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Series 1: Correspondence, 1927-08-17 - 2000-05-30

 Series
Identifier: 01-046

Scope and Contents

This series includes undated correspondence and greeting cards. There is correspondence dealing with the personal, political, educational, religious, civic and professional lives of Neil and Henrietta Davis. There are handwritten letters from Tuskegee civil rights leader Charles Goode Gomillion and Arkansas congressmen Brooks Hays, a social reformer and racial moderate. Other notable correspondents include Alabama Senator Lister Hill and his daughter Henrietta Hill Hubbard, journalist Charles Dobbins, Aubrey Williams, Justice Hugo Black, President John F. Kennedy, and various Alabama governors.

Dates

  • 1927-08-17 - 2000-05-30

Conditions Governing Access

This accession is open for research.

Extent

From the Accession: 8.25 Cubic Feet (Five record center boxes, two flat oversized boxes, and two half document boxes.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Arrangement

This series is arranged chronologically.

Repository Details

Part of the Auburn University Special Collections and Archives Repository

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