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Ben Hunt Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4005
Abstract

Scrapbook of Hunt's years in the Sigma Chi fraternity at the University of Alabama.

Dates: 1906-1922

"In Honor of the Cadets who Loyally and Courageously defended Tuscaloosa during Croxton's raid April 4th, 1865, and all those University Students who served" Print

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4193
Abstract

Framed print listing the names of the University of Alabama Cadets who were part of the defense of Tuscaloosa in 1865.

Dates: unknown

J. J. Magee diary

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3764
Abstract

Civil War diary of Captain J. J. Magee of Company D, Eighth Alabama Infantry.

Dates: 1861

J. K. Wright Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1584
Abstract

A letter dated 26 January 1865, to a friend, B. F. Brown, in Nashville, written by a soldier in the 4th Alabama Cavalry while in prison hospital in Delaware. Discusses taking the loyalty oath to end his imprisonment.

Dates: 1865-01-26

J. R. John Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0756
Abstract

Typescript copies of 1863 letters, written from Selma to Alabama Governor John Gill Shorter, concerning John's efforts to stop cadets from leaving the University to fight in the Civil War, and on preparations for the defense of Tuscaloosa.

Dates: 1863

James Austin Anderson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0078
Abstract

A collection of copies of newspaper clippings and information about Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and its people.

Dates: 1898-1941

James E. Nunn Diary

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1062
Abstract

Diary of this Mooresville, Limestone County, Alabama resident

Dates: 1854 - 1856

James Hillhouse Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0673
Abstract

A letter from the minister of the Greensboro Presbyterian Church, Greensboro, Alabama, to an unidentified recipient discussing Hillhouse's wishes for the Presbyterians to reform the Catholic Church.

Dates: 1835-04

James Thomas Heflin Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0659
Abstract

Correspondence, speeches, press releases, biographical notes, campaign literature, photographs, scrapbooks and memorabilia of this member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senator from Alabama.

Dates: 1895 - 1951

Jerome T. Fuller Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0546
Abstract

Letter to J. G. Oakley written in 1934 in support of Frank M. Dixon for Governor of Alabama.

Dates: 1934 May 25

Jerry A. Davis, Jr. Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-200
Abstract

This collection consists of eighty-five photographs of Jerry A. Davis, Jr. (UA, MA, 1991), his friends and family, school pictures of Tuscaloosa Academy students, University of Alabama Sigma Chi fraternity parties, and vacation scenes.

Dates: 1979 - 1989

Jesse B. Hearin Paper

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1265
Abstract

Text of a speech or paper on William Tecumseh Sherman.

Dates: unknown

Jesse Griffin letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0597
Abstract

A letter dated 5 September 1813, from St. Stephens, Alabama, to his parents, describing the Creek attack on Fort Mims during the Creek War of 1813-1814.

Dates: 1813 September 5

Jo Tartt Jr. and Judith Tartt Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4303
Abstract Collection consists of a variety of materials related to the life of Jo Cowin Tartt Jr. and his wife, Judith Watkins Tartt. The materials are predominately focused on Mr. Tartt's childhood and various careers throughout his life. Of notable interest are his photographs of the Alabama Black Belt during the 1960s through the early 1980s, which depict life and living conditions in small-town Alabama after the Civil Rights movement. In addition to his photographs, other materials include...
Dates: 1890 - 2019

Joanne H. Smith Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1288
Abstract

A letter dated 11 October 1835, from Boston to Miss Susan C. Farley, Ipswich, Massachusetts. Smith, a former pupil of Farley's, discusses the latter's intention to go to Tuscaloosa, Alabama to teach at the Tuscaloosa Female Institute.

Dates: 1835-10-11

John H. Pettway Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1134
Abstract

Letter from Pettway in Knoxville, Tennessee, to Professor John L. Calhoun at the University of Alabama regarding the current status of his church membership.

Dates: 1897-02

John J. Sparkman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1319
Abstract Democratic congressman John J. Sparkman (1899-1985) represented the state of Alabama in the House of Representatives from 1937-1946 and in the Senate from 1946-January 3, 1979. He was known for his support of the Tennessee Valley Authority, military personnel, and space exploration, and served on the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, the Small Business Committee, and the Banking Committee. Materials in this collection include correspondence, legislation, newsletters, press releases,...
Dates: 1917-2001, bulk 1937-1978

John S. McGraw Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0956
Abstract

Letters from this soldier in the 57th Indiana Volunteers, stationed near Huntsville, Alabama, to his wife and daughter in Richmond, Indiana, January 1 to March 29, 1865. They describe winter quarters and the city of Huntsville after it had been partially burned.

