Carolyn Jenkins Collection

Collection

Identifier: 0093

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains the scrapbook, photographs and ephemera of Carolyn Jenkins of Auburn Alabama from 1927 to 1933. Consists of photos and ephemera of Lee County High School and Alabama Polytechnic Institute (Auburn University) during the late 1920's and early 1930's. Includes pictures of family members, friends and classmates. A leather pocket book commemorating the 1913 homecoming of Alabama Polytechnic Institute is also present in the collection.

Dates

1913 - 1933

Creator

Jenkins, Carolyn (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

Carolyn Jenkins was the daughter of Rufus Lee Jenkins of Auburn, Alabama who was the pharmacist that operated Toomer's Drug Store, a popular college hangout, for close to forty years. She attended Lee County High School from 1925 to 1929 and later Alabama Polytechnic Institute from 1929 to 1933. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in secondary education in 1933. She later moved to Valley in Chambers County, Alabama.

Extent

.25 Cubic Feet (One 1/2 doc box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

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(s) to Auburn University Special Collections and Archives.