Williams, A. S., III

Midway, Alabama, city records

Collection

Identifier: W-0046

Overview Handwritten copy of the town charter with all ordinances from 1882 to 1937, court records, and town council minutes for the town of Midway, Alabama.

Dates: 1882-1937

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Midway, Alabama, city records

Milner Coal and Railroad Company meeting minutes

Collection

Identifier: W-0101

Overview Minutes of directors and stockholders' meetings between 1900 and 1910

Dates: 1900-1910

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Milner Coal and Railroad Company meeting minutes

Early Huntsville, Alabama, letters

Collection

Identifier: W-0100

Overview Two unrelated letters, dated from 1822 and 1831, containing information about Huntsville, Alabama.

Dates: 1822, 1831

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Early Huntsville, Alabama, letters

Mobile, Alabama, Confederate newspaper scrapbook

Collection

Identifier: W-0050

Overview Scrapbook of newspaper articles from Confederate newspapers (probably in Mobile, Alabama) documenting Civil War battles including the First Battle of Bull Run, the Siege of Lexington, and the Battle of Leesburg.

Dates: 1861-1862

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Mobile, Alabama, Confederate newspaper scrapbook

Mobile, Alabama, business correspondence

Collection

Identifier: W-0098

Overview Letters, dated between 1821 and 1838, describing business conditions in Mobile, Alabama, written by Mobile lawyers to northern merchants Enoch Silsby and William R. Bowers, updating them on the status of legal cases they had filed in Mobile and updates on the sale and production of cotton.

Dates: 1821-1838

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Mobile, Alabama, business correspondence

Montgomery, Alabama, hospital records ledger

Collection

Identifier: W-0031

Overview Ledger documenting expenses, admittances, and discharges at a Montgomery, Alabama, hospital from 1 April to 4 November 1861.

Dates: 1861

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Montgomery, Alabama, hospital records ledger

Montgomery and West Point Railroad minute books

Collection

Identifier: W-0102

Overview Contains two minute books, with entries from directors' and stockholders' meetings of the Montgomery and West Point Railroad from March 1846 to June 1870.

Dates: 1846-1870

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Montgomery and West Point Railroad minute books

Mechanics' Hook and Ladder Company No. 1 (Montgomery, Ala.) records

Collection

Identifier: W-0096

Overview Contains records of the Montgomery Mechanics' Hook and Ladder Company.

Dates: 1867-1899

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Mechanics' Hook and Ladder Company No. 1 (Montgomery, Ala.) records

Morris E. Boss letters

Collection

Identifier: W-0078

Overview Thirteen letters written by Morris E. Boss and members of the Boss family of Binghamton, New York.

Dates: 1861 - 1865

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Morris E. Boss letters

Collection on the Murder of Father Coyle

Collection

Identifier: W-0094

Overview Contains an affidavit, newspaper clipping and the research notes compiled by lawyer John C. Morrow related to the 1921 murder of Birmingham priest Father James Coyle and the subsequent trial of Edwin Stephenson.

Dates: 1921

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Collection on the Murder of Father Coyle

O. T. Brown letter

Collection

Identifier: W-0154

Overview Letter from O. T. Brown to the president of the Texas Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy describing his experiences as a soldier during the Civil War.

Dates: 1898-05-26

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / O. T. Brown letter

Oliver T. Reilly papers

Collection

Identifier: W-0158

Overview Papers and guidebook covering the Battle of Antietam, created by this childhood witness

Dates: 1906-1930

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Oliver T. Reilly papers

Thomas McAdory Owen correspondence on A Bibliography of Mississippi

Collection

Identifier: W-0093

Overview Contains correspondence between Thomas McAdory Owen and Mississippi authors and scholars regarding Owen's A Bibliography of Mississippi.

Dates: 1896-1909

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Thomas McAdory Owen correspondence on A Bibliography of Mississippi

Peter Brannon papers

Collection

Identifier: W-0009

Overview Correspondence, manuscripts, diaries, and other materials created by Peter A. Brannon, highlighting his career as a pharmacist, an anthropologist, and an archivist.

Dates: 1900-1966

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Peter Brannon papers

Philip P. Neely scrapbook of fugitive fiction

Collection

Identifier: W-0022

Overview Scrapbook containing handwritten notes and newspaper clippings related to Philip P. Neely's writings

Dates: 1851-1856

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Philip P. Neely scrapbook of fugitive fiction

Pickett Springs, Alabama, city records

Collection

Identifier: W-0027

Overview Ballots, voting lists, city council minutes, oaths of office, and correspondence related to elections in the town of Pickett Springs, Alabama, and a map of the area.

Dates: 1888 - 1920

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Pickett Springs, Alabama, city records

Cameron McRae Plummer book list

Collection

Identifier: W-0087

Overview Contains a list of books compiled by Haunted House Book Shop owner Cameron McRae Plummer.

Dates: 1950-1961

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Cameron McRae Plummer book list

R. Landesberger letter and music

Collection

Identifier: W-0121

Overview Handwritten letter and sheet of music from Geneva (Switzerland) professor Dr. R. Landesberger to President Woodrow Wilson, dated January 7, 1919. A typed transcript of the letter is also included.

