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11. Oral History Interview with Danit Tal (46:09)

Date:
2022-01-27
Main contributors:
Tal, Danit
Summary:
Oral history interview via Zoom on January 27, 2022, of past President Danit Tal, class of 2015. Tal discussed experiences of her mother, a lawyer, raising Tal while practicing law, and the challenges associated with working, as a woman, for large law firms (Big Law). Tal reviewed programs implemented while VLW president to support women Law students, including a faculty dinner program and Women in Big Law. Also discussed were challenges of managing VLW generally, and VLW leadership transitions.

12. Oral History Interview with David Levy (49:39)

Date:
2020-03-04
Main contributors:
Levy, David
Summary:
Oral history interview with David Levy, class of 1970, in Fairfax, VA. Levy discusses his experiences in law school at UVA and his involvement as a legal marshal in the student strike in May 1970 against the Vietnam War.

13. Oral History Interview with Edward Hogshire (57:03)

Date:
2019-02-28
Main contributors:
Hogshire, Edward
Summary:
Oral history interview with Edward Hogshire, class of 1970. Hogshire discusses the events surrounding the UVA student strike in May 1970 against the Vietnam War, and his participation in the events as a legal marshal.

14. Oral History interview with Edwin Finch and Francis McDermott (1:04:00)

Date:
2020-03-19
Main contributors:
Finch, Edwin, McDermott, Francis
Summary:
Oral history interview with Edwin Finch, class of 1970, and Frank McDermott, class of 1970. Finch and McDermott discuss the events surrounding the UVA student strike in May 1970 against the Vietnam War and their participation in the events as legal marshals.

15. Oral History Interview with Elizabeth Trimble and Ellen Bass Brantley (54:04)

Date:
2022-01-25
Main contributors:
Trimble, Elizabeth, Brantley, Ellen Bass
Summary:
Oral history interview of Ellen Brantley, class of 1973, and Elizabeth Trimble, class of 1973, via Zoom, on January 25, 2022. Brantley and Trimble discussed why they decided to study law, how they chose UVA Law School, and how Virginia Law Women (VLW) was established. Review of early VLW recruitment efforts and programs. Brantley and Trimble reminisce about Law School life in the early 1970s.

16. Oral History Interview with Gerald MacFarlane (1:23:00)

Date:
2020-02-21
Main contributors:
MacFarlane, Gerald
Summary:
Oral history interview with Gerald J. MacFarlane, class of 1970, at Shenandoah University in Winchester, VA. MacFarlane discusses events surrounding the UVA student strike in May 1970 against the Vietnam War, and his participation as a legal marshal.

17. Oral History Interview with H. Lane Kneedler (59:28)

Date:
2020-03-20
Main contributors:
Kneedler, H. Lane
Summary:
Oral history interview with H. Lane Kneedler, class of 1969, lecturer, and former UVA Law assistant dean and professor. Kneedler discusses the events surrounding the UVA student strike in May 1970 against the Vietnam War, and his participation in events as a Law School administrator.

18. Oral History Interview with Hillary Taylor (40:42)

Date:
2024-03-07
Main contributors:
Taylor, Hillary
Summary:
Oral history interview with Hillary Taylor, class of 2016, via Zoom, on March 7, 2024. Taylor discussed her time as a member and president of UVA Law’s chapter of Lambda Law Alliance, highlighting the group’s activities and events.

19. Oral History Interview with Jim Carpenter (34:16)

Date:
2020-05-07
Main contributors:
Carpenter, Jim
Summary:
Oral history interview with Jim Carpenter, a photographer who worked for the newspaper The Daily Progress, in Charlottesville, VA, from 1968-1988. Carpenter discusses his experiences from May 4-11, 1970, photographing events surrounding the UVA student strike.

20. Oral History Interview with Kenneth Williams (46:52)

Date:
2024-03-11
Main contributors:
Williams, Kenneth
Summary:
Oral history interview with Kenneth Williams, class of 1986, via Zoom, on March 11, 2024. Williams discussed his time as a member and president of UVA Law’s Gay and Lesbian Law Students Association, which later became UVA Law’s chapter of Lambda Law Alliance. He detailed events and activities during his tenure, including a successful campaign for the Law School to have an official sexual orientation nondiscrimination policy.