Guide to the T. J. Gibson Papers, 1946-1986


Collection Summary
	Creator:	Gibson, Thomas Jefferson, III, 1918-1986
	Title:	T. J. Gibson Papers
	Dates:	1946-1986

	Abstract:	T. J. Gibson served as assistant dean (1956-1969) and as associate dean (1969-1984) for students at the University of Texas School of Law. The collection consists of files created and maintained by Gibson during this time, including records related to law school administration, admissions, committees, curriculum, fundraising, student and professional organizations, the Sunflower Ceremony (commencement), and other activities.
	Size:	11.7 linear feet (28 boxes)
	Language:	English
	Repository:	Special Collections, Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin, 727 E. Dean Keeton St., Austin, TX 78705-3224, (512) 471-7263

Historical Background

T.J. Gibson served as assistant dean of students (1956-1969) and as associate dean of students (1969-1984) at the University of Texas School of Law. He was promoted from assistant professor to associate professor in 1970. A 1948 graduate of the law school, Gibson also worked as assistant law librarian (1948-1952 and 1954-1956) and as Texas State Librarian (1952-1954). As dean, Gibson's office was primarily involved with law school admissions, student discipline, student organizations, and the Sunflower Ceremony (the law school's commencement ceremony). Gibson also worked with many other aspects of the law school's administration, such as curriculum development and representing the law school on University and professional committees. He was instrumental in founding the Prelaw Society of Texas.

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Contents of the Collection

The files in this collection were created and maintained by T. J. Gibson during the later part of his tenure as assistant dean and associate dean for students at the University of Texas School of Law, and include numerous records dealing with admissions, catalog revisions, curriculum, faculty meetings, fundraising, grading standards, handbooks, statistics, student discipline, and general administrative matters. Demolition of Pearce Hall (the Law School's building from 1908 to 1953) is captured in the photograph file, among pictures of T. J. Gibson, Professor William Fritz, and other law school faculty, staff, students, and events.

The collection reflects Gibson's service to the law school, the University of Texas, and the wider community through his work with a variety of committees and organizations. Other significant files document events of great importance to the law school's culture such as the Law Week, the Sunflower Ceremony, and a variety of extracurricular student activities. Calendars provide a glimpse into Gibson's daily tasks as dean of students.

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Arrangement of the Collection
	The collection is arranged into the following series:
	Calendars
	Correspondence
	Courses
	Faculty committees
	Faculty directories
	Law School events
	Organizations
	Student organizations
	Subject files

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

None.

Use Restrictions

The collection and any reproductions of the collection are made available for the purposes of private study, scholarship, and research only.

Tarlton Law Library does not hold the copyright to the materials, unless it has been transferred to the library by the creator. It is the researcher's responsibility to determine the copyright status and to obtain permission from the copyright holder before publishing any materials from the collection.

Some collections may contain sensitive or confidential information protected under federal and state privacy laws. The researchers are encouraged to report any such information to staff.

The University of Texas at Austin is not responsible for violations of intellectual property rights and any other laws or for liability to any person for defamation or invasion of privacy that result from unauthorized use of the collection by the researcher.

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Index Terms

	Subjects (Persons)
		Gibson, Thomas Jefferson, III, 1918-1986.
	Subjects (Organizations)
		University of Texas at Austin. School of Law.

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Calendars
box	folder
1	1	Desk calendars, 1972-1975
	2	Desk calendars, 1975-1978
box	folder
2	1	Desk calendars, 1978-1982
	2	Personal calendars, 1957
	3	Personal calendars, 1966
	4	Personal calendars, 1967
	5	Personal calendars, 1967-1968
	6	Personal calendars, 1970-1971
	7	Personal calendars, 1971-1975
box	folder
3	1	Personal calendars, 1975-1981

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Correspondence
box	folder
3	2	Buckley Amendment, 1974-1979
	3	Catalog revision, 1968
	4	Catalog revision, 1977-1981
	5	Catalog revision, 1982-1984
	6	Centennial Observance, 1983
	7	Chancellor’s Council, 1966
	8	Civil Law Project, 1953-1956
	9	Class of 1948 Reunion, 1968-1969
box	folder
4	1	Complaints from law students, 1982
	2	Counseling-Psychological Services Center, 1979-1983
	3	Criminal Justice Project, 1968-1971
	4	Ethnic Student Services, 1973-1976
	5	Faculty, 1956-1959
	6	Faculty, 1960-1964
	7	Faculty, 1965
	8	Faculty, 1966
	9	Faculty, 1967
	10	Faculty, 1968
	11	Faculty, 1969
box	folder
5	1	Faculty, 1970-1979
	2	Faculty, 1980
	3	Faculty, 1980
	4	Faculty, 1981
	5	Faculty, 1982
	6	Faculty, 1983-1984
	7	Faculty teaching load, 1983
	8	Faculty teaching load, 1983-1984
	9	Freshman orientation, 1968-1972
	10	General, 1957-1962
box	folder
6	1	General, 1963-1984
	2	Graduate School of Library Science, 1977
	3	Handicapped Sec. 504, 1977-1978
	4	Longhorn Radio Network, 1974
	5	National Conference of State Trial Judges, 1969
	6	Open records policy, 1974-1975
	7	Peregrinus statue loan, 1977
	8	Peregrinus yearbook, 1974-1981
	9	Planning project, 1976
	10	Planning project, 1977
	11	Prospective students, 1980-1983
	12	Registration revision, 1968
	13	Ruud, Millard, 1965-1986
box	folder
7	1	The Showcase, 1972-1974
	2	Snack bar, 1971-1983
	3	State Bar exams, 1969-1983
	4	Sutton, John F., Jr., 1980-1984
	5	Texas Union, 1975
	6	Traffic and parking, 1973-1977
	7	Tutorial program, 1983
	8	Veterans’ Administration, 1972-1976
	9	Woodfin prize, 1975-1976

