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Edward B. Madden Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS396

  • Staff Only

Abstract

This collection is composed of a Georgia Tech football scrapbook and an edition of The Technique, Georgia Tech's student newspaper.

Dates

  • ca. 1930-1931

Creator

General Physical Description

(one oversize box)

Restrictions: Access

None.

Restrictions: Use

Permission to publish materials from this collection must be obtained from the Head of Archives and Special Collections.

Extent

0.7 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a Georgia Tech football scrapbook featuring the Tech football team of 1930 and an issue of The Technique dating from October 1931.

Biography of Edward B. Madden

Edward Bingham Madden was born on December 11, 1912 in North Carolina to Oscar E. and Carrie Lee Bingham Madden. He later moved to Alexandria, Louisiana with his family. Madden enrolled at the Georgia School (now Institute) of Technology in approximately 1930, studying civil engineering in the Co-op program. During his time at Georgia Tech, he was a member of Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society, the Co-op Club, and Civil Crew, the honorary civil engineering society.

Later, he married Margaret Witherspoon, and the couple lived in Little Rock, Arkansas, while Edward was an engineer with the War Department.

Edward B. Madden died on August 5, 2000 in Fairfield Bay, Arkansas and was buried in Sunset Cemetery in Murphy, North Carolina.

Other Finding Aids

A print copy of this finding aid is available in the Georgia Tech Archives reading room.

Provenance

Donation, 2001 (accession no. 2001.036).

Separated Materials

A small campaign button from the 1928 Presidential campaign of Democrats Al Smith and Joseph Taylor Robinson has been transferred to the artifacts collection.

General Physical Description

(one oversize box)

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Christine de Catanzaro and Lindsay Resnick in November 2012.

Title
Inventory of the Edward B. Madden Papers, ca. 1930-1931
Subtitle
MS396
Status
Completed
Author
Christine de Catanzaro, Lindsay Resnick
Date
Copyright September 2012
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Archives and Special Collections, Library, Georgia Institute of Technology Repository

Contact:
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