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Alabama Political Figures Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0045
Abstract

Letters and documents signed by various Alabama political figures, including William Brockman Bankhead, Ruben Chapman, Clement Comer Clay, and Henry Watkins Collier.

Dates: unknown

Alabama postcards

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3715
Abstract

Postcards showing a variety of places in Alabama, including Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile, and Montgomery.

Dates: 1918-1970s

Alabama Power Company Coal Mines

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0046
Abstract

Variety of reports from Alabama Power Company's Gorgas, Marvel, Blocton, and Cahaba coal mines in the mid-20th century.

Dates: 1941-1968

Alabama Prison System papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0048
Abstract

This collection contains items that pertain to the Alabama Board of Corrections.

Dates: circa 1974-1982

Alabama railroads of the past collection

 Collection
Identifier: W-0042
Abstract

Stock certificates, shipping receipts, and correspondence related to the operation and history of seven Alabama railroads: the Mobile & Alabama Grand Trunk Railroad Company, the Alabama & Mississippi Rivers Railroad, the Mobile & Girard Railroad Company, the Montgomery Southern Railway, the Tennessee & Alabama Railroad, the Atlanta & West Point Railroad, and the Montgomery Traction Company.

Dates: 1855-1945

Alabama Republican Party Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3894
Abstract

Memoranda and correspondence relating to the 1908 United States presidential election from Calhoun and Elmore Counties in Alabama

Dates: 1907-1908

Alabama Review editorial records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0051
Abstract

Miscellaneous correspondence, as well as copies of submitted articles (published and unpublished), of this peer-reviewed academic journal that presents the best of scholarship on the history of the state.

Dates: 1976-1987

Alabama School Libraries: a history

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0052
Abstract

This collection contains papers that are associated with Alabama School Libraries. This includes newspaper clippings, association newsletters, correspondence, and reports with the bulk of the materials from the 1940s.

Dates: 1930-1970

Alabama sesquicentennial flag

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2491
Abstract

Flag commemorating Alabama's Sesquicentennial in 1969

Dates: 1969

Alabama Speech Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-001
Abstract

Recordings made by two University of Alabama professors as part of a UA Research Grant, studying the different speech patterns and intonations of each county in the state

Dates: 1940 - 1941

Alabama State map

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3574
Abstract

Map of Alabama showing counties with dates of creation, renaming, etc.

Dates: after 1869

Alabama State Seal and Coat of Arms

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3576
Abstract

Alabama State Seal and Coat of Arms

Dates: after 1939

Alabama Temperance records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2323
Abstract

Correspondence about the temperance movement in Alabama

Dates: 1880

Alabama Warriors speech text

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0053
Abstract

Text of a speech describing the contribution of Emma Sansom, Joseph Wheeler, Raphael Semmes, and John Pelham to Alabama history, read at the February 2, 1933, meeting of the Canebreak Rifle Guard Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

Dates: 1933

Alabama Writers Hall of Fame Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4111
Abstract

Programs, as well as other memorabilia, for the Alabama Writers Hall of Fame induction ceremony

Dates: 2015 June 8

Albert Taylor Goodwyn Alabama secession essay and notes

 Collection
Identifier: W-0037
Abstract

Brief narrative and collection of notes related to Alabama secession written by politician Albert Taylor Goodwyn in 1916

Dates: 1916

Album of quotations

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0058
Abstract

Album containing handwritten quotations from the Bible, classical authors, and sources, as well as two handwritten copies of notices from the "Times" and "Tuscaloosa Gazette" (1881).

Dates: [187?]-1881

Lamar Aldridge papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0059
Abstract

Letters home written while Aldridge was in training in Georgia and then serving in France during World War I.

Dates: 1917-1919

Lawrence S. Alexander archaeological surveys

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0060
Abstract

Surveys made by Alexander when he was an employee of the Office of Archaeological Research at the University of Alabama, on lands in Jefferson, Jackson, and Geneva Counties

Dates: 1979

Alice A. Lide Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0127
Abstract

This collection consists of a typescript copy of a paper titled "Franklin K. Beck," by Alice A. Lide, recounting his life and accomplishments. It is based largely on secondary sources.

Dates: undated

Alice Alison Lide and Margaret Alison Johansen papers

 Collection
Identifier: W-0058
Abstract

Correspondence, research notes, typescripts, and galley proofs of sisters and Alabama authors Alice Alison Lide and Margaret Allison Johnson.

Dates: 1917-1959

Alice and Algernon Sydney Garnett Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0561
Abstract

Letters written by Alice Garnett and her husband Algernon Sydney Garnett, a professor at the University of Alabama, discussing, among other things, the hardships of travel, news of the university, its professors, and their wives, the election of a new superintendent of education, and a rebellion by the University Cadets against the commandant.

Dates: 1850-1873

Allan F. Archer papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0082
Abstract

Documents pertaining to the career of Dr. Allan F. Archer from 1932 to 1951 when he worked at the University of Alabama Museum of Natural History and Geological Survey of Alabama. The material primarily focuses on Dr. Archer’s study of spiders, but includes crabs, mollusks, crustacean and matters of ecological and biological importance as well.

Dates: 1932-1951

Allen and Jemison Hardware Company catalogs

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0066
Abstract

Two catalogs, 1913 and 1928, of this Tuscaloosa, Alabama, hardware store.

Dates: 1913, 1928

Allen Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0064
Abstract

The business and personal papers of John G. Allen (1810- 1891) and his son Charles Edward (1860-1943), planters of Marengo County, Alabama, including Civil War letters, tenant farmer contracts, mortgages and indentures, bills and receipts, personal letters, insurance policies, and miscellaneous items relating to the family.

Dates: 1848-1906

J. D. Allison Co. daybook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3800
Abstract

Daybook pertaining to this Carlowville, Alabama, company

Dates: 1859-1862

Alma Bishop Williams Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0165
Scope and Contents This collection documents the history, ownership, and legacy of Tanglewood, a plantation house and its 474 acres of surrounding land in Hale County, Alabama. Materials include books, correspondence, personal and scholarly writings, newspaper clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, genealogical records, and blueprints.The collection traces Tanglewood’s history from its settlement by Page Harris (1795–1887) in 1824 and the construction of the existing house in 1859. It also highlights...
Dates: 1860-1973

Alma Bishop Williams Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 2012-032
Abstract

Collection consists of Bishop and Harry’s family, a family friend’s photographs, and some unidentified photographs.

Dates: 1862 - 1974

Alfred Francis Alois Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4094
Abstract

Memorabilia of a 1944 graduate of the University of Alabama, highlighting his athletic activities, A Club, Army ROTC, and Phi Sigma Kappa, as well as family photographs, correspondence, and newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1943-2013

Alonzo B. Palmer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1606
Abstract

This collection contains Palmer's diary, April-July 1865, when his Regiment, the First Ohio Light Artillery, was stationed in Tennessee and Alabama. The diary's frequent entries describe daily life in the camp, including meals, weather, and military activities. The collection also contains a photograph, ca. 1870, of several men, including Palmer, outside a store.

Dates: 1865 - 1956

Alpha Beta Alpha Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-217
Abstract

One color and five black and white photographs of Alpha Beta Alpha Convention at Illinois State University, showing Miss Jean Nelson (Instructor Illinois State University), Miss Welch (Librarian Illinois State University), Maureen Bray (Illinois State), Hilda Weeks (MSCW), Linda Pinder (West University of Alabama), Mary Kate Meredith (University of Alabama), Suellen Reed (University of Alabama), Dona Wrench, and two photos of Illinois State University.

Dates: 1968-04

Alpha Epsilon Delta records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0069
Abstract

The Alpha Epsilon Delta collection consists of the rules, rituals, petitions, reports, and memorabilia of the University of Alabama's charter chapter of this medical honors society.

Dates: 1926-1951

Alston Fitts Letters and Photograph

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0520
Abstract

Letters from this Tuscaloosa, Alabama, physician to his wife and children before and after he was shipped to France during World War I, as well as a photograph of Fitts.

Dates: 1917 - 1919

Alto Lee Whitehurst Class Notes

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1549
Abstract

Notes for history classes at the University of Alabama during the 1940s, among them U.S. History, World History, and the History of the Old South.

