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Jerry A. Davis, Jr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0405
Abstract

Letters, newspaper clippings, event programs, photographs, and other items reflecting the personal interests of their compiler during his high school and undergraduate years.

Dates: 1973-1988; Majority of material found within 1985 - 1988

John Davis mortgage

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0406
Abstract

A mortgage dated 20 June 1835 on slaves made out to Whitman Brane company in Montgomery County, Alabama.

Dates: 1835 June 20

John V. Davis papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0407
Abstract

This collection contains Davis' resume, photographs of plating machines designed by him and Udylite company pamphlets.

Dates: 1963-1988

Edgar G. Dawson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0410
Abstract

A letter testamentary to Edgar G. Dawson, naming him executor of the estate of William Eliza Terrell, June 3, 1867, one to “My darling,” June 4, 1885 written while on a trip to Italy, and the plantation book for “Ravenswood,” January 1869-January 1, 1873.

Dates: 1867-1885

E. L. Dawson letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0409
Abstract

A letter dated 4 January 1861, certifying that there are no demands against W. L. Trenholm, quartermaster, 4th brigade.

Dates: 1861 January 4

John Charles Dawson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0411
Abstract

Letters and unpublished speeches; photocopies of letters written by Joseph Lakanal, 1762-1845.

Dates: circa 1930

N. H. R. Dawson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0412
Abstract

Newspaper clippings, personal and business correspondence, and an account book.

Dates: 1856-1927

Dayton Female Institute announcement

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0415
Abstract

An 1867 announcement containing information for students of this Dayton, Alabama girls school overseen by the Rev. J.F. Tarrant and his wife.

Dates: 1867

De Benneville Randolph Keim Papers

 Collection — Box: 4314.001
Identifier: MSS-4314
Scope and Contents The collection consists of two bound manuscript volumes and approximately 70 loose manuscript letters dating from late 1870-early 1872 from De Benneville Randolph Keim who, as an envoy for President Ulysses Grant, reported on the condition of the United States consulates in Asia, Egypt, and South America. One bound manuscript collection consists of correspondence primarily between Keim and their mother, friends, government officials abroad and at home, and President Grant. The second bound...
Dates: 1870 - 1872

De Soto Expedition Commission Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0433
Abstract

Correspondence, publications, maps, and ephemera relating to Hernando de Soto, his expedition of 1540, and the effects of Spanish exploration and colonization in Alabama and the Southeastern United States.

Dates: 1917 - 1991

Elbert Deains deed

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0416
Abstract

A document dated 26 July 1849, recording the gift of one acre of land to the town of Pine Grove in Pike County, Alabama.

Dates: 1849 July 26

Babs and Borden Deal papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3597
Abstract

Articles, newspaper sections, and copies of stories.

Dates: 20th c.

Jennie Kendall Dean papers

 Collection — Box: 3312
Identifier: MSS-0417
Abstract

Manuscripts of two articles/stories: "Memories that Bless and Burn" and "The Mills of the Gods," with emendations.

Dates: after 1900

R. Aaron Dean Account Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4129
Abstract

Account ledger of R. Aaron Dean showing debits and credits charged to various individuals

Dates: 1892-1925

W.E. Dearman paper

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0418
Abstract

Typescript copy of Judge W.E. Dearman's "The Town of Gaston, Alabama," a history of Gaston, an abandoned town in Sumter County, Alabama.

Dates: undated

James T. and Margaret R. Deas paper

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0419
Abstract

Probate document, dated 26 November 1864.

Dates: 1864

John C. Deason papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0420
Abstract

A collection of copies of Civil War muster rolls including those of the Forty-fourth Alabama Infantry Regiment, Co. B (15 March 1862), the Twentieth Alabama Infantry Regiment, Co. H (16 September 1861), the Thirty-sixth Alabama Infantry Regiment, Co. F (13 May 1862), and the First Alabama Infantry Regiment, Co. A (nd).

Dates: 1861-1862

Deborah Nygren Paper

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1063
Abstract A paper written by Deborah A. Nygren for the University of Alabama's History 567 class in 1976 entitled "The Carpetbaggers of the 1867 Alabama Constitutional Convention: A Study of Personal and County Characteristics on Carpetbaggers in Alabama during the Reconstruction era." It examines the relationship between the popular conceptions of carpetbaggers and the role played by black voters in electing them to office, as they related to pre-war anti-secession sentiment and voting patterns, and...
Dates: 1976

Dedications: American War Memorials in Europe, 1937

 Collection
Identifier: 2013-014
Abstract

“Dedications American War Memorials in Europe 1937” by The American Battle Monuments Commission depicting dedication ceremonies of American War Memorials in Europe.

Dates: 1937-08

Mary Dees Scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2562
Abstract Two scrapbooks created by and featuring Mary Dees, a native of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and Hollywood actress of the 1930s. The larger scrapbook of photos and newspaper clippings is related to Dees' work as Jean Harlow's stand-in and double in the Hollywood movie Saratoga. When Harlow died before finishing Saratoga, Dees filled in to complete the film in her place. There are also photographs, newspaper clippings and...
Dates: 1933-2004

David DeJarnette papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0421
Abstract

Photographs related to archaeology and geology, including photos of the Stanfield-Worley Bluff Shelter dig.

Dates: 1935-1975

DeKalb Land and Mining Company minute book

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0422
Abstract

This collection contains the company's record and minute book for the period 1911-1920.

Dates: 1911-1920

Delta Chi Fraternity Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4223
Scope and Contents This collection consists of five scrapbooks for the UA chapter of Delta Chi Fraternity, thirteen issues of the Delta Chi Quarterly, two issues of The Counselor, and a series of publications collected by Charles E. Carlin. The scrapbooks contain photographs, clippings, invitations, correspondence, and notes added by Carlin explaining the state of the scrapbooks. Carlin collected the series of publications in a binder titled "Publications of Historical Interest to the Alabama Chapter of Delta...
Dates: 1952 - 2017; Majority of material found within 1952 - 1977

Delta Delta Delta Pledge Cards

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4053
Scope and Contents

These are the original pledge cards for the Delta Delta Delta sorority at The University of Alabama.

Dates: 1914 - 1935

Delta Kappa Gamma, Beta Chapter, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0424
Abstact

Documentation of the annual activities of the Tuscaloosa chapter of this international education society. The records include minutes, annual reports, financial reports and records, histories, yearbooks, correspondence, directories, and other materials.

Dates: 1939-1999

Delta Kappa Gamma, Gamma Psi Chapter Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3432
Abstract

Scrapbook of the Gamma Psi Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, the society for women educators.

Dates: 1984 - 1985

Demopolis, Alabama, bonds

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0426
Abstract

Bonds for the "sixteen-hundred and eightieth part" interest in the Company of the town of Demopolis, Alabama, in 1819.

Dates: 1819 April 21

Jere Clemens Dennis papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0428
Abstract

Personal, family, and business papers of a Tallapoosa County attorney, including legal case files as well as Sons of Confederate Veterans, Alabama National Guard, and Masonic materials.

Dates: 1841-1935

J. W. Dennis journal

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0427
Abstract

The accounts for a drug store in Carlowville, Dallas County, Alabama, 1867-68, including records of customers' purchases and amounts paid and owed.

Dates: 1867-1868

Denny Chimes Renovation papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0429
Abstract

Materials relating to the 1986 renovation of the University of Alabama bell tower and the fund drive to purchase a new 25-bell carillon, kept by Sandee Gibson. The collection includes a fund drive notebook, photographs of the restoration and rededication, and an information pack for fundraisers.

Dates: undated

President George H. Denny Records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-009
Abstract

This record group contains the records of President George H. Denny. The records document his years as president, from 1912-36, 1941-1942. Denny presided over a period of tremndous growth at the university.

Dates: 1912-1955

Depositions of Peyton and Jane Graves in the Case of Elva v. Edwin Jenkins

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4234
Abstract

These depositions, which total fourteen pages, contain the August 1853 testimony of plantation owner Peyton L. Graves and his wife, Jane, regarding the case brought by their neighbor Elva Jenkins against her husband Edwin Jenkins, in Wilcox County, Alabama. The depositions include accounts of a violent dog attack against Elva, as well as her resentment over Edwin’s favoritism toward their slave Becky.

Dates: 1853 August 21

Dewey and Almeda Stewart Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2158
Abstract

This collection consists mainly of correspondence between a young married couple during World War Two. It also includes various miscellaneous World War Two-era items and service-related materials.

Dates: 1944 - 1945

Dexter and Abbot letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0434
Abstract

A letter dated 6 May 1848 to Mssrs. Mason and Lawrence, Boston, regarding cotton sales.

Dates: 1848 May 6

Diary of an Alabama Presbyterian Minister, 1832

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2646
Abstract

Diary of an unidentified Presbyterian minister from Alabama, recording his travel from Alabama to New York to attend the Presbyterian Church's Assembly in Philadelphia in 1832.

Dates: 1832

Diary of an unidentified author

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3649
Abstract

Missionary or church related diary

Dates: 1895

Diary of E. Carey Moore in England in 1890

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4337
Scope and Contents One diary consisting of 205 pages kept by E. Carey Moore from January to July of 1890 as he traveled throughout England on business. The diary makes mention of interactions with politician Robert Todd Lincoln, British diplomat Clement Lloyd Hill, and banker John C. New. Some of the companies mentioned throughout the diary are Colonia Coffee Plantation, Canara and Escuadron Coffee Plantations, and Tepis. The diary is bound, with blank pages dated from July 25, 1890, to the end of the year....
Dates: 1890-01-01 - 1890-07-24

James F. Dicke II Collection of Political Convention Badges

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3964
Abstract

Democrat and Republican delegates' and alternates' convention badges

Dates: 1900-2004

Dillard Family Ledgers

 Collection — Box: 4313.001
Identifier: MSS-4313
Scope and Contents Two account ledger books belonging to the Dillard family of Lovingston, Virginia, containing business and farming records, laborers and slaves’ specific activities, labor contracts, worker wages, and personal opinions from the Dillards on their workers and slaves between 1859-1888.The entries pertaining to labor contracts describe the terms of involuntary servitude placed upon African American workers in exchange for food, meals, and housing. Included in these entries are...
Dates: 1859 - 1888

Dimon, Fay, and Beers records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0436
Abstract

A collection containing business correspondence and receipts of this Mobile, Alabama, partnership which included the city's Chief of Police, C. A. R. Dimon.

Dates: 1866

Dixie Art Colony newsletters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0438
Abstract

Newsletters of the Dixie Art Colony, 1940-1942, which was located between Birmingham and Montgomery, Alabama.

Dates: circa 1940-1942

Frank Murray Dixon papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0439
Abstract

Family correspondence, newsclippings, financial records, and photos of this Alabama governor and his family.

Dates: 1938-1981

Dixon Hall Lewis Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0855
Abstract

Letters of recommendation for appointments to the office of Secretary of the Navy.

Dates: 1838 - 1844

Documents of African American Revolutionary War Soldiers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4305
Abstract

This collection contains legal and financial documents related to two African American Revolutionary War soldiers from Connecticut, Cash Palatine and Liverpool Wadsworth.

Dates: 1781 - 1789

Columbus C. Dodson letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0440
Abstract

A letter dated 15 February 1848, written from Mexico City to his sister, Miss A. W. Dodson, Telaga Spring, Chatooga County, Georgia.

Dates: 1848 February 15

Dominique Doux Fiquet Photograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-028
Abstract

Photograph album containing images of students and faculty at The University of Alabama in 1859 and includes the oldest known photograph of the campus.

Dates: 1859

Don Speed Smith Goodloe Papers

 Collection — Box: 4312.001
Identifier: MSS-4312
Scope and Contents This collection highlights the efforts of African American educator Don Speed Smith Goodloe to improve secondary education for African American students in Maryland’s segregated educational system from 1910 to 1911. The collection is composed of two series: Correspondence, 1910-1911, and Records for the Maryland Normal and Industrial School at Bowie for the Training of Colored Youth, also known as the Maryland State Normal School No. 3. The collection is strong in incoming correspondence as...
Dates: 1910 - 1911

Donn Sanford photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-021
Abstract

Photographs of the first African American student admitted to the University of Alabama, Autherine Lucy, enrolling at The University of Alabama in February 1956.

Dates: 1956 February

Donoho family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3704
Abstract

Letters between members of a close Tuscaloosa family written primarily during the Civil War.

Dates: 1838-1914

Dorman and Noel family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0443
Abstract

A genealogical record of the ancestors of Lily Dorman Ramsey, plus family correspondence of the Dormans and Noels of Greensboro and Mobile, Alabama.

Dates: 1831-1866

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United Daughters of the Confederacy 5
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Geological Survey of Alabama 3
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Kappa Alpha Order 3
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Semmes, Raphael, 1809-1877 3
Shelby Iron Company 3
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Tuskaloosa Female College 3
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