The University of Virginia: A Pictorial History

by Susan Tyler Hitchcock

Overview

In the nearly two centuries since the first building’s completion in Thomas Jefferson’s academical village, programs and facilities at the University of Virginia have been continually expanded and updated. This second edition of Susan Tyler Hitchcock’s The University of Virginia: A Pictorial History, first published in 1999 and updated in 2003, traces Mr. Jefferson’s favorite project through an appropriately rich pageant of images and text. The book’s main chapters, arranged chronologically, follow the rise of the university from its founding to the accomplishments of John T. Casteen III’s presidency and the appointment of Teresa A. Sullivan as the university’s eighth, and first female, president.

In this second edition, Casteen’s legacy is considered, including AccessUVa, the university’s groundbreaking full-need financial aid program; initiatives to position the University of Virginia as a global leader; and major expansion of the physical facilities, including the Arts Precinct, the South Lawn Project, John Paul Jones Arena, the Harrison Institute and Small Special Collections Library, and groundbreaking for the Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center. The final chapter includes an essay on the historic preservation of the Academical Village and looks forward with new president Teresa A. Sullivan as Mr. Jefferson’s university sits poised on the eve of its bicentennial celebration. Highlights include interviews with John T. Casteen III and Teresa A. Sullivan.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813931241
Publisher:	University of Virginia Press
Publication date:	05/30/2012
Edition description:	second edition
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	673,955
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 12.20(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Susan Tyler Hitchcock is a book editor for the National Geographic Society and the author of Geography of Religion: Where God Lives, Where Pilgrims Walk and Frankenstein: A Cultural History. Coy Barefoot teaches history at the University of Virginia in the School of Continuing and Professional Studies. He is the author of The Corner: A History of Student Life at the University of Virginia and Thomas Jefferson on Leadership.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	vii
	Foreword	viii
	The Vision	1
	The Founding	15
	The Lawn	32
	A University in Its Youth	37
	Honor	54
	War, Reconstruction, and Fire	59
	The Greeks	90
	Celebrating a Century	95
	Athletics	116
	Through Hard Times	121
	The Corner	142
	The Capstone of Virginia Education	147
	The Professional Schools	164
	A Time of Change	171
	Beyond the Lawn	194
	Restoring Ideals	199
	The Electronic Academical Village	220
	A University of the Twenty-first Century	225
	Notes	240
	Works Cited	242
	Further Reading	244
	Illustration Credits	245
	Index	246

Editorial Reviews

Praise for the earlier edition:"The talented Susan Tyler Hitchcock, an alumnus, provides a graceful chronological narrative of the school’s founding, growth, and development into a nationally ranked university. The design and organization of this book is striking and effective."

John T. Kneebone

Praise for the earlier edition:Carefully researched, beautifully written and authoritative, this insightful book covers virtually all of the important events that constitute the history of the University of Virginia. It will bring back happy memories to some and introduce others to the events of the University’s remarkable past.

Raymond C. Bice

" Praise for the earlier edition:Carefully researched, beautifully written and authoritative, this insightful book covers virtually all of the important events that constitute the history of the University of Virginia. It will bring back happy memories to some and introduce others to the events of the University’s remarkable past. "—Raymond C. Bice, emeritus professor and former University historian, University of Virginia

" Praise for the earlier edition:"The talented Susan Tyler Hitchcock, an alumnus, provides a graceful chronological narrative of the school’s founding, growth, and development into a nationally ranked university. The design and organization of this book is striking and effective." "—John T. Kneebone, Virginia Libraries

From the Publisher

Through a rich pageant of images and text, this volume traces the growth of Thomas Jefferson's favorite project, the University of Virginia. Chapters are arranged chronologically and proceed from the school's founding, through its subsequent rise, to John T. Casteen III's initiative for a university of the 21st century. Interwoven with this history are sections displaying the places and themes that have endeared the university and its Charlottesville home to generations of students who appeared in everything from the uniform of the 1830s to the "bare feet and Weejuns" of the 1970s. Extensively illustrated with color and b&w photographs. Oversize: 9.25x12<">. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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