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Louis T. Wells Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0513

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of family correspondence and legal documents.

Dates

  • Creation: 1913 - 1936

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open.

Biographical / Historical

Louis T. Wells, Sr. was born in 1885 and died in 1985. Originally from Georgia, his family moved to Pickens County, Alabama, in the 1860s. Wells was a student at Alabama Polytechnic Institute (Auburn University) from 1913 to 1916. After graduating, he worked for the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service. His later work experience included positions with Borden Cheese, the U.S. government during World War II, and Foremost Dairies in Atlanta, where he worked from 1945 to the mid-1950s.

Full 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 98-017 processed by LuSondra Verser, March 9th, 1998. Enter into ArchivesSpace by Jacob Kachelhofer, June 12, 2026.

Accession 25-040 processed by Jacob Kachelhofer, June 12, 2026.

Title
Guide to the Louis T. Wells Sr. Papers
Subtitle
Record Group 0513
Author
processed by LuSondra Verser, entered into ArchivesSpace by Jacob Kachelhofer
Date
March 9, 1998
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Auburn University Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
231 Mell Street
Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732