Dominique Doux Fiquet Photograph Album

Collection

Identifier: 2008-028

Scope and Contents

The album contains twenty-six silver gelatin photographs of students (mostly from the class of 1859) and faculty of The University of Alabama. The album contains the oldest known photograph of The University of Alabama campus. Taken from upstairs at the President's Mansion, the photograph shows part of the original campus, including the Rotunda, which was burned by Union forces on April 4, 1865.

Dates

1859

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.

Conditions Governing Use

Researchers are responsible for using the materials in conformance with United States copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any copyright claimants in collection materials. Copyright for official University records is held by The University of Alabama. The library claims only physical ownership of many manuscript collections. Anyone wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of literary property rights or copyrights. Please contact Special Collections (archives@ua.edu) with questions regarding specific manuscript collections.

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Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals without the consent of those individuals may have legal implications, for which the University of Alabama assumes no responsibility.

Biographical / Historical

Dominique Doux Fiquet was born July 24, 1839, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to Charles Jerome Fiquet and Mary Anna Fiquet, both of whom were born in the North. Dominique had several younger siblings. His father was a tailor in Tuscaloosa. After graduating from The University of Alabama in 1859, Fiquet moved to Boston and attended Harvard University, where he earned his law degree in 1861. On April 22, 1861, he enlisted as a private in the 5th Alabama Infantry, serving in Company H under Captain William Fowler. Fiquet was captured while scouting outside Washington on July 13, 1861. After he was paroled, he worked in Richmond for some time before joining Company F of the 3rd Virginia Infantry, on June 23, 1863. This company was made up of government employees who provided defense for Richmond. Before the war ended, Fiquet left Richmond and joined the Confederate States Navy. By 1877 Fiquet had moved to Houston, Texas, where he practiced law until his death on June 14, 1884. He married Sarah Rice in Texas in either 1872 or 1873. They had no children.

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

Photograph album containing images of students and faculty at The University of Alabama in 1859 and includes the oldest known photograph of the campus.