Graduate Program for Judges records, 1979/2005

Location of collection:

University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

University of Virginia

P.O. Box 400110

170 McCormick Rd

Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110

Contact for questions and access:

POC: Special Collections Public Services & Reference Staff

Email: scpubserv@virginia.edu

Phone: (434) 243-1776

Fax: (434) 924-4968

Web: library.virginia.edu/special-collections

Web: library.virginia.edu/special-collections/services/reference-request

Summary

Extent:

3 Linear Feet

Creator:

University of Virginia. School of Law

Language:

English

Background

Scope and content:

The Graduate Program for Judges was an LLM program for sitting judges that was started at UVA by Daniel J. Meador in 1980. The courses of each two-year program were taught by UVA Law professors and guest lecturers over two consecutive summers. The records include theses of participants, Meador's reports on the program, pamphlets, and photographs.

Acquisition information:

The Graduate Program for Judges initially transferred their records to the archives in 1980. Subsequently, records were transferred in 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, and 2013.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard