Boswell Family Letters

Collection

Identifier: 0011

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection includes letters to Elizabeth Boswell Horne and Susan Boswell from relatives and friends in Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, and Texas. Included are Civil War-era descriptions of dyeing cloth and weaving dimity and letters from a nephew, W. Emory Horne, attending East Alabama Male College, now Auburn University, who later emigrated to Texas.

Dates

1820 - 1874

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

Elizabeth Boswell, of Pike County, Alabama, married a Mr. Horne

Extent

1 Folder(s)

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.

Existence and Location of Copies

This collection is available online in Auburn University Library Digital Collections: Civil War Diaries and Letters.

Related Materials

See also: William Emory Horne Letter, Record Group 0334

Processing Information

Processed by LH October 1970. Finding Aid listed May 5, 1998. Added to ArchivesSpace by Cara Eiland September 19, 2019. Updated by Brittany Conner 3/6/2020. Revised by Joanna Ashley, 2025