University of Virginia Library

JAMES MONROE LAW OFFICE - MUSEUM AND MEMORIAL LIBRARY

The President reported that a bill had been introduced in the State Senate which would, by a deed
of gift, vest the ownership of the James Monroe Law Office - Museum and Memorial Library located in
Fredericksburg, Virginia in the Commonwealth of Virginia as "a part of the property of the University
of Virginia subject to the ordinary powers of its Board of Visitors." This property is now owned by
the James Monroe Memorial Foundation. The bill as introduced would establish a Board of Regents,
one member of which would be the President of the University of Virginia, with the principal duty of
managing and supervising the Memorial

A general discussion ensued which centered principally on the relationships between the Board of
Regents of the Memorial and the Board of Visitors of the University. Several members expressed the
view that conflicts might arise between the two Boards because of the failure of the deed of gift to
make clear the power of the Board of Visitors to decide finally in those instances when a conflict did
arise. The consensus of the discussion was that the President would consult with the Attorney General's
office and officials of the James Monroe Memorial Foundation for the purpose of clarifying the terms
of the deed of gift on this point