Alberta O'Neill Fox family papers, 1911-1999.
(Document/manuscript/pamphlet/archival material)

Materials housed in Special Collections Division of the Main Library, Nashville Public Library.

Housed with Anita Williams Papers.

In library use only. Available by appointment.

Scope and content: Personal papers of three members of the Fox family: Alberta O'Neill, her husband Peter, and their daughter, Anne Hester. Alberta O'Neill Fox's materials consist of a small datebook, probably manufactured in the late 1920s or sometime in the 1930s, in which she has made notations concerning birthdays, weddings, and dates of death of individuals, as well as personal and family medical events, such as surgeries, major illnesses, or hospitalizations. Notes are also included about weather events, especially snows in the 1950s, though the entry for March 14 briefly mentions the 1933 East Nashville tornado: "We were in direct path - was partially blown away." Also included in the book is a list of bond serial numbers from 1943-1949, and addresses for various individuals. A number of people are from Birmingham (presumably Ala.) and Bristol, Tenn. A few entries in the datebook are of a miscellanous nature, including notes about family pets, and a sticker on the inside front cover from the 1933 World's Fair in Chicago. The datebook is clearly not a calendar or diary of daily events; rather, it serves as a reminder. Dates appearing in individual entries range from 1882-1956, though it is certain that many of the dates noted in the book pre-date the manufacture of the book itself. Oversize items include diplomas from Nashville Public Schools, Grammar Dept. (1896); Nashville Public Schools, High School (1900); and Nashville YMCA Night Law School, Bachelor of Laws, 1934.

Peter T. Fox's materials consist of membership cards and a letter from the Elks Lodge No. 323 in Bristol, Tenn. dating from 1911-1918, and a Nashville Public Library library card from 1952.

Anne Hester Fox's materials relate to her employment at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, and include a certificate and pin for 20 years of service (dated 1963), a birthday letter (1971) and a script or poem in honor of her retirement in 1972. Oversize items include diplomas from Nashville Junior High (1931), and Vanderbilt University, Bachelor of Arts, (1937).

Also included in the collection are copies of obituaries for the three family members, brief biographical information about Alberta O'Neill Fox's parents, and three photographs, c. 1930s-c.1972.

Cite as: Alberta O'Neill Fox family papers, Special Collections Division, Nashville Public Library

This material may be protected by copyright law (Title 17 U.S. Code)

Katherine Haynes Walkup, relative of Alberta O'Neill Fox;,Gift;,1999.,Acc. RT-128.

Alberta O'Neill Fox was born on June 7, 1882, the daughter of Confederate veteran Joe T. and his wife, Annie (Williams) O'Neill. She received her education in Nashville public schools and received her Bachelor of Laws degree from the Nashville Y.M.C.A. Night Law School in 1934. On May 19, 1915, she married Peter Tribble Fox. She taught in the Nashville, Tenn. public schools for 45 years, and was a member of East End Methodist Church. She moved to Dayton, Ohio in 1954, and died there on March 23, 1966.

Peter Tribble Fox was born on March 18, 1871, in Christian County, Ky., the son of Peter Tribble and Mary Hester Fox, and was educated in Kentucky public schools. He was a member of the Bristol, Tenn. Lodge No. 232 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks from at least 1911 to 1918. As a young adult, began work for the Milwaukee Co., which later became International Harvester Co. and worked at the company's Nashville branch beginning in 1918. He retired in 1933. He was a member of East End Methodist Church and United Commercial Travelers. He died on Feb. 24, 1950.

Anne Hester Fox was the daughter of Peter Tribble and Alberta O'Neill Fox, born on March 3, 1916. She attended Nashville public schools, received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Vanderbilt University, and obtained her Masters degree in library science from Peabody College. She was employed for many years as a historian and budget analyst in the Aeronautical Systems Division of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio. She maintained her membership at East End Methodist Church in Nashville, even after moving to Dayton. She died on Dec. 2, 1977 in Dayton. All three members of the family are buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Nashville, Tenn.

In English

Letter from donor indicates these items were in the possession of Alberta O'Neill Fox.

Process;,2008;,Linda Barnickel;,Removed from Family History Ephemera Subject Files.

No further accruals are expected.