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James Stewart Edson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1092

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of handwritten and types manuscripts of "War Eagle! The Tigers of Auburn," James Stewart Edson's history of Auburn football from 1892-1951.

Dates

  • 1892 - 1951

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

James Stewart Edson was an alumnus of the University of Alabama, class of 1917. He wrote several books on college football, including histories of the football teams of the University of Alabama and Alabama Polytechnic Institute.

Extent

1 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection 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 donor(s) to Auburn University Special Collections and Archives.

Processing Information

Accession 10-082 processed by David McRae, 12/06/2010. Finding Aid entered into ArchiveSpace by Sameena Massey, 07/15/2024

Title
Guide to the James Stewart Edson Papers
Subtitle
Record Group 1092
Author
David McRae
Date
12/06/2010
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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