William O'Neal Photograph Collection (SC-17), 1949

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
VMFA Archives
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Margaret R. and Robert M. Freeman Library
200 N. Arthur Ashe Boulevard
Richmond, VA 23220-4007
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Roxanne Winfield
Phone: (804) 340-1497
Phone: (804) 340-1495
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

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

Summary

Extent:
0.25 Linear Feet 1 box; 4 folders
Abstract:
The collection is comprised of photographs of architectural works designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh in Glasgow, Scotland. The photographs were taken by architectural historian William Bainter O'Neal in 1949 and feature the Glasgow School of Art, Hill House, Willow Tea Rooms, and Queen's Cross Church. The envelope that housed the images features diagrams and notes about the Glasgow School or Art presumably written by O'Neal.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

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

Background

Biographical / historical:

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".

Custodial history:

The collection was transferred from the Collections Department.

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.

Arrangement:

The collection is organized into one series.

Series 1
Photographs, 1949