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The Wood Memorial Building for the School of Dentistry opened in 1954. In 2020, the name was changed to Dental School Building 1.

Image taken during MCV Centennial Celebration. Left to right: Dr. William T. Sanger, Dr. Stuart McGuire, and Dr. Samuel Chiles Mitchell.

VCU School of Dentistry traces its origins back to the University College of Medicine (UCM), which began its dental school in 1893. UCM merged with MCV in 1913.

An informative brochure about the VCU HIV/AIDS Center and its work.

A paper heart valentine with a sealed condom inside.

Flyer for a prayer vigil on the grounds of the Virginia State Capitol on May 18, 1995.

This image shows the newly built MCV Library (left) and the Richmond Academy of Medicine (right). The two buildings were constructed in 1932 as part of a public-private partnership. VCU eventually purchased the RAM building when the organization…

A view of the MCV Library (also known as Tompkins-McCaw Library and Health Sciences Library) on the left, and the Richmond Academy of Medicine on the right.

Dr. William Branch Porter named the first full-time professor of medicine at MCV in 1926.

MCV recognized the School of Nursing as a full collegiate school on the same level as Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmacy in 1925. Elizabeth Reitz served as the school's first dean. Up to that point, the school was run by a director.