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Birmingham Real Estate Board banquet program

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0164
Abstract

Part of the program and text of the 1940 annual banquet of the Birmingham Real Estate Board, held on 16 January 1941.

Dates: 1941 January 16

Creole Social Club records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0374
Abstract

Insurance policies on the club house, an account book from a Mobile, Alabama, apothecary with the club, and tickets for social events sponsored by this African-American social club.

Dates: 1878-1902

John Cottingham Curry papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0387
Abstract

Items from Curry's tenure at the University of Alabama, including season tickets for sporting events, invitations to social events and organizations, and a binder of correspondence relating to reunions of the University of Alabama class of 1916.

Dates: 1916-1971

Daphne Cunningham Diaries

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0385
Abstract

Diaries whose short entries provide information on the daily activities of this coed from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, member of Kappa Delta sorority, and 1916 University of Alabama graduate.

Dates: 1913 - 1914

Mattie McAdory Huey papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0713
Abstract

A collection including photos used in Huey's History of the Alabama Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy.

Dates: Unknown

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

John Witherspoon DuBose papers

 Collection
Identifier: W-0086
Abstract

Contains newspaper serialization of John Witherspoon DuBose's Chronicles of the Canebreak, as well as photographs, correspondence, biographical sketches and newspaper clippings related to this Alabama historian.

Dates: 1893 - 1918

Letter from a University of Alabama Senior to His Cousin

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4400
Scope and Contents

This document is a letter dated July 2, 1853, from Jasper J. Jones, a senior student at The University of Alabama, to his cousin. In the letter, he writes about his upcoming commencement and shares details about graduation events. He also includes a ticket, inviting her to attend a ball as part of the celebrations. The letter provides insight into student life, social customs, and collegiate traditions at The University of Alabama in the mid-nineteenth century.

Dates: 1853 July 2

Letter from William McCain Challenging Isaac Owen to a Duel

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4720
Scope and Contents This single-page letter, dated November 3, 1825, is a formal challenge to a duel issued by William McCain to Isaac Owen. In the letter, McCain expresses his outrage over alleged personal insults and attempts to vilify his character, asserting that only a duel can restore his honor. He demands that Owen meet him at six o’clock the following morning in a designated field, with terms to be arranged through his second, Mr. Pettigrew. This document provides insight into the persistence of dueling...
Dates: 1825-11-03

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