Dates: 1944

Ambrose Doss Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0446
Abstract Collection contains letters written by Ambrose Doss of Jefferson County, Alabama, to his wife, Sarah Brake Doss while he was in Co. C of the 19th Alabama Regiment from the time of his enlistment in 1861 until his death on 1864 July 5 near Kennesaw, Cobb County, Georgia. There is also a letter from Lt. J. W. Rouse, dated 1864 July 6, to Sarah telling her of Ambrose’s death and burial. There are several miscellaneous documents including a short biographical sketch of Doss and a booklet titled...
Dates: 1861 - 1986; Majority of material found within 1861 - 1864

American Association of University Professors, University of Alabama Chapter records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0072
Abstract

A collection of meeting minutes, committee reports, correspondence, membership information, constitutions, and other material.

Dates: 1949-1975; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1960

American Association of University Women, Tuscaloosa Branch records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0073
Abstract

Includes the Tuscaloosa branch secretary’s notebooks, which contain the association's official correspondence, meeting minutes, by-laws, and other records that vary by year. Also includes the executive board files and scrapbooks

Dates: 1928-2002

American railroad station plans

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3747
Abstract

Over 140 original plans of train stations from the late nineteen and early twentieth centuries, primarily on the Louisville and Nashville railroad. Most are in ink on waxed architect's paper and are variously sized.

Dates: 1881-1942

American Society manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0154
Abstract

Contains manuscript of American Society textbook written by Lee Bidgood in 1918.

Dates: 1918

Andrew B. Moore Letter and Clipping

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2055
Abstract

A newspaper clipping noting the gift of $15,000 to Alabama Governor A.B. Moore in January 1861 for the defense of the state and a letter written to Joel E. Mathews of Cahaba, Dallas County, Alabama, thanking him for the gift. The letter was written and signed by P. Lockett, private secretary to the Governor.

Dates: 1861 January 28

Andrew Coleman Hargrove papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0630
Abstract

Personal and business correspondence, class notes, and financial records of attorney and politician, Andrew Coleman Hargrove of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Dates: 1835-1911

Andrew Dawson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1626
Abstract

Contains correspondence and other material relating to this Tuscaloosa, Alabama, native's service in Europe during World War I.

Dates: 1918 - 1919

Al Andrews Amateur Journalism Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0016
Abstract

A very large collection of individually-produced fan magazines (fanzines or ‘zines), circular letters, and related materials, principally of science fiction fantasy subjects, named in honor of Birmingham native and science fiction artist, Al Andrews. See the finding aid for a detailed inventory of the contents of the collection.

Dates: 1961-[2009]

Ann Jordan Farm papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0080
Abstract

Photocopies of Sidney Z. Mitchell's correspondence, articles relating to his career, and other biographical information. It also includes Jordan family deeds, photographs taken at Ann Jordan Farm, legal documents and correspondence relating to the Jordan Family Cemetery, articles about Ann Jordan Farm and Jordan Dam, and furniture catalogs and floor plans.

Dates: 1874-1950

Annie Perkins commonplace book

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3875
Abstract

The collection consists of one commonplace book containing handwritten and published recipes as well as published poems collected by Perkins of Eutaw, Alabama.

Dates: Approximately 1867

Anti-Wallace Broadside

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4732
Scope and Contents This mimeographed flyer, produced by the Congress of African People in Philadelphia in 1970, promotes “The People’s Ball,” an event opposing George Wallace and his segregationist policies, referred to as “Wallace-ism.” The flyer invites attendees to meet John Cashin, an African American dentist, civil rights activist, and gubernatorial candidate in Alabama, and to support the fight against racism in the South. It features an illustration of George Wallace with a footprint on his face,...
Dates: 1970

Douglas Arant Alabama Academy of Honor materials

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0081
Abstract

Materials relating to Arant's 1978 induction into the Alabama Academy of Honor, including a scrapbook with pictures from the induction, biographical information on members, and past programs from induction ceremonies.

Dates: 1974-1986

Letters from Archie to Sarah and Brother

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Identifier: MSS-2214
Abstract

Collection consists of family correspondence between Archie and siblings. Discusses education, farming, and family matters.

