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Alice and Algernon Sydney Garnett Papers
Letters written by Alice Garnett and her husband Algernon Sydney Garnett, a professor at the University of Alabama, discussing, among other things, the hardships of travel, news of the university, its professors, and their wives, the election of a new superintendent of education, and a rebellion by the University Cadets against the commandant.
American Association of University Professors, University of Alabama Chapter records
A collection of meeting minutes, committee reports, correspondence, membership information, constitutions, and other material.
Joseph Sweetman Ames physics lectures
Physics lectures in form of mimeographed, bound textbook delivered in 1898-1899 to the second year students of Johns Hopkins University by Joseph S. Ames, professor of physics. Book belonged to H. A. Sayre.
Bankston School: a history
Recollections of Bankston School by individuals connected to this school located in Fayette County, Alabama, which opened in 1906 and closed in the mid 1970s, detailing the history of the school's building, school activities, teachers, and principals.
Henry R. Benagh letter
A letter containing genealogical information about the Benagh family.
Benjamin Sherwood Hedrick Letters
Letters from seven former students while prisoners of war in northern prison camps, requesting food, clothing, books, tobacco, and money.
Peter Archibald Carmichael papers
A collection of this Alabama native and Louisiana State University professor's lecture notes, publications, and professional files on subjects including logic, religion, language, labor arbitration, and civil rights/segregation.
Margaret Christy Memorial Service collection
Letters from Miriam Schneider to friends and students of Margaret Christy asking for "testimonials" that could be read at Christy's memorial service.
Alabama Hall of Fame collection on the nomination of Clarence William Daugette
Materials relating to the nomination of Clarence William Daugette (1873-1942) to the Alabama Hall of Fame. Daugette served for forty-three years as president of Jacksonville State Teachers' College.
Delta Kappa Gamma, Beta Chapter, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, records
Documentation of the annual activities of the Tuscaloosa chapter of this international education society. The records include minutes, annual reports, financial reports and records, histories, yearbooks, correspondence, directories, and other materials.
Early Educational Institutions in the South
Tuition receipts, a printed announcement, and a clipping, from several schools, primarily in Alabama.
Echola School papers
Photocopies of attendance and tuition records, as well as a short history of the school written by one of its teachers.
William Graham Echols papers
Contains articles written about and by this Methodist minister and professor of religion at the University of Alabama
Lista Geil Eddins papers
Diaries, clippings, photographs, correspondence, sheet music, and church bulletins belonging to this University of Alabama music department head.
Emma Marie Cutter Diary
Emma Marie Cutter (1853-1937) was born in Jaffrey, New Hampshire, and attended the State Normal School at Bridgewater, Massachesetts, from 1871-1875. Cutter began teaching at the Peabody (also known as State) Normal School in Nashville, Tennessee, immediately after her graduation until 1881. This diary, which she kept from 1876-1878, discusses her life as a teacher, her travels to the Northeast to visit her family in the summer, and the people she encountered in the post-Civil War South.
Janie May Eppes papers
Teaching materials and clippings gathered by a Birmingham, Alabama, school teacher for use in her classroom, and in the course of her own education
James M. Faircloth papers
Includes student papers and personal papers of J. M. Faircloth, a professor of civil engineering at The University of Alabama during the years 1961 through 1969.
Albert John Farrah manuscripts
Typescript manuscripts of two textbooks (two copies of each) created by Albert John Farrah, Dean of the University of Alabama Law School from 1912 until shortly before his death in June of 1944.
Margaret Gillis Figh papers
This collection consists mainly of folklore and tales contributed by students in Figh's folklore and English classes at Huntingdon College, plus miscellaneous contributions from family and friends.
First Presbyterian Church, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, records
Contains record books, 1820-1948; list of baptisms, 1845-1894; Board of Trustees record books, 1838-1911; Board of Deacons minute book, 1886-1888; and miscellaneous other documents for this Tuscaloosa, Alabama church.
Guild of Professional Writers for Children records
Materials related to the organization's activities, including its statement of purpose, membership applications and rolls, correspondence, newspaper clippings, works of members, announcements, calendars, newsletters, minutes, and financial records.
Virginia Hansen scrapbook
Scrapbook kept during the 13th annual session of summer school for teachers at the University of Alabama, June 8-July 19, 1916, that includes photographs, autographs, anecdotes, notes of social events, a newsletter, and postcards of University of Alabama scenes.
Henry Clifton Pannell Papers
Correspondence and other material pertaining to Pannell's work in the field of education.
Jacob Frederic Goossen papers
Correspondence, writings, teaching materials, and musical compositions of this former faculty member of the University of Alabama.
John Beecher Collection
This collection contains a variety of newspaper and periodical clippings about John Beecher, his appearances and poetry readings, and reviews of his published works. Press releases are included as well. Most of the clippings were collected by Barbara Beecher. There are Web pages about John Beecher printed out by Martha Huie included in the collection. There is a small amount of correspondence and three sound recordings of the author reading his poetry.
Josephine Jones Letter
A letter dated 20 November 1860, from Athens, Alabama, to a former teacher named Mrs. Washburn, containing news of the school and stating how much she misses Washburn.
Lena E. Lockhart papers
Autobiographical sketch, inspirational materials, the papers "Woman's Part in Making Alabama History - the Past" presented to the Thomaston, Marengo County, Alabama Study Club, which focuses on female educators, and "History of The Thomaston Parent-Teacher Association", as well as a history of Thomaston, Alabama, by Alma Jean Compton, and materials relating to teaching.
Burton R. Morley retirement letterbook
Book of letters, bound and presented to Morley on his retirement from the University of Alabama in 1968.
Myrtis Parker Handley Photographs
Collection consists of thirty-eight photographs of students and teachers at Mt. Olive School in Mt. Olive, Alabama, where Handley was a teacher.
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.
O. B. Emerson Papers
The collection chiefly consists of correspondence between O. B. Emerson and various individuals including authors, former students, and other faculty and staff from The University of Alabama. The collection also includes materials about different authors and subjects on which Dr. Emerson either taught or published, as well as a significant amount of materials related to professional organizations in which he was involved.
P. C. Rogers Paper
This collection contains a photocopy of the text of a speech titled "Growing Old Gracefully," delivered by P.C. Rogers to the Alabama Retired Teachers Association, Summer Conference, June 24, 1959.
Carolyn Elizabeth Shepherd Price papers
Pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and handwritten notes, instructions and essays Carolyn Shepherd Price collected and used as teaching materials in her home economics class. They include a broad range of topics including child development, clothing, health and home management and decoration.
Roemol Henry Letter
A letter containing genealogical information about St. Sauveur Francois Bonfils, a Napoleonic exile who served as professor of modern languages and literature at Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky, 1847-1849.
Tuscaloosa Retired Teachers Association records
Contains the yearbooks, from 1966-1992, newsletters and the organizations highlights from 1978-1992.