Aurora Pryor McClellan commonplace and autograph book
Collection
Identifier: W-0015
Scope and Contents
This commonplace book includes sketches, quotations, brief journal entries, and several letters. The journal entries are signed by Aurora Pryor and Mary Pryor. Two of the letters are written to Mrs. R. A. McClellan, dated 1903, and one to Mr. R. H. Walker of Athens, Alabama, dated 1898. There is also a jeweler's receipt for a black silk girdle and watch repair for Mr. R. H. Walker.
Two entries on one page about halfway through the volume provide the link between Aurora and Mrs. R. A. McClellen. The first entry says "Miss Aurora Pryor, June 30th 1869, Athens, Ala."; the second, in the same handwriting, says "Mrs. R. A. McClellan, June 23rd 1872, Athens, Ala."
Two entries on one page about halfway through the volume provide the link between Aurora and Mrs. R. A. McClellen. The first entry says "Miss Aurora Pryor, June 30th 1869, Athens, Ala."; the second, in the same handwriting, says "Mrs. R. A. McClellan, June 23rd 1872, Athens, Ala."
Dates
- 1861-1903
Creator
- Williams, A. S., III (Collector, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
None
Biographical / Historical
Aurora Pryor McClellan (Mrs. R. A. McClellan) was born on 28 May 1846, the oldest daughter of Luke and Isabel Harris Pryor. She married Robert Anderson McClellan (who published the first history of Limestone County, Alabama) on 7 February 1872. The couple had three children: Thomas, Aurora, and Memory. Mrs. McClellan died on 15 January 1926.
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Sketches, quotations, brief journal entries, and several letters.
Physical Location
The A. S. Williams III Americana Collection, Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library, The University of Alabama
Provenance
Gift of A. S. Williams III, 2010
General
Title on phase box spine: Commonplace Book of Mrs. R. A. McClellan of Limestone County
Processed by
Haley Aaron and Martha Bace, 2013
Creator
- Williams, A. S., III (Collector, Person)
- McClellan, Aurora Pryor (Author, Person)
Source
- Williams, A. S., III (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Guide to Aurora Pryor McClellan commonplace and autograph book
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- September 2013
- 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