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"Victory Varieties" concert program

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1756
Abstract

Program for a variety show directed by Alexander Maissel and presented at Ft. Custer, Michigan, on 20 July 1943.

Dates: 1943 July 20

View of Charles Town from on board the Bristol Commodore Sir Peter Parker Kn,,t &c. &c. taken in Five Fathom / Hole the day after the Attack upon Fort Sulivan by the Commodore & his Squadron, which Action continued 9 hours & 40 minutes

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4346
Content Description One print titled, “A [North West by North] View of Charles Town from on board the Bristol Commodore Sir Peter Parker Kn,,t &c. &c. taken in Five Fathom / Hole the day after the Attack upon Fort Sulivan by the Commodore & his Squadron, which Action continued 9 hours & 40 minutes.”, documents an attempt by the British to capture the city of Charleston in the Battle of Sullivan’s Island in 1776, but American forces were able to defend the port city. The print is dedicated to...
Dates: 1776-08-10

Vijay Parekh Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-208
Abstract

This collection consists of ten color and thirty-eight black and white photographs of the residents of the International House at the University of Alabama, Shyhming Chang August 2, 1962, Christmas 1963, and different stage performances.

Dates: 1960 - 1964

Renee Anne Viosca poems

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1501
Abstract

Contains two copies of a poem titled, "All American Bear" and, "A New Beginning". As well as a letter written by Viosca (that should be in the gift file).

Dates: 198?

Virginia J. Hanson papers

 Collection
Identifier: W-0018
Abstract

Contains a memory book documenting the senior year of Virginia J. Hanson, a 1912 graduate of Birmingham High School. Also contains research notes, correspondence and manuscripts related to Hanson's thesis, "Alabama in Legend and Lore."

Dates: 1912-1937

Viscountess Astor letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0092
Abstract

A letter dated 5 November 1952, from Astor to Dr. John M. Gallalee, president of the University of Alabama, declining a speaking invitation.

Dates: 1952 November 5

Alonzo Van Vlack papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0166
Abstract

Typed transcripts and one handwritten letter from a Union soldier to his parents while he was a prisoner of war at Cahaba Prison in Dallas County, Alabama, and at a parole camp near Vicksburg, Mississippi. There are also typed transcriptions of manuscripts describing prison life and the explosion of the Steamer Sultana.

Dates: 1864-1865

W. A. Mair Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-025
Abstract

This collection consists of two photographic albums with 230 photographs showcasing highlights of W. A. Mair travels with his friends and family through Michigan, Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, Indiana, Illinois, Mexico, and Tennessee.

Dates: 1900 - 1901

W. C. Olds Photographic Album and Speech

 Collection
Identifier: 2022-029
Scope and Contents This collection contains one photographic album of 494 black-and-white photographs and one 14-page typescript speech from compiler W. C. Olds while traveling through South America during 1906 and 1907. The photographs are of daily life, street and market scenes, and city views of destinations in South America, including Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Argentina, Ecuador, and Paraguay. The speech is addressed to an unspecified "Board of Trade" and describes Olds meeting locals, bartering at markets,...
Dates: 1906 - 1907

W. C. Revis Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1187
Abstract

A letter dated 8 February 1832 to Jonathan Rutherford. Discusses "our own Virginia," Revis's health, his views of the political situation, slavery and "Cousin Emily" (apparently Rutherford's wife).

Dates: 1832-02-08

W. D. LeCray Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0850
Scope and Contents

Day/account book of a business in Goodwater, Coosa County, Alabama.

Dates: 1882 - 1925

W. Frank Tandy Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1846
Abstract

Letters grom W. Frank Tandy of Eagle Station, Kentucky, to Edith Lindsay of Worthville, Kentucky

Dates: 1915 - 1917

W. G. Croft letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0377
Abstract

Letter from W. G. Croft, dated 18 November (circa 1835) from Canebreak, Union Town, Alabama, to his brother, Randall Croft, at Beaufort, South Carolina, discussing cotton crop yields in the area.

Dates: circa 1835

W. H. Allard Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3042
Abstract

Letter from W.H. Allard to his brother concerning the sale and value of marble.and letter to S. H. Allard regarding plows, horses, and land.

Dates: 1857 - 1859

W. H. Taylor Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1430
Abstract

Letter to Champion T. Turner regarding money he received after Richard L. Turner's death.

Dates: 1863-07

W. J. A. Russell Presidential Pardon collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0236
Abstract

Presidential pardon dated 18 September 1865

Dates: 1865-09-18

W. K. Ichimmel Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2130
Abstract

Letter from W.K. Ichimmel from South Bend, Indiana, to his unnamed friend. The letter discusses his upcoming trip to Paris and the workers at the shirt factory where he works.

Dates: 1889-07-24

W. L. Palfrey Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1095
Abstract

Letter dated 29 June 1865, from St. Mary's Parish, Louisiana to his brother, in an attempt to reconcile, they having parted over this issue of slavery. Addresses the war's effect on him and his family, his reduction to poverty, and his present circumstances.

Dates: 1865-06-29

W. S. Hoole Library Broadsides Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3727
Scope and Contents

The collection contains a variety of broadsides in the W. S. Hoole Special Collections Library.

Dates: 1860

W. S. Hoole Library Scrapbook Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3780
Abstract

A variety of scrapbooks, several of which contain a variety of information on Tuscaloosa, Alabama and the University of Alabama.

