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The papers of A. E. Dick Howard reflect his academic and professional endeavors. The archives have received five installments of papers from Professor Howard, plus an entire collection: The Papers of A. E. Dick Howard for the Virginia Commission for Constitutional Revision, received in 1981, MSS 81-4. Papers related to the nomination of Judge Robert Bork to the Supreme Court: these files consist of some reports and statements in relation to the nomination of Judge Robert H. Bork to the Supreme Court. Professor Howard was a commentator on the McNeil/Lehrer NewsHour during the confirmation hearings. Bill O'Brien, a student assistant, helped him to collect all of the information. Addendum [a]: Central and Eastern European New Constitutions: these files relate to Howard's involvement on the writing of new constitutions in Central and Eastern Europe at the collapse of the Soviet Union. The files were processed trying to convey their original organization and consist of correspondence, memoranda, working papers and numerous printed materials.

The papers of David A. Martin (24 boxes, 10 linear ft.) document his work as an international law and immigration lawyer and as professor of International Law at the University of Virginia Law School. They consist of twenty-four grey boxes (10 linear feet), organized in alphabetical order.

The vast majority of the Edwin S. Cohen papers document his position as assistant secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy and as under secretary of the Treasury for the Nixon administration. In addition there is considerable documentation of his work in private practice in New York and Washington, DC, and teaching at UVA Law.

The papers of Emerson Spies include institutional records from his tenure as Law School dean, dean of admissions, and his involment with the Law School Foundation and the Alumni Council. There is also personal correspondence.

The Ernest L. Folk papers is comprised of professional files, working files concerning consulting work; drafts, notes, etc., for articles; and a few folders regarding his home in Ivy. In addition, there are assorted teaching materials concerning law and the arts.

The papers of Frances Farmer have received minimal organization to make them readily accessible. Her files labeled "personal correspondence" are arranged chronologically (1931-1992), and concern both personal and professional matters. Other files that were organized by subject remain as they were. These documents are primarily administrative regarding the Law Library. There are also copies of her speeches, memorabilia, numerous copies of newspaper clippings, awards, and resolutions. Finally, there is an extensive collection of photographs of Farmer, her family, and members of the Law School community.

This collection contains the professional papers of Jeffrey O'Connell and includes research materials and clippings, professional and personal correspondence, publishing and editing material for many books, and information on O'Connell's method for public speaking. In the latter category are numerous letters to and from presidential candidates and their staffs, including Jimmy Carter, Edmund Muskie, Michael Dukakis, and Gary Hart. In 1964-1965, he was associate director of the Study of Proposed Improvements in the Automobile Personal Injury Claims System at Harvard, where, with Judge Robert E. Keeton, he established the principle of no-fault insurance, the "Basic Protection Plan." O'Connell's projects included applying this principle to other areas of tort law, such as athletic injuries.

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.

Summary article on adoption of ICC Statute by Committee of the Whole of the Rome Conference

This ongoing collection documents the history of the moot courts at UVA Law and consists of meeting minutes, briefs, ledgers, programs, handbooks, and awards.