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Henry Gant Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4172
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Scope and Contents

The scrapbook, which covers over fifty years, focuses on the Gant family, particularly on Henry Gant and his sons, Eugene (Gene) and Tim. While photographs make up a major portion of the scrapbook, there are a good number of newspaper clippings and other ephemera included. Many of the people in the photographs and newspaper clippings have been identified, frequently with their connection to Henry Gant.

Dates

  • Creation: 1932-1988

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Henry Gant, son of Myrtle Gant, was born in 1910 or 1911, in Pennsylvania. He married in the early- to mid-1930s; he and his wife Roberta had one son, Gene. Henry served in the U. S. Army during World War II and Gene served in the U. S. Air Force in the mid-1950s.

Extent

1 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Scrapbook, which covers over fifty years, focuses on the Gant family of Hiller and Brownsville, Pennsylvania, particularly on Henry Gant and his sons, Gene and Tim.

Provenance

Purchased from Between the Covers Rare Books, 2015

Processed by

Martha Bace, 2016

Subject

Title
Guide to the Henry Gant Scrapbook
Status
Available
Date
February 2016
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

Contact:
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa AL 35487-0266
205.348.0513