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Alice and Algernon Sydney Garnett Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0561
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1850-1873

Appalachian Mountain Club in Mexico Journal

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4329
Scope and Contents

One journal written by various members of the Appalachian Mountain Club as they traveled through Mexico on a thirty-three-day excursion between February and March 1939. The journal entries are chronologically bound, approximately one page in length each, typewritten, and initialed by the club member writing for the day. The first page includes a list of names and addresses for the members on the excursion.

Dates: 1939-02 - 1939-03

Audubon Place (Tuscaloosa, Alabama) Historic District collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0094
Abstract

A collection of information compiled in 1981 in the process of applying for historic designation for this Tuscaloosa, Alabama district. It includes historical data, newspaper clippings about houses, lists of previous owners, special features of houses, floor plans, and an historical inventory of various homes.

Dates: 1981-1985

A. Babbitt letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0100
Abstract

Letter from Babbitt to his cousin William H. Babbitt of Princeton, New Jersey, describing an ocean voyage from New York to Mobile, and Babbitt's subsequent doings in Alabama.

Dates: circa 1843 December

William Pitt Ballinger diary

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0104
Abstract

Diary covering the 1865 negotiations with General E. R.S. Canby and others over the cessation of hostilities between the U.S. and the state of Texas, other legal cases legal and business, as well as personal and family affairs.

Dates: 1864-1868

A. M. Blair letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0169
Abstract

A letter dated 30 November 1843, to Blair's brother Edwin in Williamstown, Massachusetts, describing a sea voyage from New York, to Mobile, Alabama.

Dates: 1843 November 30

Dr. Bonner letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0185
Abstract

Thermo-fax copy of letter dated 19 October 1958 by Dr. Bonner to Professor James H. Newman, executive vice-president University of Alabama, summarizing Bonner's trip to England, also a brief letter dated 21 October by Newman to W.S. Hoole, to whom he forwarded Bonner's letter.

Dates: 1958

Buford Boone papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0187
Abstract

Correspondence, scrapbooks, litigation papers, speeches, editorials, etc., of this Pulitzer Prize winner and long-time Tuscaloosa News editor.

Dates: 1935-1968; Majority of material found within 1949 - 1968

C. L. Boynton maps

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0197
Abstract

Printed maps of Georgia with additions showing routes taken for "botanical tours."

Dates: 1895-1902

Richard Branscomb and Lewis Branscomb papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0205
Abstract

Diary, travel journals, and account book of Richard Edwin Branscomb (1902-1980), Methodist Minister from Guin, Alabama, and Condensed Minute Book for Presiding Elders of the Southern Methodist Episcopal Church belonging to Branscomb’s father, Lewis Capers Branscomb (1865-1930).

Dates: 1922-1935

John Burnham papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0233
Abstract

Correspondence and other material relating to the captivity of Captain John Burnham in Algiers, 1793-94, his attempts to buy his freedom and subsequent efforts to secure reimbursement from Congress.

Dates: 1792-1832/1943?

Central Plank Road Company, Tallassee Branch records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0292
Abstract

Charter and organizational information of the Tallassee Branch of the Central Plank Road Company

Dates: 1850-1853

William Charles Cravner papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0367
Abstract

Legal papers, correspondence, photos, geneology, sheet music, blueprints, sermons, postcards, and journals all related to the Cravner family.

Dates: 1803-1963

Cuban postcards

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3695
Abstract

Postcards depicting scenes in Cuba in the early twentieth century.

Dates: circa 1910-1920

Eyre Damer papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0392
Abstract

A scrapbook and accompanying materials relating to the book “With C.H. Ellis Through Central America and Panama: Quarantine Tour of Central America and Panama by Health Authorities as Guests of the United Fruit Company,” compiled and distributed by that firm.

Dates: after 1900

Edgar G. Dawson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0410
Abstract

A letter testamentary to Edgar G. Dawson, naming him executor of the estate of William Eliza Terrell, June 3, 1867, one to “My darling,” June 4, 1885 written while on a trip to Italy, and the plantation book for “Ravenswood,” January 1869-January 1, 1873.

Dates: 1867-1885

James J. and Mabel Cowart Doster Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4125
Abstract

Contains the personal and family records, as well as photos, correspondence, and other files during his time as an educator.

