Stockton Mosby McMurran Scrapbook

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Stockton Mosby McMurran Scrapbook, Ms2019-042, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Creator:
McMurran, S. M. (Stockton Mosby), 1887-1920
Abstract:
Stockton Mosby McMurran Scrapbook contains photographs from the Missouri Botanical Garden and photographs from Virginia Tech, formally known as VPI. Stockton Mosby McMurran graduated VPI in 1909 before attending Washinton University in St. Louis, Missouri.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Stockton Mosby McMurran Scrapbook, Ms2019-042, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The Stockton Mosby McMurran Scrapbook, c. 1909, is a photograph album with pictures of the Missouri Botanical Garden and pictures from VPI. The first half of the scrapbook includes the following pictures from the botanical garden: the Missouri Botanical Garden Shelter (Pagoda), greenhouses, gardens, famous botanists, and related field scientists. The second half of the album includes the following picture from VPI: Price Hall, Lane Hall, campus views, country side, barns, the Grove, and track meets. Joe Luttrell, Hughes, and McCown are individuals identified in the track meet pictures.

Biographical / historical:

Stockton Mosby McMurran (1887-1920) was from Campbell County, Virginia, and he was a member of the German Club when he attended VPI. After graduating from VPI in 1909, he attended Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, where he recieved his Master of Arts in Botany in 1911. McMurran worked as Assistant Pathologist for the U.S Department of Agriculture until his death in 1920.

Acquisition information:
The collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 1964.
Processing information:

The procesing, arrangement, and description of the Stockton Mosby McMurran Scrapbook commenced and was completed in December 2019.