[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11021]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO MR. AND MRS. JOHN VICK

 Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I wish today to recognize Mr. and 
Mrs. John Vick of Andalusia, Alabama, and the recent opening of the 
John & Faye Vick Collection of Alabama & Civil War Postal History at 
Auburn University's Ralph Brown Draughon Library. This exhibit was 
unveiled on April 19th and will be on display through the month of 
August.
  Mr. Vick has had a lifelong interest in Civil War, naval, and U.S. 
Postal Service history. He developed his interest for these subjects 
while attending Auburn University, where he graduated in 1962. The 
items he has assembled over his lifetime represent a broad range of our 
country and Alabama's history, and the exhibit represents the finest 
items in the Vick collection. On display is a vast assortment of 
historic American and international postal stamps, marks, and 
correspondence, and includes letters from Confederate Marine Corps Lt. 
Edward Crenshaw of Butler County and Raphael Semmes, captain of the 
C.S.S. Alabama. These items, numbering in the thousands, will be 
invaluable to researchers for years to come.
  This exhibit is currently being displayed in the Special Collections 
and Archives Department of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library, and is a 
fantastic showcase of both the generosity of the Vicks and their love 
for Auburn University. I encourage anyone with an interest in the 
history of Alabama to visit the exhibition. Again, I thank John and 
Faye for their kind gift to Auburn University and the people of 
Alabama.

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