University of Virginia memorial for Civil War Confederate soldiers reproductions

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Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Original digital media (floppy disks, zip disks, thumb drives, born digital files, etc.) cannot be handled directly by patrons. Please contact Special Collections via our online Reference Request form, https://small.library.virginia.edu/services/reference-request, to request access to these materials. Please be aware that additional actions may be required to make these items available. Items will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis before access can be made. Depending on the size of the request, it may take up to 6 weeks to make them available for use.

Preferred citation:

RG-30/21/2 University of Virginia memorial plaques for Civil War soldiers reproductions, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
2 items
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

RG-30/21/2 University of Virginia memorial plaques for Civil War soldiers reproductions, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of reproductions of bronze plaques that served as a memorial to University of Virginia alumni that died in the Civil War fighting for the Confederacy.

Biographical / historical:

The University of Virginia erected Confederate plaques to the Rotunda in 1903 as a memorial to the UVA alumni that died in the Civil War. The bronze plaques were a gift of the Confederate Memorial Association and the Albemarle Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy. In September 2017, following the Unite the Right march, the Board of Visitors voted to remove the plaques from the Rotunda. The resolution was spurred by a list of 10 demands championed by the Black Student Union and supported by various University groups in response to the events of August 11 and 12.

Processing information:

The plaques were digitized by the Digital Production Group in April 2018 and transcribed by the John L. Nau III Center for Civil War History in February 2019.