Guide to the Wynne Family Papers MSS.3918
Wynne Family
- Publication:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
October 2012
500 Hackberry Lane
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
archives@ua.edu
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English
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Wynne Family Papers
- Unit ID:
MSS.3918
- Repository:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Quantity:
3.0 Linear feet
- Dates:
1804-2009
- Abstract:
Letters and papers of this Hale County, Alabama, family. Also included are autographed copies of Alice Coleman Griffin three books: Laura's Letters, Laura's and Her Children's Letters, and Laura's Family's Letters.
- creator
Coleman, Laura Frances Wynne, 1839-1891
Scope and Contents note
This collection consists of letters and papers pertaining to various members of this large Hale County, Alabama, family. The letters are written by: Osmun Appling Wynne; his wife, Frances Laura Anderson Wynne; their children, William Appling, Martha, John, Laura, Elizabeth (Bettie), Thomas Osmun, and Julia; by the Wynne childrens' suitors, friends and spouses; and by Laura Wynne and Bestor Coleman's children and their friends. The collection also includes invoices and bills of William Appling, as well as photographs.
Three books included in the collection ( Laura's Letters, Laura's and Her Children's Letters, and Laura's Family's Letters), are transcriptions of the letters center primarily around Laura and Bestor. All three books have been autographed by the author who also marked each letter with a code that corresponds to the letters that are in protective sleeves.
- Usage Restrictions:
Conditions Governing Use note
None
- Access Restrictions:
Conditions Governing Access note
None
Biographical/Historical note
Osmun Appling Wynne was born in Columbia County, Georgia, on 9 November 1804, to Williamson Wynne and Eleanor McGruder Wynne. He married Frances Laura Anderson on 26 January 1829, in Greene County, Georgia. They had six children: William Appling (b. 7 December 1832, d. 2 May 1869; never married); Martha Ann (b. 16 November 1834, d. October 1875; m. Dr. L.L. Sturdivant, 9 October 1860); John Williamson (b. 18 March 1837, d. 27 May 1867; m. Emma Chapman, 17 April 1867); Frances Laura (b. 28 August 1839, d. 18 March 1891; m. Bestor Coleman, 20 December 1859); Elizabeth Jane (b. 13 April 1842, d. 4 November 1867; m. Daniel J. Webster, 14 February 1865); Thomas Osmun (b. 23 December 1847, d. 1901; never married); and Julia Eoline (b. 13 February 1852, d. 23 August 1878; m. Dr. John E. Scott, 17 December 1875).
- Acquisition Information:
Provenance
Gift of Alice Coleman Griffin, 2012
- Preferred Citation:
Preferred Citation note
Wynne Family Papers, W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Processing Information:
Processed by
Martha Bace, 2012
Source(s)
Coleman, Bestor Wynne , 1864-1939 (Library_of_Congress_Name_Authority_File)
Coleman, Bestor, 1837-1868 (Library_of_Congress_Name_Authority_File)
Griffin, Alice Coleman (local)
Scott, Julia Eoline, 1852-1878 (local)
Sturdivant, Martha Ann Eleanor Wynne, 1834-1875 (local)
Webster, Elizabeth Jane Wynne, 1842-1867 (local)
Wynne, Frances L. Anderson, 1812-1870 (local)
Wynne, John Williamson, 1837-1867 (local)
Wynne, Osmun Appling, 1804-1877 (local)
Wynne, Thomas Osmun, 1847-1901 (local)
Wynne, William Appling, 1831-1869 (local)
Correspondence (aat)
Daily Life and Family (localbroad)
Education (localbroad)
Receipts (financial records) (aat)
Southern Life and Culture (localbroad)
University of Alabama (localbroad)
War and Military (localbroad)
Women (localbroad)
Correspondence
Scope and Contents note
The correspondence series includes letters to and from family members between 1857 and 1900. Three books included in the collection ( Laura's Letters, Laura's and Her Children's Letters, and Laura's Family's Letters), are transcriptions of the letters center primarily around Laura and Bestor. All three books have been autographed by the author who also marked each letter with a code that corresponds to the letters that are in protective sleeves.
