Draughon Family Papers
Scope and Contents
This accession contains research materials, notes, journals, correspondence, circuit court records, genealogy, Confederate documents,newspaper clippings, family documents, artifacts, and photographs.
Dates
- 1845 - 2017
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Ralph Brown Draughon Sr., the tenth president of Auburn University, was the son of John W. Draughon and Vassie L. Draughon. Before becoming president, Draughon worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He married Caroline Marshall and they had two children, Ralph Jr. and Ann. Ralph Jr. became a historian whose research on William Lowndes Yancey and the Civil War is well documented in this collection. He also researched Auburn history and the town's historic homes. Ann Draughon would go on to marry Tom Cousins, a real estate developer working in Atlanta.
Extent
29 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
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 originating department to Auburn University Special Collections and Archives.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
This collection is in good condition.
Other Finding Aids
See also: Ralph Brown Draughon Presidential Papers, Record Group 107.
Processing Information
Accession 1968 was processed by SEC and FJC, March, 1972. This accession was later listed by Dieter C. Ullrich, November, 2003.
Accession 16-043 was processed by Jaimie Kicklighter, December 6, 2016.
Finding aid entered into ArchivesSpace by Tori Buchanan, August, 2022.
Accession 21-034 was processed by Jacob Kachelhofer, March 31, 2023.
- Title
- Guide to the Draughon Family Papers
- Subtitle
- Record Group 0162
- Status
- Completed
- 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
