Tipton and Little families papers, 1900-2000

Summary

Creator:
Tipton family
Date:
1900-2000
Extent:
9.5 Linear Feet 5 boxes, 3 oversize boxes, 1 oversize folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Item, box, folder], Tipton and Little familes papers, ms4473, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains family records, correspondence and photographs, scrapbooks, diaries and memoirs from the Tipton and Little familes, as well as military yearbooks, photographs and records of James Tipton.

Biographical / historical:

James Baird Tipton (1915-1995) was born in Senath, Missouri and attended the University of Alabama on a football scholarship, graduating in 1938. He was a fighter pilot and commander during World War II and the Korean War and rose to the rank of Major General over a long career in the US (Army) Air Force.

Ann Livingston Little (1914-2004) was born in Rochester, New York and served in the Red Cross during World War II, where she met then Colonel James Tipton. They were married in 1945 and had 2 children, Catharine and Alice.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

[Item, box, folder], Tipton and Little familes papers, ms4473, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.