diff --git a/webapp/web/css/vitro.css b/webapp/web/css/vitro.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c680d88ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webapp/web/css/vitro.css
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/* $This file is distributed under the terms of the license in /doc/license.txt$ */
+
+/****************************************
+ Vitro base styles
+ 
+ Styles declared here are intended for
+ application-wide use.
+ 
+ Original version
+ 2011-01-12 UI Team
+ 
+ Last updated
+ 2011-01-13
+*****************************************/
+
+/************************
+Miscellaneous
+************************/
+
+.clear {
+    clear: both;
+}
+
+.hidden {
+    display: none !important;
+}
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diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/menupage/menupage.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/menupage/menupage.ftl
index a7f8b0b05..b5fe5de48 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/menupage/menupage.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/menupage/menupage.ftl
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
     <h3>${page.title}</h3>
     
     <section id="content-generic-class" role="region">
-        <h4>Visual Graph</h4>
-        
         <#-- This will allow us to keep menupage.ftl generic and keep vivo-specific extensions in VIVO -->
         <#if visualizationLink??>
             ${visualizationLink}
         </#if>
+        
+        <h4>Visual Graph</h4>
     
         <#include "menupage-vClassesInClassgroup.ftl">
     
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/page/partials/stylesheets.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/page/partials/stylesheets.ftl
index 3d35e8df9..93b91c41a 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/page/partials/stylesheets.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/page/partials/stylesheets.ftl
@@ -2,4 +2,7 @@
 <#-- Template for loading stylesheets in the head -->
 ${stylesheets.add("/css/edit.css")} <#--temporary until edit controller can include this when needed -->
 
+<!-- vitro base styles (application-wide) -->
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="${urls.base}/css/vitro.css" />
+
 ${stylesheets.tags}
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