Delos Hughes Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of materials related to Delos Hughes's research on Auburn University's Langdon Hall and Alabama jail architecture.
Dates
- 1984 - 2020
Conditions Governing Access
This colllection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Delos Hughes was born on July 26, 1934, in Auburn, Alabama. He earned his bachelor of arts degree from Oberlin College and his MA and PhD from the University North Carolina. Hughes enjoyed a decades-long career as a professor at Washington and Lee University. His primary research and publication expertise was in architectural history, where he published numerous articles and books.
Extent
1 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 donor to Auburn University Special Collections and Archives.
Processing Information
Accession 25-028 processed by Jacob Kachelhofer, June 16, 2025
- Title
- Guide to the Delos Hughes papers
- Author
- Jacob Eugene Kachelhofer
- Date
- June 16, 2025
- 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
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
231 Mell Street
Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732
archives@auburn.edu
