Box SC1900-1949.012

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The collection contains a souvenir postcard from 1906 with a University of Alabama embroidered UA pennant applique attached to it. The postcard was purchased by Frederick A. Elmore who played tailback for the Maryville College, Tennessee, football team in 1906 when Maryville College played the University of Alabama. Elmore gave the postcard to his girlfriend (and later wife) Annabelle Cox.

Content Description From the Collection: The collection consists of two composition books containing photographs, postcards, clippings, travel ephemera, and handwritten descriptions of Alma Simpson's travels with her family during the summers of 1923 and 1925. Both have detailed handwritten accounts illustrated with snapshots, postcards, as well as some brochures and paperwork from lodges and car rentals.The first book has information about the family's trip from their home in Montclair, New Jersey, to Niagara Falls in...

Content Description From the Collection: The collection consists of two composition books containing photographs, postcards, clippings, travel ephemera, and handwritten descriptions of Alma Simpson's travels with her family during the summers of 1923 and 1925. Both have detailed handwritten accounts illustrated with snapshots, postcards, as well as some brochures and paperwork from lodges and car rentals.The first book has information about the family's trip from their home in Montclair, New Jersey, to Niagara Falls in...

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The collection contains a hand written copy of William Osborne Bennett's obituary, as well as hand written copies of his geneology.

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George Russel and Elsie Margret Young's ration books that were used during World War II. These particular ration books were from 1942 and were from Indiana.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection is made up of originals and photocopies of a variety of documents from Camp Aliceville, the POW camp in Aliceville, Alabama, during World War II. Included are a "pocket" calendar for 1945, and a photocopy of a certificate for the second place winner of a race during the camp's Sportsfest in 1945. There are also letters home in German and a "Card of Capture for Prisoners of War", as well as a letter written to the mayor of Aliceville in 1947 by a former POW, asking for pictures...

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The collection contains photocopies of court documents from the Fayette County (Alabama) Probate Court, concerning the sale of property at auction.