J. Bolton McBryde Collection,
Scope and Content
The collection consists of approximately photographs, negatives, and glass plate negatives depicting Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Montgomery County, and the New River area. Images are labeled with original labels, but undated. Where images were not labeled, a brief description is included in brackets on the envelope. The collection also includes eight painted views of campus.
Dates
- Creation: c. early 1900s
Creator
- McBryde, James Bolton, 1866-1925 (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from J. Bolton McBryde Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Note
James Bolton McBryde was born in Virginia in 1866. His father was John McLaren McBryde, President of VAMC from 1891-1907. James Bolton McBryde taught chemistry at VAMC from 1903 until the time of his death in 1925.
Full Extent
0.4 Cubic Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection consists of approximately photographs, negatives, and glass plate negatives depicting Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Montgomery County, and the New River area.
Arrangement
Items are arranged by material type.
Acquisition Information
The images were donated to Special Collection in 1992.
Processing Information
The J. Bolton McBryde Collection was originally boxed as a named collection within the larger historic photograph collection, in 1992. When the glass plates were discovered in October 2011, the collection was re-housed for preservation purposes, and additional processing and description were completed in November 2011.
- Title
- J. Bolton McBryde Collection, c. early 1900s
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
- Date
- © 2011 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu