Marshall P. Bush Papers
Scope and Contents
This accession consists of material related to two individuals: Marshall P. Bush and his mother, June Frazier Johnston. It includes newspaper clippings, a program for the Winston-Salem Soap Box Derby (in which Marshall Bush competed), a trophy awarded to Marshall Bush by Eddie Rickenbacker, Bush’s obituary, photographs, a booklet about June Johnston and her artwork, and two narratives written by Johnston.
Dates
- 1959-1996
Conditions Governing Access
Open
Biographical / Historical
Marshall P. Bush was born in the late 1940s to June F. Bush and James E. Bush. When his mother remarried in 1956, her new husband adopted her son and changed his name to Marshall Johnston. In 1959 he competed in the Winston-Salem Soap Box Derby and was awarded a trophy by Eddie Rickenbacker, the famous World War I pilot. Marshall Bush Johnston died in 1971 at the age of 22 from injuries sustained in a car accident.
Extent
0.25 Cubic Feet (1 @ 1/2 doc box)
Language of Materials
English
Separated Materials
Trophy Awarded to Marshall P. Bush by Eddie Rickenbacker, 1959 (Artifact room, V-J-2)
- Title
- Guide to the Marshall P. Bush Papers
- Author
- Processed by: Jaimie Kicklighter Digitized by: Noah Biblis
- Date
- 2015-07-27; 2020-10-05
- 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
