Witness the founding of the University, the Rotunda fire and the admission of the first African-American students via photographs, letters and original documents from the Special Collections Library. Watch history come alive in this audio slideshow:
Aug 20, 2009The List
The Top Five Historical Events at the University of Virginia
As illustrated by the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
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HIGHLIGHTS
U.Va. Profs that Provide a Brush with Celebrity
1976: Block Party
The dawn of Charlottesville's Downtown Mall.
The Mayor of Summertime
Bob Oakes (Col ’84) serves as mayor of Nags Head
Lending a hand
A first-hand account of an alumnus working for Kiva in Africa.
Famous
How celebrity and the media have changed over the past 300 years as told by the American History Guys from the radio show Backstory.
Lane DeGregory (Col ’89) wins a Pulitzer Prize for her article about a feral child
A Portrait of the South in Black and White
Paul Gaston recounts his role in the civil rights movement in Charlottesville.
School of Rock
U.Va.'s Battle of the Bands face off. Hear music clips and watch a video.
Leap of Faith
Jenny D'Agostino (Com '03) takes plunge with ropes course
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