Pickett Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-2757
Scope and Contents
This collection contains letters written to and from members of the Pickett family for over one hundred years. Most of the early letters, particularly the Civil War era ones, are written by the women of the family; Sallie, Cassie, Mary and others. The 20th century letters are all to Wingate Pickett Jr. in Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri, most of them from his mother in Union Springs, Bullock County, Alabama.
There are also some family history papers and other documents, including a portion of The Southern Literary Messenger (pages 199-256, no date given), a program card from a 1903 Montgomery Greys annual ball, an obituary for Mr. Eddie Ross Pickett (died March 5, 1994) and a tribute to Margaret Pickett (March 2, 1994; died January 4, 1994), and a hand-drawn family tree.
There are also some family history papers and other documents, including a portion of The Southern Literary Messenger (pages 199-256, no date given), a program card from a 1903 Montgomery Greys annual ball, an obituary for Mr. Eddie Ross Pickett (died March 5, 1994) and a tribute to Margaret Pickett (March 2, 1994; died January 4, 1994), and a hand-drawn family tree.
Dates
- 1812-1994
Extent
0.4 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Overview
This collection contains letters and family history information for this southeastern Alabama family.
Provenance
gift of Wade Hall, 2008
Source
- Hall, Wade (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Pickett Family Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- August 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository