RG 32-512

Yearbook collection - University of Virginia School of Law

Publications
 · Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections

Archives Record

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Dates

  • Creation: 1888

Extent

  • 225 Volumes

Scope and Content

This collection of yearbooks documents the experiences of law students who attended the University of Virginia between 1888 and 2009. It contains both "Corks and Curls", the main University of Virginia student yearbook, and "The Barrister", the UVA law student yearbook. Researchers will discover a wide range of content in these books, including student, staff, and faculty photographs, candid glimpses into student life, and student organization profiles.

Many volumes of "Corks and Curl"s are missing from this collection, but every volume of "The Barrister" and the law school edition of "Corks and Curls" are here.

Biographical / Historical Note

Between 1888 and 2009, law students at the University of Virginia partially documented their experiences at UVA in yearbooks. The books, edited by the students, contain photographs and short articles that identify members of the UVA law school community and provide glimpses into everyday student life.

From 1888 to 1955, "Corks and Curls", the University of Virginia's main yearbook, contained sections dedicated to the law school. Then, in 1956, law students began to annually produce their own yearbook called "The Barrister." For a brief time between 1982 and 1991, law students once again collaborated with the editors of "Corks and Curls" to publish special "Barrister Editions" of that yearbook. These editions contain both specific content documenting the Law School and other content documenting student life at the wider university.

In 1992, UVA law students revived "The Barrister" as an independent publication. Then, after a decade of declining student interest in the yearbooks, "The Barrister" ended its run in 2009. Between 1992 and 2009, there were some years when students did not produce an edition of "The Barrister."

Arrangement

The yearbooks are arranged into series by their title and date of publication. The separate runs of "The Barrister" (1956-1979 and 1992-2009) are placed into their own series.

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions on access to volumes of "Corks and Curls" and "The Barrister."

Use Restrictions

Independent student organizations published "Corks and Curls" and "The Barrister." They own the copyright to any content that is not yet in the public domain or was licensed from another party. Indiviudals who wish to re-publish copyright-protected content will need to seek permission from the party or parties that own it.

Acquisition Information

The yearbooks came to the Arthur J. Morris Law Library from different sources. The Library transferred many of them from its circulating collection to its archive. External donors gifted a few volumes to the Library. When a volume is a gift, a note about the donor is recorded in this finding aid.

Related Materials

The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia preserves a complete collection of "Corks and Curls." At the Arthur J. Morris Law Library, the archival collection RG-32-212 holds the administrative records of the student organization that produced "The Barrister."

Collection Contents

126 items — use Ctrl+F to search this list
  • Series Corks and Curls
    • Item Volume 1
    • Item Volume 2
    • Item Volume 3
    • Item Volume 4
    • Item Volume 5
    • Item Volume 6
    • Item Volume 7
    • Item Volume 8
    • Item Volume 9
    • Item Volume 10
    • Item Volume 11
    • Item Volume 12
    • Item Volume 13
    • Item Volume 14
    • Item Volume 15
    • Item Volume 75
    • Item Volume 17
    • Item Volume 18
    • Item Volume 76
    • Item Volume 20
    • Item Volume 21
    • Item Volume 22
    • Item Volume 23
    • Item Volume 24
    • Item Volume 77
    • Item Volume 26
    • Item Volume 27
    • Item Volume 28
    • Item Volume 29
    • Item Volume 30
    • Item Volume 31
    • Item Volume 32
    • Item Volume 33
    • Item Volume 78
    • Item Volume 35
    • Item Volume 36
    • Item Volume 37
    • Item Volume 38
    • Item Volume 85
    • Item Volume 40
    • Item Volume 41
    • Item Volume 42
    • Item Volume 43
    • Item Volume 44
    • Item Volume 80
    • Item Volume 81
    • Item Volume 47
    • Item Volume 48
    • Item Volume 49
    • Item Volume 50
    • Item Volume 51
    • Item Volume 52
    • Item Volume 53
    • Item Volume 54
    • Item Volume 55
    • Item Volume 56
    • Item Volume 57
    • Item Volume 58
    • Item Volume 59
    • Item Volume 60
    • Item Volume 82
    • Item Volume 62
    • Item Volume 83
    • Item Volume 64
    • Item Volume 65
    • Item Volume 66
    • Item Volume 84
    • Item Volume 68
    • Item Volume 69
    • Item Volume 70
    • Item Volume 71
    • Item Volume 72
    • Item Volume 73
    • Item Volume 74
  • Series The Barrister
    • Item Volume 182
    • Item Volume 183
    • Item Volume 184
    • Item Volume 185
    • Item Volume 186
    • Item Volume 187
    • Item Volume 188
    • Item Volume 189
    • Item Volume 190
    • Item Volume 191
    • Item Volume 192
    • Item Volume 193
    • Item Volume 194
    • Item Volume 195
    • Item Volume 196
    • Item Volume 197
    • Item Volume 198
    • Item Volume 199
    • Item Volume 200
    • Item Volume 201
    • Item Volume 202
    • Item Volume 203
    • Item Volume 204
    • Item Volume 205
  • Series Corks and Curls, Barrister Edition
    • Item Volume 206
    • Item Volume 207
    • Item Volume 208
    • Item Volume 209
    • Item Volume 210
    • Item Volume 211
    • Item Volume 212
    • Item Volume 213
    • Item Volume 214
    • Item Volume 215
  • Series The Barrister
    • Item Volume 216
    • Item Volume 169
    • Item Volume 217
    • Item Volume 218
    • Item Volume 219
    • Item Volume 173
    • Item Volume 220
    • Item Volume 175
    • Item Volume 221
    • Item Volume 222
    • Item Volume 178
    • Item Volume 223
    • Item Volume 224
    • Item Volume 225