Thomas Bottoms Phonograph Record Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 42 ten- and twelve-inch 78 RPM phonograph records of music and spoken-word recordings dating from the early 1900s. Several of the records are broken or cracked, and all of them are scratched from years of use.
Dates
- circa 1908-1920
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research without restriction.
Biographical / Historical
Thomas Bottoms worked for the Auburn University Campus Police Department.
Extent
1 Cubic Feet (1 box)
42 Items
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
This collection was received by the Archives in August 1980. It originally also included 11 photocopies of antebellum land deeds from Tallapoosa County (Ala.) (1859-1861), which were later removed and crossed out on the accession sheet. These materials may have been added to the Miscellaneous Collection, Series III, 'Tallapoosa County.'
Processing Information
Originally processed by AWJ (Allen Jones) in August, 1980. Item listing written by Laura Capell 11-9-99. Added to ArchivesSpace by Brittany Connor, 2020. Reprocessed and finding aid updated by Elizabeth Bates, December 2021.
- Title
- Guide to the Thomas Bottoms Phonograph Record Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Brittany Conner and Elizabeth Bates
- Date
- 3/6/2020 and 12/8/2021
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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
