Dr. Cyril Floyd Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of scanned copies of Floyd's original journals of reminiscences covering his military service in World War I; his academic career at Alabama Polytechnic Institute, later Auburn University, and at Tulane University, from 1918 to 1928; his private medical practice from 1928 to 1933; his service as an army medical officer with the Civilian Conservation Corps in Mississippi from 1933 to 1940 and at Fort Benning, Georgia, 1940-1941; and his cateract surgery and recuperation.
Dates
- Creation: 1910 - 1990
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to research without restrictions.
Biographical / Historical
Dr. Cyril Franklin Floyd, a native of Phenix City, Alabama, graduated from Tulane University Medical School in 1928. He practiced medicine in Alabama and Georgia until 1933, when he was called up as an Army Reserve medical officer. He remained in the Army Medical Corps until his retirement in 1957.
Full Extent
0.25 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 93-36 processed by Christopher Blackburn, 1993; Transcribed into ArchivesSpace by Sameena Massey, 2025 Accession 93-31 processed by Christopher Blackburn, 1993; Trascribed into ArchivesSpace by Sameena Massey, 2025
Subject
- United States. Army.. Medical Officers' Reserve Corps (Organization)
- Alabama Polytechnic Institute (Organization)
- Tulane University. School of Medicine (Organization)
- United States. Navy (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Dr. Cyril Floyd Collection
- Subtitle
- Record Group 0937
- Author
- Christopher Blackburn
- Date
- 1993
- 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