Dates: 1860 - 1874

Edmund Armes papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0086
Abstract

Typed correspondence and telegrams from Armes in his capacity as Birmingham, Alabama chairman of the Sewanee (University of the South) endowment campaign to area Episcopalians, seeking donations for the institution. The collection also contains newspaper clippings pertaining to the campaign, and information on fundraising events.

Dates: 1919

Ethel Marie Armes papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0087
Abstract

Personal letters written by Ethel Armes, a Birmingham journalist and author, primarily to Alice Wiggin of Franklin, Massachusetts.

Dates: between 1890 and 2002

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Cather & Brown Books 33
Wallace, George C. (George Corley) 13
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Hall, Wade 9
Ragland, Wylheme H. 7
University of Alabama. Corps of Cadets 7
Gorgas, Josiah, 1818-1883 6
Kennedy, Frederick 6
Lee, Nelle Harper (1926-2016) 6
Alabama Historical Association 5
Apfelbaum, Charles 5
Brannon, Peter A. (Peter Alexander) 5
Chapman, Reuben 5
Lucy, Autherine, 1930-2022 5
University of Alabama. Board of Trustees 5
Alabama Crimson Tide (Football team) 4
Alabama. Army National Guard 4
Bartleby's Books 4
Cather, James Patrick 4
Confederate States of America. Army 4
Gallalee, John M. 4
Garland, Landon C. (Landon Cabell) 4
Hoole, William Stanley 4
Jemison, Robert, Jr. 4
Tutwiler, Julia 4
University of Alabama. "Million Dollar Band" 4
University of Alabama. Department of Music 4
University of Alabama. Office of Archaeological Research 4
Bryce, Peter 3
Clay, Clement Comer 3
Davis, Jefferson 3
Denny, George Hutcheson 3
Dixon, Frank M. (Frank Murray) 3
Episcopal Church 3
Geological Survey of Alabama 3
Hargrove, Andrew Coleman 3
Howard, Elizabeth 3
Howard, Ronald 3
Johnston, Joseph Forney 3
Jones, Thomas Goode 3
Ku Klux Klan (1915-) 3
Manly, Basil 3
McCorvey, Thomas Chalmers 3
Pickens, Israel 3
Robinson, Jimmy 3
Rose, Frank Anthony 3
Shorter, John Gill 3
Smith, Eugene Allen 3
Strode, Hudson 3
Summersell, Charles Grayson 3
Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad Company 3
Tuscaloosa Public LIbrary 3
United Confederate Veterans 3
United Daughters of the Confederacy 3
University of Alabama. Army ROTC 3
University of Alabama. National Alumni Association 3
University of Alabama. School of Law 3
Van de Graaff, Adrian Sebastian 3
Wyman, William Stokes 3
Abercrombie, John W. 2
Alabama Central Female College (Tuscaloosa, Ala) 2
Alabama Fuel and Iron Company 2
Alabama Women's Hall of Fame 2
Anderson, James Austin 2
Armes, Edmund 2
Armes, Ethel 2
Arnoldy, Gray Humphries 2
Atlanta and West Point Rail Road Company 2
Bagby, Arthur P. (Arthur Pendleton) 2
Banks, Athelyne Celest 2
Bass, Sterling, Sr. 2
Battle, Junius K. 2
Between the Covers Rare Books 2
Bibb, William Wyatt 2
Birmingham News 2
Bishop/Tanglewood 2
Blackburn, John L. 2
Brandon, William Woodward 2
Brantley, William H. (William Henderson) 2
Bryant, Paul W. 2
Bryce Hospital (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) 2
Carmer, Carl 2
Carmichael, Oliver C. (Oliver Cromwell) 2
Clayton, Henry De Lamar 2
Coleman, Jefferson Jackson 2
Collier, H. W. (Henry Watkins) 2
Confederate States of America. Army. Alabama Infantry Regiment, 1st 2
Confederate States of America. Army. Shockley's Alabama Escort Company 2
Cunningham, Daphne 2
Daughters of the American Revolution 2
Davis, Jerry A., Jr. 2
Democratic Party (Ala.) 2
Doster, James Fletcher 2
Eborn, B. F. 2
Eborn, Corinne Peteet 2
Emerson, O. B. 2
Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane) 2
Evans, Richard V. 2
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