July 4th: The Fourth of July Paradox
The Fourth of July is a bittersweet anniversary at the University. It marks both great achievement and sorrow; it is the birthday of a nation, but the death day of Founding Fathers.
1948: Oh Baby
Period following WWII was a family affair
1983: The ’Hoo
The history of a short-lived UVA mascot, the 'Hoo.
1825–1939: The Anatomical Theatre
Thomas Jefferson designed the Anatomical Theatre in 1825.
1957: Faulkner Among the “Snobs”
After Faulkner arrived on Grounds, his "observations on ‘Virginia snobs’ caused somewhat of a sensation," wrote Virginius Dabney in Mr. Jefferson’s University. "He liked the state, he said, ‘because Virginians are all snobs and I like snobs.’"
1868: First Photograph of the Rotunda
Bice Devices
Reflections of a Centenarian
Charles E. McMurdo (Engr '29) recalls his years at the University.
The Queen
Mrs. Alfred E. Walker, "the Queen," shaped social life at the University for 35 years.
1943: The Dry Dock
Tight Quarters
A glimpse of student housing, 19th-century style
A brief look at rules and regulations concerning student life in 1847.
