The University of Lynchburg was founded in 1903 as Virginia Christian College. The University archives are an organized source of information on the activities, policies, procedures, and people from 1903 to the present. It is the official repository of documents, publications, photographs, and memorabilia. Use of the Archives is welcomed.
Holdings include:
The Archives are open by appointment.
Email horton.jl@lynchburg.edu or call 434.544.8432
Telephone and mail reference questions are accepted. Send inquiries to:
University of Lynchburg Archives
1501 Lakeside Drive
Lynchburg, VA 24501
Most items are non-circulating but a few (such as certain videotapes) can be checked out for one to two days.
| Dr. Josephus Hopwood | April 1903 - May 1911 |
| S.T. Willis | June 1911 - October 1912 |
| G.O. Davis | October 1912 - June 1914 |
| George P. Coler (Acting) | June 1914 - June 1915 |
| Dr. John T.T. Hundley | June 1915 - June 1936 |
| Dr. Riley B. Montgomery | June 1936 - July 1949 |
| Dr. Orville W. Wake | July 1949 - February 1964 |
| Dr. Carey Brewer | February 1964 - July 1983 |
| Dr. George N. Rainsford | August 1983 - June 1993 |
| Dr. Charles O. Warren | July 1993 - 2001 |
| Dr. Kenneth R. Garren | August 2001 - present |
| James S. Thomas | 1903 - 1910 |
| Ralph L. Records | 1910 - 1912 |
| Glenn G. Cole | 1913 - 1914 |
| William G. Shackelford | 1918 - 1926 |
| Stanton C. Crawford | 1926 - 1927 |
| C. Lowell McPherson | 1927 - 1932 |
| M.E. Sadler | 1932 - 1936 |
| John L. Davis | 1936 - 1943 |
| Orville W. Wake | 1942 - 1945 |
| Fred Helsabeck | 1945 - 1952 |
| John M. Turner, Jr. | 1952 - 1972 |
| James A. Huston | 1972 - 1984 |
| James F. Traer | 1984 - 1992 |
| Jacqueline W. Asbury | 1992 - 2002 |
| Vernon Miles Jr. | 2002 - 2007 |
| Julius Sigler | 2007 - 2015 |
| Sally Selden | 2015 - |
Books, Dissertations and Masters Theses
Other Historical publications