Please contact Special Collections in advance if you have questions about hours on specific Saturdays. Special Collections is on the second floor of Alderman Memorial Library, two floors down from the main entrance on level four. The staff at the fourth floor circulation desk can direct you to the elevator or to the stairs. All researchers are asked to sign a statement agreeing to abide by Department regulations. Researchers who are currently affiliated with the University of Virginia or who have established borrowing privileges with the University Library are asked to provide staff with a name or identification number so staff can verify that he or she is in the patron database.
Paper is provided by the department for researchers.
Typewriters, portable computers, tape recorders, and other mechanical research tools are permissible provided that their use does not disturb other researchers. Transportation, Parking and Accommodations Charlottesville can be reached by U.S. Air, United Express, and Delta Comair. Driving to Charlottesville from the north or south, follow U.S. 29, and from east or west, I-64. You can also obtain a University bus pass from that office. You may also consult the Charlottesville-Albemarle Convention and Visitors Bureau for information on other accommodations.