This collection contains copies of photographs, genealogy materials, lectures, and newspaper clippings related to the family of John McLaren McBryde (1841-1923) and Cora Bolton McBryde (1839-1920), the fifth president and first lady of Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

The Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, 1859-2013, contains materials concerning John McLaren McBryde, Sr., his brother Robert James McBryde, and their descendants. Primarily, the collection contains photographs, letters, family histories, and biographies about McBryde, Sr., who was president of Virginia Tech from 1891 thru 1907.