Its a term that got thrown around a lot today called an academic call village if you look at his plan for the university, at the time a lot of universities king thed of one very big building where class were held and dormitory rooms things like that and jeffersons idea was to essentially make a village out of it with the students living near the the professors and classes being given in the professors homes and you know so there was all of this constant interaction of students and faculty. Plus it is in charlottesville in the 1820s which is very small town of a village really and so if you think about these amazing buildings that went up in early 1820s in essentially in nowhere in virginia, you know, it was part of his ideal of, you know, the United States is in a gray society, and the elite becoming leaders of the country, and all of that sort of thing. Well the University Archives are the official Historical Records of the university, and they go back to actually long before the univ
Uva. He worked many years to develop the system of education in virginia. Uva was his last great project. He did it after he left the white house. He designed the buildings and the curriculum. Chair of therst board of visitors. He was intimately involved as you will see in a lot of details about building the buildings. Called an academic village. If you look at his plans for the university, at the time a lot of universities consisted of one very big building for classes were held and there were dormitory rooms. Jeffersons idea was to make a village out of it, with students living here the professors and classes being given in the professors homes. There was constant interaction of students and faculty. Charlottesville, and in the 1820s there was a small town, a village really. If you think about these amazing buildings that went up in the early 1820s in the middle of nowhere, it was part of his ideal of the United States as an Agrarian Society and the elite becoming leaders of the coun
Were at the rotunda at Thomas Jeffersons university of virginia. Up next, we take you to their special Collections Library to learn more about the jefferson papers. Jefferson is the founder of uva. He worked for many, many years to develop a system of education in virginia. Uva was his he said it was his last great project, which he did after he left the white house. He designed the buildings. He designed the curriculum. He served as the first rector of chair of the board of visitors he was intimately involved in details of the building. His vision was its a term that got thrown around today ofan academical vision. At the time a lot of the university basically consisted of one very big building where classes were held and there were dormitory rooms and things like that and jeffersons idea was to essentially make a village out of it, with the students living near the professors and classes being given in the professors homes and so there was all of this constant interaction of student a
Were at the rotunda at Thomas Jeffersons university of virginia. Up next, we take you to their special Collections Library to learn more about the jefferson papers. Jefferson is the founder of uva. He worked for many, many years to develop a system of education in virginia. Uva was his he said it was his last great project, which he did after he left the white house. He designed the buildings. He designed the curriculum. He served as the first rector of chair of the board of visitors he was intimately involved in details of the building. His vision was its a term that got thrown around today ofan academical vision. At the time a lot of the university basically consisted of one very big building where classes were held and there were dormitory rooms and things like that and jeffersons idea was to essentially make a village out of it, with the students living near the professors and classes being given in the professors homes and so there was all of this constant interaction of student a
Up next we take you to checks lie library to learn more about the jefferson papers. Jefferson is the founder of uva. He worked for many, many years to develop a system of education in virginia. Uva was his he said it was his last great project, which he did after the left the white house. He designedded the building, the curriculum, he served as the first rector or chair of the board of visitors. He was intime natalie involved, as you will see in a lot of the details about billing the buildings. Is it calls an academic village and if you look at his manor university, at the time a lot of universities consisted of one big building where classes were held and jeffersons idea was to essentially make a village out of it, with the students living near the professors and classes being given in the professors homes and so there was all this constant interaction of student and faculty. Plus its in charlottesville in the 1820s, a small town, village, really, if you think about these amazing bui