Articles about Jefferson's founding and design for the University of Virginia written by Monticello researchers and scholars.
Significant dates and events in the creation of the University of Virginia, which Thomas Jefferson considered one of his greatest achievements.
John Hartwell Cocke of Bremo Plantation in Fluvanna County, VA, was a close associate of Thomas Jefferson, an ally in the creation of the University of Virginia, and shared his botanical interests.
A look at the development of Academical Village of student housing and faculty pavilions designed by Thomas Jefferson to enclose the Lawn of the University of Virginia.
Read about the very beginnings of the University of Virginia, which Thomas Jefferson first devised after failed attempts to revise the Constitution of the College of William and Mary.
Francis Walker Gilmer, the son of Jefferson's close friend George Gilmer, was a lawyer who travelled to England to recruit professors for the University of Virginia; appointed as the first Chair of Law at UVA, he died before taking the position.
A brief history of how Thomas Jefferson and fellow collaborators obtained fund for the creation of the University of Virginia.
Learn more about the creation of the University of Virginia, which Thomas Jefferson considered one his three greatest achievements.
Did Thomas Jefferson know Edgard Allan Poe while he was a student at the University of Virginia in 1826? Read this summary of historical documents to learn more.
Dugald Stewart was a Scottish philosopher and mathematician whom Thomas Jefferson met socialized with frequently while living in Paris.
Explore the considerations Jefferson made when selecting a site for the University of Virginia.
A look at Jefferson's early efforts to create public university, which he initially referred to as Central College.
Learn about the construction of the University of Virginia and Jefferson's vision for it.
