W. Kelly Mosley Papers
Content Description
This collection includes materials related to Mosley's student days at API (now Auburn University), his career at Southern Bell, and his involvement in Auburn University affairs after his retirement. Includes materials on talks he gave, his sponsorship of awards and lecturships, and on Pinelend, a Treasure Forest in Marengo County, Alabama.
Dates
- 1923 - 2000
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research with the exception of accession 05-023 which is closed except by permission of the W. Kelly Mosley Environmental Award Executive Secretary.
Biographical / Historical
W. Kelly Mosley (1902-2001) graduated from the electrical engineering program of Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University) in 1924. He worked for Southern Bell Telephone Company, based in Atlanta, until his 1963 retirement. From 1963-1965 he served as president of the Auburn University Alumni Association. He sponsored various awards and lecturships at Auburn, including the Franklin Lecture Series, the W. Kelly Mosley Environmental Lectures, and the W. Kelly Mosley Environmental Award.
The W. Kelly Mosley Environmental Awards Program at Auburn University annually recognizes ten to fifteen Alabamians for their contributions to the natural environment in the state. The award frequently recognizes people who put land and waterways to productive uses such as environmentally sensitive timber production, hunting, and fishing. The award was established in 1979 and the first awards were presented in 1980.
Extent
6.75 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This finding aid is organized by accesssions. 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.
Condition Description
Materials are in good to excellent condition.
- Title
- Guide to the W. Kelly Mosley Papers
- Subtitle
- Record Group 0871
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Accession 90-103 processed by Paul Martin; 90-134 by Debbie Fletcher; 91-81 by unknown; 00-026 by Dwayne Cox; 02-062 and 05-023 by Javan Frazier. This finding aid entered into ArchivesSpace by Lisa Glasscock.
- Date
- 2020-07-27
- 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
