Contact Us
Special Collections & Archives welcomes researchers, students, faculty, alumni, and the public. Whether you would like to consult a rare book, request a collection for the reading room, ask a question about one of our digital projects, or reuse an image from our collections, we are glad to help.
Email is the best way to reach us, and it is also the best way to start planning a research visit.
Research questions, reading room appointments, collection and reproduction requests.
Visit
Arthur J. Morris Law Library
580 Massie Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Our reading room is on the third floor. Map and directions
Planning a research visit
Email us to schedule a research visit or inquire about our collections. We welcome researchers by appointment in our reading room on the third floor of the Law Library. Please note:
Some of our materials are stored
- at Ivy Stacks, the off-site storage facility for UVA libraries. These materials usually take 2-3 business days to arrive at the Law Library once requested by Law Special Collections staff.
- are books do not circulate and can be viewed in our reading room by appointment.
Before you email
You can often identify what you need in advance:
- Search our finding aids for archival collections.
- Search VIRGO for rare books and archival materials in our collection.”
- Browse our collections and digital projects for material that is already online.
Sending us a collection title, box or folder number, or catalog record makes your visit faster.
Who to ask
Email [email protected] and your question will reach the right person. Our staff and their areas:
Randall Flaherty
Head of Special Collections and Law School Historian
Law School history, donations, exhibitions, and research in our archival, rare book, and digital collections.
Loren Moulds
Head of Digital Collections
Digital collections and online research tools, digitization requests, and questions about this site.
Dan Cavanaugh
Archivist
Research appointments, archival collections, reference and digitization requests, accessions, and processing and description.
Addison Patrick
Curatorial Specialist
Oral history program, public programming, and exhibition design.
Publishing and reuse
You do not need our permission to publish or otherwise use materials that the Library has made available online. Unless otherwise stated, our digital collections are available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license for noncommercial or commercial purposes. The University of Virginia Law Library must be cited as the source of text or images when published or otherwise distributed.
Other library contacts
- Reference services and research guides
- [email protected] — Reference Desk
- Circulation Desk: 434-924-3384 Library