Speeches
Scope and Contents
This accession contains eighty-five letters sent to James Thomas "Cotton Tom" Heflin between the years 1932-1938. The bulk of the letters discuss his illness and the Alabama Special Democratic Primary election on January 4, 1938. Other items include Harrington Phillips Heflin’s certificate of law from 1887, three photographs, a U.S government transportation identification card from 1935, Harrington Phillips Heflin’s Roosevelt Elector Certificate, a religious book with poems, six speeches, an Alabama Power Company letter, and transcribed political clippings from 1918-1923. Notable items in this collection came from Heflin’s family members, including his brothers Harrington Phillips Heflin (1862-1946), politician and judge, John Tyler Heflin (1867-1948), politician and judge, and Reverend Walter Wilson Heflin (1863-1952) as well as his nieces Julia Reid Speed and Bessie Reid Ziegler.
Dates
- 1887
- 1918 - 1938
Conditions Governing Access
This accession is open for research.
Extent
From the Accession: .75 Cubic Feet (One document box and one half document box.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Heflin, James Thomas, 1869-1951 (Person)
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