This subseries is further divided into: A.I. Virginia Tech Review Panel Records, 2007, and A.II. Personal Papers, 2007-2009.

This subseries is housed in three boxes. It also contains 256 emails that can be accessed online. Diane Strickland was a former judge of the 23rd Judicial Circuit Court in Roanoke County (1989-2003) and co-chair of the Boyd-Graves Conference on issues surrounding involuntary mental commitment.

Paper records include : Seung-Hui Cho's health records from Virginia Tech's Schiffert Health Center and Cook Counseling Center; Seung-Hui Cho's education records from Virginia Tech that includes admission information, university transcript, emails between members of English Department about Cho as well as examples of his writing assignments; Seung-Hui Cho's education records from the Fairfax County Public Schools; Seung-Hui Cho's medical records from Carilion New River Valley Medical Center and Carilion Saint Alban's Behavioral Health; outline and drafts of the Virginia Tech Review Panel report; and "Fatal School Shootings in the United States, 1966-2007," prepared by Skadden in 2007. Restricted documents have been sealed but have not been removed from the collection.

Strickland sent and receieved 256 emails between April and September 2007. There are 13 confidential emails that are restricted from public access for 75 years per Code of Virginia 42.1-78. Restricted material includes privileged records (attorney-client communications and attorney work product). Strickland's unrestricted email is accessible online.

Email subjects include : campus gun policies; Cho's mental health history, including drafts of chapter, "Mental Health History of Seung Hui Cho"; Cho's student writings from Professor Robert Hickock's class; gun control; Panel meetings; writing of report, including concerns about reviewing drafts and finishing work by 23 August 2007; and interviews (proposed lists and notes).

Notable email includes : email thread between Roger Depue and Bela Sood, dated 22-23 August 2007, detailing their differences of opinion about Cho's mental health; email from Lenwood McCoy, dated 26 August 2007, to Diane Strickland transmitting Cho's story from Professor Robert Hickock's class; two emails from John Eide, dated 17 July 2007, containing Facebook messages Eide received from Cho in the fall of 2006; and email from Hollis Stambaugh, dated 11 June 2007, to the panel forwarding a letter from John Hammaren, father of Caitlin Hammaren.

Email correspondents include : Richard Bonnie, Richard Brusca, Gordon Davies, Roger Depue, Carroll Ann Ellis, Jim Kudla, Marcus Martin, Gerald Massengill, Lenwood McCoy, Phil Schaenman, Amy Sabrin, Bela Sood, and Hollis Stambaugh,

This subseries contains 226 emails sent and received by Carroll Ann Ellis between April and September 2007 that can be accessed online. Ellis was the Director of the Fairfax County Police Department's Victim Services Division, a faculty member at the National Victim Academy, and a member of the American Society of Victimology. There are 13 confidential emails that are restricted from public access for 75 years per Code of Virginia 42.1-78. Restricted material includes privileged records (attorney-client communications and attorney work product). Ellis' unrestricted email is accessible online.

Email subjects include : media stories on the shooting, work of the Panel, and release of Panel report; Panel meetings; writing of report, including concerns about reviewing drafts and finishing work by 23 August 2007; and interviews (proposed lists and notes).

Notable email includes : email from Gerald Massengill, dated 9 July 2007, to Roger Depue and Phil Schaenman, on law enforcement response at Virginia Tech; email from Gordon Davies, dated 1 July 2007, to panel and Phil Schaenman and Hollis Stambaugh, sharing his thoughts on how to frame the Panel's report; email from Daryl Sensenig, dated 29 May 2007, to Ellis, containing notes from 25 May 2007 interview of Dr. Marcella Fierro, Virginia State Medical Examiner; email from Hollis Stambaugh, dated 11 June 2007, to the Panel forwarding a letter from John Hammaren, father of Caitlin Hammaren; and email from Phil Schaenman, dated 27 June 2007, to Panel containing a first draft of a comprehensive outline for the Panel report including assignments for Panel members.

