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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], William Bradford Alwood Collection, Ms1960-003, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The William Bradford Alwood Collection were acquired by the library prior to 1960. An addition to the collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 2007.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement and description of the William Bradford Alwood Collection was completed in May 2010.

Biographical Note

William Bradford Alwood was born August 11, 1859 in Delta, Ohio. He attended Ohio State University and George Washington University. He also received training at the Royal Pomology School in Germany, and the Pasteur Institute in France. Alwood served as the Vice-Director of the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station from 1888 to 1904. During this time he served as Professor of Horticulture, Entomology, and Mycology at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

After leaving VPI in 1904, Alwood moved to Charlottesville where he established an enological laboratory which was later incorporated into the USDA Bureau of Chemistry; he was named Chief of Enological Investigations. He continued his relationship with VPI by donating several books and papers to the library and kept in touch with old colleagues. He was awarded a certificate of merit by VPI in 1923. Alwood died April 13, 1946.

Scope and Content

The collection mainly consists of pamphlets and papers relating to various subjects including wine making, apples, pears, grapes, bacteriology, and fungi. Research papers and theses are also present in the collection. The collection also included 15 notebooks containing notes relating to Alwood's research.

Arrangement

The collection is divided into three series:

Related Material

Special Collections and University Archives also has a painting of William Bradford Alwood in the Art Collection.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Faculty and staff
• History of Food and Drink
• Science and Technology
• University History
• Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872-1896)
• Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the William Bradford Alwood Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).