William Armstrong Cochran Jr. Papers
Scope and Contents
Contains loose scrapbook pages for one book, along with a few newspaper clippings, Auburn publications, and loose photographs. Notable photographs and negatives include an image from 1938 of Auburn’s first traffic light at College and Magnolia, images from “Greater Auburn Day” which took place February 22, 1939 including images of Alabama Governor Frank M. Dixon, Franklin D. Roosevelt’s visit to Auburn in 1939, and Eleanor Roosevelt’s visit to Auburn later that year.
Dates
- 1937 - 1941
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Biographical / Historical
William Armstrong Cochran Jr. (1919-2012), a native of Bessemer, Alabama, attended API (now Auburn University) graduating in 1941 with a degree in electrical engineering. He was a member of Sigma Pi social fraternity. Bill Cochran worked at Alabama Power Company for forty-two years.
Extent
.20 Cubic Feet (1 @ 1/2 document box )
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged by material type.
- Title
- Guide to the William Armstrong Cochran Jr. Papers
- Subtitle
- Record Group 1278
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Lisa Glasscock
- Date
- 08/09/2019
- 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