Dates: 1919-01-07

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / R. Landesberger letter and music

Reuben Oscar Reynolds Papers

Collection

Identifier: W-0163

Overview Correspondence and records of military service (photocopies) of Reuben O. Reynolds of the Eleventh Mississippi Infantry Regiment.

Dates: 1861-1887

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Reuben Oscar Reynolds Papers

Rice, Chilton, and Jones, attorneys, letterbook

Collection

Identifier: W-0049

Overview Letterbook containing copies of correspondence written by Montgomery, Alabama, lawyers Samuel F. Rice, John M. Chilton, Thomas G. Jones, and Ariosto A. Wiley, between 1871-1873.

Dates: 1871-1873

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Rice, Chilton, and Jones, attorneys, letterbook

Richard Holmes Powell papers

Collection

Identifier: W-0079

Overview Correspondence, essays, and speeches written by and to Richard Holmes Powell of Union Springs,Alabama, and includes the essay "On the Management of Slaves."

Dates: 1833 - 1905

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Richard Holmes Powell papers

Robert H. McKenzie dissertation, correspondence, and notes

Collection

Identifier: W-0072

Overview Copy of Robert H. McKenzie's dissertation, "A History of the Shelby Iron Company, 1865-1881," and a small collection of correspondence and research notes related to the dissertation.

Dates: 1971

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Robert H. McKenzie dissertation, correspondence, and notes

Robert H. Smith legal notebook

Collection

Identifier: W-0016

Overview Handwritten definitions and summaries of legal cases tried between 1869 and 1877, relating primarily to railroad interests and personal property law.

Dates: circa 1870

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Robert H. Smith legal notebook

Rosenstihl Jewelry store records

Collection

Identifier: W-0053

Overview Ledger recording sales between 1888 and 1904 at the Rosenstihl Jewelry Store in Union Springs, Alabama.

Dates: 1888-1904

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Rosenstihl Jewelry store records

Sarah Shorter Hunter commonplace book

Collection

Identifier: W-0019

Overview Commonplace book of Eufaula, Alabama, resident containing handwritten recipes, poems, quotations, and notes. In addition, the book includes a small number of newspaper clippings.

Dates: approximately 1835-1894

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Sarah Shorter Hunter commonplace book

Shelby Iron Company correspondence during the Civil War

Collection

Identifier: W-0071

Overview Correspondence, contracts, and receipts related to the production of iron at the Shelby Iron Works from 1863-1865.

Dates: 1863 - 1865

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Shelby Iron Company correspondence during the Civil War

Southern Alabama Emigration and Development Company letters

Collection

Identifier: W-0002

Overview Letters of this Chicago, Illinois, based company to their agents in Montgomery, Alabama, concerning land development projects in southern Alabama in the late nineteenth century.

Dates: 1897

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Southern Alabama Emigration and Development Company letters

State of Louisiana troop expenses ledger

Collection

Identifier: W-0067

Overview Expenses ledger for Louisiana state troops from 1862 to 1863.

Dates: 1862 - 1863

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / State of Louisiana troop expenses ledger

Emma Gelders Sterne papers

Collection

Identifier: W-0099

Overview Contracts and business correspondence related to the publication of books written by Alabama author Emma Gelders Sterne.

Dates: 1934-1953

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Emma Gelders Sterne papers

T. B. Rush general store daybook

Collection

Identifier: W-0107

Overview Contains almost daily entries written between April 1835 and July 1836, recording daily sales at a general store in Mount Willing, Alabama.

Dates: 1835 - 1836

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / T. B. Rush general store daybook

T. J. Scott and Sons letters

Collection

Identifier: W-0130

Overview Two letters written by farmers in Hayneville, Alabama, to Montgomery merchants T. J. Scott and Sons. The 1904 letters describe the sale of mules and ask for refunds from the company, which provided defective livestock.

Dates: 1904

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / T. J. Scott and Sons letters

"Tall Shadows: Origins and Operations of McGriff, Seibels, and Williams, Inc., Insurance Brokers"

Collection

Identifier: W-0028

Overview Unpublished corporate history of McGriff, Seibels and Williams Inc., one of the largest insurance brokerage firms in the United States, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.

Dates: 1985

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / "Tall Shadows: Origins and Operations of McGriff, Seibels, and Williams, Inc., Insurance Brokers"

Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company Records

Collection

Identifier: W-0104

Overview Two letterbooks, containing copies of letters written by Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company Assistant General Manager G. B. McCormack from 1893 to 1898. Also includes a ledger documenting the company's tax returns from 1894 to 1895, and photographs depicting TCI industrial complexes.

Dates: 1893-1901

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company Records

Tentative register of Robert E. Lee books in Lexington, Virginia : typescript

Collection

Identifier: W-0126

Overview Seventy-one page typescript identifies books in Lexington, Virginia, that were once part of Robert E. Lee's personal library

Dates: 1978

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Tentative register of Robert E. Lee books in Lexington, Virginia : typescript

The American Presidency: An Interpretation: manuscript

Collection

Identifier: W-0122

Overview Unbound, handwritten manuscript of Harold Joseph Lanski's The American President: An Interpretation.