Email correspondents include : Richard Brusca, Teresa Coping, Gordon Davies, Roger Depue, Jim Kudla, Marcus Martin, Gerald Massengill, Lenwood McCoy, Phil Schaenman, Amy Sabrin, Bela Sood, Hollis Stambaugh, and Diane Strickland.

This subseries contains 105 emails send and received by Gerald Massengill between April and September 2007 that can be accessed online. Massengill, Panel Chair, was a retired Virginia State Police Superintendent who led the Commonwealth's law enforcement response to the 11 September 2001, attack on the Pentagon and the sniper attacks that affected the Commonwealth in 2002. There is one confidential email that is restricted from public access for 75 years per Code of Virginia 42.1-78. Restricted material includes privileged records (attorney-client communications and attorney work product). Massengill's unrestricted email is accessible online.

Email subjects include : media stories on the shooting, work of the Panel, and release of Panel report; interviews by Panel member and staff; and media interviews.

Notable email includes : email from Roger Depue, dated 18 June 2007, to Massengill sharing a contact Depue had with Eric and Beth Hilshire, parents of Emily Hilshire; email exchange with Roger Depue, dated 11-12 August 2007, in which he discusses his review of Cho's writings at State Police Headquarters in Salem and his discussion with the Special Agent Chuck Eaton; email from Massengill, dated 28 August 2007, to Phil Schaenman, relaying his conversation with Virginia Tech Police Chief Wendell Flinchum regarding bomb threats on campus; email from Massengill, dated 6 July 2007, to Hollis Stambaugh, Richard Brusca, and Phil Schaenman, about Cho's gun purchases; and email exchange between Massengill and Schaenman, dated 23 August 2007, about Cho's cell phone records.

Email correspondents include : Roger Depue, Jim Kudla, Larry Roberts, Phil Schaenman, and Hollis Stambaugh.

This subseries contains multiple drafts of chapters of the Virginia Tech Panel's final report to Governor Kaine. The records include comments and edits by members of the Virginia Tech Review Panel, TriData, and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP, the law firm advising the panel. Some but not all drafts are dated and indicate the person who made the comments/edits. Some drafts indicate the date when the edits/comments were added to the documents by TriData staff (usually by Shania Flagg). The chapter numbers and titles changed during the writing of the report and may not necessarily correspond to the chapters in the final report. This subseries contains attorney-client privileged records. Restricted documents have been sealed but have not been removed from the collection.

This subseries contains confidential documents about Seung Hui Cho including his educational records, medical records, 2005 commitment hearing and autopsy report. Cho's family gave written consent to Virginia Tech and the Fairfax County Public Schools for those entities to release education and medical records to the Virginia Tech Review Panel. The disclosures were made to the Panel that the records would not be disclosed to third parties or the public. This subseries includes health records and personal information that is restricted for 75 years by the Code of Virginia (Virginia Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act, Virginia Public Records Act, and Virginia Health Records Privacy Act). Restricted documents have been sealed but have not been removed from the collection.

This series contains records related to the work of the Virginia Tech Review Panel. Included are correspondence from the general public (mailed and submitted through Panel's web page), newspaper clippings, correspondence from the general public (submitted through the Office of the Governor's web page), email correspondence from Department of Health employees between 16-24 April 2007; reference files; and files of TriData staff members including: Philip Schaenman, President, TriData and Virginia Tech Review Panel staff director, Hollis Stambaugh, Jim Kudla, Maria Argabright, Shania Flagg, and Teresa Copping. Copping's files appear to be copies of records from other parts of the collection. This subseries includes legal advice, health records, and personal information that is restricted for 75 years by the Code of Virginia (Virginia Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act, Virginia Public Records Act, Virginia Health Records Privacy Act). Restricted documents have been sealed but have not been removed from the collection.

