The Corner: A History of Student Life at the University of Virginia

by Barefoot, Coy

• ISBN13: 9781574271133
• ISBN10: 157427113X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-03-01
• Publisher: Howell Pr

Summary

Not long after Thomas Jefferson founded the University of Virginia in the final years of his life, a small commercial community sprang up where the main road to Charlottesville intersected with the entrance to the University. Known as "the Corner", this community reflected the often profound changes in student life at the University. From panhandlers to gentry, from movie stars to antiwar protesters, from soda fountains to discotheques, this wonderfully illustrated book provides a fascinating folk history.

Table of Contents

Preface	vi
Acknowledgments	viii
The Old Corner
Introduction 1825--1850	1	(22)
The 1850s	23	(16)
The 1860s	39	(14)
The 1870s	53	(12)
The 1880s	65	(10)
The 1890s	75	(18)
1900--1910	93	(18)
1910--1916	111	(12)
The New Corner
1916--1920	123	(8)
The 1920s	131	(18)
The 1930s	149	(16)
The 1940s	165	(22)
The 1950s	187	(20)
The 1960s	207	(22)
The 1970s	229	(16)
The 1980s	245	(16)
The 1990s	261	(15)
Epilogue	276	(1)
Bibliography	277	(4)
Index	281