Correspondence, 1927-08-17 - 1981-12-28
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 - 1981-12-28
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
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