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Ben Hunt Scrapbook
Scrapbook of Hunt's years in the Sigma Chi fraternity at the University of Alabama.
"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
Framed print listing the names of the University of Alabama Cadets who were part of the defense of Tuscaloosa in 1865.
J. J. Magee diary
Civil War diary of Captain J. J. Magee of Company D, Eighth Alabama Infantry.
J. K. Wright Letter
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.
J. R. John Letters
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.
James Austin Anderson papers
A collection of copies of newspaper clippings and information about Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and its people.
James E. Nunn Diary
Diary of this Mooresville, Limestone County, Alabama resident
James Hillhouse Letter
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.
James Thomas Heflin Papers
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.
Jerome T. Fuller Letter
Letter to J. G. Oakley written in 1934 in support of Frank M. Dixon for Governor of Alabama.
Jerry A. Davis, Jr. Photographs
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.
Jesse B. Hearin Paper
Text of a speech or paper on William Tecumseh Sherman.
Jesse Griffin letter
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.
Jo Tartt Jr. and Judith Tartt Papers
Joanne H. Smith Letter
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.
John H. Pettway Letter
Letter from Pettway in Knoxville, Tennessee, to Professor John L. Calhoun at the University of Alabama regarding the current status of his church membership.
John J. Sparkman Papers
John S. McGraw Letters
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.
Joseph Jermain Slocum Letters
Five letters written by this Union officer serving in Nashville and Franklin, Tennessee, and Huntsville, Alabama.
Kappa Alpha Photographs
This collection consists chiefly of photographs relating to the Kappa Alpha Order members at the University of Alabama.
Kappa Delta Epsilon papers
Records of the organization
Lillian Graves Letters
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.
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.
Lister Hill papers
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.
Lumsden's Battery battle flag, Alabama Light Artillery, Confederate States Army
Battle flag of Lumsden's Battery, Company "F", 2nd Light Artillery Battalion.
Presidents Nathaniel T. Lupton, Josiah Gorgas, and William S. Wyman Records
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.
Mrs. Robert A. Mann paper
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.
Marie Ball Papers
Newspaper clipping from 1954, a letter from 1894, and an unpublished manuscript about the early history of Tuscaloosa from 1874-1897
Lewis L. Marks estate papers
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.
Captain Clarence Mauck Letters
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.
Libba Mayo papers
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.
Daniel Thompson McCall, Jr. collection
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."
Melpothalian Society Records
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.
Mobile, Alabama, business correspondence
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.
Modern Woodmen of America, Lim Rock, Alabama
Ledger from the Lim Rock, Alabama, chapter of the Modern Woodmen of America
Monroe F. Cockrell research notes
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.
Morris Mayer Audio Cassettes
Collection consists of fifty-four videocassettes of interviews collected by D. Morris Mayer about history of Commerce Business Administration at the University of Alabama.
Muscle Shoals, Alabama, in 1918-1919 Photographic Album
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.
Nearror Family Histories
Staci Niemeyer paper "Folk Dancing at the Marietta Johnson School of Organic Education"
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.
Ordinance to Dissolve the Union between the State of Alabama and other states united under the compact styled "The Constitution of the United States of America" Broadside
Alabama's ordinance of secession, 1861
Phi Delta Kappa records
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.
Phillips High School Collection
This collection consists of a miscellany of items pertaining to the Phillips High School (Birmingham, Alabama) class of 1930.
President Landon C. Garland Records
This record group contains the correspondence of Landon C. Garland, University of Alabama president from 1855-1865.
R.E. Pettus Papers
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.
R.M. Brumby Letters
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.
Robert H. Smith legal notebook
Handwritten definitions and summaries of legal cases tried between 1869 and 1877, relating primarily to railroad interests and personal property law.
Robert S. Lanier Letter
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.
Paula E. Robertson papers
Early history of Northport, Ala. (1931, photocopy); Brief history of Gorgas House with 1962 Inventory; - T.A. Dearson Inventory
S. R. Norton letters
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.