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Office Administrative Files of Leonard Sandridge-addition 1

 Unprocessed Material — Box: RG 5/1 - Additions Box 1, Folder: ViU2022-0140_001
Identifier: ViU-2022-0140

Content Description

This addition to RG 5/1, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer/ Office Administrative Files includes a vanity Virginia license plate featuring The University of Virginia's Rotunda with the accompanying text "The President's Education Summit With Governors, Charlottesville, Virginia, September 27-28, 1989." The plate, used by Leonard Sandridge, features the plate code "ES 8" and is registered for September 1989. Also included in the collection is a copy of an April 1, 1991 letter from Leonard Sandridge to John T. Casteen, then President of the University. The letter discusses a proposal for a new or renovated Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, a project that would go on to be completed. Under Sandridge's supervision and pursuant to his wishes, the Darden School was comprehensively renovated and new facilities were also built. The road adjacent to these new facilities was named "Leonard Sandridge Drive" commemorating his efforts.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Provenance

Gift of Leonard Sandridge of Charlottesville, Virginia. 9 August 2022.

Restrictions Apply

No

Dates

  • Creation: 1989-1991

Creator

Extent

0.04 Cubic Feet (1 legal-sized file folder)

Inventory

1 letter copy, 1 Virginia license plate