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McNeill Family Collection, ca. 1910-2000 (continued)
Photographs from The Negro in Virginia and the Guide to the Old Dominion by Robert H. McNeill, 1938
Call No.: LOT 15582 (F)
Extent: 161 photographs
Photographs show images taken for the Federal Writer's Project of the Works Progress Administration project titled "The Negro in Virginia," published in 1940. The project documented African American life in Virginia from 1619 to 1940, with McNeill's portion being photographed in 1938. The cities McNeill photographed include Hampton/Aberdeen, Newport News, Norfolk, Pocahontas, Richmond, Roanoke, Williamsburg, and other unidentified locations.
Prints are arranged in alphabetical order by location from original titles. Not all material has corresponding negatives.
BOX 1 FOLDER 1 Hampton/Aberdeen, 1938
Call No.: LOT 15582, no. 1 to 33 (F)
Extent: 33 photographs
Location: Hampton, VA
BOX 1 FOLDER 2 Newport News, 1938
Call No.: LOT 15582, no. 34 to 36 (F)
Extent: 3 photographs
Location: Newport News, VA
BOX 1 FOLDER 3 Norfolk, 1938
Call No.: LOT 15582, no. 37 to 50 (F)
Extent: 14 photographs
Location: Norfolk, VA
BOX 1 FOLDER 4 Pocahontas, 1938
Call No.: LOT 15582, no. 51 to 63 (F)
Extent: 13 photographs
Location: Pocahontas, VA
BOX 1 FOLDER 5 Richmond, 1938
Call No.: LOT 15582, no. 64 to 101 (F)
Extent: 38 photographs
Location: Richmond, VA
BOX 1 FOLDER 6 Roanoke, 1938
Call No.: LOT 15582, no. 102 to 116 (F)
Extent: 15 photographs
Location: Roanoke, VA
BOX 1 FOLDER 7 Unidentified locations, 1938
Call No.: LOT 15582, no. 117 to 137 (F)
Extent: 21 photographs
Location: Virginia
BOX 1 FOLDER 8 Williamsburg, 1938
Call No.: LOT 15582, no. 138 to 161 (F)
Extent: 24 photographs
Location: Williamsburg, VA
Photographs and Related Materials from the United Negro College Fund by Robert H. McNeill, ca. 1930-1980, (bulk 1950)
Call No.: LOT 15583 (F)
Extent: 1,080 items
Photographs and items document ten different colleges and universities with post-war education programs for veterans commissioned by the United Negro College Fund. Schools include Atlanta University, Bennett College, Clark College, Fisk University, Hampton Institute, Livingstone College, Morehouse College, Spelman College, Talladega College, and the Tuskegee Institute. Other items include correspondence, caption text for photographs, programs, office files, publications, clippings, notes and other related material to the United Negro College Fund.
Photographs from the United Negro College Fund album are arranged in their original order by college or university. Additional photographs and items are arranged alphabetically by original title. Not all material has corresponding negatives.
