Series 6: Pettus/Spragins Collection
Scope and Contents
The Frances Cabaniss Roberts collection covers the historical records of the Cabaniss Roberts family. This collection contains extensive correspondence records of the Cabaniss Roberts family circa 1830 to 1930.
Dates
- Creation: 1830 - 1930
Creator
- From the Collection: Roberts, Frances Cabaniss, Dr. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research in the Archives & Special Collections reading room. Handling guidelines and use restrictions will be communicated and enforced by archives staff members.
Full Extent
From the Collection: 92.25 Linear feet (176 (18 oversize))
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
This series contains the papers of the Pettus family, an example of a Huntsville family that gave their papers to Dr. Roberts knowing that she would be interested in them. Materials include correspondence, Pettus genealogical materials, and scrapbooks and notes reflecting the teen and late teenage years of Ruth Elizabeth Pettus, daughter of merchant R.E. Pettus. Ruth attended Judson College in Marion, Alabama in the 1910s and married William E. Spragins in 1949. They had no children.
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections Repository
M. Louis Salmon Library
301 Sparkman Drive
Huntsville Alabama 35899 United States of America
256-824-6523
archives@uah.edu