Series I: Personal Correspondence, 1890 - 1952
Scope and Contents
This series includes Approximately 300 personal letters primarily from family and friends. Included are early love letters from Joseph Cronin and John Draughon. Most of the letters from Draughon describe teaching, attending church and plans to visit Vassie. Later correspondence is primarily family news of children's illnesses, travels, schools, jobs, service in World War II, and Geneva Baptist Church affairs. Approximately fifteen undated letters mainly from daughter, Mary.
Also included are postcards dated 1931, 1941-1945 and include twenty-two plain and twenty-four picture postcards to Mrs. Draughon and Mrs. Stanley Nash; fourty-six cards including birthday, Christmas, Easter, Mother's Day, etc.; thirty-two Thank-you notes; fifteen invitations for various occasions; and eight telegrams.
Dates
- 1890 - 1952
Conditions Governing Access
This accession is open for research.
Extent
From the Accession: 7 Cubic Feet (Seven record center 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