyde L. Colson, former COL professor and dean. Also includes a page of correspondence explaining how Colson went about creating the game.
Includes miscellaneous notebooks, legal publications, and other materials belonging to W. P. Willey, L. C. Anderson, E. G. Donley, George T. Brooke, William Jefferson Snee, and others.
Special access restruction applies. Correspondence referencing students must be reviewed for sensitive information prior to research use. To use this box, please contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department in advance.
Several law journals and legal publications that were edited by and/or feature articles from C. Edwin Baker; compiled WVU publications like alumni directorie; event programs, presumably attended by Baker; a COL logo medallion; and assorted correspondence from Baker's time working at Universty of Pennsylvania Law School
Various publications edited by or featuring contributions from Mark Podvia, a WVU law librarian. Includes issues of
Papers of William E. Johnson, former professor of law. Includes correspondence with fellow faculty members, law library associates, other attorneys, etc. and essays written by Johnson.
Ledger belonging to Edward G. Donley used to record his transactions and billing information, notes about cases, and other information about his legal practice
Special access restriction applies. Personnel files must be reviewed for sensitive information prior to research use. To use this box, please contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department in advance.
Includes assorted personnel files for COL faculty. These files contain things like correspondnece, course lists, curriculum vitae, publications, etc., but the included contents are varied across different faculty members' files. Files are included for Stanley Dadisman, Marilyn Kelley, J. Timothy Philipps, Rodolphe De Seife, Herbert Sanger, Woodrow Potesta, Richard Rowe, Willis Shay, Stephen Shuman, Joseph Snee, Booker Stephens, Duke Stern, Ward Stone, Joseph Sweet, Fred Fox, Timothy Padden, Donald Pearson, Joseph Philipps, Frederick Schauer, Alfred Neely, IV, Andrew Fusco, Thomas Hindes, Robert Batey,John Copenhaver, Jr., Robert Donley, Londo Brown, Henry Collins, John Kay, Gene Livingston, Jr., and Dellas Lee.
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Includes assorted personnel files for COL faculty. These files contain things like correspondnece, course lists, curriculum vitae, publications, etc., but the included contents are varied across different faculty members' files. Files are included for Thomas Hindes, David Hanlon, Patricia Hassett, James Heelen, Martin Glasser, D. Lyn Dotson, Russell Dunbar, James Haines, Gene Nichol, Jr., Jane Moran, Pamela Parascandola, Woodrow Potesta, Laura Rothstein, Stephen Gottlieb, Lisa Lerman, and Paul Bowles.
Special access restriction applies. Personnel files must be reviewed for sensitive information prior to research use. To use this box, please contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department in advance.
Includes assorted personnel files for COL faculty. These files contain things like correspondnece, course lists, curriculum vitae, publications, etc., but the included contents are varied across different faculty members' files. Files are included for Marlyn Lugar, Philip Schrag, Douglas Thomas, Thomas Vorbach, Mark Rothstein, and Laura Rothstein.
Special access restriction applies to boxes II.2, II.4, II.6, and II.7. Course/faculty evaluations and student work must be reviewed for sensitive information prior to research use. To use these boxes, please contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department in advance.
Additionally, audiovisual materials must be digitized for research access. This includes all items in Subseries 1. Supplemental Educational Materials. Researchers must contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department in advance to request access.
Includes materials used as class resources, generated by students, and related to curriculum. There are syllabi, practice exercise instructions, exam packets, photocopies of articles and assorted legal publications, lecture notes (by students and professors), class materials like seating charts, student essays, course and professor evaluations, and more. Course notes include those created by Marlyn Lugar, Robert Donley, and J. C. Powell. Course themes represent a range of COL offerings, including courses on civil rights, criminal law, mining and environmental law, contracts, and more. There is also a group of supplemental educational materials (subseries 1), which contains several reels of film. These items were not attributed to a particular course or professor, but they represent additional educational offerings from the COL. There are two sets of videos included in this subseries, each depicting the process of trying a case in court.
