Kennedy, Frederick

Overview Papers that document the life of a prominent African American educator in Decatur, Alabama.

Overview Papers of two prominent mixed-race families in north Alabama.

Scope and Contents Thirty seven framed photographs of African Americans in military uniforms, Border War, WWI, and WWII including portraits of Duncan Fields and Rubin Fields; portraits of women and families; large plaque with two photos of military men (Willie L. E. Means and James E. Means, date of their enlistment in the army).

Overview Papers of a freeborn African American family who lived in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Alabama, in the latter half of the nineteenth century and through the mid-1960s

Overview The Sidney Smith family papers contain the business records, including work-related blueprints and material delivery receipts, for Sidney A. Smith during his career as a plumber from 1921 to 1955.

Overview Papers of a Sheffield, Alabama, elementary school teacher, her family, and allied families.