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Ira Stark Photographs

Collection

Identifier: 2012-023

Abstract Sixteen black and white photographs of University of Alabama scenes, including students, football parade, ROTC functions and Governor Bibb Graves. Photographs were probably taken by Ira Stark, a University of Alabama student and graduate of 1940.

Dates: 1930 - 1947

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

J. E. Mulkin Collection of African American Photographs

Collection

Identifier: 2008-027

Overview This collection consists of 151 photographs and glass plate negatives of African Americans.

Dates: 1910 - 1920

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

J. H. Lakin Photographs

Collection

Identifier: 2008-009

Overview This collection consists of eleven cartes de visite, taken by J. H. Lakin, Montgomery photographer.

Dates: 1860 - 1880

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

James Bowron papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0193

Abstract A substantial collection of papers and materials relating to James Bowron, one of the nineteenth century iron and mining pioneers in the Deep South. It includes Bowron's 1632-page, unpublished autobiography, as well as his daily journals, letters, and pictures.

Dates: 1861-1928

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

James Harry Cowan Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2008-006

Scope and Contents Collection consists of one photographic album with sixty-two photographs of James Harry Cowan, a University of Alabama student from 1915 - 1918. Scenes include University athletes and sporting events, pre-game activities in front of Woods Hall, in Birmingham and Rickwood Park. Also contains newspaper clippings and memorabilia. The collection contains one card printed on one side with The University of Alabama Alma Mater and on the reverse side the song "God Save, Keep, and Hold Our Men," a...

Dates: 1915 - 1918

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

James W. Horner Photographs

Collection

Identifier: 2009-212

Overview This collection consists of one photograph of the University of Alabama Marching Band on the steps of the Amelia Gorgas Library.

Dates: 1943

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Jefferson Jackson Coleman Photographs

Collection

Identifier: 2008-002

Overview This collection consists of fifty-five photographs of the former Director of Alumni Affairs at the University of Alabama. He was closely involved in athletics at the University of Alabama. The photographs show various aspects of his life from 1918 through 1989.

Dates: 1918 - 1989

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Jennie C. Lee Papers

Collection

Identifier: W-0113

Overview 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).

Dates: 1891 - 1938

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Jennie Shaw Flowers Photographs

Collection

Identifier: 2009-202

Overview This collection consists of one photograph of an unidentified football game, possibly at the University of Alabama, where Shaw graduated in 1946. A stamped label on the back reads, "Hammond Photo Service, Meridian, Mississippi".

Dates: 1936

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Jerry A. Davis, Jr. Photographs

Collection

Identifier: 2009-200

Overview 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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Jerry Oldshue Photographs

Collection

Identifier: 2012-014

Abstract Color snapshots of John Thomas Croxton grave marker in Paris, Kentucky, taken by University of Alabama Archivist, Jerry C. Oldshue.

Dates: 1992-07

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Jo Tartt Jr. and Judith Tartt Papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-4303

Overview 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 journals,...

Dates: 1890 - 2019

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

John and Mary Wellborn Cochran Diaries, Letterbook, and Photographs

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0326

Abstract Three bound volumes of this Alabama attorney and politician and his wife: John Cochran's diary; Mary Wellborn Cochran's journal; and a miscellany of copies of some of John Cochran's outgoing correspondence, journal entries of his, and copies of some freedman contracts to which he was party. Also includes two unidentified photographs that appear to be from the early twentieth century.

Dates: 1839-1915

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

John Bickley papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-2296

Overview Includes incoming correspondence to John S. Bickley from prominent United States and world leaders, as well as personal materials and those relating to the International Insurance Society.

Dates: 1958-2006

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

John Horgan Jr. Photographic Album

Collection

Identifier: 2009-170

Overview The collection consists of twenty-three industrial photographs taken around Birmingham, Ensley, Sheffield, Anniston, Bessemer, and Woodward, Alabama in 1889. Photographer from Birmingham, Alabama, John Horgan, Jr. took the photos for Truman H. Aldrich and presented them to him in June 1889.