Notable paper documents include: Office of the Inspector General for Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, Investigation of April 16, 2007 Critical Incident at Virginia Tech OIG Report 140-07 (Preliminary Report, 2007 (b11, f1); List of suggested questions to ask when interviewing Seung-Hui Cho's family, (b11, f18); After Action Review, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Virginia Tech Shootings; Notes from interview with Dr. Marcella Fierro, Chief Medical Examiner, conducted by Carroll Ann Ellis (VTRP) and Darryl Sensenig (TriData) on 25 May 2007 (b12, f9 and b17, f1); copies of emails from employees of the Virginia Department of Health documenting their response to the shooting (b13-b14); and Memorandum to James A. Hyatt, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Virginia Tech, dated 4 June 2007, from Larry Hincker, Associate Vice President for University Relations, Communications related to April 16 (b15, f3).

This subseries contains correspondence, news articles, and legal documents. This subseries includes legal advice that is restricted for 75 years per Code of Virginia 42.1-78.

This subseries documents the work that Skadden attorney Bradley Marcus did for the Panel. Included are working papers, notes, legal advice, and email. This subseries contains attorney-client communications and attorney work product and is restricted (boxes 26 and 27) from public access for 75 years per Code of Virginia 42.1-78.

Marcus sent and received 410 emails between May and September 2007. There are 188 confidential emails that are restricted from public access for 75 years per Code of Virginia 42.1-78. Restricted material includes privileged records (attorney-client communications and attorney work product). Marcus's unrestricted email is accessible online.

Email subjects include : news updates and legal research conducted for Panel.

Notable email includes : email thread by Panel members, dated 24-25 June 2007, detailing the need for the Panel to meet privately and exchange information and views.

Email correspondents include : Richard Brusca, Ian Erickson, Anne Kim, Tannia Nazelrod, Lauren Regan, Larry Roberts, Amy Sabrin, Hollis Stambaugh and Michael Tierney.

This subseries documents the work of Skadden attorney Ian Erickson did for the Panel. Included are memorandums, legal advice, and email. This subseries contains attorney-client communications and attorney work product and is restricted (boxes 27 and 28) from public access for 75 years per Code of Virginia 42.1-78.

Erickson sent and received 364 emails between May and August 2007. There are 164 confidential emails that are restricted from public access for 75 years per Code of Virginia 42.1-78. Restricted material includes privileged records (attorney-client communications and attorney work product). Erickson's unrestricted email is accessible online.

Email subjects include : news updates and legal research conducted for Panel.

Notable email includes : email from Diane Strickland, dated 19 June 2007, to Amy Sabrin documenting problems getting Cho's records from Cook Counsel Center; email from Any Sabrin, dated 23 August 2007, to Panel members and staff detailing her comments on the Executive Summary of the Panel report; and email thread by Panel members, dated 24-25 June 2007, detailing the need for the Panel to meet privately and exchange information and views.

Email correspondents include : Richard Brusca, Jim Kudla, Bradley Marcus, Larry Roberts, Amy Sabrin, Phil Schaenman, Hollis Stambaugh and Michael Tierney.

This subseries documents the work of Skadden attorney Mike Kelly did for the Panel. Included are correspondence, newspaper articles and legal advice. This subseries contains attorney-client communications and attorney work product and is restricted (box 29) from public access for 75 years per Code of Virginia 42.1-78.

This subseries documents the work of Skadden attorney Michael Tierney did for the Panel. Included are handwritten meeting and telephone call notes, memorandums, and email. This subseries contains attorney-client communications and attorney work product and is restricted (boxes 29-30) from public access for 75 years per Code of Virginia 42.1-78.

Tierney sent and received 485 emails between May and September 2007. There are 67 confidential emails that are restricted from public access for 75 years per Code of Virginia 42.1-78. Restricted material includes privileged records (attorney-client communications and attorney work product). Tierney's unrestricted email is available online.

Email subjects include : news updates; legal research conducted for panel; comments on chapter drafts; and collection of Panel records.

