Box 369.001

Scope and Contents

The newspaper clippings includes: an article written by Amelia Gayle Gorgas entitled “Women as Librarians,” political cartoons, and obituaries of Sarah Gayle Crawford, William L. Alexander, and William D. Dunn.

Scope and Contents

The pictures subseries contains pictures cut from nineteenth century periodicals reflecting interests of the times and a sketch of the Josiah Gorgas monument.

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is divided into five files: correspondence of other family members, photographs, newspaper clippings, pictures and miscellaneous items. The correspondents include: William B. Crawford, Jr. to Sallie Crawford Hughes, Charlotte Germane to Mary Hughes, E.M. Miller to M. Hughes, Sadie E. Yautis to Mrs. Hughes, Mr. Taylor to Misses C. Crawford, Auria, Mary and Amelia. The letters are about family and friends.The photographs include one of Amelia Gayle Gorgas...

Scope and Contents The miscellaneous subseries includes fragments of notes and letters, invitations, calling cards as well as a mourning card with locks of grey hair from Sarah Crawford, stitched onto the card with some pressed, dried flowers. The handwritten card reads ”Born in Cliborne Alabama March 24th 1824 – Sarah Gayle Crawford – Died in Tuscaloosa Ala – Nov. 29th 1895 – Married in Mobile Dec. 8th, 1842 by the Rev. Dr. Boring, to Dr. Wm. B Crawford.” The name “Sarah Amelia Hughes” is written on the...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Incoming Correspondence, 1854–1889: correspondents include: T.L. Bayne, Amelia Gayle Gorgas, V. Garrow, C.V. Hale, Ada Holcombe, Octavia Walteon Lavert, Emma Pott, and M.B.B. Stafford. These letters concern family matters, invitataions, news of deaths and condolences.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This subseries contains Sarah Gayle Crawford’s journals and describe: her school days in New York City, with commentary on family and friends, details of the trip from Alabama to school in New York, and activities while in school in New York City; trips to South Carolina, Washington City (DC), New England and Canada including an account of the Crawford’s experience in a railway accident; and the 1853 trip to England, France and Spain, including accounts of medical practices and treatments...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This subseries contains Sarah Gayle Crawford’s journals and describe: her school days in New York City, with commentary on family and friends, details of the trip from Alabama to school in New York, and activities while in school in New York City; trips to South Carolina, Washington City (DC), New England and Canada including an account of the Crawford’s experience in a railway accident; and the 1853 trip to England, France and Spain, including accounts of medical practices and treatments...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This subseries contains Sarah Gayle Crawford’s journals and describe: her school days in New York City, with commentary on family and friends, details of the trip from Alabama to school in New York, and activities while in school in New York City; trips to South Carolina, Washington City (DC), New England and Canada including an account of the Crawford’s experience in a railway accident; and the 1853 trip to England, France and Spain, including accounts of medical practices and treatments...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This subseries contains Sarah Gayle Crawford’s journals and describe: her school days in New York City, with commentary on family and friends, details of the trip from Alabama to school in New York, and activities while in school in New York City; trips to South Carolina, Washington City (DC), New England and Canada including an account of the Crawford’s experience in a railway accident; and the 1853 trip to England, France and Spain, including accounts of medical practices and treatments...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This subseries contains Sarah Gayle Crawford’s journals and describe: her school days in New York City, with commentary on family and friends, details of the trip from Alabama to school in New York, and activities while in school in New York City; trips to South Carolina, Washington City (DC), New England and Canada including an account of the Crawford’s experience in a railway accident; and the 1853 trip to England, France and Spain, including accounts of medical practices and treatments...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This subseries contains Sarah Gayle Crawford’s journals and describe: her school days in New York City, with commentary on family and friends, details of the trip from Alabama to school in New York, and activities while in school in New York City; trips to South Carolina, Washington City (DC), New England and Canada including an account of the Crawford’s experience in a railway accident; and the 1853 trip to England, France and Spain, including accounts of medical practices and treatments...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This subseries contains Sarah Gayle Crawford’s journals and describe: her school days in New York City, with commentary on family and friends, details of the trip from Alabama to school in New York, and activities while in school in New York City; trips to South Carolina, Washington City (DC), New England and Canada including an account of the Crawford’s experience in a railway accident; and the 1853 trip to England, France and Spain, including accounts of medical practices and treatments...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This subseries contains Sarah Gayle Crawford’s journals and describe: her school days in New York City, with commentary on family and friends, details of the trip from Alabama to school in New York, and activities while in school in New York City; trips to South Carolina, Washington City (DC), New England and Canada including an account of the Crawford’s experience in a railway accident; and the 1853 trip to England, France and Spain, including accounts of medical practices and treatments...