RG 32-217
Black Law Students Association (BLSA), Virginia Law Chapter records
Dates
- Creation: circa 1990 - 2024
Extent
- 7.67 Linear feet
- .357901824 Gigabytes
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).
Biographical / Historical Note
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.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions on access to the items in this collection.
Use Restrictions
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.
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.
Accruals
The Arthur J. Morris Law Library expects that it will continue adding items to this collection.