University Of Virginia - Special Collections
Albert & Shirley Small Library
Date:
Phase I - Measuring/Mapping - May 2004
Phase II - Relocation - July/Aug 2004
Architect: Hartman-Cox (Washington D.C.)
Building: 72,700 square feet - houses Special Collections and Harrison Institute 80% underground
Project Details: Mapping, measuring, relocation and book by book integration, including 300,000 volumes of rare and irreplaceable materials and 37,000 linear feet of archival/manuscript materials. These numbers encompass over 12 million manuscripts and 2.5 million archival items. Collection also inclusive of maps, broadsides, photographs, prints, microfilm/fiche, audio recordings and film. All materials cleaned and protected before being moved.