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A. S. Williams III Civil Rights Photograph Collection
This collection consists of photographs and manuscripts related to the United States Civil Rights Movement (1954-1968). The images depict major events, key figures, and opposition from hate groups. While the collection focuses heavily on Alabama, there are additional events and locations represented.
Booker T. Washington letter
Letter from Booker T. Washington asking for financial support for the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute. The letter is dated November 12, 1915, two days before Washington's death.
Charles Robinson papers
Letters concerning Robinson's request for a commission in the "colored service" of the U.S. Army during the Civil War.
Ephraim Madison Henry papers
Correspondence, concert programs, and other documents from this Tuskegee Institute graduate
James Smith U.S. Army discharge papers
Military discharge forms for James Smith, a member of the United States Army's Tenth Cavalry Regiment, also known as "Buffalo Soldiers."
Jennie C. Lee Papers
Contains photographs, letters, programs, and other materials created and collected by Lee, who was director of the Tuskegee Choir for twenty-five years (1903-1928).
Lincoln Normal School Photographic Albums
This collection consists of two personal albums with photographs of teachers, administrators, and students at the Lincoln Normal School, an early African-American school in Marion, Alabama. The albums include formal group portraits, informal photographs from everyday life, and images of the school's surroundings.
"Mammy stories"
Handwritten manuscript by Birmingham author Julia Neely Finch describing "an old-time Southern Mammy."
United Daughters of the Confederacy, Arkansas Division, Confederate veterans' documents
Typescript copies of legal and financial documents filed in Arkansas between 1848 and 1873, as well as typescript copies of letters, diaries, and military service accounts written primarily by Confederate soldiers. The legal documents are mainly deeds of conveyance, tax records, and deeds for swampland.
Virginia J. Hanson papers
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."