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Trudy Cargile Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1200

Scope and Contents

This accession consists of material documenting the life and career of Gertrude “Trudy” Cargile including three scrapbooks, loose newspaper clippings, photographs, an obituary, and a eulogy. The scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings, correspondence, photographs, and other memorabilia. Trudy Cargile made these scrapbooks herself. After her death, a family friend gave these items to the Auburn University Office of Communications and Marketing so that... a staff member could nominate Cargile for the Alabama Press Association Hall of Honor. The Office of Communications and Marketing then donated this material to Special Collections and Archives.

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Dates

  • 1953-2006

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Biographical / Historical

Gertrude “Trudy” Cargile was born in Fayette County, Alabama, in 1923. After graduating from Fayette County High School, Cargile began a long and distinguished career in journalism. She first worked for Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University) in the business office. From there Cargile moved on to write newspaper articles for the Montgomery Advertiser and Birmingham News. After gaining ten years of newspaper experience, Cargile returned... to Auburn University to work as editor of the News Bureau. She retired in 1984 as Editor Emeritus. Cargile died in 2006.

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Extent

0.75 Cubic Feet (1 RC box 1 Half legal doc box)

Language of Materials

English

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Title
Guide to the Trudy Cargile Papers
Author
Processed by: Jaime Kicklighter Digitized by: Noah Biblis
Date
2015-10-26; 2021-01-22
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Auburn University Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
231 Mell Street
Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732