Early 20th century newspapers, magazines, and miscellaneous material
Collection
Identifier: MSS-3723
Scope and Contents
The collection contains newspapers and magazines from about 1915 through 1954. Some of the papers include the Birmingham News for December 8, 1941 (headline: U.S. DECLARES WAR ON JAPAN); the Birmingham Age-Herald (Rotogravure Section for February 20, 1916 which includes a picture of the Russian Imperial family at Tsarkoe Selo); and the Centreville Press (various issues). The magazines include a copy of Cosmopolitan for August 1921, Literary Digest (several), and a Sears Roebuck & Co. catalog from about 1915. There are also many pictures cut from magazines, most of which are in full color and are from the Ladies Home Journal, Literary Digest, and Saturday Evening Post.
The collection also includes three photographs: one of a young girl sitting in a large chair (from the J.E. Yeager studios in Montevallo, Ala., in the 1920s probably); one of the Nettie Quill, a sternwheeler paddleboat; and one of two small boys looking up at two Montgomery police officers (probably from the 1950s or 1960s). There is also a folder of article fragments, miscellaneous scraps of paper, empty envelopes (most addressed to T.J. Smitherman in Centreville, Ala.), and stamps.
The collection also includes three photographs: one of a young girl sitting in a large chair (from the J.E. Yeager studios in Montevallo, Ala., in the 1920s probably); one of the Nettie Quill, a sternwheeler paddleboat; and one of two small boys looking up at two Montgomery police officers (probably from the 1950s or 1960s). There is also a folder of article fragments, miscellaneous scraps of paper, empty envelopes (most addressed to T.J. Smitherman in Centreville, Ala.), and stamps.
Dates
- 1915-1954
Physical Description
Many items are very fragile
Biographical / Historical
T. J. Smitherman lived in Centreville, Alabama, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Extent
1.4 Linear Feet (contains newspapers and magazines from 1915 to 1954)
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Newspapers, magazines, and other miscellaneous materials dating from about 1915 through 1954
Provenance
Unknown
Physical Description
Many items are very fragile
General
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Processed by
Martha Bace, 2013
- Title
- Guide to the Early 20th century newspapers, magazines, and miscellaneous material
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- June 2013
- 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