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A. and R. Cain Tannery and General Store records
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0254
Overview
Daybooks and an accounts ledger kept by the owners of a tannery and general store on Tanyard Street, Northport, Alabama
Dates:
1869-1880
A. C. Roycroft papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-1213
Abstract
Papers of a Confederate Army officer and Northport, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama resident, including his diary from the final months of the Civil War.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1866 - 1884
A la Magnanima Nacion Mexicana
Collection
Identifier: MSS-4292
Overview
One Mexican political broadsheet discussing events associated with the
Pastry Warthat took place from 1838-1839.
Dates:
1838
A. Mercer Daniel Photographic Album
Collection
Identifier: 2022-003
Scope and Contents
This collection is a personal photo album created by A. Mercer Daniel, a law librarian and the first African American member of the American Association of Law Libraries, documenting the 1910s–1960s with an emphasis on the 1930s. There are 216 photographs on 114 pages, mostly black and white and some sepia; most inserted into corner mounts, the rest adhesive mounted. Most photographs measure 2 ¼” x 3” to 5 ½” x 3 ½”, all are captioned. 22 photographs lacking from album and 2 with surface loss...
Dates:
1910 - 1960
A. S. Williams III Cartes de Visite Collection
Collection
Identifier: WP-001
Overview
The collection contains approximately 3,400 cartes de visite, small photographs mounted on thin pieces of cardboard popular in the latter half of the nineteenth century. The images primarily depict portraits of individuals, many of which are not identified.
Dates:
circa 1854-1910
Lecture notes on John W. Abercrombie
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0002
Abstract
Notes for a class lecture on Abercrombie, president of the University of Alabama. Includes information on the construction of University buildings during his tenure, as well as his conflicts with former acting president and Latin professor William S. Wyman.
Dates:
not dated
President John W. Abercrombie Records
Record Group
Identifier: RG-248
Overview
This record group contains the records of University of Alabama president John W. Abercrombie. The records document his years as president, from 1902-1911.
Dates:
1902 - 1911
Thomas P. Abernethy manuscript
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0004
Abstract
Two galleys with corrections and one type-written manuscript of Abernethy's study, The Formative Period in Alabama, subsequently published as part of the historical series of the Alabama Department of Archives and History. It is a social and political history and originated as Abernethy's doctoral thesis at Harvard University.
Dates:
circa 1965
Account of the Battle of Cartagena
Collection
Identifier: MSS-4272
Overview
The Account of the Battle of Cartagena contains a three-page handwritten description, in French, of a siege by American and British troops against the Spanish-held city of Cartagena, present-day Colombia. The document contains details similar to those found in other accounts of a 1741 siege against the city during a conflict known as the War of Jenkins's Ear (1739-1748).
Dates:
circa 1741
ACIPCO records
Collection — Box: SC0038, Folder: SC0038.2741.01
Identifier: MSS-2741
Overview
Contains correspondence and production reports of this Birmingham, Alabama, cast iron company.
Dates:
1922-1926
Actors Theatre of Louisville handbill
Collection
Identifier: MSS-3562
Overview
Handbill for the production of "Always... Patsy Cline"
Dates:
1997 July 7
Charles E. Adams papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0007
Abstract
Materials on the Jewish synagogue in West Blocton, Alabama; a copy of his paper, "The 'Ah Goodies Ah Chem' Jewish Congregation of West Blocton, Alabama, 1905-1913," and 6 photos of the Blocton Home Band.
Dates:
1892 - 1982
Adams Family papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0006
Abstract
This collection consists principally of correspondence among members of the Adams Family, the majority of which concerns the Confederate service of a son, who wrote many letters detailing army life and conditions. It also contains papers related to Homer and John Adams, prisoners of war who died before returning home, and an Adams Family history by Irving Adams, dated December 18, 1948.
Dates:
1849 - 1926; Majority of material found within 1860 - 1865
John H. Adams papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0009
Abstract
The correspondence of a Birmingham, Alabama, mining engineer, businessman, poet, and public servant. The collection also includes a small group of papers of Adams' son, John R. Adams, an attorney and realtor.
Dates:
1889 - 1943; Majority of material found within 1911 - 1936
Oscar W. Adams papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0010
Abstract
Correspondence of this Birmingham, Alabama, minister of the A.M.E. Zion Church, principally concerning the struggle to remain solvent during the Great Depression. Also includes budget sheets, receipts, reports, and legal documents for this and other A.M.E churches throughout the South.
Dates:
1909 - 1952
Adrien Rouquette papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-1212
Abstract
This collection contains a manuscript French/Choctaw dictionary titled Vocabulaire Choctaw (lac Pontchartrain) Louisiane, a photograph of Father Roquette's chapel, and two clippings from newspapers.
Dates:
1885
African American Mounted Photographs Collection
Collection
Identifier: WP-014
Overview
A collection of thirteen black-and-white mounted portraits depicting African Americans.
Dates:
circa 1890s-1920s
Air pollution legislation papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-3522
Overview
Essays and research on air pollution and air pollution legislation from 1961 through 1971 from various authors.
Dates:
1961-1971
Alabama Air National Guard letter of authorization
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0014
Abstract
A photocopy of a memorandum to the commander to the 117th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing of the Alabama National Guard, authorizing transport of non-military personnel, including Governor George C. Wallace, from Montgomery to Tuscaloosa and back on April 30, 1963. Includes signatures of passengers on a waiver form.
Dates:
1963 April 30
Alabama Alumni Association, Cornerstone Committee
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0018
Overview
This collection includes a committee report; a list of donors to the Crimson Pride membership drive, 1986-1987; histories of the national alumni association and local chapters; information on the rededication of Denny Chimes in 1987; newspaper clippings about coaches Ray Perkins and Paul "Bear" Bryant; and other information on the history and alumni of the University of Alabama.