Notable email includes : email thread by Panel members and staff, dated 17 August 2007, discussing the status of report and the need for more time; email from Amy Sabrin, dated 14 August 2007, to Skadden attorneys forwarding email from Wendell Flinchum addressing the Virginia Tech police department's authority to disseminate warnings.

Email correspondents include : Richard Brusca, Gordon Davies, Anne Kim, Jim Kudla, Marcus Martin, Gerald Massengill, Lauren Regan, Amy Sabrin, Phil Schaenman, Bela Sood, Hollis Stambaugh and Diane Strickland.

This subseries documents the work of Skadden attorney Amy Sabrin did for the Panel. Included are correspondence, memorandums, chapter drafts of Panel report, and email. This subseries contains attorney-client communications and attorney work product and is restricted (boxes 31-32) from public access for 75 years per Code of Virginia 42.1-78.

Sabrin sent and received 798 emails between July and October 2007. There are 122 confidential emails that are restricted from public access for 75 years per Code of Virginia 42.1-78. Restricted material includes privileged records (attorney-client communications and attorney work product). Sabrin's unrestricted email is accessible online.

Subjects include : contacting Cho's family; engagement of Skadden as counsel for the Panel; news articles; legal research conducted for Panel; comments on chapter drafts; collection of Panel records; writing of report; and Panel meetings.

Notable email includes : email thread dated 29-30 August 2007 on the leak of the final report to the New York Times and the Governor's Office decision to post it online; email thread between Roger Depue and Bela Sood, dated 22-23 August 2007, detailing their differences of opinion about Cho's mental health; email from Bela Sood, dated 10 August 2007, to Panel expressing her concerns about the final review draft of the report and requesting a delay in release of report to 30 August; email from Michael Tierney, dated 29 June 2007, to Richard Brusca and Amy Sabrin, containing notes of telephone conversation with Roanoke Firearms related to Cho's purchase of 9mm Glock 19; email from Diane Strickland, dated 19 June 2007, to Amy Sabrin documenting problems getting Cho's records from Cook Counsel Center; email from Any Sabrin, dated 23 August 2007, to Panel members and staff detailing her comments on the Executive Summary of the Panel report; email thread between Panel members, dated 15 August 2007, on gun control; and email thread between Panel members, staff, and attorneys, dated 27 June 2007, on the need to meet to discuss various issues.

Correspondents include : Richard Brusca, Gordon Davies, Roger Depue, Carroll Ann Ellis, Ian Erickson, Anne Kim, Jim Kudla, Bradley Marcus, Marcus Martin, Gerald Massengill, Lauren Regan, Larry Roberts, Phil Schaenman, Wade Smith, Bela Sood, Hollis Stambaugh, Diane Strickland and Michael Tierney.

This subseries documents the work of Skadden attorney Rich Brusca did for the Panel. Included are correspondence, legal advice, memorandums, meeting materials, news articles, chapter drafts of Panel report, and email (printed). The majority of this series is restricted (attorney-client privilege and/or attorney work product) . Boxes, 36, 36A, 38 and 39 are restricted. Boxes 34 and 37 are unrestricted. Boxes 33, 35, 35A, 35B are open; restricted documents have been sealed but have not been removed from the box.

Notable documents include: Virginia Tech Review Panel Report, Tentative Outline, indicating proposed authors for each section of report, 25 June 2007 (b33, f8); printed email between Panel members, TriData, Skadden, and the governor's office, 25 May to 11 September 2007 (b35, f2 to b35A). Email includes discussions about draft chapters of report and release of report.

The files of Anne Kim, Skadden, contain 109 emails sent and received between July and October 2007. There is one confidential email that is restricted from public access for 75 years per Code of Virginia 42.1-78. Restricted material includes privileged records (attorney-client communications and attorney work product). Kim's unrestricted email is accessible online.

Email subjects include : news articles and comments on chapter drafts.

Email correspondents include : Richard Brusca, Neil Canfield, Amy Sabrin and Michael Tierney.