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This subseries contains Sarah Gayle Crawford’s journals and describe: her school days in New York City, with commentary on family and friends, details of the trip from Alabama to school in New York, and activities while in school in New York City; trips to South Carolina, Washington City (DC), New England and Canada including an account of the Crawford’s experience in a railway accident; and the 1853 trip to England, France and Spain, including accounts of medical practices and treatments...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This subseries contains Sarah Gayle Crawford’s journals and describe: her school days in New York City, with commentary on family and friends, details of the trip from Alabama to school in New York, and activities while in school in New York City; trips to South Carolina, Washington City (DC), New England and Canada including an account of the Crawford’s experience in a railway accident; and the 1853 trip to England, France and Spain, including accounts of medical practices and treatments...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This subseries contains Sarah Gayle Crawford’s journals and describe: her school days in New York City, with commentary on family and friends, details of the trip from Alabama to school in New York, and activities while in school in New York City; trips to South Carolina, Washington City (DC), New England and Canada including an account of the Crawford’s experience in a railway accident; and the 1853 trip to England, France and Spain, including accounts of medical practices and treatments...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This subseries contains Sarah Gayle Crawford’s journals and describe: her school days in New York City, with commentary on family and friends, details of the trip from Alabama to school in New York, and activities while in school in New York City; trips to South Carolina, Washington City (DC), New England and Canada including an account of the Crawford’s experience in a railway accident; and the 1853 trip to England, France and Spain, including accounts of medical practices and treatments...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This subseries contains Sarah Gayle Crawford’s journals and describe: her school days in New York City, with commentary on family and friends, details of the trip from Alabama to school in New York, and activities while in school in New York City; trips to South Carolina, Washington City (DC), New England and Canada including an account of the Crawford’s experience in a railway accident; and the 1853 trip to England, France and Spain, including accounts of medical practices and treatments...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This subseries contains Sarah Gayle Crawford’s journals and describe: her school days in New York City, with commentary on family and friends, details of the trip from Alabama to school in New York, and activities while in school in New York City; trips to South Carolina, Washington City (DC), New England and Canada including an account of the Crawford’s experience in a railway accident; and the 1853 trip to England, France and Spain, including accounts of medical practices and treatments...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This subseries contains William Crawford’s journal kept during his trip to Europe in 1833. It contains his observations on Bologna, Florence, Rome and Naples.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This subseries contains Sarah Gayle Crawford’s journals and describe: her school days in New York City, with commentary on family and friends, details of the trip from Alabama to school in New York, and activities while in school in New York City; trips to South Carolina, Washington City (DC), New England and Canada including an account of the Crawford’s experience in a railway accident; and the 1853 trip to England, France and Spain, including accounts of medical practices and treatments...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This subseries contains Sarah Gayle Crawford’s journals and describe: her school days in New York City, with commentary on family and friends, details of the trip from Alabama to school in New York, and activities while in school in New York City; trips to South Carolina, Washington City (DC), New England and Canada including an account of the Crawford’s experience in a railway accident; and the 1853 trip to England, France and Spain, including accounts of medical practices and treatments...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Incoming correspondence, 1842–1843: two letters from Matt Gayle, Sarah’s older brother, expressing his pleasure at Crawford’s engagement to Sarah and then congratulations on their marriage.

Outgoing correspondence, 1849–1853: two letters to John Gayle, Sarah’s father, urging him to seek a judicial appointment, and from Paris, announcing Crawford’s decision to travel further south in search of a more healthful environment.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Incoming correspondence, 1842–1843: two letters from Matt Gayle, Sarah’s older brother, expressing his pleasure at Crawford’s engagement to Sarah and then congratulations on their marriage.

Outgoing correspondence, 1849–1853: two letters to John Gayle, Sarah’s father, urging him to seek a judicial appointment, and from Paris, announcing Crawford’s decision to travel further south in search of a more healthful environment.

Scope and Contents

Correspondents include: William B. Crawford, Jr. to Sallie Crawford Hughes, Charlotte Germane to Mary Hughes, E.M. Miller to M. Hughes, Sadie E. Yautis to Mrs. Hughes, Mr. Taylor to Misses C. Crawford, Auria, Mary and Amelia. The letters are about family and friends.

Scope and Contents

The photographs include one of Amelia Gayle Gorgas standing in front of the Gorgas house on the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, a portrait of Stanhope Bayne Jones, and two commercial views of Cannes, France.