Accession 90-121 (Addition to Collection), 1876 - 1978
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of correspondence of the Denson family as well as genealogical material on the Denson, Vernon, Ivey and Rush families, family photographs, postcards, clippings and scrapbooks.
Dates
- 1876 - 1978
Extent
4.5 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Scope and Contents
This accession includes family correspondence, legal papers, business records, military papers, photographs, postcards, family records, and genealogical information. Other family names represented in the papers include Rush and Vernon.
Condition
Fragile
Physical Location
Main Stacks: 42-D-1 to 42-D-3
Access
Open. Note: "Correspondence between Nimrod Davis Denson Jr. and Annie Elizabeth Rush (married 1920) shall be open only to their children. Their children are Elizabeth D. Lipscomb, Nimrod Davis Denson III [Deceased, October 2, 2017], Caroline D. Channon, and John V. Denson. After the death of the children, this correspondence shall be open to the public. Elizabeth D. Lipscomb and John V. Denson retain the option of borrowing materials from the Denson papers for limited periods of time." See Gift Agreement of June 21, 1990.
- Lipscomb, Elizabeth, Mrs. (Owner)
Repository Details
Part of the Auburn University Special Collections and Archives Repository
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
231 Mell Street
Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732
archives@auburn.edu
