R.M. Brumby Letters
Collection
Identifier: MSS-1825
Scope and Contents
Five pieces of incoming correspondence consisting of an 1892 commission from the University of Alabama; an 1892 letter written from his mother to Brumby at the University discussing life and election celebrations in Marietta; an 1899 letter from his mother to Brumby in Cincinnati, Ohio, discussing family and the social life in Marietta; a 1916 happy birthday letter from his sister Laura discussing life in Marietta; and a 1920 letter from his son “Jim Boy” discussing his life at Sewanee and asking for money for school necessities.
Dates
- 1892 - 1920
Biographical / Historical
Born in 1873, he attended The University of Alabama, and served as a private in the U.S. Volunteers in 1898. He worked as a salesman for The Marietta Chair Company of Marietta, Georgia, and in 1901 he married Anne Clare Neville and became an orange grower in Dunedin, Florida.
Source: Palmer, Thomas W. A Register of the Officers and Students of the University of Alabama, 1831-1901 (Tuscaloosa, 1901).
Extent
0.015 Linear Feet (20 items)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Includes letters written to R.M. Brumby, a University of Alabama graduate, from his mother and son from the late 19th-century through the early 20th-century. It also includes an appointment letter from the University of Alabama.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Jerry C. Oldshue
Processing Information
Updated by John McIlwain, 2007
- Title
- Guide to R.M. Brumby Letters
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository