News, announcements, updates, and happenings in the UVA Library

David R. Whitesell, who retired as curator in UVA’s Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library in 2022, explains how pioneers of photographic processes in the 19th century changed how books were illustrated.

Pat Oliphant, whose syndicated political cartoons anchored editorial pages in newspapers across the country from 1965 to 2015 – many of which are part of his work archived in the University of Virginia’s Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library –died Monday at the age of 90.

The second floor of Shannon Library at the University of Virginia is home to a place where books go to get well. Or, at a minimum, usable.

While Jeffersonian in appearance, the new roofs incorporate modern technology. ... Will Rourk, a technology specialist with the UVA Library, [used] his laser scanner at the roof project to take 3D scans.

The University of Virginia’s Small Special Collections Library is opening its doors for a printing event celebrating America’s 250th birthday, giving attendees their own replica of the original Declaration of Independence.