Dates:
1888 - 1987
Alabama Anthropological Society records
Collection
Identifier: W-0059
Overview
Records of this early Alabama society, including correspondence, reports, newsletters, and photographs.
Dates:
1920-1922, 1958; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1922
Alabama Art Education Association scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: MSS-3568
Overview
Alabama Art Education Association scrapbook, 1972-1979
Dates:
1972-1979
Alabama Art League bulletins and exhibition announcements
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0019
Abstract
Contains 18 bulletins and exhibition announcements of this state-wide artists' organization
Dates:
1940 - 1943
Alabama Association for Continuing Education and Service papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-3468
Overview
Records for the association including papers from the annual meeting and a directory
Dates:
1973-1975
Alabama Association for Young Children records
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0020
Abstract
A collection containing meeting minutes, correspondence, the organization's constitution and by-laws, photographs, and other materials.
Dates:
1959 - 1987
Alabama Association of Historians records
Collection
Identifier: MSS-3699
Overview
Variety of records of the Alabama Association of Historians from 1993-2009
Dates:
1993-2009
Alabama Aurora
papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-3530
Overview
Alabama Aurora, 1913, and two issues from 1914-1915, with pictures of the UA campus as well as a school calendar for the year.
Dates:
1913-1915
A. S. Williams III Americana Collection's Alabama authors collection
Collection
Identifier: W-0064
Overview
Correspondence, manuscripts, signed book pages, publication announcements, catalogs, and newspaper clippings related to the careers of several Alabama authors as well as the Alabama Writers Conclave and the Birmingham Branch of the National League of American Pen Women.
Dates:
1868-1989
"The Alabama Baptist," July 26, 1923 (v. 54, no.16.)
Collection
Identifier: MSS-3484
Overview
The July 26, 1923 issue of "The Alabama Baptist"
Dates:
1923 July 26
Alabama Cadet Corps photograph
Collection
Identifier: MSS-3555
Scope and Contents
Photograph and negative of the Alabama Cadet Corps "at Ease"
Dates:
after 1831
Alabama Central Female College papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-3510
Overview
Photographs, tintypes, and miscellaneous school papers, as well as . This collection also includes two Edison phonograph cylinders: a Gold Moulde Records (which is broken) and a Blue Amberol Record.
Dates:
between 1857 and 1923
Alabama Circuit Court, 17th District, Records
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0055
Overview
A collection of court records from the Alabama Circuit Court's 17th District, including minutes and trial, appearance, and subpoena dockets, 1815-1835.
Dates:
1815-1835
Alabama Circuit Court, 23rd District, records
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0056
Overview
Primarily records of suits for debt, arranged chronologically, by circuit court and county court, including judge's dockets.
Dates:
1809-1926
Alabama Citizens for Constitutional Reform Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-4075
Overview
Papers of this group supporting constitutional reform
Dates:
??
Alabama Claims Documents
Collection
Identifier: MSS-4160
Overview
Historical documents relating to the Geneva Award claims
Dates:
1870-1886
Alabama Coal and Iron records
Collection
Identifier: W-0062
Overview
Correspondence, annual reports and audits, maps, and other material related to coal and iron production in Alabama.
Dates:
1874-1943
Alabama Conference of Social Work records
Collection
Identifier: MSS-3631
Overview
Conference records
Dates:
1922-2003
Letter from the General Counsel for the Alabama Conservative Party
Collection
Identifier: MSS-2650
Overview
Photocopy of an open letter from the General Counsel for the Alabama Conservative Party denouncing a symposium of "conservative" steps being presented to the Young Republican National Federation Executive Committee, on February 5, 1966.
Dates:
1966
Alabama Cultivation Promotional Photographic Album
Collection
Identifier: 2022-025
Scope and Contents
One photographic album created in July 1911 of 18 black and white photographs promoting land cultivation in Mobile and Baldwin counties in Alabama. Photographs are of different types of fruit that can grow in Alabama and examples of orchards in bloom. The photographs measure 3 3/8" x 5 1/2" and are adhesive mounted to 16 paper leaves.
Dates:
1911-07-22 - 1911-07-24
Alabama Democratic Party, 1860 Delegation minutes
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0057
Overview
Minutes and roll of Alabama's delegation, who were "accredited to the Baltimore and Richmond Democratic convention" in Richmond, Virginia, in 1860.
Dates:
1860
History of the Alabama Democratic Party Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-3025
Overview
Letters, poll lists, and ephemera relating to the Democratic Party of Alabama.
Dates:
1896-1946
Alabama Democratic Party Executive Committee minutes
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0030
Overview
Minutes of the Alabama Democratic Party Executive Committee meetings from 1892-1894.
Dates:
1892-1894
Alabama Democratic State Executive Committee records
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0425
Abstract
Record book containing letters, records of members' disputes, meeting minutes, and other materials
Dates:
1892-1899
Alabama Election Ephemera
Collection
Identifier: MSS-3022
Overview
Several articles and flyers about Alabama elections from the early 20th century.
Dates:
1916-1930
Alabama ephemera collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-3677
Overview
Items relating to Alabama places, politics and segregation.
Dates:
unknown
Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs, Fifth District scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: MSS-3784
Overview
Three scrapbooks from the Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs), Fifth District
Dates:
1937-1942
Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs, First District scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: MSS-3781
Overview
Scrapbook from the Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs), First District
Dates:
1941-1942
Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs, Fourth District scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: MSS-3783
Overview
Two scrapbooks from the Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs), Fourth District
Dates:
1948-1950
Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs, Second District scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: MSS-3782
Overview
Scrapbook from the Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs, Second District
Dates:
1940-1941
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