Dates: 1870-1943

James Clifford Estes papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0492
Abstract

Personal correspondence, papers relating to academic matters, a diploma, cards, maps, newspaper clippings, and photographs of Estes, his family, and friends

Dates: 1914-1955; Majority of material found within 1919 - 1924

Thomas Henry Garner papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0560
Abstract

Correspondence, postcards, invitations, and other items, including letters (1887-1892) from Alston Fitts while he was in Europe.

Dates: 1887-?1913

George and Eleanor Bridges Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0210
Abstract

Letters written to George and Eleanor Bridges, of Homewood, Jefferson County, Alabama, and others written by George. There are also newspaper clippings, miscellaneous items and four journals.

Dates: 1932-1965

Eddy Lanier King Gilmore papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0572
Abstract

Compositions, scrapbooks, correspondence, and clippings of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Eddy Lanier King Gilmore, of Selma, Alabama, and his Russian-born wife, Tamara Kolb-Chernashovaya, a ballerina with the Bolshoi Ballet. The bulk of material is from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.

Dates: circa 1940 - 1967

Samuel S. Goodman hotel ledger

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0578
Abstract

Guest register from 11 July 1889 through 31 January 1890 of this Scottsville, Virginia, hotel.

Dates: 1889-1890

Steven Gross Panama Canal collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3709
Abstract

Memorabilia from the Panama Canal.

Dates: 1915-1979

William C. Hayne letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0652
Abstract

Letter from William C. Hayne of Charleston, South Carolina, to Lewis Bristol of New Haven, Connecticut, discussing immigrating to Alabama.

Dates: 1837 February 3

Hiking near Mexico City in 1922-1924 Photographic Album

 Collection — Container: 2022-023
Identifier: 2022-023
Scope and Contents

One photographic collection of 39 stereoviews of hikers, hiking trails, and outdoor activity areas near Mexico City and Toluca, Mexico, between 1922 and 1924. Some of the locations captured are rivers, hills, and Nevado de Toluca. Most of the photographs are captioned in Spanish and some include location and date information.

Dates: 1922 - 1924

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

Gertrude Hill Lakey collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3698
Abstract

Souvenir post cards and other mementos and keepsakes. There is also a typed manuscript by Jacqueline Box Blaylock, "A Tribute to the Memory of Perry Jackson Box."

Dates: 1919-1934

Stella Long Postcard Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4155
Abstract

Postcards to and from this Hamilton, Ontario, Canada native, as well as to and from her family and friends. There are also delegate and guest tickets to the Republican National Conventions of 1908 and 1916 held in Chicago, Illinois, and a travel brochure from Havana, Cuba.

Dates: 1903-1952

Mary Hairston Collection of Travel Ephemera from National Association of Colored Women (NACW) Convention

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4307
Abstract

A collection of travel ephemera from a cross-country trip Mary Hairston took to attend the National Association of Colored Women (NACW) in Los Angeles, California, in 1952.

Dates: 1952

Daniel Thompson McCall, Jr. collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0393
Abstract

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

Mexico in the 1920s Photographic Album

 Collection
Identifier: 2022-021
Scope and Contents

One photographic album containing 28 black and white photographs of daily life and scenery in Mexico during the 1920s. Some of the cities identified include León, Tepotzotlán, Chiapas, and Cuernavaca. Various daily life scenes include locals making crafts, farmers plowing land, pets and animals, and houses. About half of the photographs are captioned and all measure 5" x 7".

Dates: circa 1920s

Pauline Jones Gandrud papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0555
Abstract

The collection contains genealogical research notes covering 1820-1880, including county data, church and marriage records, family histories, and other information created and gathered by this Alabama genealogist. The collection also contains a list of military pension and bounty land applications.

Dates: 1900 - 1980

Rare vertical file

 Collection
Identifier: PM-013
Abstract

Contains a variety of rare, published materials. Most notable are the almanacs, biographies, guidebooks, art catalogs, and works of literature.

Dates: circa 1750-2000

Sarah Ann (Gayle) and William B. Crawford Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0369
Abstract

Correspondence, diaries, journals, speeches, scrapbooks, and other papers of Sarah Ann Gayle Crawford, sister to Amelia Gayle Gorgas, and William B. Crawford.

Dates: 1833-1889

Savage Family Photographic Album

 Collection
Identifier: WP-020
Abstract

This collection consists of Savage family photographs documenting their travels and everyday life.

