Roberson, Susie Cunningham
Papers, 1883-1967
Biography/Background:
Little information is available on Susie Cunningham Roberson; her biography is
mostly told through the information available on her father and husband. Her
father, J. B. Cunningham was a member of the Jefferson County Board of Education
(appointed in 1899) and served as principal of the Birmingham High School.
Susie Cunningham married Moses Jones Roberson in 1915, and a son, Ben
Roberson, was born in 1916. Moses Roberson was a vice-president of Cosby-Hodges
Milling Company and traveled around the United States promoting its products. He
belonged to both the United Brotherhood of Commercial Travelers and the
Birmingham Kiwanis Club. Both he and his son Ben attended Auburn Polytechnic
Institute. Ben Roberson died in 1936 from an accidental gunshot wound.
Scope and Content:
This
collection contains correspondence addressed to and from Susie C. Roberson and
to other
members of her family including her father, mother (Louise Cunningham), her
husband, and her son. Also present
is a group of miscellaneous items including J.B. Cunningham's composition book,
an 1867 Marengo County
cookbook, two newspapers from the South Highland School, one 1939 newspaper from
the Cunningham
School, and one photograph.
Guide to Collection:
File level
guide available in the Archives Department.
Subject Areas:
Auburn
Polytechnic Institute.
Auburn
University.
Cunningham
Family.
Cunningham
School, (Birmingham, Ala.).
Roberson
Family.
Roberson,
Susie Cunningham, 1901-1965.
Collection Number: 86
Size: 3˝ linear feet (7 boxes)
Restrictions: Standard preservation and copyright restrictions.
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