Black Law Students Association, Virginia Law Chapter records

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Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions on access to the items in this collection.

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There are no restrictions on access to the items in this series.

Terms of access:

Because of the nature of this collection, copyright status varies across the materials. Copyright is assumed to be held by the original creators of the content until it passes into the public domain.

Summary

Extent:
7.67 Linear Feet and .357901824 Gigabytes
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

The administrative records, scrapbooks, websites, newsletters, and artifacts in this collection document the history of the Virginia Law Chapter of the Black Law Students Association (BLSA).

This series contains some of the Virginia Law Chapter's administrative records. These may include meeting agendas and minutes, procedural documents, and other materials that document operations, planning, and decision-making in the organization.

This is a small file of materials that includes an award, event flyer, a mission statement, an officer list, and officer photographs.

This series consists of scrapbooks, yearbooks, and picture books that document the experiences and work of the Virginia Law Chapter. The content in these resources vary from year to year, but they generally include information about organization officers, photographs of chapter members, event photographs, and event announcements.

The Arthur J. Morris Law Library has digitized some of the print resources in this series.

This is a directory that contains a collection of various digital files. Together, the files constitute a digital yearbook that documents the history of the University of Virginia's BLSA chapter in the 2001-2002 academic year.

This series consists on websites and social media pages that the Virginia Law Chapter created and shared on the Internet.

This sub-series consists of captures archivists made of the Virginia Law Chapter's main organizational website. The chapter designed the site for a public audience and it shares information about their mission, membership, officers, events, and work.

This series consists of newsletters and other resources published by the Virginia Law Chapter of the Black Law Students Association.

The Virginia Law Chapter published this newsletter to share information with its active members and alumni.

This series contains collections of items that document the Virginia Law Chapter's participation in significant historical events and developments.

These items document the Virginia Law Chapter's participation in and response to the George Floyd Protest Movement. They include an email message to the University of Virginia Law School community and an official statement commenting on events surrounding the movement. Included here, is also a call to action for Law School community to create "a more inclusive and dynamic environment for current and future Black students, faculty, and staff."

The artifacts and ephemera in this series document the history of the Virginia Law Chapter of the Black Law Students Association.

Biographical / historical:

On October 16, 1970, students at the University of Virginia founded the Virginia Law Chapter of the Black Law Students Association. The Chapter's initial and continuing goals are to recruit Black law students and faculty, open a candid forum between UVA Law's Black and non-Black students, assist underserved populations in the Charlottesville community, and facilitate inter-school communication between other BLSA chapters.

Acquisition information:
The Virginia Law Chapter donated most of the items in this collection to the University of Virginia's Arthur J. Morris Law Library at various dates. More information about the immediate source of acquisition of particular items is noted in other parts of this finding aid.
Appraisal information:

The items in this sub-series initially existed online. Archivists strived to capture the organizational website in a state close to how it would have appeared to users when it was live. However, to overcome technological limitations and to allow for sustainable preservation, archivists made appraisal decisions that resulted in the creation of archival resources that might function and look different from the originals.

When using these copies of the organization's website, researchers should know that they are not identical to the originals. They are close representations shaped by the appraisal decisions of archivists.

Arrangement:

The administrative records are arranged into sub-series by the date BLSA transferred them to the Arthur J. Morris Law Library.

Materials are grouped into sub-series or files by event or development, which are then ordered chronologically.

Accruals:

The Arthur J. Morris Law Library expects to add materials to this collection.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard