William J. Bryant Scrapbook
Content Description
This collection contains one scrapbook belonging to William J. Bryant of Little Rock, Arkansas. Bryant attended the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama between 1936 and 1939, earning a Bachelor of Science in Education. The scrapbook is notable as it is made from thick wooden boards, metal hinges and bound with two long screws and wingnuts. The front cover artfully has the title inlaid in wood reading "Tuskegee Inst. 39." The scrapbook, compiled during his last year at Tuskegee, includes autograph greetings from friends and faculty, event programs including programs for music, theater, and dance, photographs, newspaper clippings, and Tuskegee Institute commencement ceremony materials. After his time at Tuskegee, Bryant attended graduate school at the University of Arizona. Bryant eventually became a teacher, focusing on special education.
Acquisition Type
Purchase
Provenance
Purchased from McBride Rare Books, 16 February 2024.
Language of Description
English
Restrictions Apply
No
Use Restrictions
In Copyright – https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/ This collection contains some in-copyright material. Visit our Permissions and Publishing page for more information about use of Special Collections materials. The library can provide copyright information upon request, but users are responsible for making their own determination about lawful use of collections materials.
Dates
- Creation: 1936-1939
Extent
0.25 Cubic Feet (One half-width legal size file box)
Language of Materials
English
Metadata Rights Declarations
- License: This record is made available under an Universal 1.0 Public Domain Dedication Creative Commons license. The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library of the University of Virginia makes its bibliographic records and the metadata contained therein available for public use under the CC0 1.0 Public Domain Designation.
Inventory
One scrapbook