Conditions Governing Use

The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Custodial History

The collection was transferred from the Collections Department.

Preferred Citation

William O'Neal Photograph Collection (SC-17). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.

Processing Information

The photographs were removed from the original envelope, and the envelope was preserved as it features diagrams and notes, presumably written by O'Neal. Photographs were sorted into folders by subject.

Biographical Note

Willam Bainter O'Neal was a renowned architectural historian and author. He was the consulting curator for the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts' 1992 exhibition "The Making of Virginia Architecture" and wrote the corresponding catalog, "Architecture in Virginia: An Official Guide to Four Centuries of Building in the Old Dominion". He was also a prominent collector of drawings, and authored several books, including "The Work of William Lawrence Bottomley In Richmond" and "Jefferson's Fine Arts Library".

Arrangement

The collection is organized into one series.

Series 1

Photographs, 1949