W. Bryant Tyrrell Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P023
Content Description
The collection consists of newspaper clippings, notes, photographs, and slides. Subjects include DC Monuments, natural photography, bird feeders, national parks, parades, and canals. The collection is broken into three series: Obituaries, Photographs, and Slides.
Dates
- Creation: 1900 - 1967
Creator
- Tyrrell, W. Bryant, 1895-1967 (Person)
Restrictions
There are no known restrictions.
Extent
0.5 Linear feet
1 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Series I: Obituaries
Series II: Photographs
Series III: Slides
Provenance
The collection was donated to the Library in 2001 by Dorothy Tyrrell Kuether, daughter of photographer W. Bryant Tyrrell.
Biographical Note
W. Bryant Tyrrell was born September 7, 1895, in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Mr. Tyrrell was a photographer and lecturer on nature. His photographs appeared in the Washington Post, the Washington Evening Star, National Geographic, and the London Illustrated News. He was the founder and President of the Takoma Park Nature Society. He was also a member of the Maryland State Ornithological Society and the District of Columbia Audubon Society and was a Scoutmaster for Troop 33 in Takoma Park, Maryland. He died on June 8, 1967, at the Veterans Administration Hospital.
Processing Procedure
Basic archival processing procedures were applied to the collection when it was processed. Images processed at an item level.
- Title
- W. Bryant Tyrrell Photograph Collection
- Subtitle
- An inventory of the W. Bryant Tyrrell Photograph Collection at the DC Public Library
- Author
- Ryan P. Semmes
- Date
- 2006-06
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library Repository