Special Collections
Law Special Collections preserves and provides access to a diverse archive of legal history materials and the records of the UVA Law School. Our collections include rare books, manuscripts, archival records and publications, faculty writing, and photographs. The department aims to meet the research needs of the Law School faculty, administrators, students, and alumni. We also welcome members of the UVA community and the public at large.
Law Special Collections is open Monday through Friday, 9am to 3pm.
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| Location: | UVA Law Library, 3rd Floor |
| 580 Massie Rd., Charlottesville, VA 22903 |
1828 U.Va. Library Catalog
Our rare book collection includes a nearly complete set of the 378 legal titles in the original U.Va. library.
André Kertész Photographs
These fifty prints by renowned Hungarian photographer André Kertész offer an amusing and often arresting look at life in Paris and New York in the mid-20th century.
Photograph Collection
Search or browse 5598 images from our photograph collection, selected from our manuscript collections, student publications, and law school archives.
Rare Book Collection
Our rare book room houses approximately 10,000 rare legal titles printed between the 15th and the mid-19th centuries.
Courtroom Sketches by Ida Libby Dengrove
An online exhibition comprising nearly 6,000 sketches from New York courtroom sketch artist Ida Libby Dengrove, whose work provides a look inside some of the more noteworthy trials of the late 20th century.
U.Va. Law School Archives
We preserve diverse records related to Law School deans, faculty, architectural history, publications, and student life, including class photos back to the 1890s.
Tokyo War Crimes Trial
One of our flagship digital collections featuring papers from members of the prosecution and defense teams involved in the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE), the tribunal established to prosecute Japanese officials accused of war crimes following WWII.
Photograph Collection
Search or browse 5598 images from our photograph collection, selected from our manuscript collections, student publications, and law school archives.
search within the 9,664 items from our digital collections, catalogs, and archives.