George Wilson and Elizabeth Dent Wilson Family Photos and Memorabilia, MSS.00.3

Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections

Arthur J. Morris Law Library
580 Massie Road
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
archives@law.virginia.edu
URL: http://archives.law.virginia.edu/

Administrative Information

Biographical / Historical

George Wilson was born in Richmond, VA, in 1895. He joined the New York firm of Breed, Abbott and Morgan (now Whitman, Breed, Abbott and Morgan) upon graduation from the Law School in 1920. He became a partner in 1928 and remained with the firm until his death in 1967. When he died, his will stipulated that a trust be established for Elisabeth, which should pass on to the Law School when she died. In turn, Mrs. Wilson chose to leave the Law School the residual of her own estate. Those two bequests total more than six million dollars for unrestricted use, the largest estate gift ever received by the Law School.

Container List

Photographs

Photographs Oversize_Flat_File_folder: 3 Photographs [35007008629150] box: 1 folder: 1
George Wilson
[1895-1960's]
Scope and Contents
(23 photos)
Photographs Oversize_Flat_File_folder: 5
George Wilson's Law Firm-Breed, Abbott, and Morgan
(1920's-1960's)
Scope and Contents
(7 photos)
Photographs Oversize_Flat_File_folder: 1 Photographs [35007008629150] box: 1 folder: 2
Elisabeth Dent Wilson, [1900-1960]

Scope and Contents
(16 photos)
Photographs [35007008629150] box: 1 folder: 3
George Wilson and Elisabeth Dent Wilson
(1920's-1960's)
Scope and Contents
(6 photos)
Photographs Oversize_Flat_File_folder: 4
"Grandmother" Mrs. J. Haralson (Elisabeth Dent's grandmother)
n.d.
Scope and Contents
(1 photo)
Photographs Oversize_Flat_File_folder: 2
Justice J. Haralson (Elisabeth Dent's grandfather)
n.d.
Scope and Contents
(1 photo)
Photographs [35007008629150] box: 1 folder: 4
Caroline Haralson (Elisabeth Dent's aunt)
n.d.
Scope and Contents
(20 photos)
Photographs [35007008629150] box: 1 folder: 5
Mary Haralson (Elisabeth Dent's mother or aunt)
(1870's-1910's)
Scope and Contents
(34 photos)
Photographs [35007008629150] box: 1 folder: 6
Helen Dent (Elisabeth Dent's sister)
n.d.
Scope and Contents
(2 photos)
Photographs [35007008629150] box: 1 folder: 7
Miscellaneous Haralson Groups
n.d.
Scope and Contents
(7 photos)
Photographs [35007008629150] box: 1 folder: 8
Unidentified subjects
n.d.
Scope and Contents
(18 photos)

Diplomas, Certificates, Licenses

Text Oversize_Flat_File_folder: 7
George Dent, B.A., University of Virginia
1917
Text Oversize_Flat_File_folder: 7
George Dent, LL.B., University of Virginia
1921
Text Oversize_Flat_File_folder: 6
George Dent, License to Practice Law in Virginia
1917
Text Oversize_Flat_File_folder: 6
George Dent, License to Practice Law in New York
1921
Text Oversize_Flat_File_folder: 6
George Dent, Invitation to University of Virginia Centennial Anniversary
1921
Text Oversize_Flat_File_folder: 6
George Dent, Certificate of Distinguished Proficiency, McGuire University School, Richmond, VA
1913
Text Oversize_Flat_File_folder: 6
George Dent, Certificate of Good Conduct, McGuire University School
1913
Text Oversize_Flat_File_folder: 6
Elisabeth Dent Wilson, Diploma, The New York School of Fine and Applied Art
1923