J. Robert Kennedy Autograph Journal
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Scope and Contents
Contains one journal containing autographs and notes from a number of the classmates of J. Robert Kennedy. The author continued to annotate the status of several of the people who originally signed the book until 1885. Some of these annotations list the function and/or fate of some of those who fought in the Civil War. There is one hand-written autobiography from 1885 near the end of the journal.
Dates
- Creation: 1859 - 1885
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
J. Robert Kennedy was born in Florence, Stuart County, Georgia in 1842. Two years later his family moved to Alabama and he later attended the University of Alabama. Later in life, Kennedy lived in Texas.
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 item)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Contains one journal of autographs, belonging to J. Robert Kennedy, a University of Alabama graduate. Some of the autographs belong to those who fought in the Civil War.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Lois M.Cavalier, 2006
Processing Information
Processed by John McIlwain
- Title
- Guide to J. Robert Kennedy Autograph Journal
- 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