Dates: 1909 - 1910

Searcy Family Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 2012-035
Abstract

Photos of this Tuscaloosa family are in two photograph albums that contain images from and around The University of Alabama and Tuscaloosa County, including Bryce Hospital, the Tuscaloosa Centennial celebrations, and Warrior River (bridge and flooding), and family activities.

Dates: 1870 - 1987

W. C. Olds Photographic Album and Speech

 Collection
Identifier: 2022-029
Scope and Contents This collection contains one photographic album of 494 black-and-white photographs and one 14-page typescript speech from compiler W. C. Olds while traveling through South America during 1906 and 1907. The photographs are of daily life, street and market scenes, and city views of destinations in South America, including Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Argentina, Ecuador, and Paraguay. The speech is addressed to an unspecified "Board of Trade" and describes Olds meeting locals, bartering at markets,...
Dates: 1906 - 1907

W. K. Ichimmel Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2130
Abstract

Letter from W.K. Ichimmel from South Bend, Indiana, to his unnamed friend. The letter discusses his upcoming trip to Paris and the workers at the shirt factory where he works.

Dates: 1889-07-24

Wade Hall Photographs, Small Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-023
Abstract

This collection consists of five black and white photographs depicting scenes from New York, "Majestic Sight Seeing Co." tour bus, and unidentified people and places.

Dates: 1920 - 1929

Wade Hall Photographs, Small Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-033
Abstract

This collection consists of forty black and white photographs depicting scenes from Kentucky: Dix River Dam, Kentucky River, Six River and the Green River, scenes from Mammoth Cave, Great Onyx Cave, Great Onyx Hotel, Summit Hotel, and Brooklyn Bridge.

Dates: 1923 - 1925

Wade Hall Photographs, Small Collection

 Collection — Box: 2009001.030
Identifier: 2009-142
Abstract

This collection consists of three photographs depicting volcanos in Hawaii.

Dates: 1930

Wade Hall Photographs, Small Collection

 Collection — Box: 2009001.032
Identifier: 2009-150
Abstract

This collection consists of 213 photographs depicting scenes from various places, such as cities, farms, tourist attractions, and rivers in Ireland, Scotland, France, and New York.

Dates: 1900

Wade Hall Photographs, Small Collection

 Collection — Box: 2009001.029
Identifier: 2009-129
Abstract

This collection consists of forty-one photographs depicting scenes from China and from Philippines. Most of the scenes are of Beijing from 1930s, other scenes include Summer Palace, Seventeen-Arch Bridge, Temple of Heaven in the Forbidden City, Great Wall of China and railroad station in South Peking.

Dates: 1930 - 1939

Wade Hall Photographs, Small Collection

 Collection — Box: 2009001.030
Identifier: 2009-132
Abstract

This collection consists of eleven photographs depicting scenes from Japan around 1910.

Dates: 1930

Wade Hall Photographs, Small Collection

 Collection — Box: 2009001.035
Identifier: 2009-174
Abstract

This collection consists of four photographs depicting outdoor scenes. One is of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Warsaw, New York.

Dates: 1920 - 1929

Wade Hall Photographs, Small Collection

 Collection — Box: 2009001.036
Identifier: 2009-182
Abstract

This collection consists of fifteen photographs depicting people enjoying time at a pool at The Cloister Hotel and on the beach at Sea Island, Georgia.

Dates: 1946

Wade Hall Photographs, Small Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-013
Abstract

This collection consists of ten black and white photographs depicting unidentified people and places as well as scenes of Daytona Speedway, Peace Bridge at the United State and Canada border, and scenes from Wyoming.

Dates: 1920 - 1940

Wade Hall Photographs, Small Collection

 Collection — Box: 2009001.001
Identifier: 2009-002
Abstract

This collection consists of eighty-one black and white photographs depicting scenes from Seneca, Westminster, and Charleston, South Carolina. This collection also depicts members of an unidentified family, possibly from South Carolina.

Dates: 1920 - 1929

Wade Hall Photographs, Small Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-037
Abstract

This collection consists of thirty-three black and white photographs depicting scenes from Allegheny Mountains; railroad tracks, river, bridge and a train station.

Dates: 1913

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Language
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Names
Hall, Wade 25
University of Alabama 3
Gorgas, Amelia Gayle 2
Gorgas, Josiah, 1818-1883 2
Abrams, William P. 1