Guide to the Neal Brantley Collection
Record Group 269
Date Span: c. 1890-1930
Extent: 6 files
Biographical Sketch: Neal Brantley of Montgomery, AL, is a descendant of O. C. Wiley of Troy, AL. Wiley, brother of A. A. Wiley, was a prominent businessman in Troy, founder of the Alabama Midland Railway Company among other businesses, and a member of the board of trustees of the State Normal College at Troy. Mr. Brantley is his family's historian and possesses many articles that document the lives of his ancestors.
Julia Wiley, O. C. Wiley's daughter, was Mr. Brantley's grandmother; Julia Jernigan Shackelford, second wife of Troy Normal College president Edward M. Shackelford, was Mr. Brantley's great aunt.
Scope / Content Note: Memorabilia from Julia Wiley's final term at Troy Normal College and five original photographs and six copies of Julia Jernigan Shackelford. Includes additional information complied by Mr. Brantley concerning context for the Shackelford photographs.
Provenance: Collected and compiled by Neal K. Brantley of Montgomery
Cite as: Neal Brantley Collection, RG 269, Wiregrass Archives, Troy University Dothan Campus, Dothan, AL.
Acquisition Method: gift
Donor Name: Neal Brantley
Proc Date: May 17, 2022
Processor: MTO
Publications about this collection:
Olliff, Martin T. “It Came from the Archives: 1909 Alumna Julia Wiley Brantley earned a bachelor's degree from State Normal School.” TroyToday (blog). July 26, 2022. https://today.troy.edu/news/julia-wiley-brantley/.
Inventory
File ID File Title
269-22-0510-Item-001 Julia Wiley -- Invitation to 1909 Graduation, State Normal College at Troy, with list of graduates
269-22-0510-Item-002 Julia Wiley -- Program of 1909 Graduation, State Normal College at Troy, with events for May 16-19,
269-22-0510-Item-003 Julia Wiley -- Grade Report, State Normal College at Troy, dated May 13, 1909, with envelope addressed to Capt. O.C. Wiley
269-22-0518-001-001 Julia Jernigan Shackelford -- Information compiled by Neal Brantley about the Shackelford photographs
269-22-0518-001-002 Julia Jernigan Shackelford -- Portrait of Mrs. Julia Jernigan Shackelford, ca. 1920s-30s, with 2 copies
269-22-0518-001-003 Julia Jernigan Shackelford -- Profile portrait of Miss Julia Jernigan on Murphree St., Troy, AL, ca. 1910s, plus enlarged copy
269-22-0518-001-004 Julia Jernigan Shackelford -- Cabinet Card of young Miss Julia Jernigan by [J.W.] Taylor, 1890s, with enlarged copy
269-22-0518-001-005 Julia Jernigan Shackelford -- Photograph cut from school class photo, teachers Miss Julia Jernigan and Pearl Gellerstedt, Troy, AL, plus enlarged copy
269-22-0518-001-006 Julia Jernigan Shackelford -- Photo of Miss Julia Jernigan on steps of brick building, with columns, plus enlarged copy
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