Dates: circa 1979
Collection Number: MS 140
Extent: 1 folder; 2 items
Preferred Citation: University Cafeteria, MS 140, Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society, Charlottesville, Virginia.
Biographical/Historical Information: The University Cafeteria, located at 1517 University Avenue in Charlottesville, Virginia, opened in 1942 by L.D. Cooley, E.F. Cooley and C.B. Webber. It served a diverse clientele and was one the first eateries to integrate. The restaurant closed in 1983.
Scope and Content: This collection includes a 5p typescript of "A Brief History of the University Cafeteria" written by Cleveland G. Webber, Manager of the University Cafeteria, along with a list of staff members and a menu for the second annual Johnson Dinner given by the University of Virginia Johnson Club, 17 November 1960, at the Thomas Jefferson Inn.
Notes:
[Photo from the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society Photo Collection, University Cafeteria, PH2700.]
