Gregg and Beasley Family Papers - Newspaper Clippings, 1917 - 1946
File — Box: 4257.020, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
Letters to and from members of the Gregg and Beasley families of Union Springs and Opelika, Alabama, as well as newspaper clippings from the Avondale Sun circa World War II. Many of the letters are "war-time" letters for World War I and World War II, and talk about missing home and family. There is also a draft notice for a Cecil Taft Norton, dated May 3, 1945.
The Avondale Sun was the company newspaper of the Comer Cotton Mills in Alabama.
The Avondale Sun was the company newspaper of the Comer Cotton Mills in Alabama.
Dates
- 1917 - 1946
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
From the Collection: 15.2 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
Formerly MSS.2733 Gregg and Beasley Families Papers
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository