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Repository
Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections
Identification
RG.32.512
Title
Yearbook collection - University of Virginia School of Law 1888-2009
Independent student organizations published "Corks and Curls" and "The Barrister." They own the copyright to any content that
is not yet in the public domain or was licensed from another party. Indiviudals who wish to re-publish copyright-protected
content will need to seek permission from the party or parties that own it.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on access to volumes of "Corks and Curls" and "The Barrister."
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The yearbooks came to the Arthur J. Morris Law Library from different sources. The Library transferred many of them from its
circulating collection to its archive. External donors gifted a few volumes to the Library. When a volume is a gift, a note
about the donor is recorded in this finding aid.
Between 1888 and 2009, law students at the University of Virginia partially documented their experiences at UVA in yearbooks.
The books, edited by the students, contain photographs and short articles that identify members of the UVA law school community
and provide glimpses into everyday student life.
From 1888 to 1955, "Corks and Curls", the University of Virginia's main yearbook, contained sections dedicated to the law
school. Then, in 1956, law students began to annually produce their own yearbook called "The Barrister." For a brief time
between 1982 and 1991, law students once again collaborated with the editors of "Corks and Curls" to publish special "Barrister
Editions" of that yearbook. These editions contain both specific content documenting the Law School and other content documenting
student life at the wider university.
In 1992, UVA law students revived "The Barrister" as an independent publication. Then, after a decade of declining student
interest in the yearbooks, "The Barrister" ended its run in 2009. Between 1992 and 2009, there were some years when students
did not produce an edition of "The Barrister."
This collection of yearbooks documents the experiences of law students who attended the University of Virginia between 1888
and 2009. It contains both "Corks and Curls", the main University of Virginia student yearbook, and "The Barrister", the UVA
law student yearbook. Researchers will discover a wide range of content in these books, including student, staff, and faculty
photographs, candid glimpses into student life, and student organization profiles.
Many volumes of "Corks and Curl"s are missing from this collection, but every volume of "The Barrister" and the law school
edition of "Corks and Curls" are here.
The yearbooks are arranged into series by their title and date of publication. The separate runs of "The Barrister" (1956-1979
and 1992-2009) are placed into their own series.
The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia preserves a complete collection of
"Corks and Curls." At the Arthur J. Morris Law Library, the archival collection RG-32-212 holds the administrative records
of the student organization that produced "The Barrister."