James Pitt Craig Papers
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of Craig family correspondence, including letters to Isabella Craig from her nieces (1858-59); from Craig to Mrs. Benedict (1861-64) and to his daughters in school (1873); and to Craig from William A. Phillips, a friend in Salina, Kansas (1860).
Dates
- 1856 - 1873
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Craig emigrated from Scotland to Illinois, where he married Isabella Bond, a daughter of Shadrach Bond, Illinois's first governor. After her death in 1860, their children lived with Mrs. Isabella Benedict. During the Civil War, Craig served as a surgeon with the U.S. 1st Missouri Cavalry in Arkansas.
Extent
2 Folder(s) (Photocopies of eighteen letters, an envelope, and a card in two file folders.)
Language of Materials
English
Processing Information
Accession 10-13-1969 was processed by CJD 1969-10-16.
Finding aid entered into ArchivesSpace by Tori Buchanan 2021 and edited in 2023.
- Title
- Guide to the James Pitt Craig Papers
- Subtitle
- Record Group 168
- Status
- Under Revision
- 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