Dates: 1889-06-01

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

John R. Hodge Papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0685

Abstract Paper titled "An Editor Spends a Day with the Army,” [presented to the?] American Society of Newspaper Editors, April 13, 1942. Includes annotated photographs of editors visiting Governors Island, New York, HQ of Eastern Defense Command and First Army and photographs of defense drills somewhere on the East Coast.

Dates: 1942

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Robert Johnson papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-2284

Overview Materials related to naval history, including manuscripts, research notes, and photographs

Dates: circa 1950-2008

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Henry P. Johnston papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0765

Abstract Genealogical documents concerning the Johnston family including a large German family tree and copies of photographs

Dates: Unknown

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Jones and Callaway Family Papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-3031

Overview Family papers containing letters, a farm journal, and writings of members of the Jones and Callaway families in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida

Dates: 1845-1940; Majority of material found in 1860-1900

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Josiah and Amelia Gorgas family papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0580

Abstract Correspondence, diaries, journals, speeches, scrapbooks, and other papers of Josiah Gorgas, chief of the Confederate Bureau of Ordnance and president of the University of Alabama, and his wife Amelia Gayle Gorgas, librarian at the University of Alabama and daughter of Alabama governor John Gayle.

Dates: 1820-1920

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Jubilee Singers of the University of Alabama Photographs

Collection

Identifier: 2008-004

Overview This collection consists of colored photographs relating to the Jubilee Singers' 1972 and 1973 concert tours of northeast Alabama.

Dates: 1972 - 1973

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Julia Neely Finch Papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0515

Overview Correspondence by and to Julia Neely Finch, as well as her poetry and short stories, written between 1890 and 1926, as well as a small handwritten and typescript collection of Julia’s poems and short stories and a Common Place Book, which served as a scrapbook of her published pieces.

Dates: 1890 - 1926

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Francis C. Karolewski scrapbook

Collection

Identifier: MSS-3769

Overview Scrapbook containing photographs and other materials while Karolewski was in the military

Dates: 1943-1946

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

John Percy Kennedy family papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-2326

Scope and Contents This collection contains newspapers from 1875 to 1936, educational material, correspondence, photographs of the family, and miscellaneous materials. There are two "Jenness Miller Monthly" which was a magazine that promoted correct dress for women.

Dates: 1837-1920

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Aniece Ragland Kerr and Patricia Treelawner Banks Wade Tuskegee Institute Memorabilia

Collection

Identifier: MSS-4180

Overview Tuskegee Institute memorabilia collected by two alumnae.

Dates: 1970 - 1991

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Krecker-Jobe family history

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0830

Overview Contains genealogical materials and pages (possibly from a scrapbook) that include 19th-century photos.

Dates: circa 1900-1970s

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Ku Klux Klan pamphlet

Collection

Identifier: MSS-3892

Overview Pamphlet lists the names of residents who "signed the petition sent to Governor [George] Wallace," and the names of the employers of the signers.

Dates: 1963 May 29

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Lamar McCarty Photographs

Collection

Identifier: 2009-196

Overview This collection consists of twelve photographs of homecoming festivities at the University of Alabama, probably taken by Lamar McCarty, University of Alabama Graduate (1938).

Dates: 1937 - 1938

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Lamkin Family Papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-3901

Overview Deed and survey from 1843 for land in North Carolina, correspondence covering family news and daily life, two family Bibles, as well as three books written by family friends

Dates: 1843 - 1990

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Charles Lanman letters

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0842

Abstract A collection of letters and other materials containing biographical data from from U.S. congressmen from Alabama, 1828-68, biographical letters from two other persons, five photographs, five letters from congressmen to other government officials, and one letter of transmittal.

Dates: 1828-1868

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Lieutenant W. A. Melville Photographs

Collection

Identifier: 2009-190

Overview This collection consists of twenty-one photographs depicting Lieutenant W. A. Melville, United States Navy Aviation, during World War II and after the war.