Notebooks/binders regarding leases, property transfers, and mining; Notebook: "Trusts - Coal, Oil, and Gas"; Notebook regarding court cases about mining; Notebook: "Contracts"; Notebook: "Labor Law Clippings"; 2 notebooks of Marlyn E. Lugar: "Trusts & Bankruptcy" and "Criminal Law & Quasi X Part II"
Special access restriction applies. Student evaluations of courses and faculty must be reviewed for sensitive information prior to research use. To use this box, please contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department in advance.
Frank E. Horack, Jr.,
Copies of court documents and transcripts and photocopies from legal publications, presumably used as class reading material; course exam packets; course exercise packets; course exam answer keys; lecture notes. Courses relate to criminal proceedings, post-conviction justice, civil rights, business law, legal history, and property.
Special access restriction applies. Course/faculty evaluations and student work must be reviewed for sensitive information prior to research use. To use this box, please contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department in advance.
Student evaluations of courses and professors, syllabi, exam packets, in-class handouts, and grade reports.
Course notebooks, most belong to Robert Donley, one to J. C. Powell.
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Includes class notes, exam booklets with instructions and questions, faculty evaluations, curriculum report, and grade reports.
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Notes, articles, handouts, grade reports, exam packets, and student work from courses about contracts, wills, property, trusts, and legal history; Robert Hartman military law notebook
Audiovisual materials must be digitized for research access. Researchers must contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department in advance to request access.
Includes reels of motion picture film used as supplemental educational materials in the College of Law. They are not attributed to a particular course or professor. There are two sets of videos, both depicting courtroom procedures and the process of trying a criminal case.
Audiovisual materials must be digitized for research access. Researchers must contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department in advance to request access.
Includes 14 film reels featuring supplemental educational videos documenting courtroom procedures. They are titled as follows: 1. Preparation of Plaintiff 2. Initial Prep of Defense 3. The Accident Scene 4. Dogmatic Witness 5. Reluctant Witness 6. The Hostile Witness 7. Deposition Procedure 8. Arguing the Motion 9. The Trial Brief 10. Conference on Trial Tactics 11. Pre-trial Conference 12. Conference in Chambers 13. Voir-Dire 14. The Opening Statement
Audiovisual materials must be digitized for research access. Researchers must contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department in advance to request access.
Includes 9 film reels featuring supplemental educational videos documenting courtroom procedures. They are titled as follows: 15. Client Jury Identification 16. Exhibit Foundation 17. Expert Witness Qualification 18. The Use of Overlays 19. The Medical Exhibit 20. Objections & Offers of Proof 21. Cross Exam - I 22. Cross Exam - II 24. Post-trial Motions
Also includes 4 film reels from a set of educational videos by Roscoe-Pound American Trial Lawyers Foundation similarly documenting courtroom procedures. They are titled as follows: A-2. The Robbery A-5. Search and Questioning of Juvenile Offender A-6. Search Warrant A-10. Commencing Proof Including Opening Statements and Examination of Initial Witnesses
Audiovisual materials must be digitized for research access. Researchers must contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department in advance to request access.
Includes 10 film reels from a set of educational videos by Roscoe-Pound American Trial Lawyers Foundation documenting courtroom procedures. The are titled as follows: A-1. The Robbery A-3. Pre-miranda Interrogation A-4. Miranda Interrogation A-8. Pre-trial Conference A-9. Impaneling the Jury A-10. Commencing Proof Including Opening Statements and Examination of Initial Witnesses A-12. Summation A-13. Sentencing A-14. Post-trial Motions and Review A-16. Juvenile Prosecution From Beginning to End (Part 1)
Course notebooks of Marlyn Lugar
This series includes digital and audiovisual materials. Researchers may access digital materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department. Audiovisual materials must be digitized prior to research access. Please contact the reference department in advance.
