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Family gathered at Eddie's sickbed [611-13]

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 81
Identifier: 96-066

Scope and Contents

From the Accession:

Series 1: Documents includes correspondence, articles by and about the Rickenbackers, diaries, trip logs, official documents from World War I and World War II, reports, speeches, obituaries, interviews.

Series 2: Photographs includes 5x7", 8x10", and larger photographic prints, movie stills, autographed photos, dated photos, 1920s-1970s, especially of Eddie V. Rickenbacker, Adelaide Rickenbacker, extended family, Eddie and Adelaid Rickenbacker's wedding, Bohemian Grove, Eastern Airlines.

Series 3: 16mm movies cover various personal subjects.

Series 4: Audiotapes include eulogies from Eddie Rickenbacker's memorial services.

Dates

  • 1945

Conditions Governing Access

This accession is open to researchers.

Extent

From the Accession: 4.25 Cubic Feet (8 containers: 3 record center boxes, 1 "shoe box," 1 half-sized legal-length document box, 3 film boxes; some oversize items stored with accession 96-84)

Language of Materials

English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Auburn University Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
231 Mell Street
Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732