Components in Detail
1837-1846 Box 3918.001 Folder 1
1847 Box 3918.001 Folder 2
February - June 1848 Box 3918.001 Folder 3
July - December 1848 Box 3918.001 Folder 4
January - May 1849 Box 3918.001 Folder 5
June - December 1849 Box 3918.001 Folder 6
1850 Box 3918.001 Folder 7
1851 Box 3918.001 Folder 8
1852 Box 3918.001 Folder 9
1853-1854 Box 3918.001 Folder 10
1855-1858 Box 3918.001 Folder 11
March - September 1859 Box 3918.001 Folder 12
October - December 1859 Box 3918.001 Folder 13
January - March 1860 Box 3918.001 Folder 14
April - December 1860 Box 3918.001 Folder 15
1861 Box 3918.001 Folder 16
1862-1866 Box 3918.001 Folder 17
1867 Box 3918.001 Folder 18
1868 Box 3918.001 Folder 19
January - May 1869 Box 3918.001 Folder 20
July - December 1869 Box 3918.001 Folder 21
1870 Box 3918.001 Folder 22
1871 Box 3918.001 Folder 23
1872-1873 Box 3918.002 Folder 1
January - July 1874 Box 3918.002 Folder 2
August - November 1874 Box 3918.002 Folder 3
1875-1877 Box 3918.002 Folder 4
1878 Box 3918.002 Folder 5
February - October 1879 Box 3918.002 Folder 6
November - December 1879 Box 3918.002 Folder 7
January - March 1880 Box 3918.002 Folder 8
April - July 1880 Box 3918.002 Folder 9
August - December 1880 Box 3918.002 Folder 10
January - March 1881 Box 3918.002 Folder 11
April - June 1881 Box 3918.002 Folder 12
July - October 1881 Box 3918.002 Folder 13
November - December 1881 Box 3918.002 Folder 14
January - March 1882 Box 3918.002 Folder 15
April - June 1882 Box 3918.002 Folder 16
July - December 1882 Box 3918.002 Folder 17
1883 - 1900 Box 3918.002 Folder 18
Undecipherable Box 3918.002 Folder 19
Miscellaneous Documents
Scope and Contents note
Collection of miscellaneous documents, many pertaining to W.A. Wynne's legal practice.
Components in Detail
W.A. Wynne - Legal Documents (1 of 2) Box 3918.003 Folder 1
W.A. Wynne - Legal Documents (2 of 2) Box 3918.003 Folder 2
W.A. Wynne - Receipts, Statements, Etc. Box 3918.003 Folder 3
W.A. Wynne - Miscellaneous Papers Box 3918.003 Folder 4
John Wynne - University of Alabama, Abstract of Record, 13 November 1854 Box 3918.003 Folder 5
Fannie Coleman - Invitations to University of Alabama Events Box 3918.003 Folder 6
Laura Coleman - Miscellaneous Documents Box 3918.003 Folder 7
B.W. Coleman - Miscellaneous Documents Box 3918.003 Folder 8
Empty Envelopes
Scope and Contents note
Collection of empty envelopes arranged by recipient.
Components in Detail
Addressed to Bestor Coleman Box 3918.003 Folder 9
Addressed to Fannie Coleman Box 3918.003 Folder 10
Addressed to Laura Wynne Coleman Box 3918.003 Folder 11
Addressed to Wynne Coleman (B.W.) Box 3918.003 Folder 12
Addressed to Fannie Julia Scott Box 3918.003 Folder 13
Addressed to Julia Wynne Box 3918.003 Folder 14
Addressed to William Appling Wynne Box 3918.003 Folder 15
Addressed to Bettie Wynne Box 3918.003 Folder 16
Addressed to John Wynne Box 3918.003 Folder 17
Addressed to Martha Wynne Box 3918.003 Folder 18
Addressed to Osmun Appling Wynne and Frances Laura Anderson Wynne Box 3918.003 Folder 19
Addressed to Thomas Osmun Wynne, Maj. Webster, and Dr. Scott Box 3918.003 Folder 20
Miscellaneous Box 3918.003 Folder 21
Postcards Box 3918.003 Folder 22
Miscellaneous Documents Box 3918.003 Folder 23
Photographs (1 of 2) Box 3918.003 Folder 24
Photographs (2 of 2) Box 3918.003 Folder 25
Books
Components in Detail
Book of Psalms (given to Laura Coleman by her husband, Bestor, July 1, 1860) Box 3918.003 Folder 26
Laura's Letters Box 3918.003 Folder 27
Laura's and Her Children's Letters Box 3918.003 Folder 28
Laura's Family's Letters Box 3918.003 Folder 29