T. A. Walthall and Sons Records

Collection

Identifier: MSS-1814

Scope and Contents

The T. A. Walthall and Sons records include documents related to the family agricultural businesses including ledgers from the family’s cottons gins, warehouse and dairy farm. The ledgers for the cotton gins and warehouse are transaction records noting the names of customers, the amount of cotton and money exchanged among other details. The ledgers from the dairy farm record output and production.

Dates

1912 - 1971

Creator

Walthall, Thomas Arthur, Jr. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Due to the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access to certain materials may require additional advance notice.

Biographical / Historical

Thomas Arthur Walthall, Jr., the son of Thomas Arthur and Mary LeGrand Weaver Walthall, was born September 12, 1878, in Newbern, Alabama. As a prominent member of the agricultural sector, he built a cotton gin in 1912, which served farmers from Hale and surrounding counties. T. A. Walthall, Jr. married Melanie Pollard in 1901, and had three sons: T. A. Walthall III, George Pollard Walthall and Robert LeRoy Walthall. After T. A. Walthall, Jr. died in 1937, his three sons continued the family’s agricultural role in the community by operating, at different periods, two cotton gins and a dairy farm. Beyond these activities, the family sold cotton seed and fertilizer and provided cotton storage in their warehouse.

Extent

4.6 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

This collection contains management records from the business ventures of the Thomas Arthur Walthall, Jr. family in Newbern, Hale County, Alabama. These include records from the family’s cotton gins, dairy farm and warehouse. A small number of miscellaneous items are also included in the collection.

Physical Location

These materials are stored at our off-site Archival Facility (AF) and may require up to two business days for retrieval and delivery for use in our Hoole Library reading room. Please email archives@ua.edu or call 205-348-0500 for more information.