Stewart Flowers collection of 19th century photographs, letters, journals, and artifacts
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No requestable containers
Scope and Contents
The collection is made up of a small (24" x 36") metal embossed wooden trunk containing: 1860-1900 photo album with tintypes, carte de visite, and cabinet cards; assorted letters (tied) and receipts (in wooden box); 1890 farm journal of W.C. Estes of Coffeeville, AL; Department of Education, 1911; constitution and by-laws of Farmers' Educational and Cooperative Union (1912); farmer accounts books; Agricultural Code of Alabama (1927); General Public School Laws of Alabama (1911); and a variety of artifacts (in box) including a darning egg/gourd, a cutthroat razor, a large Asepto glass syringe, and miscellaneous nuts, bolts, gears, screws, springs, etc. (in small box)
Dates
- Creation: 1860-1920
Extent
1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection of 19th century photographs, letters, journals, and artifacts
Physical Location
W. S. Hoole Special Collections Library, University Libraries Division of Special Collections, The University of Alabama
Provenance
Gift of Stewart Flowers, 2013
Source
- Flowers, Stewart (Donor, Person)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Stewart Flowers collection of 19th century photographs, letters, journals, and artifacts
- Status
- Available
- Date
- April 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository