Annie Wheelus Collection
Dates
- Creation: 1732-2002
Biographical / Historical
Annie B. Wheelus was born March 18, 1914 in Salem Alabama and died February 22, 2006 in Phenix City, Alabama at the age of 91. She is buried in Lakeview Memorial Gardens. Her parents were Byrd Love Wheelus and Annie Virginia Harris Wheelus. She had retired from Civil Service with 30 years of service. Ms. Wheelus was the State Official for the Alabama DAR, a founding member of the Coweta Town chapter of the DAR, a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and the East Alabama Historical Society. She was a past member of the Trinity United Methodist Church in Phenix City, Alabama. She was preceded in death by her sister Alice Virginia Wheelus and brothers J.T. Wheelus and Hugh Dorsey Wheelus. She also had two nieces, Joanna Wheelus and Ashley Wheelus.
Extent
5 Cubic Feet (5 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
The material in this collection was purchased from an Estate Sale at the former home of Annie Wheelus in Phenix City. Dean Callie McGinnis, the Director of the CSU Library, was instrumental in purchasing the contents of two filing cabinets.
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- October 2012
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Columbus State University Archives and Special Collections Repository
4225 University Ave
Columbus Georgia 31907 United States