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Courses
box	folder
7	10	Assorted course materials
	11	Course and exam schedules, 1955-1968
	12	Course and exam schedules, 1970-1979
box	folder
8	1	Course and exam schedules, 1975-1983
	2	Course and exam schedules, 1981-1983
	3	Course and exam schedules, 1983-1986
	4	Cross reference table for Paschal’s Digest of the Laws of Texas, undated
	5	Cross reference table for Paschal’s Digest of the Laws of Texas, undated
	6	Joint degree programs, 1974-1983
	7	Legal Bibliography, undated
box	folder
9	1	Summer sessions, 1970-1978
	2	Summer sessions, 1983-1985

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Faculty Committees
box	folder
9	3	Assignments, 1978-1982
	4	Budget Council, 1961-1962
	5	Commencement Committee, 1976-1982
	6	Curriculum Committee, 1969-1981
	7	Dean Selection Committee, 1978-1979
	8	Faculty Council, 1968-1972
	9	Faculty Senate, 1974
	10	Graduate School of Library Science Evaluation Committee, 1973
	11	Placement Committee, 1969-1982
	12	Rally Advisory Committee, 1968
	13	Round-Up Committee, 1966-1968
	14	Standards Committee, undated
	15	Student Deans’ Subcommittee, 1972-1974
box	folder
10	1	Student Deans’ Subcommittee, 1975-1982
	2	University Council, 1980

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Faculty directories
box	folder
10	3	Faculty directories
	4	Faculty directories
	5	Faculty directories

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Law School Events
box	folder
10	6	Conferences, various
	7	Institute on Offshore Drilling Operations, 1957
box	folder
11	1	Law and the Free Society, 1967
	2	Law School Class Reunion, 1973-1976
	3	Law School Orientation, 1972-1981
	4	Law Week, 1957-1968
	5	Law Week, 1981
	6	Law Week, 1982
	7	Law Week, 1983
	8	Law Week, 1984
box	folder
12	1	Sunflower Ceremony (includes photo negatives), 1958-1965
	2	Sunflower Ceremony, 1966-1968
	3	Sunflower Ceremony, 1969
	4	Sunflower Ceremony, 1970
	5	Sunflower Ceremony, 1971
	6	Sunflower Ceremony (includes photographs), 1972
	7	Sunflower Ceremony, 1973
	8	Sunflower Ceremony, 1975
	9	Sunflower Ceremony, 1975
	10	Sunflower Ceremony (includes photograph), 1976
	11	Sunflower Ceremony, 1976
	12	Sunflower Ceremony, 1978
box	folder
13	1	Sunflower Ceremony, 1979
	2	Sunflower Ceremony, 1979
	3	Sunflower Ceremony, 1980
	4	Sunflower Ceremony, 1980
	5	Sunflower Ceremony, 1981
	6	Sunflower Ceremony (includes photograph), 1981
box	folder
14	1	Sunflower Ceremony, 1982
	2	Sunflower Ceremony, 1982
	3	Sunflower Ceremony, 1982
	4	Sunflower Ceremony, 1983
	5	Sunflower Ceremony, 1983
	6	Sunflower Ceremony, 1983
	7	Sunflower Ceremony, 1985
box	folder
15	1	Sunflower Ceremony, undated
	2	Townes Hall Film Forum, 1969
	3	Townes Hall Film Forum, 1971-1972
	4	Townes Hall Film Forum, 1975-1978
	5	Townes Hall Film Forum, 1980
	6	Townes Hall Film Forum, 1981

