H. C. Powell Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-3822
Scope and Contents
The H. C. Powell Papers contain materials related to Powell’s service during World War I and his service on the Board of Trustees of the Louisville (Kentucky) Free Public Library. The collection also contains a metal trench mirror; an Artillerymen's Manual; certificates from the National Guard; two bound notebooks containing Powell's handwritten notes; a World War I era military inspection pass; a certificate from the International Accounting Society; a letter from Powell to the Draft Board concerning compensation for the time he was in officer training school; a commemorative cigarette case from the Taylor Boulevard Community Club dated 1936; newspaper clippings; Powell's obituary; and a letter of condolence to Powell's widow from the Board of Trustees of the Louisville Free Public Library.
Dates
- 1917 - 1978
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Due to the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access to certain materials may require additional advance notice.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers are responsible for using the materials in conformance with United States copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any copyright claimants in collection materials. Copyright for official University records is held by The University of Alabama. The library claims only physical ownership of many manuscript collections. Anyone wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of literary property rights or copyrights. Please contact Special Collections (archives@ua.edu) with questions regarding specific manuscript collections. For more information about copyright policy, please visit: https://www.ua.edu/copyright/. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals without the consent of those individuals may have legal implications, for which the University of Alabama assumes no responsibility.
Biographical / Historical
Hubert Cecil Powell served in infantry and artillery units during World War I and was in officer training school when the war ended. He lived in Kentucky and worked for thirty-four years as a postal clerk before retiring in 1953. Powell served on the Board of Trustees of the Louisville Free Public Library for twenty-four years and passed away in 1978.
Extent
0.05 Linear Feet (2 letters, 3 certificates, newspaper clippings)
Language of Materials
English
Overview
The H. C. Powell Papers contain materials related to Powell’s service during World War I and his service on the Board of Trustees of the Louisville Free Public Library.
Custodial History
Gift of Wade Hall 2006
Processing Information
Processed by Erin Schmidt 2011
- Title
- Guide to H. C. Powell Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- March 2014
- 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