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Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
Business Number: 540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu
URL: http://spec.lib.vt.edu
Jennifer Vipperman Mitchell, Archives Assistant
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.
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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
- 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/ ).
Container List
- box-folder 1 folder: 1
Correspondence1927
- box-folder 1 folder: 2
Alcoholometer
- box-folder 1 folder: 3-4
Apple
- box-folder 1 folder: 5
Bacteriology - Illustrations
- box-folder 1 folder: 6
Black rot; Champagne
- box-folder 1 folder: 7
Cider
- box-folder 1 folder: 8
Cream of Tartar - Ginseng
- box-folder 1 folder: 9 oversize folder: 2
Grapes
- box-folder 1 folder: 10
Histology - Pears
- box-folder 1 folder: 11
Pellagra - Tartaric Acid
- box-folder 1 folder: 12
USDA Bureau of Chemistry - Enological Lab
- box-folder 2 folder: 1
Vinegar
- box-folder 2 folder: 2
Wine and Winemaking
- box-folder 2 folder: 3 oversize folder: 4
Wine and Winemaking - Report on fermentation and composition of Catawba wines1913
- box-folder 2 folder: 4 oversize folder: 5
Wine and Winemaking - Report on fermentation and composition of Norton wines1914
- box-folder 2 folder: 5 oversize folder: 6
Wine and Winemaking - Report on fermentation and composition of Clinton, Cynthiana, Montefiore, and Schraidtes wines1915
- box-folder 2 folder: 6
Wine - Analyses, Tables
- box-folder 2 folder: 7
Reprints1894-1915
- oversize folder: 1
Bacteriology-Illustrations; Cider; Cream of Tartar
- oversize folder: 3
Insects - Classification; USDA Bureau of Chemistry - Enological Laboratory
- box-folder 2 folder: 8-9
Bitter Rot - Research and Correspondence1854-1903
- box-folder 2 folder: 10
Project Outlines1908-1914
- box-folder 2 folder: 11
Theses - Early records1910
- box-folder 3 folder: 1
Mycology1910-1914
- box-folder 3 folder: 2
Cedar Rust Research1914
- box-folder 3 folder: 3
Plant Disease Survey1914
- box-folder 3 folder: 4
Spray Injury1914
- box-folder 3 folder: 5
Frog-eye Leaf Spot1914
- box 4
Laboratory Notes1888
- box 4
Notes - U.S. Enological Station, Sandusky, Ohio1910
- box 4
Cellar Book No. 11907-1908
- box 4
Cellar Book No. 21908-1909
- box 4
Cellar Book, Sandusky1911
- box 4
Monometer Tests1908
- box 4
Notes - Experimental tests on methods1909
- box 5
Apples
- box 5
Commercial Wines1911
- box 5
Samples, Lab entry number1911
- box 5
Weight Book1911-1912
- box 5
Current Lab Notes1907
- box 5
Analyses1911
- box 5
Notes on Analysis1911
- box 5
[No Title]1907
- box 5
Yeast record1909