John Reuben Alley and Robert S. Alley Jr. were raised on the campus of the University of Richmond in the faculty house of their father, Robert S. Alley, an alumnus and longtime professor. Their grandfather Reuben E. Alley was a board of trustees member and the author of the History of the University of Richmond, 1830-1971. Robert S. Alley Jr. has been teaching American history at Richmond's Trinity Episcopal School for nearly 20 years. An alumnus and adjunct professor of photography, author John Reuben Alley shares the knowledge acquired from his lifelong association with the University of Richmond.