Includes programs, invitations, and planning materials from events held by the College of Law and various publications of the College. Event materials generally range from the 1970s through the 2010s. Featured events include lecture series that the College offers, like the Baker, Ihlenfeld, Donley, Cleckley, and Fisher series; hooding ceremonies and other academic recognition events; Law School Day; commencement; alumni engagement events; donor recognition programs; the Buffalo Creek Disaster Symposium; Moot Court Board events; Women's Centennial programming; and others. Publications in the series generally range from the 1920s through the 2010s and include various COL newsletters like
COL Hooding Ceremony event programs, 1938-2009 (nonconsecutive); WVU Commencement Programs, 1980-2006 (nonconsecutive); WVU Bulletin Ammouncements for the College of Law, 1922-1982 (nonconsecutive).
Law School Day event programs; homecoming event adverts/postcards; honors ceremony event programs; alumni newsletters and magazine; Alumni Day event programs; Honor Roll booklets; alumni and graduating class directories.
Student Bar Association at WVU COL newsletters; graduating class directories; WVU Activity Center booklet; Matthew Bender & Co. Style Manual; WVU Rules and Regulations booklet; COL Bulletin Announcements booklets; COL info booklets for prospective students; annual campaign info booklet;
This box includes digital materials. Researchers may access digital materials by requesting to view them in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department.
Internal planning documents/correspondence/requests for COL events -- awards ceremonies, lectures/symposiums, retirement receptions, etc. Some event programs, commencement booklets, etc., but most material relates to the organization of the events, acquiring supplies and refreshments, securing speakers, etc. Also includes a few miscellaneous newsletters.
Invitations, event programs, and other related materials from COL events like the annual Law School Day, the John W. Fisher II, Charles L. Ihlenfeld, and Edward G. Donley lecture series, moot court events, professorship dedications, donor events, COL quasquicentennial commemorative events, hooding and other academic ceremonies, and more; Honor Roll booklets; issues of
Planning materials related to special programming for the 100 year anniversary of women in the WVU College of Law. Programming included a commemorative timeline of women's milestones, a documentary, the creation of a women alumni directory, and special events. There are notes about notable women in the college, timeline drafts, promotional materials for the directory and documentary, completed contact forms from the women's alumni network, event budgeting sheets, and more. Invitations/registration forms for commemorative events and a bound copy of
Roscoe Pound, "An Introduction to Law" lecture outline/transcript and related correspondence; correspondence about events; prospective student info packets; student, faculty, and employer handbooks; programs for Baker Lectures, Moot Court, Hooding Ceremonies, commencement, Law School Day, and other events; copies of
Programs and invitations for the Charles L. Ihlenfeld lecture series, West Virginia Law Review events, fundraising events, commencement, honors receptions, and other COL events; copies of
This box includes digital and audiovisual materials. Researchers may access digital materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department. Audiovisual materials must be digitized prior to research access. Please contact the reference department in advance.
Materials related to the Buffalo Creek Symposium organized by the Collge of Law and Law Library, which explored litigation that occured in the aftermath of the flood of 1972. Includes a poster advertising the symposium, photographs of Buffalo Creek that were displayed at the event, scholarly articles about the disaster that were used to plan the symposium, a DVD video titled
Copies of
Directories for graduating classes from 1960s-1970s; event programs, invitations, and flyers for various COL events/programs, including multiple lecture series, donor events, honors recognition events, faculty recognition dinners, and more.
