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Crawford Family newspaper clippings, loose photographs, and undated material

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 16

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This material details the personal and professional activities of Oscar L. Betts, Jr. and, to a lesser extent, Oscar L. Betts, III (known as Buster), as well as R. H. Taliaferro, the father of Buster's wife, Sue Malone Taliaferro. These papers are arranged in three two series: Series 1 – The Betts Family; Series 2 – The Taliaferro Family and Series 3 – The Crawford Family. Within each series items are generally arranged chronologically, with Betts, Jr. and Betts III materials filed together. Within the Betts series there are three sub-divisions: Association of the United States Army (AUSA); Rotary Club; Spirit of Fort Benning Award.

Among the Betts' areas of interest are such subjects as the Ralston Hotel, the Columbus Airport (also known as the Muscogee County Airport and the Municipal Airport), the Highway 27 Association, Fort Benning, World War II, the Rotary Club, the AUSA (Association of the U.S. Army), the Columbus Chamber of Commerce, The Jordan Company, Tom's Foods, etc.

Among the Taliaferros' areas of interest are Jordan Vocational High School, Taliaferro's retirement in 1967, his fundraising for Brookstone (Trinity) School, other Columbus civic organizations and the genealogies of the Crawford family of R. H Taliaferro's wife, Harriet Crawford.

The scrapbooks kept by both Oscar Betts, Jr. and R. H. Taliaferro are in very poor physical condition.

Dates

  • Creation: 1860 - 2010

Extent

From the Collection: 2 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

General

These photos include several of Uncle Rem (Thomas Remsen Crawford) and Winnie and their children, Nathanial and Tom. There are also clippings and photos of Crawford family members. Most of the material is undated, but some of the photos are dated and well identified.

Repository Details

Part of the Columbus State University Archives and Special Collections Repository

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4225 University Ave
Columbus Georgia 31907 United States