Dates: 1865

Joseph Jermain Slocum Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4295
Abstract

Five letters written by this Union officer serving in Nashville and Franklin, Tennessee, and Huntsville, Alabama.

Dates: March 26 - June 1, 1862

Kappa Alpha Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-062
Abstract

This collection consists chiefly of photographs relating to the Kappa Alpha Order members at the University of Alabama.

Dates: 1951 - 1988

Kappa Delta Epsilon papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3610
Abstract

Records of the organization

Dates: after 1950

Lillian Graves Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4316
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of twelve letters written by governess Lillian Graves from October 1885 through February 1886 as Graves cared for the Woodward family children in post-Civil War Alabama. Graves describes daily and holiday activities in late nineteenth-century Alabama, visiting the Woodward Iron Company mine, and makes extensive and problematic remarks about African Americans living in the Woodward home and in the area.

Dates: October 1885-February 1886

Lincoln Normal School Photographic Albums

 Collection
Identifier: WP-2013001
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1909 - 1924

Lister Hill papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0670
Abstract

Subject files, correspondence, reports, and other materials by, to, and about this Alabama senator who served in the U. S. House of Representatives from 1923- 1938 and the U. S. Senate from 1938-1969.

Dates: 1921-1968

Lumsden's Battery battle flag, Alabama Light Artillery, Confederate States Army

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3719
Abstract

Battle flag of Lumsden's Battery, Company "F", 2nd Light Artillery Battalion.

Dates: between 1861 and 1865

Presidents Nathaniel T. Lupton, Josiah Gorgas, and William S. Wyman Records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-249
Abstract

This record group contains a letterbook with correspondence to and from three Unversity of Alabama presidents, Nathaniel T. Lupton, Josiah Gorgas, and William S. Wyman, from 1871 to 1879.

Dates: 1871 - 1879

Mrs. Robert A. Mann paper

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0902
Abstract

Typescript paper titled, "Historical Sketch of Bethel Presbyterian Church, Bullock County, East Alabama Presbytery," covering the history of the church from 1837 to 1929, and letter from John Rankin McLure regarding the paper.

Dates: unknown

Marie Ball Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3472
Abstract

Newspaper clipping from 1954, a letter from 1894, and an unpublished manuscript about the early history of Tuscaloosa from 1874-1897

Dates: 1950

Lewis L. Marks estate papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2813
Abstract

Legal documents pertaining to the distribution of the Lewis L. Marks estate to his heirs. Also present are miscellaneous legal documents belonging to Robert M. Patton, administrator of Marks's estate.

Dates: 1856 - 1858

Captain Clarence Mauck Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2878
Abstract

This collection contains four letters from Gravelly Springs, Alabama pertaining to ordinance returns and bills for Captain Clarence Mauck of the 4th U.S. Cavalry.

Dates: 1865

Libba Mayo papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0936
Abstract

Excerpts from the diary of John G. Traylor (1817-43), an early Dallas County, Alabama resident, a genealogy of the Traylor family, and a history of the town of Pleasant Hill, Dallas County, Alabama.

Dates: 1825-1925

Daniel Thompson McCall, Jr. collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0393
Abstract

Three photographs of U. of A. students between 1884-1887 and an article by McCall about Alabamians who went to California during the 1849 "Gold Rush."

Dates: 1849-1887

Melpothalian Society Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0977
Abstract

This collection contains an account of the society's proceedings, a list of members, and a note for $5,000 to W. P. Douthit dated Oct. 15, 1844.

Dates: 1836 - 1844; Majority of material found within 1836 - 1837

Mobile, Alabama, business correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: W-0098
Abstract

Letters, dated between 1821 and 1838, describing business conditions in Mobile, Alabama, written by Mobile lawyers to northern merchants Enoch Silsby and William R. Bowers, updating them on the status of legal cases they had filed in Mobile and updates on the sale and production of cotton.

Dates: 1821-1838

Modern Woodmen of America, Lim Rock, Alabama

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1007
Abstract

Ledger from the Lim Rock, Alabama, chapter of the Modern Woodmen of America

Dates: unknown

Monroe F. Cockrell research notes

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0330
Abstract

Research notes and synopses on Emma Sansom, General Pickett at Gettysburg, "The Bivouac of the Dead," and General Forrest's crossing of the Sipsey River, March 29, 1865.

Dates: 1949-1956

Morris Mayer Audio Cassettes

 Collection
Identifier: 2014-014
Abstract

Collection consists of fifty-four videocassettes of interviews collected by D. Morris Mayer about history of Commerce Business Administration at the University of Alabama.