Alumni directories (1950s-1980s); event programs for various lecture series, moot court board events, the first annual Center for Black Culture and Research and Collge of Law collaborative Franklin D. Cleckley Symposium, the ribbon cutting ceremony for the expansion of the law building, COL Public Service and Ethics Week, academic recognition events, commencement, dedication ceremonies, and more; Legal Reasoning, Research, and Writing Policies and Procedures Manual;
Signage for various COL events, including the Dedication of the Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love PLLC Professorship of Law, the Dedication of the Robert Lemley Shuman Professorship of Law, the Dedication of the Hazel Ruby McQuain Dean's Endowment Fund, the Dedication of the Arthur S. Dayton Professorship of Law, the Inaugural John W. Fisher II Lecture in Law and Medicine, the Dedication of the Regina Jennings Distance Learning and Teleconferencing Room, the Dedication of the Judge Charles H. Haden II Professorship of Law, the Dedication of the Charles Marion Love, Jr. Professorship of Law, and the Dedication of the Steptoe & Johnson Professorship of Law. Also includes flyers for the the 2000 Benedum Lecture Series and Law School Day 1980.
Signage for various COL events, including the Dedication of the James H. "Buck" & June M. Harless and John W. Fisher II Professorships of Law, the Dedication of the Ned and June Shott Law Scholarship, the Dedication of the John T. Copenhaver, Jr. Chair of Law, the Naming and Dedication of the George R. Farmer, Jr. Law Library, and the Dedication Ceremony of the William T. O'Farrell Conference Room and Agnes Furman Staff Lounge.
WVU student and employee handbooks; WVU Law School honor code; WVU employer handbook; WVU faculty senate handbook; student directories; Student Bar Directory; resources available to COL faculty; College of Law Class Agents Handbook; College of Law student handbooks
WVU Catalog and Annoucement books, some of which were compiled by COL Dean Thomas Hardman; commencement programs
WVU Bulletin Catalogs from 1913 to 1953 (nonconsecutive), some of which are COL catalogs and other general university-wide catalogs. Some were edited by Thomas Hardman. Also includes several event programs from academic recognition events, fundraising events, lectures and symposia, etc. and a few copies of
17 reels of microfilm featuring issues of
Special access restriction applies to boxes IV.29 and IV.37. Records referring to students and their academic performance must be reviewed for sensitive/FERPA-protected information prior to research use. To use these boxes, please contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department in advance.
This series includes digital and audiovisual materials. Researchers may access digital materials by requesting to view them in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department. Audiovisual materials must be digitized prior to research access; please contact the reference department in advance.
Includes administrative materials and records of general College of Law operations. There are department reports; internal correspondence; records of extracurricular organizations, like the Order of the Coif and Justitia; practice court ledgers; operations ledgers; photographs of COL people, events, and facilities; scrapbooks; reports and conference materials from organizations that the College belongs to, like the American Association of Law Schools; alumni records and directories; legal reference materials previously held in COL facilities; and other similar materials. Some materials in this series are similar to those in series 1, but they were included here because they could not be attributed to a certain professor, student, or COL associate. This series contains the most diverse grouping of materials, and it includes both digital and audiovisual materials. There is also a small quantity of artifacts, like artwork and plaques taken from the former Law Building, COL merchandise, and a legal research board game.
WVU schedule of courses; copy of
3 binders full of compiled memoranda and internal COL correspondence; 1 binder with a "Compilation of Formal Orders and Resolutions of the Board of Governors of West Virginia University of a General and Continuing Nature."
WVU Bulletins for the College of Law, 1920s-1970s (nonconsecutive); WVU Catalogs; copies of magazines about higher education, law, sports, and related topics; University and Board of Governors reports and memoranda; department correspondence and memoranda regarding faculty reviews, hiring processes, courses and exam schedules; and other assorted administrative materials.
