Accession 07-020: Addition to Collection, bulk: 1965 - 1997, 1947 - 2000
Scope and Contents
This accession is divided into five series: Scholarly Work, Sports Organizations, Lawsuits, Professional Academic Positions, and Personal. Each section documents Dr. Davenport’s personal life as well as her professional life through correspondence, written notes, photographs, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia. Within Dr. Davenport’s research for her dissertation, original interviews of great tennis players such as Billie Jean Moffitt (also known as Billie Jean King) and Margaret DuPont exist in paper form.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1965 - 1997
- 1947 - 2000
Conditions Governing Access
This accession is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The donors of Joanna Davenport Papers request the acknowledgement of Dr. Davenport’s intense research in the life of Miss Eleonora Sears. Dr. Davenport began her research in the early 1970s and continued until her death in 2002.
Extent
17.5 Cubic Feet (Seventeen document boxes, one oversized box, and one oversized folder.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Arrangement
This accession is arranged alphabetically and chonologically.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
This accession is in good condition.
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
