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BELMONT PROPERTY

Referring to the minutes of the April 27th Board meeting, the Chancellor
discussed the terms and conditions of a proposed lease by the College of Belmont,
the home of the late Gari Melchers.

The Board adopted the following resolution.

RESOLVED by the Rector and Visitors of the Board of Visitors of the University
of Virginia that Mary Washington College be and is hereby authorized to enter into
an agreement with the trustees of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts for the
operation of the Belmont Property, the former home of Gari Melchers, for a period
from approximately November 1, 1957, to June 30, 1960, as a public shrine, and for
use by the college for instructional purposes