Dates: after 1800

W. S. Hoole Special Collections Library Print and Sketch Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4102
Abstract

A variety of prints in the Special Collections Library.

Dates: 1900-

W. T. Ogle Testimony

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1067
Abstract

Statement dated 18 March 1878 concerning the actions of General John T. Croxton's Union Army forces in seizing Tuscaloosa, Alabama, April 1865.

Dates: 1878-03-18

L. M. Waddel Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4136
Abstract

Newsy letter from a woman in Montgomery, Alabama, to a friend in Tallahassee, Florida, where she used to live.

Dates: 1850 February 27

Wade Hall 19th Century Photographic Type Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-183
Abstract

This collection consists of 19th century photographic types.

Dates: 1850 - 1900

Wade Hall Battle of Guadalcanal Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 2014-027
Abstract

This collection depicts Battle of Guadalcanal during the World War II.

Dates: 1942 - 1943-01-01

Wade Hall Collection of African American Materials

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4274
Abstract

Materials created by or about African Americans, collected by Wade Hall

Dates: 1800 - 1999

Wade Hall Collection of American Political Materials

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4258
Abstract

The Wade Hall Collection of American Political Materials includes letters from political officials and constituents, as well as photographs and memorabilia related to former United States presidents.

Dates: 1841-1992

Wade Hall Collection of Ashanti People Postcards

 Collection
Identifier: 2014-016
Abstract

Collection includes published photographs showing everyday life of the Ashanti people.

Dates: 1930s

Wade Hall Collection of Civil War Materials

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4273
Abstract

A variety of materials related to the United States Civil War

Dates: 1861 - 1932

Wade Hall Collection of Diaries and Scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4259
Abstract

This collection consists of diaries, scrapbooks, and other personal books belonging to various individuals across the United States.

Dates: 1799 - 2003

Wade Hall Collection of Foreign Language Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4275
Abstract

Letters in several foreign languages collected by Wade Hall

Dates: 1865 - 2000

Wade Hall collection of illustrated envelopes

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2218
Abstract

The collection contains illustrated envelopes donated by Dr. Wade Hall. The illustrations on the envelopes range from simple to highly ornate.

Dates: 1861-1968

Wade Hall Collection of Korean War Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 2011-003
Abstract

This collection consists of photographs depicting scenes from urban, everyday life in South Korea through the eyes of American soldiers during or after the Korean War. Some photographs depict American soldiers.

Dates: 1951 - 1953

Wade Hall Collection of Materials from White Supremacist Groups

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4276
Abstract

Small collection of materials from white supremacist groups.

Dates: 1929 - 1944

Wade Hall Collection of Military Materials

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4256
Abstract

The Wade Hall Collection of Military Materials contains correspondence, photographs, and other materials related to American soldiers stationed on military bases and ships in the United States and around the world.

Dates: 1783-1970

Wade Hall Collection of World War I Materials

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4251
Abstract

Letters and documents to and from American World War I soldiers and their families

Dates: 1908-1978

Wade Hall Collection of World War II Materials

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4253
Abstract

Letters and documents to and from World War II soldiers and their families

Dates: 1940 - 1950

Wade Hall Collection on American Life

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4257
Abstract

Letters and documents to and from friends, family, and business associates around the United States and the world, discussing ordinary life.

Dates: 1803 - 1946

Wade Hall Collection on Arts and Culture

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4265
Abstract

The Wade Hall Collection on Arts and Culture contains poems, correspondence, music, memorabilia, and other materials related to arts and leisure activities in the United States in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Dates: circa 1800s-2005

Wade Hall Collection on Business and Finance

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4267
Abstract

The Wade Hall Collection on Business and Finance contains correspondence, receipts, advertising materials, real estate transaction records, and other items documenting commercial and legal activities in the United States during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Dates: 1779 - 1951

Wade Hall Collection on Slavery in the United States

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4250
Abstract

The Wade Hall Collection on Slavery in the United States contains receipts, correspondence, and other materials that document the presence of enslaved African Americans in the US South.

Dates: 1796-2005

Wade Hall Entertainment Photographic Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-030
Abstract

This collection contains two hundred and thirty eight photographs depicting people from different forms of entertainment: music, radio, television, and film.

Dates: 1900 - 1999

Wade Hall Photographs, Small Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-015
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of three black and white photographs depicting unidentified people.

Dates: 1908 - 1909

Wade Hall Photographs, Small Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-016
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of three black and white photographs depicting unidentified people.

Dates: 1900 - 1909

Wade Hall Photographs, Small Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-017
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of seven black and white photographs depicting unidentified people outside of City Hall building in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Dates: 1917

Wade Hall Photographs, Small Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-018
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of two black and white photographs depicting auto garage in Kentucky.

Dates: 1915

Wade Hall Photographs, Small Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-019
Scope and Contents

This collections consists of two black and white photographs depicting Sue Farley McQuiston and unidentified man in a baseball uniform.

Dates: 1930 - 1939

Wade Hall Photographs, Small Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-023
Abstract

This collection consists of five black and white photographs depicting scenes from New York, "Majestic Sight Seeing Co." tour bus, and unidentified people and places.

Dates: 1920 - 1929

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United Daughters of the Confederacy 5
University of Alabama. "Million Dollar Band" 5
University of Alabama. Department of Music 5
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Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Inc. 4
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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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