Dates: 1990 - 1999

Muscle Shoals, Alabama, in 1918-1919 Photographic Album

 Collection
Identifier: 2022-015
Scope and Contents

The collection is of one photographic album of 145 photographs documenting the construction of United States Nitrate Plant Number 2 and the people of Muscle Shoals, Alabama during 1918 and 1919. In addition to the construction photographs there are many of the daily life and tent cities erected for workers in the area. The photographs are mounted, measuring 3½”x 3¾” to 3½” x 6”, and most are captioned beneath or on the verso.

Dates: 1918 - 1919

Nearror Family Histories

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4189
Content Description The Nearror family histories collection contains two items: The Nearror Family: the Life Story of Virginia C. S. Rankins and Nearror Family History. Lena Virginia (Ginger) Nearror Smith Rankins wrote her family history and life story in a spriral notebook, perhaps in the 1980s or 1990s. Her son, Oscar D. Tucker, edited and augmented her earlier writings in 2012, resulting in his published work, Nearror Family History. Both items document the history of the Nearror family, an African...
Dates: circa 1985 - 2012

Staci Niemeyer paper "Folk Dancing at the Marietta Johnson School of Organic Education"

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0525
Abstract

Essay about folk dancing at the Marietta Johnson School of Organic Education, a school founded in 1907 by progressive educator Marietta Johnson in Fairhope, Alabama.

Dates: 1990 April 1

Phi Delta Kappa records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1138
Abstract

Contains the slides, accounts, members, newsletters, the stamp crest, the history, two volumes on the, "Phi Delta Kappa Journal For the Promotion of Leadership in Education", Volumes 1 & 2, 1972-74, and certificate honoring and naming the 50th anniversary designated on April 25, 1980, as well as the programs presented for the anniversary.

Dates: 1970's - 1980's

Phillips High School Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1141
Abstract

This collection consists of a miscellany of items pertaining to the Phillips High School (Birmingham, Alabama) class of 1930.

Dates: 1930 - 1980

President Landon C. Garland Records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-027
Abstract

This record group contains the correspondence of Landon C. Garland, University of Alabama president from 1855-1865.

Dates: 1852 - 1865; Majority of material found within 1861 - 1865

R.E. Pettus Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1133
Abstract

Contains a variety of materials belonging to this Huntsville, Alabama, businessman, including maps; letters received from B.H. Meek, Carlos Surish, W.P. Hall; and an invitation to an event at the Alabama Central Female College.

Dates: 1875 - 1921

R.M. Brumby Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1825
Abstract

Includes letters written to R.M. Brumby, a University of Alabama graduate, from his mother and son from the late 19th-century through the early 20th-century. It also includes an appointment letter from the University of Alabama.

Dates: 1892 - 1920

Robert H. Smith legal notebook

 Collection
Identifier: W-0016
Abstract

Handwritten definitions and summaries of legal cases tried between 1869 and 1877, relating primarily to railroad interests and personal property law.

Dates: circa 1870

Robert S. Lanier Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0841
Abstract

A letter dated 4 June 1890, to his son, describing his reaction to the nomination of Thomas Goode Jones as Democratic Party candidate for governor of Alabama and to an article his son had written.

Dates: 1890-06-04

Paula E. Robertson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3601
Abstract

Early history of Northport, Ala. (1931, photocopy); Brief history of Gorgas House with 1962 Inventory; - T.A. Dearson Inventory

Dates: after 1900

S. R. Norton letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1059
Abstract

Letters of a Union soldier in the 18th Michigan Infantry to his wife, written from Decatur, Stevenson, and Huntsville, Alabama and Nashville, Tennessee, during the Civil War.

Dates: 1864-1865

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Billings, Walter P. 1
Birmingham Printing Pressman's Union 1
Blount, Winton M. 1
Boone, James Buford 1
Bowers, William R. 1
Bragg, James W. 1
Brantley, William H. (William Henderson) 1
Brewer, George E. 1
Brickell, Robert C. (Robert Coman) 1
Bridges, Charles Edward 1
Bryce, Peter 1
Cabaniss, Septimus Douglass 1
Caffee, Samuel Richmond 1
Camp W. J. Hardee 1
Cannon, Rachel Duke Hamilton 1
Cantelou family 1
Carl, Joseph 1
Churchill, C. B. 1
Clinton, Thomas P. 1
Cockrell, Monroe (Monroe Fulkerson) 1
Coffee, John 1
Colbert-Lauderdale Civil War Centennial Commemoration Committee 1
Collier, H. W. (Henry Watkins) 1
Confederate States of America. Army 1
Confederate States of America. Army. Alabama Infantry Regiment, 1st 1
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