Virginia Judicial papers, 1930-1964

Virginia Judicial papers, 1930-1964

Creator John Paul
Description Case files, ca. 1930-1960, comprise the bulk of the collection. General civil and criminal case files are grouped separately from bankruptcy and land condemnation cases. Case files include two Virginia school desegregation cases which he heard in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Administrative files for the federal district court contain extensive documentation regarding case loads, rules of court, probation, and jury call decisions. Also included are professional correspondence, speeches and articles. Correspondents include Alfred D. Barksdale, Albert V. Bryan, Armistead M. Dobie, Ted Dalton, Sterling Hutcheson, John J. Parker, Floyd H. Roberts, Simon E. Sobeloff, Frank S. Tavenner, Jr., and Roby C. Thompson.
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Date from 1930
Date to 1960
Geographic school Virginia
Size 94 boxes (36 linear ft.)
Access restrictions yes/no
Access restrictions
Part Of larger collection yes/no
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Repository University of Virginia Law Library
Repository address Arthur J. Morris Law Library, 580 Massie Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Repository contact name Cecilia Brown
Repository contact title Special Collections and Archives Assistant
Repository contact email lawlibref@virginia.edu
Repository contact phone (434) 924-3023
DoveRegion region7
Subjects o    African American students

o    African Americans–Civil rights

o    Public schools

o    School children

o    School integration

o    School integration–Massive resistance movement

o    Segregation in education

o    Paul, John, 1883-1964. United States. District Court (Virginia : Western District)

o    Segregation in education–Law and legislation–Virginia.

Types o    Correspondence

o    Legal documents

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