Alexander “Sandy” G. Gilliam, Jr., who died on June 8, 2024, was something of a UVA institution, having spent more than half of his life at the University in a number of roles, including as secretary to the Board of Visitors and special assistant to four presidents. He was also a storyteller, and in 2012 — when Gilliam was the University Protocol and History Officer — he sat down with Sheree Scarborough of the University of Virginia Oral History Project in his office in the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library to talk about his career and all things UVA. The fascinating conversation is archived in LibraOpen, the online archive of UVA scholarship (to read and/or download the full conversation, use the “Files” link from the left sidebar).