| Acknowledgments | ix | ||
| Introduction Virginia, Columbia, Chicago, St. John's, and the Liberal Arts Movement | 1 | (14) | |
| Chapter 1 Before the Virginia Plan | 15 | (26) | |
| Chapter 2 The University of Virginia and the Creation of the Virginia Plan | 41 | (28) | |
| Chapter 3 The Virginia Plan and Its Reception at Virginia | 69 | (32) | |
| Chapter 4 Developments at Virginia, Chicago, and St. John's | 101 | (34) | |
| Chapter 5 Great Plans, Modest Accomplishments | 135 | (36) | |
| Chapter 6 The Virginia Plan at Virginia | 171 | (26) | |
| Conclusion An Unfinished Story | 197 | (6) | |
| Sources | 203 | (2) | |
| Notes | 205 | (38) | |
| Bibliography | 243 | (4) | |
| Index | 247 |