Alfred H. Gill papers

Collection

Identifier: RG-0000-0062

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Alfred H. Gill papers include numerous team photographs of the TPI football team and reunion photographs. There are four yearbooks, of which there is a letter from "Mary" and the others have a few messages from classmates. There is a photograph from his time at Camp Forrest, Tennessee during World War II and three postmaster declarations signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Dates

1925 - 1944

Biographical / Historical

Alfred H. Gill was born in Dekalb County, Tennessee on May 26, 1908 to James Napoleon Gill and Ida Samantha Atnip. Under Tennessee Polytechnic Institute's football coach, Preston "Putty" Overall, Gill played center. He lettered four years in football, including one season that TPI was undefeated.

Gil served in the Army during World War II and when he retired he began a career with the U.S. Postal Service as both a carrier and postmaster in Silver Point, Tennessee. He passed away in Soddy Daisy Tennessee on March 17, 2000.

Extent

1.11 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Subjects

College athletes Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
College sports Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Football Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
School yearbooks Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Tennessee Technological University. Golden Eagles (Football team)
Universities and colleges -- Alumni and alumnae Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Alfred H. Gill papers
Status: Completed
Author: Megan Atkinson
Date: 2016 December 6
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: Undetermined
Script of description: Code for undetermined script
Language of description note: English
Edition statement: This is a second edition to what was previously only a container list.