BOX 1 FOLDER 1 United Negro College Fund Album: Bennett College (1 of 16), 1938
Call No.: LOT 15583, no. 1 to 46 (F)
Extent: 46 items
Location: Greensboro, NC
BOX 1 FOLDER 2 United Negro College Fund Album: Bennett College - Picture Story (2 of 16)
Call No.: LOT 15583, no. 47 to 75 (F)
Extent: 29 items
Location: Greensboro, NC
BOX 1 FOLDER 3 United Negro College Fund Album: Livingstone College (3 of 16), October 3-4, 1946
Call No.: LOT 15583, no. 76 to 141 (F)
Extent: 66 items
Location: Salisbury, NC
BOX 1 FOLDER 4 United Negro College Fund Album: Hampton Institute (4 of 16), September 28, 1946
Call No.: LOT 15583, no. 142 to 189 (F)
Extent: 48 items
Location: Hampton, VA
BOX 1 FOLDER 5 United Negro College Fund Album: Atlanta, Georgia [Business Section] (5 of 16)
Call No.: LOT 15583, no. 190 to 208 (F)
Extent: 19 items
Location: Atlanta, GA
BOX 1 FOLDER 6 United Negro College Fund Album: Clark College (6 of 16)
Call No.: LOT 15583, no. 209 to 239 (F)
Extent: 31 items
Location: Atlanta, GA
BOX 1 FOLDER 7 United Negro College Fund Album: Spelman College (7 of 16), October 9, 1946
Call No.: LOT 15583, no. 240 to 267 (F)
Extent: 28 items
Location: Atlanta, GA
BOX 1 FOLDER 8 United Negro College Fund Album: Atlanta University (8 of 16)
Call No.: LOT 15583, no. 268 to 296 (F)
Extent: 29 items
Location: Atlanta, GA
BOX 1 FOLDER 9 United Negro College Fund Album: Morehouse College (9 of 16)
Call No.: LOT 15583, no. 297 to 334 (F)
Extent: 38 items
Location: Atlanta, GA
BOX 1 FOLDER 10 United Negro College Fund Album: Atlanta University School of Social Work (10 of 16)
Call No.: LOT 15583, no. 335 to 351 (F)
Extent: 17 items
Location: Atlanta, GA
BOX 1 FOLDER 11 United Negro College Fund Album: Talladega College (11 of 16)
Call No.: LOT 15583, no. 352 to 390 (F)
Extent: 39 items
Location: Talladega, AL
BOX 2 FOLDER 1 United Negro College Fund Album: Talladega College (12 of 16)
Call No.: LOT 15583, no. 391 to 438 (F)
Extent: 48 items
Location: Talladega, AL
BOX 2 FOLDER 2 United Negro College Fund Album: Tuskegee Institute (13 of 16)
Call No.: LOT 15583, no. 439 to 478 (F)
Extent: 40 items
Location: Tuskegee, AL
BOX 2 FOLDER 3 United Negro College Fund Album: Tuskegee Institute (14 of 16)
Call No.: LOT 15583, no. 479 to 524 (F)
Extent: 46 items
Location: Tuskegee, AL
BOX 2 FOLDER 4 United Negro College Fund Album: Tuskegee Institute (15 of 16)
Call No.: LOT 15583, no. 525 to 580 (F)
Extent: 56 items
Location: Tuskegee, AL
BOX 2 FOLDER 5 United Negro College Fund Album: Fisk University (16 of 16)
Call No.: LOT 15583, no. 581 to 627 (F)
Extent: 47 items
Location: Nashville, TN
BOX 2 FOLDER 6 Business Flyer: McNeill News Photo Service
Call No.: LOT 15583, no. 628 (F)
Extent: 1 item
BOX 2 FOLDER 7 Caption texts for miscellaneous photos, A-E (1 of 4), ca. 1930-1950
Call No.: LOT 15583, no. 662 to 686 (F)
Extent: 26 items
BOX 2 FOLDER 8 Caption texts for miscellaneous photos, F-H (2 of 4), ca. 1930-1950
Call No.: LOT 15583, no. 687 to 708 (F)
Extent: 24 items
BOX 2 FOLDER 9 Caption texts for miscellaneous photos, I-V (3 of 4), ca. 1930-1950
Call No.: LOT 15583, no. 709 to 730 (F)
Extent: 22 items
BOX 2 FOLDER 10 Caption texts for miscellaneous photos, W-Z (4 of 4), ca. 1930-1950
Call No.: LOT 15583, no. 731 to 749 (F)
Extent: 19 items
BOX 3 FOLDER 1 Correspondence - General (1 of 2), 1937-1941
Call No.: LOT 15583, no. 629 to 661 (F)
Extent: 35 items
BOX 3 FOLDER 2 Correspondence - General (2 of 2), 1942-1958
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