Index of alumni names, contact information, and date of J.D. completion
Index of alumni names, contact information, and date of J.D. completion
Index of alumni names, contact information, and date of J.D. completion
Index of alumni names, contact information, and date of J.D. completion
WVU Viewbooks; COL application forms/booklets; Annual Campaign reports; college annual reports; Student Bar Association annual report; Reports of WVU Planning Council; and a group of booklets/pamphlets published by The Legal Classics
3 binders full of university- and college-wide correspondence and memoranda; 1 binder with information regarding a project to amend WV Election Code
3 binders with department-wide correspondence, memoranda, event/meeting plans, emergency preparedness information, and other administrative documents
Order of the Coif yearly directories and bylaws booklets; West Virginia Bar Association annual meeting notes; the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching,
2 binders with compiled COL correspondence and memoranda from 1980 and 1982; personnel report (1972);
4 binders with compiled COL correspondence and memoranda from 1985, 1988, 1990, and 1991
5 binders with photographs of College of Law students, faculty, events, and facilities
Andrew N. Richardson,
Bar Exam info report; correspondence and reports by ABA about Bar Exam; national enrollment and other compiled data about law schools; bulletins and correspondence from ABA's research into legal education during WWII; exam booklets; correspondence about ABA's Committee on Improving the Administration of Justice; COL facilities equipment inventory; Mid-Atlantic Conference of Law Reviews program; select publications of WVU faculty; calendar of WV legal decisions from 1970-1972
This box contains digital and audiovisual materials. Researchers may access digital materials by requesting to view them in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department in advance. Audiovisual materials must be digitized prior to research access; please contact the reference department in advance.
COL prospective student catalog; Mountaineer CLE Series lecture program; COL and WVU correspondence/memos about university policies, payroll, absences, purchasing, facilities, hiring and search committees, staff meetings, employee benefits, training/workshops, etc.; staff newsletters; COL annual reports; several notepads belonging to unknown faculty member with notes about cases and/or for classes; notes and articles related to Williams v. Board of Education case; COL Finance report; and ABA admissions documents
Interview transcripts and other documentation from the internal investigation of the Heather (Manchin) Bresch MBA controversey; University of New Mexico Summer Law Institute programs; newspaper clippings about COL activities; Faculty Handbook; SEAALL and ORALL directories/handbooks; ABA Annual Report; compiled correspondence and memoranda, some of which discuss the 1998 Dean search; exam schedules; Phi Alpha Delta Treasurer's Ledger, 1947-1948 year
Temporarily restricted pending review.
3 photo albums featuring COL events, facilities, faculty, staff, etc.; Marlyn Lugar,
Notebooks titled "Law & Chancery Order Book," "Attorney Receipt For Papers," "University Court of West Virginia Directory;" COL finances ledger; "West Virginia Law Quarterly Cash" journal; untitled notebooks with notes on court cases (presumably university court cases)
Reference materials held by the college, including books of the
This box includes audiovisual materials. Audiovisual materials must be digitized prior to research access. Please contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department in advance.
Faculty correspondence and memoranda; news clippings about COL happenings; donor correspondence; Centennial Club materials; WV Supreme Court of Appeals "Media and the Courts" conference materials; Edwin F. Flowers,
Various newsletters and legal publications addressed to Charles DiSalvo, presumably kept as reference materials at the College of Law. Includes copies of
See also A&M 5284, Charles DiSalvo, WVU School of Law Professor and Gandhi Scholar, Papers
Reports produced by and/or used as reference materials by COL faculty, including a
COL correspondence and news clippings featuring faculty, students, and events
This box includes digital materials. Researchers may access digital materials by requesting to view them in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department in advance.
Assorted photographs and slides featuring COL faculty, students, facilities, events, etc. Also includes some faculty correspondence, but this box is mostly photographs.
Faculty correspondence regarding course offerings, exam schedules, ABA reaccreditation, new COL facilities, and other topics; newspapers featuring COL events, students, and faculty; some photographs; files with compiled materials intended to catalog the college's history
Special access restriction applies. Correspondence regarding students and academic records must be reviewed for sensitive information prior to research use. To use this box, please contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department in advance.
