Thomas Henry Garner papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0560
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence, postcards, invitations, and other items, including letters (1887-1892) from Alston Fitts while he was in Europe.
Dates
- 1887-?1913
Creator
- Garner, Thomas Henry (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
None
Biographical / Historical
Thomas Henry Garner was born around 1870 and eventually became the editor of the "Tuscaloosa Gazette" and alumni secretary of the University of Alabama. He was affectionately known as "Uncle Tom" according to an article in the Jun. 14, 1981 edition of "The Tuscaloosa News". He died on 13 December 1944.
Extent
6 Linear Feet (178 items)
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Correspondence, postcards, invitations, and other items, including letters (1887-1892) from Alston Fitts while he was in Europe.
Provenance
Gift of Morris L. Friedman, 1962
General
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Processed by
unknown, 2008; updated by Martha Bace, 2013
Creator
- Garner, Thomas Henry (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Thomas Henry Garner papers
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- February 2008
- 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