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Laura's Family's Letters

 File — Box: 3918.003, Folder: 29

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: This collection consists of letters and papers pertaining to various members of this large Hale County, Alabama, family. The letters are written by: Osmun Appling Wynne; his wife, Frances Laura Anderson Wynne; their children, William Appling, Martha, John, Laura, Elizabeth (Bettie), Thomas Osmun, and Julia; by the Wynne childrens' suitors, friends and spouses; and by Laura Wynne and Bestor Coleman's children and their friends. The collection also includes invoices and bills of William Appling, as well as photographs.

Three books included in the collection (Laura's Letters, Laura's and Her Children's Letters, and Laura's Family's Letters), are transcriptions of the letters center primarily around Laura and Bestor. All three books have been autographed by the author who also marked each letter with a code that corresponds to the letters that are in protective sleeves.

Dates

  • 1804-2009

Conditions Governing Access

None

Extent

From the Collection: 3 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa AL 35487-0266
205.348.0513