This exhibition showcases some of the landmarks of dystopian fiction. The popularity of this genre suggests that readers have a fascination with societies in which poverty, suffering, and oppression isolate the individual, and populations are ruled by nightmarish totalitarian regimes. The exhibition is inspired by the critically-acclaimed young adult novel Quarantine, written by Tom Voorhies and Lex Hrabe. Hrabe is a UVA graduate and one-time student employee of the Small Special Collections Library.

Were the sixties the best of times or the worst of times? Did America evolve as a nation and we as individuals? Are we better for the experience? We who were there have our own answers, but it is the historians who will write the collective answers for posterity. In any case, for better or worse, this dynamic, controversial, exciting time was our youth, our creation, and our legacy, and this exhibition is an attempt to revisit it, share it, and interpret it.

James Rogers McConnell, who is commemorated by the Aviator Statue outside of Clemons Library, was a UVA student who died while flying for France in the first World War. The James Rogers McConnell papers consist of approximately 210 items, including 160 letters written by McConnell. The letters date from 1915, when McConnell served with the American Ambulance service on the Western Front in France, 1916, the year of the formation of the Lafayette Escadrille, and, 1917, ending a few days before McConnell's death.

An exhibition on the history of the Armed Services Editions, featuring paperbacks distributed to members of the American Military during World War II.

Our annual mini-exhibition in honor of Martin Luther King Day. This year we share artifacts revealing the diversity of the University of Virginia student body.

This mini-exhibition in the First Floor Gallery of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library celebrates the bicentenary of the war, with original manuscripts, printed books, and artifacts related to the war and to its most famous musical offspring, “The Star Spangled Banner.”

The University of Virginia Library Celebrates the Acquistion of its Four Millionth Volume: a handmade book by Claire Van Vliet of the Janus Press based on Rita Dove's poem, "Lady Freedom Among Us."

Overshadowed by the tremendous contributions made by Thomas Jefferson to establish the University, Madison's role is often overlooked, although he worked closely with Jefferson to realize his vision for an institution of higher education to prepare students for their responsibilities as citizens of the new Republic.

The Book of Revelation has always been something of a Rorschach test—especially in America. In the short history of the nation, probably no other book has justified as many soap-box sermons and hare-brained schemes as it has, and perhaps none ever will. But neither has any book produced a more profound vision of America's hopes, duties, dreams, and destiny.

This exhibition celebrates the American stage—our playwrights, their plays, and that creative talent which transforms words into living theatre. A testament to our cultural heritage, the items assembled here capture the excitement and dynamism of more than two centuries of American theatre history. They take us simultaneously behind the scenes and into the limelight.