John Lapsley Collection

Collection

Identifier: 0905

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains the letters from John Lapsley to Sara Hudson, professor emeritus of English at Auburn University. The letters mainly deal with Lapsley's health and that of his various family members. The collection also contains caricatures drawn by Lapsley and newspaper articles about him.

Dates

1989 - 2005

Creator

Lapsley, John (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

John Lapsley was born on July 4, 1914 in Selma, Alabama. He entered the National Academy of Design in New York City and worked as an assistant to Jean Charlot in fresco and Emilio Amero in lithography. He entered Birmingham-Southern College in 1936 and graduated in 1940. He served in the Air Force during World War II, worked as a visualizer-illustrator at Craig Field after the war, and later earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from Columbia University in 1958. Lapsley taught art education for two years at Auburn University but worked at the Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base for the civil service and retired from there. He died in Selma on October 18, 2005.

Extent

0.75 Cubic Feet (1 Legal Doc Box, One 1/2 Legal 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.