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These print and digital records document commencement ceremonies and related events at the University of Virginia School of Law. They include event programs, video recordings, photographs, and websites.

The collection contains tintypes, cabinet cards, cartes-de-visite and photographs chiefly from studios in Staunton, Va. Studios in Bridgewater, Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, Lynchburg, and Richmond are also represented. Among the few identified subjects are Friends at Olivet Church, Staunton, Va.; D[avid] V. Ruckman Home, Long Glade, Va.; William Bedford Campbell, David Van Meter Ruckman, II, children of Uncle Glen Ruckman, Pauline Ruckman, James Buxton Perry, Sam Ruckman, Glen Huston Byrd, Anne Irvine, Mrs. Rod Dudley. Of interest are interiors of an unidentified Victorian home, outdoor scenes of cattle, and a studio portrait of four fashionably dressed girls eating bananas.

The Bushrod Washington Family Papers consist of documents gathered by the descendants of the first President of the United States, George Washington. The collection comprises an assortment of correspondence and legal documents documenting the lives and property ownership of several branches of the Washington family. The collection is organized into five series: Correspondence, Legal Documents, Social, Miscellaneous, and Indenture Notices (Land Deeds).

This collection consists of ca. twenty-six items, 1861-1864, chiefly the letters of John Booker (1840-1864)and James Booker (1840-1923)of Pittsylvania County, Virginia,to their cousin, Chloe Unity Blair (1839-1875); electrostatic copies of Bible records for the Booker and Blair families; and electrostatic copies of typed transcripts of the letters. The original bound volume of the transcripts was returned to the donor.

This collection contains the records of RG-15/5 (Weldon Cooper Center/ Institute for Engagement and Negotiation (IEN) and consists of project-based information, meeting notes, and developed reports for various environmental and social justice issues, including Virginia waterway rehabilitation projects, hazard waste sites, economic development, traffic, affordable housing, food resources, national parks, and governmental regulations. Included are photographs and negatives of sites that the Institute protects and snapshots of staff; newsletters; and research material. Founded in 1980 as the Institute for Environmental Negotiation, it served as a leading environmental and public policy dispute resolution organization. Over its four decades of work, IEN's focus expanded beyond environmental sustainability to more intentionally encompassed environmental, economic, and social resilience. It was rebranded in 2019 as the Institute for Engagement & Negotiation to reflect this evolution. The Institute focuses on promoting sustainable environments, resilient communities, community health, fresh food access, social equity, and capacity building through training and leadership

This collection consists of papers inherited and collected by Washington family descendants. Many were purchased in 1927 at auction to reunite Washington family correspondence. The collection includes correspondence, financial documents and legal documents that relate primarily to the Custis and Lewis families, but include other items related to Virginia history. Charles and Peter Chapin, the previous owners of this collection, descended from Eleanor Parke Custis and Lawrence Lewis through Esther Maria Lewis and Charles Chapin. This collection was originally assembled by Esther Maria Lewis Chapin who inherited some of the Washington/Custis papers, but was also an avid collector and brought back together family items that were being dispersed nationwide. This collection is an example of that effort; much of which was at auction in 1927 (Anderson Galleries, sale 2201, 28-29 November 1927).

This is a collection of print and digital directories that list the faculty, staff, students, and alumni of the University of Virginia School of Law. It contains the following series of materials:

This collection consists of three published books and one notebook. The Moral philosophy notebook and Standard Masonic Monitor have been digitized by the library.

This collection of a Nathaniel Burwell letter from Alexander W. Green is 0.03 cubic feet, and is dated November 30, 1813 about runaway slaves near the estate of General Nelson, at Carters Hall, Millwood, Virginia

This collection consists of materials that document the work of the State and Local Government Policy Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law. These materials include websites and publications. The collection also contains items documenting the clinic's participation in major projects including the Commission to Examine Racial and Economic Inequality in Virginia Law (2019-2022).