3 binders with compiled COL correspondence, memoranda, and faculty meeting minutes
Department correspondence; "Final Examinations in the College of Law" booklets; Circuit Court of Kanawha County case briefs; a ledger of some sort from 1857 likely used as reference material by COL faculty; WVU student body constitutuion and bylaws packets; WV Bar Association constitution and bylaws;
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Law School Admission Council,
Scrapbooks, photo albums, and news clippings featuring COL programs, faculty, students, and events
University Court of Monongalia County "Report" ledger (mostly blank). It is not dated, but it appears to be circa 1890s-1910s.
University Court of Monongalia County "Execution Docket" ledger (mostly blank). It is not dated, but it appears to be circa 1890s-1910s.
University Court of Monongalia County "Chancery Orders" ledger (1909-1915)
WVU COL Practice Court ledger, 1907-1964 (1 of 2)
WVU COL Practice Court ledger, 1907-1964 (2 of 2)
Bar Association of the City of Charleston membership ledger and related correspondence from Robert H. C. Kay
Special access restriction applies. Student bar exam results must be reviewed for sensitive information prior to research use. To use these boxes, please contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department in advance.
WVU COL Practice Court ledger (1894-1896); Order of the Coif correspondence, member lists, membership certificates, and related materials; Association of American Law Schools correspondence, memos, reports, and meeting minutes; rules for admittance to Bar from several states and correspondence regarding bar exam and student acceptance; photographs of various COL students, faculty, and facilities
University Court of Monongalia County "Chancery Process and Rule Book" ledger (1920s-1970s)
WVU COL Practice Court ledger, 1907-1938
Binder with pages printed from an early version of the College's website (1998); assorted notes; a lecture transcript from a program delivered by Roscoe Pound; metal printing plates featuring photos of COL associates; a bronze relief of George Washington and a note about its origin, which also relates to the relief in box I.15; COL medallion; Appalachian Center for Law and Public Service Lawyer Awards plaque; COL glassware
This box includes digital materials. Researchers may access digital materials by requesting to view them in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department in advance.
Photo slides compiled by Ed Flowers featuring mostly images of the Law School buildings, students, faculty, etc.; additional photographs and post cards from the COL. Includes some digital photographs and 62 floppy disks with various content.
Includes assorted photographs of COL students, faculty, facilties, events, etc. This box primarily includes oversize class composites and graduation photos, with a few additional types of photographs. Some folders contain negatives as well.
Includes class composites, orientation photos, and graduation photos of various COL classes from 1895 to 2007 (nonconsecutive)
Includes a Justitia and a general COL scrapbook, composed of materials like photographs, newspaper clippings, and event programs; oversize prints of COL students and facilities in the early 20th century; and additional photos, negatives, and slides labeled "historical."
Composite photograph of COL faculty in 1937
Materials from the J. R. Clifford project, including a biographical poster and issues of
See also A&M 4564, Friends of Blackwater Records of the J.R. Clifford Project
"The Honor System in Examinations" code, signed by the junior class of 1906
Includes records of renovations, additions, and new construction of College of Law facilities. Most materials are related to the construction of the COL building on the Evansdale Campus, which was completed in 1974. There are architectural drawings and blueprints, construction specifications, and correspondence between contractors and various COL representatives.
Correspondence regarding creation of a mock lawyer's office space, information about furnishings and specifications; Law Center blueprints; 2 bound packets of "Specifications for Furnishings and/or Equipment" for Law Center; "Specifications and Contract for Law Library Furnishings"; Law Building construction specifications; "Building Committee" documents, correspondence, drawings, meeting notes, contractor invoices, etc. from construction of Law Center; documents about upkeep and general maintencance of Law Center and campus renovations.
Architectural drawings and specifications for Law Center; floorplans for College of Law "Phase IV" renovations
Includes reports, correspondence, and other materials related to the process of maintaining and reviewing the college's accreditation status. This process is managed jointly by the American Bar Association (ABA) and American Association of Law Schools (AALS). Most common materials include self-study reports compiled by COL administrators and faculty, site visit questionnaires and related attachments, and correspondence among COL faculty and with ABA/AALS representatives about the review process. Reports and attachments feature information about course offerings, curriculum, student services, college finances, faculty qualifications and accomplishments, the application process, law library services, facilities, and more.
