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Southern Trade and Diplomacy Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4214
Abstract

The collection consists of one letter and two pamphlets related to trade and diplomacy in the antebellum South.

Dates: 1837 - 1860

State of Alabama Candidate Declaration form

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Identifier: MSS-3534
Abstract

State of Alabama Candidate Declaration form.

Dates: 1938

Winston C. Shotts biography of Winston Stidham

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Identifier: MSS-1269
Abstract

Biographical sketch of Winston Stidham, an anti-secessionist from Winston County, Alabama, and a delegate to the Alabama secession convention, January - February 1861.

Dates: circa 1943

Oliver Day Street papers

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Identifier: MSS-1358
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence and other papers. They concern his activities as a candidate for Congress (1898 and 1902), as U. S. district attorney for northern Alabama (1907-1914), special assistant to the U. S. Attorney General (1914-1920), chairman of the Republican executive committee for the Seventh Congressional District (1904-1908), delegate to two Republican national conventions (1912 and 1916), and member of the Republican National Committee (1916-1920).

Dates: 1888-1944

Letters from U.S. Senators regarding the "Telepost Bill" of 1910

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Identifier: MSS-3730
Abstract

Letters from three U.S. Senators from Alabama to constituents in 1910 regarding the "Telepost Bill" before the 61st Congress.

Dates: 1910

The American Presidency: An Interpretation: manuscript

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Identifier: W-0122
Abstract

Unbound, handwritten manuscript of Harold Joseph Lanski's The American President: An Interpretation.

Dates: 1939

Thomas K. Jones Papers

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Identifier: MSS-0786
Abstract

This collection contains a miscellany of correspondence, financial papers, cotton sales records, Confederate bonds, and other items.

Dates: 1852 - 1909

Thomas P. Abernethy manuscript

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Identifier: MSS-0004
Abstract

Two galleys with corrections and one type-written manuscript of Abernethy's study, The Formative Period in Alabama, subsequently published as part of the historical series of the Alabama Department of Archives and History. It is a social and political history and originated as Abernethy's doctoral thesis at Harvard University.

Dates: circa 1965

University of Alabama Reel to Reel Collection

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Identifier: 2012-038
Abstract Reel to Reels of events on the University of Alabama campus, such as: Alumni recordings; Board of Trustees; Bear Bryant Show; Senator Jim Allen; Congressman Hale Boggs; Governor John Love; Leftenant Governor Jere Beasley; Leftenant Governor Albert Brewer; Winton Blount; Hilaritas 1971 - 1974; 1960s Honors Days; Interview with Vivian Malone, Robert Kennedy's visit to University of Alabama; Jane Fonda's visit to University of Alabama; interview with Yitzak Rabin; Maintenance strike; Capstone...
Dates: 1960 - 1979

Wade Hall Collection of American Political Materials

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Identifier: MSS-4258
Abstract

The Wade Hall Collection of American Political Materials includes letters from political officials and constituents, as well as photographs and memorabilia related to former United States presidents.

Dates: 1841-1992

George Corley Wallace Presidential Campaign Materials

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1511
Abstract

An information pack from Wallace's 1972 presidential campaign.

Dates: 1968

Walter Burgwyn Jones papers

 Collection
Identifier: W-0110
Abstract

Speeches, pamphlets, correspondence, and other materials related to the life and career of Alabama circuit court judge Walter Burgwyn Jones.

Dates: 1877 - 1981

White Supremacy Now and Forever Broadside by E.C. Barnard

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Identifier: MSS-4754
Scope and Contents This broadside contains excerpts from a 1957 speech by E.C. Barnard, a Mobile City Commission candidate and a leader in the local Ku Klux Klan. The document reflects the segregationist rhetoric of the period and serves as a historical artifact of the mid-twentieth-century struggle for civil rights in the American South.The 1957 local election in Mobile was a pivotal moment, with Joseph Langan, a moderate with progressive views on race, running against Barnard. The election also...
Dates: 1957

William A. Howard Letter on Edwin M. Stanton

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Identifier: MSS-4268
Abstract

William Alanson Howard (1813-1880) was a member of the US House of Representatives between 1855 and 1861. This collection contains one seven-page letter written by Howard in 1870 to Attorney General Ebenezer Hoar refuting suggestions of disloyalty made against politician Edwin M. Stanton in regard to his conduct near the outbreak of the US Civil War.

Dates: 1870 February 7

William Insco Buchanan Scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4725
Scope and Contents This collection consists of two historically significant journal/scrapbooks documenting the diplomatic career of William Insco Buchanan, particularly his involvement in Pan-American conferences and international arbitration. These scrapbooks contain a wealth of original documents, telegrams, printed materials, and newspaper clippings that provide insight into Buchanan’s role in shaping U.S. foreign policy in Latin America during the early twentieth century.The first scrapbook...
Dates: 1901 - 1908

William W. Potter to Constituent Letter

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Identifier: MSS-4785
Scope and Contents This collection consists of a two-page stampless folded letter written on January 10, 1838, by Pennsylvania Congressman William W. Potter to his constituent James McManus in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. Writing from Washington, D.C., Potter reaffirms his support for states’ rights and opposition to abolition, while explaining his vote against the Gag Rule resolutions then being debated in Congress.Potter outlines his reasoning for voting against Virginia Representative John M....
Dates: 1838 January 10

William Winter Payne Letter

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Identifier: MSS-2057
Abstract

A letter written by William Winter Payne, dated February 10, 1847, to John G. Mason, Secretary of the Navy, recommending Alexander J. Simms to a lieutenancy in the United States Marine Corps.

Dates: 1847-02-10

Zadock Jackson to Alexander H. Stephens Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4737
Scope and Contents The letter from Zadock Jackson, dated September 4, 1843, to Alexander Stephens, discusses local political tensions in Palmyra, Georgia, particularly involving the Janes family. Jackson expresses frustration with the Janes, accusing them of attempting to dominate local politics, specifically in the race for Sheriff. He details a conversation with Bill Janes, who had accepted the position of Deputy Sheriff but expressed reluctance to run for Sheriff unless certain political conditions were...
Dates: 1843 September 9

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Confederate States of America. Department of the Treasury 1
Confederate States of America. Nitre and Mining Bureau 1
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Cruikshank, George Marcus 1
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Cuthbert, John A. (John Albert) 1
Daniel, Charles P. S. 1
Davis, Varina 1
Dawson, Nathaniel Henry Rhodes 1
Democratic Party (Ala.). Executive Committee 1
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Folsom, James Elisha 1
Foster, Ira R. 1
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Goethals, George W. (George Washington) 1
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Gurley (Ala.) Board of Aldermen 1
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Harris, Sampson W. (Sampson Willis) 1
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