Kathryn Tucker Windham Papers

Collection

Identifier: 0716

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection contains article and book manuscripts (1944-2009); professional, personal and general correspondence (1955-2010); taped interviews and performances (ca. 1989) for an Alabama Public Television program on Windham; photographs and notes for articles and books, including ghost stories; programs and announcements (1974-2011) for speaking engagements, storytelling festivals, and books; biographical information; clippings (1883-2010), including scrapbooks of Windham's newspaper columns and articles; and calendars and planning books (1981-2003); and awards and honors received by Windham.

Dates

1883 - 2011

Creator

Windham, Kathryn Tucker (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research, with permission of the Archivist.

Biographical / Historical

Alabama native and former journalist. Author of fifteen books. Nationally known for her oral storytelling and recognized as an authority on southern folklore and ghost stories. Founding member of National Association for the Preservation and Perpetuation of Storytelling.

Extent

29.2 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

This finding aid is organized by accessions. Each accession represents an addition to the collection. Each accession also represents a transfer of physical and legal custody of archival materials from the donor(s) to Auburn University Special Collections and Archives.