Curriculum report and self study, 1971; ABA Site Questionnaire and Self-study, 2009; Reaccreditation results, 2001; State College and University System of West Virginia COL Program Review report, 1997
Materials prepared for reaccreditation site visit, 2000; ABA/AALS Self-Study, 2000; ABA/AALS Self-Study, Site Evaluation Questionnaire and Attachments, 1993
ABA/AALS Site Evaluation Questionnaire Attachments, 1993; ABA/AALS Site Evaluation Questionnaire and Attachments, 2000; Correspondence regarding site visit in 2000, specifically regarding curriculum and finances
1987 ABA/AALS Self-Study, Site Evaluation Questionnaire and Attachments, post-site visit report by ABA, and correspondence and miscellaneous notes regarding reaccreditation process; completed ABA/AALS Annual Questionnaires from 1980-1986
ABA/AALS Self-Study and related COL correspondence from preparation of report, 2000; Self-study, 1993; Reinspection Report, 1979-1980
This series includes digital and audiovisual materials. Researchers may access digital materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc. Audiovisual materials must be digitized prior to research access. Please contact the reference department in advance.
Includes correspondence and memoranda of Law Library Staff, including longtime Law Librarian Camille Riley; annual reports of the library; usage statistics; annual meeting and other membership materials from the American Association of Law Libraries and other regional law library groups; resource guides and material requests; copies of "Paragraph" newsletter; and information about library procedures for employees. There is a small amount of digital and audiovisual material in this series, but most materials are papers, books, pamphlets, and other similar items.
Researchers may access digital materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.
Annual report for circulation supervisor position; faculty guide to Law Library; printouts with library policies and procedures; reports to WVU Faculty Senate on Law Library operations; Law Library newsletters; law library correspondence and memoranda; general information booklet from American Association of Law Librarians; Camille Riley correspondence; various American Association of Law Libraries annual meeting programs; Southeastern Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries (SEAALL) annual meeting programs; copies of legal magazines and mediator skills books previous held at Law Library; four books: Kittle,
Law Library reaccreditation site visit reports and related correspondence; Law Library facilities/equipment records; Law School and Library strategic planning reports; Law Library floorplans/resource guide; material related to establishment of Edwin C. Baker endowment; reports of Law Library consultants; correspondence regarding challenges faced by the Law Library; library guide; student employee handbook; correspondence with law library donors; copies of
This series includes digital and audiovisual materials. Researchers may access digital materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc. Audiovisual materials must be digitized prior to research access. Please contact the reference department in advance.
Cassette and CD recordings of American Association of Law Libraries annual meeting sessions; Law Library administrative material and usage statistics; Camille Riley correspondence; publications previously held at Law Library; Law Library memoranda and correspondence; researcher guides; libraries manuals of operation; refernce materials from other universities' law libraries; membership materials and handbooks from Southeastern Chapter of American Association of Law Libraries and Ohio Regional Association of Law Libraries.
Law Library correspondence and memoranda; Camille Riley correspondence; Law Library annual reports, 1986 through 2000 (nonconsecutive); Library event programs; copies of
American Association of Law Libraries annual meeting educational program handout materials from various years; group of materials addressed to Camille Riley for accessioning consideration; assorted materials related to law library policies and procedures and its history; reports from consultants' visits to the law library; reports of the West Virginia Libraries Commission; self-study and strategic planning reports; Colburn Rare Book Room dedication ceremony planning materials
Colburn Rare Book Room notes, correspondence, and Baker exhibit planning materials
Sign formerly displayed at the Colburn Rare Book Room, home to the Law Library's rare book holdings.
Materials related to an exhibit developed by the Law Library to showcase the holdings of the C. Edwin Baker collection. Includes text panels and photos of Baker.
"One Book, One Community" law library event posters