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Organizations
box	folder
15	7	Association of American Law Schools (AALS), 1957-1958
	8	Association of American Law Schools (AALS), 1967-1969
	9	Association of American Law Schools (AALS), 1972-1978
box	folder
16	1	American Bar Association (ABA), 1976
	2	American Bar Association (ABA), 1977-1980
	3	Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO), 1966-1977
	4	Kiwanis International, 1968-1984
	5	Law School Admissions Council (LSAC), 1977
	6	Law School Association, 1956-1962
	7	Law School Association (Law School Bulletin and photographs), 1956-1962
box	folder
17	1	Law School Foundation (includes photographs), 1955-1957
	2	Law School Foundation, 1958
	3	Law School Foundation, 1959
	4	Law School Foundation, 1959-1963
	5	Law School Foundation, 1960
	6	Law School Foundation, 1961
	7	Law School Foundation, 1961
box	folder
18	1	Law School Foundation, 1962
	2	Law School Foundation, 1963
	3	Law School Foundation, 1964
	4	Law School Foundation, 1965
	5	Law School Foundation, 1965
	6	Law School Foundation, 1966-1976
	7	Law School Foundation, undated
box	folder
19	1	Law School Foundation – Law-Science Institute Account, 1956-1959
	2	Law School Foundation – Law-Science Institute Account, 1957-1959
	3	Law School Foundation – Law-Science Institute Account, 1961
	4	Law School Foundation – Law-Science Institute Account, 1962-1964
	5	Order of the Coif, 1968
	6	Paralegal Institute, 1974-1981
	7	Phi Alpha Delta, 1956-1962
	8	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, 1971-1974
	9	Southwest Association of Pre-Law Advisors, 1977-1979
	10	State Bar of Texas, 1962-1975
	11	Travis County Bar Association, 1972-1974
	12	Wesley Foundation, 1968
box	folder
20	1	Wesley Foundation, 1969
	2	Wesley Foundation, 1970
	3	Wesley Foundation, 1971
	4	Wesley Foundation, 1972-1975

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Student Organizations
box	folder
20	5	Budgets and general materials, 1967-1968
	6	Budgets and general materials, 1967-1968
	7	Budgets and general materials, 1967-1970
box	folder
21	1	Budgets and general materials, 1973-1975
	2	Budgets and general materials, 1979-1983
	3	Bowling leagues, 1970-1971
	4	Pre-Law Association, 1963-1982
	5	Prelaw Society of Texas, 1982
	6	Prelaw Society of Texas, 1983
box	folder
22	1	Prelaw Society of Texas, 1983-1984
	2	Student Bar Association, 1949-1955
	3	Student Bar Association, 1956-1969
	4	Student Bar Association Freshlaw Handbook, 1975-1976
	5	Student Bar Association, 1979-1984
	6	Student Bar Association, undated
	7	University Circle K, 1968-1969

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Subject Files
box	folder
22	8	Bowling League, 1977-1979
	9	Brief Guide to Fellowships and Scholarships; Employment Opportunities; Voluntary Services; Summer Miscellany, 1969
	10	Brief History of UT Law School, 1973-1982
box	folder
23	1	Dean’s file, 1956-1961
	2	The Dicta, 1952-1956
	3	The Dicta, 1956-1959
	4	Directory of Interviewing Employers, 1983
	5	Football, 1958
	6	Football, 1959
	7	Football, 1960
	8	Football, 1971
	9	George Mason University School of Law visit, 1981
box	folder
24	1	George Mason University School of Law visit, 1981
	2	Inventory of Departmental Equipment, 1941-1955
	3	Kocurek, Willie, 1980
	4	Law Library, 1956
	5	Law School Bulletin, 1956-1957
	6	Law School rating articles, 1976
	7	Legal forms, 1956
	8	Moot court, 1958-1963
	9	Mystic Secrets of Hindu Philosophy, 1958
	10	Peregrinus ’66 proposed budget, 1965
	11	Personnel Pay Plans, 1973-1982
	12	Photographs – Law School
	13	Photographs – Pearce Hall demolition
	14	Photographs – U.S. Navy
	15	Political ephemera
box	folder
25	1	Rules and Regulations of Board of Regents
	2	Quizmasters, 1968
	3	Quizmasters, 1973-1983
	4	Statement Adopted by the Faculty of the School of Law, October 1, 1974
	5	Statement of the Policy Followed in Examinations and Their Grading, 1948
	6	Student awards, 1978-1983
	7	Student handbooks, 1949-1968
	8	Student handbooks, 1972-1980
	9	T. J. Gibson activity reports and biographical info, 1965-1984
	10	T. J. Gibson memorial, 1985
	11	T. J. Gibson retirement, 1983-1984
box	folder
26	1	Tentative proposal for grant from OEO – Civil, 1966
	2	Texas Law Forum
	3	Texas Law Review
	4	Townes Hall building, 1973-1983
box	folder
Map drawer 7	1	Townes Hall building and addition record drawing, 1963
box	folder
26	5	United Fund campaign, 1970
	6	University of Florida College of Law Policy Manual, 1981
	7	University of Florida College of Law Policy Manual, 1981
	8	The University of Texas Administrative Policies and Regulations, excerpts

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