Examinations of the University of Virginia School of LawRG.32.401

Examinations of the University of Virginia School of LawRG.32.401


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Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections

Arthur J. Morris Law Library
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University of Virginia
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Repository
Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections
Identification
RG.32.401
Title
Examinations of the University of Virginia School of Law 1890-2018
URL:
https://archives.lib.virginia.edu/ark:/59853/165355
Quantity
.5 Cubic Feet, 1 archival box
Quantity
47 Volumes
Quantity
.096 Gigabytes
Creator
University of Virginia. School of Law
Language
English .

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Use

Because of the nature of this collection, copyright status varies across the examinations. Copyright is assumed to be held by the original creator of individual items; these items are expected to pass into the public domain 120 years after their creation. The University may grant permission to publish or reproduce intellectual property it owns in the name of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia.

Conditions Governing Access

The conditions governing access vary across the collection. There are no restrictions on access to the examinations of deceased professors. However, access to the examinations of living professors is restricted. Researchers must first obtain written permission from living professors to view them. After a researcher presents written permission to the University of Virginia Law Library, the Library may allow them to view the examination in the special collections reading room. Researchers may take written notes, but the Library prohibits photography or scanning. Researchers may not borrow examinations or view them outside of the special collections reading room.

A few living professors have waived the requirement for written permission. Waivers are recorded in a conditions governing access note attached to the examination records in this finding aid.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

RG-32-401 contains examinations from different sources.

The items in Series I. came to the Library from various sources including donations, purchases, and internal transfers. Most of them were at one time stored in a "memorabilia file drawer" or the Law Library's front circulation office.

Series II. consists of bound examinations that the Law Library transferred from its reserve collection to its special collections department around 2018.

Series III. consists of digital examinations that the Law Library transferred from an online environment to its special collections department around 2018.


Scope and Contents

This collection consists of examinations that the University of Virginia Law School administered to students between 1890 and 2018. It also includes a few examples of examination answers.

The examinations exist in diverse media formats. Most of them are printed on paper, and most printed examinations are bound together into volumes. The other examinations were born digital and were initially made available to students online or on digital media (e.g., CDs, DVDs).

Arrangement

The Law Library arranged this collection into three series and ordered them chronologically.

I. Unbound examinations

II. Bound examinations

III. Examinations hosted online

Related Material

Researchers will find more examples of University of Virginia School of Law examinations in the following publications:

1. Anderson Bros. (Charlottesville, Va.). Law Examinations. Revised and corrected ed. Anderson Bros, 1891.

2. Anderson Bros. (Charlottesville, Va.), and Thomas Randolph Keith. Law Examinations, Embracing, Examination Papers From the Year 1869 to 1894. 4th ed. Anderson Bros, 1894.

Subjects and Indexing Terms


Container List

I. Unbound examinations
.5 Cubic Feet
1890-2017
Scope and Contents

This series contains unbound print and CD copies of examinations given at the University of Virginia School of Law. The names of the professors who administered the examinations are given in parentheses with the name of the course.

Conditions Governing Access

The conditions governing access vary across the series. There are no restrictions on access to the examinations of deceased professors. However, access to the examinations of living professors is restricted. Researchers must first obtain written permission from living professors to view them. After a researcher presents written permission to the University of Virginia Law Library, the Library may allow them to view the examination in the special collections reading room. Researchers may take written notes, but the Library prohibits photography or scanning. Researchers may not borrow examinations or view them outside of the special collections reading room.

A few living professors have waived the requirement for written permission. Waivers are recorded in a conditions governing access note attached to the examination records in this finding aid.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The sources of acquisition vary across the examinations in this series. When a source of a particular item is known, a note is made in this finding aid with the item.

Arrangement

The examinations in this series are arranged in chronological order by the date they were administered to students.

Conditions Governing Use

Because of the nature of this series, copyright status varies across the examinations. Copyright is assumed to be held by the original creator of individual items; these items are expected to pass into the public domain 120 years after their creation. The University may grant permission to publish or reproduce intellectual property it owns in the name of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia.

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II. Bound examinations
1952-2004
Scope and Contents

Between 1952 and 2004, the University of Virginia Law Library created 47 bound volumes of past examinations given in Law School courses. Most volumes contain tables of contents that list the name of the courses, the date of the examination, and the name of the instructor. Course instructors periodically transferred the examinations to the Library so that students could use them as study materials. The Library kept the examinations on reserve and classified them with the "VL 13" number until 2018.

Conditions Governing Access

The conditions governing access vary across the series. There are no restrictions on access to the examinations of deceased professors. However, access to the examinations of living professors is restricted. Researchers must first obtain written permission from living professors to view them. After a researcher presents written permission to the University of Virginia Law Library, the Library may allow them to view the examination in the special collections reading room. Researchers may take written notes, but the Library prohibits photography or scanning. Researchers may not borrow examinations or view them outside of the special collections reading room.

A few living professors have waived the requirement for written permission. Waivers are recorded in a conditions governing access note attached to the examination records in this finding aid.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Around 2018, the University of Virginia Law Library transferred these volumes from its reserve collection to its archives. In November of 2023, the Library formally accessioned them.

Arrangement

Bound volumes are arranged in chronological order. Generally, a single volume contains all of the examinations that the Law Library collected for one academic year. Inside the volumes, examinations are usually arranged in alphabetical order by the name of the course.

Conditions Governing Use

Because of the nature of this series, copyright status varies across the examinations. Copyright is assumed to be held by the original creator of individual items; these items are expected to pass into the public domain 120 years after their creation. The University may grant permission to publish or reproduce intellectual property it owns in the name of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia.

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III. Examinations hosted online
.091 Gigabytes
1996-2018

Examinations_Hosted_Online_UVA_Law_Library_1996_2018   
Scope and Contents

From around 1996 and 2018, the University of Virginia Law Library hosted online copies of past examinations given in Law School courses. Some course instructors periodically transferred them to the Library so that students could use them as study materials. The examinations are in the .doc, .docx, .pdf, and .wpd file formats.

Conditions Governing Access

The conditions governing access vary across the series. There are no restrictions on access to the examinations of deceased professors. However, access to the examinations of living professors is restricted. Researchers must first obtain written permission from living professors to view them. After a researcher presents written permission to the University of Virginia Law Library, the Library may allow them to view the examination in the special collections reading room. Researchers may take written notes, but the Library prohibits photography or scanning. Researchers may not borrow examinations or view them outside of the special collections reading room.

A few living professors have waived the requirement for written permission. Waivers are recorded in a conditions governing access note attached to the examination records in this finding aid.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

In the Spring of 2018, a staff member at the University of Virginia Law Library downloaded these files and transferred them to one of the Library's shared storage drives. In November 2023, the Library formally accessioned them into its archive.

Arrangement

The examinations are arranged into files by academic year.

Conditions Governing Use

Because of the nature of this series, copyright status varies across the examinations. Copyright is assumed to be held by the original creator of individual items; these items are expected to pass into the public domain 120 years after their creation. The University may grant permission to publish or reproduce intellectual property it owns in the name of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia.

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