<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-ViLxW"/><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>William "Burris" Bryan Photograph Collection<num>WLU.Coll.PP.0103</num></titleproper></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives</publisher></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2025-09-27 07:03:09 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="und" scriptcode="Zyyy">Undetermined, Code for undetermined script script</language>.</langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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      <corpname>Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives</corpname>
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    <unittitle>William "Burris" Bryan Photograph Collection</unittitle>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname authfilenumber="n 86873313 " rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Beckley, Harlan Ray</persname>
    </origination>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Bryan, William Burris, Jr. </persname>
    </origination>
    <unitid>WLU.Coll.PP.0103</unitid>
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    <physdesc altrender="whole">
      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">30 Photographic Prints</extent>
    </physdesc>
    <unitdate calendar="gregorian" certainty="approximate" datechar="creation" era="ce" normal="2004-05/2004-05">2004-05</unitdate>
    <physdesc id="aspace_887d3b99ca077e69e8e3a5889d8a4c01" label="Condition Description">Good. These photographs were digitized, and printed - they are not of actual photo stock. There is also no binding of the photographs, they are just loose pages with a cover letter.</physdesc>
    <langmaterial>
      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
    </langmaterial>
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<p>A collection of photo copied images  (total 30 pages - 90 images) of Word War Two veteran WIlliam 'Burris' Bryan, Sr. (W&amp;L class of  1944) at the World War Two Memorial dedication in Washington D.C. in May 2004. The photographs were taken by Mr. Bryan's son,  William B. Bryan, Jr. (W&amp;L Class of 1982) The collection includes a copy of a letter written by Dr. Harlan R. Beckley of W&amp;L, who thanked Bryan for his service in the war and his donation of these photo copies to Washington and Lee. Also includes a printed copy of Bryan's obituary as well as a brief overview of his military history recorded in the Washington and Lee records.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <subject source="fast">World War II Memorial (Washington, D.C.)</subject>
    <subject source="fast">World War (1939-1945)</subject>
    <persname authfilenumber="no2013127554" rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Stanley, C. Vaughan</persname>
    <persname rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Bryan, William Burris, Sr. </persname>
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