Researching the University of Virginia

Guide to the history and legal issues surrounding the Lee and Jackson statues in Downtown Charlottesville. Compiled by the UVA Law Library Staff.

By Frank E. Grizzard, Jr. This electronic database consists of 1,750 manuscript documents and a lengthy historical narrative related to the construction of the original buildings of the University of Virginia.

U.Va. Library exhibit describing Jefferson's original vision for the University and how the U.Va. has expanded beyond the original vision, 1825-present. Exhibit runs Sept. 15, 2009 through June 30, 2010.

Volume describes early people and buildings of UVA. Also in Special Collections.

Rich in information and resources this site includes sections on Historic Preservation, Sustainability, Architecture, Landscape Architecture and more. See their Documents, Tools and Plans.

The GES office provides information on UVa facilities and infrastructure to the University community. They have a searchable catalog of their Construction Document Archive includes architectural and engineering drawings and specifications for University buildings, landscapes, and infrastructure, historical maps, surveys, and aerial photographs of the University Grounds and Charlottesville. Materials are available digitally and include Historic Preservation Resources, Archaeological Investigations, Planning Materials, Geological Boring logs, and much more. Contact: ga9p@virginia.edu or 434-982-5367.

Additional services include customized cartography, GIS mapping and data - available in ESRI or AutoCAD format, energy modeling, energy use tracking, and detailed, accurate mapping of our base layers (buildings, parking lots, roads, etc.), utility infrastructures, including watersheds and storm water management BMPs.

Search in VIRGO for photos, drawings, books and manuscript collections relating to the buildings at the University. Specific reports like the 2008 Rotunda Historic Structure Report can be located via VIRGO.

Listing of U.Va. paintings, sculpture, reliefs, etc., assembled in the mid-1960's, and somewhat updated as locations change. In addition to the photograph of each artwork, each card contains an inventory number, artist, title of work, medium, size, date, acquisition information and present location on the Grounds. The file is arranged by inventory number. Items can be located by using adjacent index files of artists and subjects (portrait and non-portrait).

A picture file of tombstones in the U.Va. cemetery, as of March, 1969. Photos are filed alphabetically; a plot map of the cemetery is included.

UVA Historian, Sandy Gilliam's research on the residents of the Pavilions.

This site from the UVA Library's Scholars' Lab provides helpful information, history, and resources on the university cemetery.