Dates: 1940 - 1949

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Lincoln Normal School Photographic Albums

Collection

Identifier: WP-2013001

Overview 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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Dr. Earl Long papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-3501

Overview Letters, news clippings, glass slides, notes, photographs, and his dissertation from 1934

Dates: 1873-1934

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Lou Walls Collection

Collection

Identifier: MSS-1519

Abstract A collection of materials, including many photographs, on the University of Alabama dancers, 1964-86.

Dates: 1964 - 1986

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Marie Ball Photographs

Collection

Identifier: 2010-003

Overview This collection consists of twenty-seven photographs of Tuscaloosa area scenes, including the Washington Moody House before and after restoration, the Homan Home, and Alvin Hudson's photographs of Tuscaloosa trolleys.

Dates: 1934 - 1977

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Marion L. Oakley papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-3625

Overview Photographs, dance cards, letters, reports for grades, and a reunion paper

Dates: 1912 - 1966

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Daniel Thompson McCall, Jr. collection

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0393

Overview 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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

T. C. McCorvey Papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-3787

Overview Diplomas, lecture-related materials, scrapbooks, photograph albums, a University Register, and account books

Dates: unknown

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Edward F. McCrossin papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0950

Overview Contains personal papers and company records.

Dates: Unknown

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Million Dollar Band Photographs and Other Media

Collection

Identifier: 2012-037

Overview This collection consists of VHS tapes, audio cassettes, negatives, and photographs of the University of Alabama Million Dollar Band.

Dates: circa 1950 - 2002

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Miriam Houston Photographs

Collection

Identifier: 2009-218

Overview This collection consists of nineteen photographs of Miriam Houston and other women modeling.

Dates: 1950 - 1959

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Miscellaneous Twentieth Century Tuscaloosa Documents

Collection

Identifier: MSS-4045

Overview Contains collections from the Tuscaloosa Rotary Club, 1990-1991 and a list of its members, Twentieth Century Club of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, with a yearbook 1977-1984 and its Minutes and Reports, and Northport Study Club, 1927-1985 and its scrapbook, 1984-1985, including pamphlets and membership lists.

Dates: 1927-1991

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Frank M. Moody papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-2322

Overview Poster with family Christmas cards and a scrapbook about Frank M. Moody

Dates: 1954-1968

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Moody Music Building Dedication Photographs

Collection

Identifier: 2008-021

Overview Photographs of the opening gala of the Moody Music building.

Dates: 1988-01-15

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Myrtis Parker Handley Photographs

Collection

Identifier: 2010-016

Abstract Collection consists of thirty-eight photographs of students and teachers at Mt. Olive School in Mt. Olive, Alabama, where Handley was a teacher.

Dates: 1947 - 1963

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Naval Training Center Photographs

Collection

Identifier: 2011-001

Abstract This collection consists of six color photographs depicting the 346th Recruit Brigade Review Naval Training Center in Orlando, Florida, January 9, 1976.

Dates: 1976-01-09

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Alabama Photographs

Collection

Identifier: 2007-003

Abstract This collection consists of one thousand seventy five photographs depicting street scenes in Tuscaloosa, Selma, and other cities in Alabama; portraits of famous people: Will Chambers, Augusta Evans Wilson, Margaret Zehmer Searcy, Roger Lee, Booker T. Washington, Samuel M. Stafford, George C. Wallace, Carl Elliot, Sr., Winton M. Blount, Jefferson Davis, and many others. Also collection consists of numerous images of Alabama rivers steam boats, Joe Sewell and Lou Gehrig in 1933 World Series;...

Dates: 1823 - 1975; Majority of material found within 1860 - 1945

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Northington Hospital papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-2425

Overview Photos, letters, blueprints, newspapers. and a scrapbook from the Northington Naval Reserve located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, during and after World War II.

Dates: 1940-2001

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

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