Dates: 1939

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / The American Presidency: An Interpretation: manuscript

"The Federal raid into central Alabama"

Collection

Identifier: W-0040

Overview Text of a speech presented by James A. Anderson on April 3, 1935, at a meeting of the Kiwanis club of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, commemorating the seventieth anniversary of Union raids in Selma, Montgomery, and Tuscaloosa.

Dates: 1935 April 3

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / "The Federal raid into central Alabama"

Thomas K. Jackson journals

Collection

Identifier: W-0021

Overview Four journals documenting the daily life of Thomas K. Jackson.

Dates: 1866-1873

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Thomas K. Jackson journals

"To Arms in the Valley" program and script

Collection

Identifier: W-0152

Overview Program, cast list, and script of To Arms in the Valley, an historical play about the Civil War set in northern Alabama and presented by the Tennessee Valley Historical Society and the Colbert-Lauderdale Civil War Centennial Commemoration Committee in 1961.

Dates: 1961

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / "To Arms in the Valley" program and script

Mrs. Charles P. McGuire research material on William B. Travis

Collection

Identifier: W-0029

Overview Correspondence compiled by Mrs. C. P. McGuire in her attempts to trace the genealogy of William B. Travis, who died defending the Alamo in 1836.

Dates: 1921-1958

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Mrs. Charles P. McGuire research material on William B. Travis

United Confederate Veterans Camp W. J. Hardee, No. 39, Birmingham, Alabama, records

Collection

Identifier: W-0048

Overview Records of the United Confederate Veterans Camp W. J. Hardee, in Birmingham, Alabama, between 1906 and 1919.

Dates: 1906-1919

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / United Confederate Veterans Camp W. J. Hardee, No. 39, Birmingham, Alabama, records

United Daughters of the Confederacy, Arkansas Division, Confederate veterans' documents

Collection

Identifier: W-0034

Overview Typescript copies of legal and financial documents filed in Arkansas between 1848 and 1873, as well as typescript copies of letters, diaries, and military service accounts written primarily by Confederate soldiers. The legal documents are mainly deeds of conveyance, tax records, and deeds for swampland.

Dates: 1848-1941

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / United Daughters of the Confederacy, Arkansas Division, Confederate veterans' documents

USS Winnebago medical log

Collection

Identifier: W-0108

Overview The medical log of the USS Winnebago, a Union river monitor stationed in Mobile Bay from 1864 to 1865.

Dates: 1864 - 1865

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / USS Winnebago medical log

Valley Creek Canal, West Jefferson County, Alabama, reports

Collection

Identifier: W-0065

Overview Two reports on a proposed canal project on the Valley and Warrior Rivers in Jefferson County, Alabama.

Dates: 1917 - 1943

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Valley Creek Canal, West Jefferson County, Alabama, reports

"Valor on the Eastern Shore": typescript

Collection

Identifier: W-0151

Overview Typescript copy of B. L. Roberson's unpublished "Valor on the Eastern Shore."

Dates: 1965

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / "Valor on the Eastern Shore": typescript

Virginia J. Hanson papers

Collection

Identifier: W-0018

Overview Contains a memory book documenting the senior year of Virginia J. Hanson, a 1912 graduate of Birmingham High School. Also contains research notes, correspondence and manuscripts related to Hanson's thesis, "Alabama in Legend and Lore."

Dates: 1912-1937

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Virginia J. Hanson papers

Wallace Marshall manuscripts and research material

Collection

Identifier: W-0003

Overview Correspondence, research notes, newspaper clippings, and manuscripts related to "Tensas Doctor" and "Noise of Great Waters" by Marshall Wallace

Dates: 1947 - 1948

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Wallace Marshall manuscripts and research material

Walter Burgwyn Jones papers

Collection

Identifier: W-0110

Overview Speeches, pamphlets, correspondence, and other materials related to the life and career of Alabama circuit court judge Walter Burgwyn Jones.

Dates: 1877 - 1981

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Walter Burgwyn Jones papers

William A. Stickney diary

Collection

Identifier: W-0057

Overview Diary of Episcopal minister William A. Stickney contains entries dated from 1841-1847. The diary documents Stickney's life as a college student at LaGrange College in Franklin County, Alabama, the University of Alabama, and the General Theological Seminary in New York City. Entries provide information about Stickney's daily life, as well as descriptions of religious services he attended and led, and a description of his personal devotions.

Dates: 1841-1847

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / William A. Stickney diary

A. S. Williams III Collection of Photographic Albums

Collection

Identifier: WP-003

Overview Collection contains sixty-one photographic albums of various subjects collected by A. S. Williams III

Dates: 1840 - 2010

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / A. S. Williams III Collection of Photographic Albums

Collection on women in Alabama

Collection

Identifier: W-0005

Overview A variety of materials related to several Alabama women, some of whom are well-known in Alabama and the nation, while others were simple women going about their daily lives. This is also the affirmative side of a debate speech presented by Benjamin F. Eborn at Southern University in Greensboro, Alabama, on the question "Is Woman Really Better Than Man?"

Dates: 1853-1957

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Collection on women in Alabama

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