William J. Bryant Archaeological Artifacts collection, 1956-1964, undated
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- William L. Bryant Foundation
- William L. Bryant Foundation
- Bryant, William J.
- Bullen, Ripley P.
- Abstract:
- The William J. Bryant Archaeological Artifacts collection consists of ceramic fragments (sherds), bones, stone tools, and shells excavated by William J. Bryant or his associates from sites in Florida, the Virgin Islands and the West Indies. This collection is useful to anthropological and historical research on Caribbean and Floridian artifacts. William Junior Bryant, or June, was born May 4, 1904 in Springfield Vermont. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1925 and started working for Bryant Chucking Grinding Co., a machine tool company founded by his father, William Leroy Bryant in 1928, eventually becoming president of the company in 1946. Bryant started the William L. Bryant Foundation in 1950, named for his father, which funded excavations in Florida, Spain and the West Indies. The foundation collected these items from sites in Florida, the Virgin Islands, and the West Indies. William J. Bryant died in 1998 and the foundation dissolved in 2005.
- Extent:
- 15 Linear Feet 15 boxes
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
[Identification of item], William J. Bryant Archeological Artifacts collection, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
Background
- Scope and content:
The William J. Bryant Archaeological Artifacts collection consists of ceramic fragments (sherds), bones, stone tools, and shells excavated by William J. Bryant or his associates from sites in Florida, the Virgin Islands and the West Indies. This collection is useful to anthropological and historical research on Caribbean and Floridian artifacts.
- Biographical / historical:
William Junior Bryant, or June, was born May 4, 1904 in Springfield Vermont. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1925 and started working for Bryant Chucking Grinding Co., a machine tool company founded by his father, William Leroy Bryant in 1928, eventually becoming president of the company in 1946. Bryant started the William L. Bryant Foundation in 1950, named for his father, which funded excavations in Florida, Spain and the West Indies. The foundation collected these items from sites in Florida, the Virgin Islands, and the West Indies. William J. Bryant died in 1998 and the foundation dissolved in 2005.
- Acquisition information:
- Gifted as a part of the William L. Bryant Collection in 1972 (Accession no. CFM1973_05).
- Processing information:
Collection processed by Dannie Helm and April Anderson; finding aid prepared by Dannie Helm and Judith Beale. Finding aid revised for consistency by Chloe Lanham in 2026.
- Arrangement:
The artifacts are arranged in sixteen series by excavation location. The final series holds items for which there is no identification. Series dates within this collection represent the years that the artifacts were collected.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
The entire collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder
- Preferred citation:
[Identification of item], William J. Bryant Archeological Artifacts collection, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
- Location of this collection:
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John C. Hitt Library12701 Pegasus Drive, Building 2OrlandoFL32816-8030USA
