Frank Lawrence Owsley, Jr. Papers
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ACCESSION SHEET AUBURN UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES Record Group: 78 Accession: 82-08 Collection Name: Frank Lawrence Owsley, Jr. Papers Dates: 1792-1980 Cubic Feet/Number of Items: .6 linear feet Number of Boxes: 2 doc boxes Contents/Scope: Microfilm and Typescripts of Hawkins papers collected from various sources including North Carolina, Georgia, National Archives, Library of Congress. Correspondence to and from Hawkins, reports, book reports. Includes letters to and from Jefferson, Madison, several governors of Georgia and Creek Indian Chiefs. Secondary and miscellaneous transcripts should be used with caution as they are not official copies. Background/Historical Sketch: Frank Lawrence Owsley Jr. was born in Nashville, Tennessee to Frank Lawrence Owsley Sr. and Harriet Fason Chappell Owsley on June 13, 1928. His father was a renowned historian of the Old South and his mother a respected historian and archivist. His early childhood was spent in Nashville and Birmingham, Alabama. He attended Vanderbilt University where he received his Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees in History. He then attended the University of Alabama where he earned his doctorate. In 1960, Dr. Owsley took a position as Assistant Professor of History at Alabama Polytechnic Institute (presently Auburn University). He was promoted to full professor in 1971 and continued to teach until 1995. Restrictions/Access: Unrestricted Physical Condition: Fair Processed by: Dixie Dysart Date: 12-4-95 FINDING AID AUBURN UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES Acc. No.- 82-08 Collection Name- Frank Lawrence Owlsey, Jr. Papers R.G. No.- 78 Listed By- Dixie Dysart Date- 12-4-95 BOX FILE DESCRIPTION 1 1. Original typescripts of Benjamin Hawkins papers, 1779-1791 2. Original typescripts of Benjamin Hawkins papers, 1792-1798 3. Original typescripts of Benjamin Hawkins papers, 1799-1804 4. Original typescripts of Benjamin Hawkins papers, 1805-1811 5. Original typescripts of Benjamin Hawkins papers, 1812 6. Original typescripts of Benjamin Hawkins papers, 1813 7. Original typescripts of Benjamin Hawkins papers, 1814 8. Original typescripts of Benjamin Hawkins papers, 1815 9. Original typescripts of Benjamin Hawkins papers, 1816 2 10. Secondary typescripts of Benjamin Hawkins papers, 1779-1791 11. Secondary typescripts of Benjamin Hawkins papers, 1792-1798 12. Secondary typescripts of Benjamin Hawkins papers, 1799-1804 13. Secondary typescripts of Benjamin Hawkins papers, 1805-1811 14. Secondary typescripts of Benjamin Hawkins papers, 1812 15. Secondary typescripts of Benjamin Hawkins papers, 1813 16. Secondary typescripts of Benjamin Hawkins papers, 1814 17. Secondary typescripts of Benjamin Hawkins papers, 1815 18. Secondary typescripts of Benjamin Hawkins papers, 1816 19. Miscellaneous, 1781-1787 20. Miscellaneous, 1797 21. Miscellaneous, 1798-1802 22. Miscellaneous, 1803-1811 23. Miscellaneous, 1812-1816 24. Will of Benjamin Hawkins 25. Bibliography • Subject cards relating to research on War of 1812 and Creek Indians, 1779-1816 .