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Edward Bressie Vaughan Papers
Papers of both Edward Bressie Vaughan, Sr. and Jr. The majority of the papers are requisitions, receipts, Quartermaster stores, etc. from August through Novemeber 1862 during the Kentucky Campaign signed by or sent to Lieutenant Edward Bressie Vaughan, Jr.. Other papers include both Vaughan, Sr.'s and Jr.'s personal and business correspondence from 1832 through 1869. The collection also contains E.B. Vaughan, Sr.'s Oath of Allegiance (dated 30 June 1865) to the United Stated.
Eliza Thomas Nolley Papers
Woolsey Finnell Response to the Reminiscences of John Little
Responses to some of John Little's memoirs.
James Somerville Papers
Letters to his wife, Ellen G. Sommerville, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia while Somerville was on two trips to Alabama and Mississippi, looking for a place to settle. The Somervilles eventually chose Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The letters contain comments on traveling companions, places seen, business conditions, and etc.
John McKee Papers
A letter to Secretary of the Navy Samuel Southard, recommending the appointment of Henry Francis Toulmin as midshipman. The collection also contains two other letters by McKee and a payroll list of Choctaw Indians who served in the Creek War.
Jonathan and William Kelly and Company Letter
A letter dated 9 March 1838, introducing Frederick Augustus Porter Bernard to James Hogan of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Kettledrum Club Records
The records of this Tuscaloosa literary club for Alabama women, including meeting minutes and scrapbooks. The latter contain photographs of and articles on early members, their husbands, their residences, and club meetings. The collection also includes papers presented at meetings.
Kirkman and Jackson Letter
A letter dated 8 September 1818, to James Penn, transmitting account against Mr. David Miller, “a merchant established at the falls of the Black Warrior” (i.e., Tuscaloosa, Alabama) regarding recovery of a debt owed by Miller.
Moores Bridge Baptist Church Minutes
Minutes of monthly meetings and lists of members, 1859-1888, of this Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Baptist Church.
Northington Hospital papers
Photos, letters, blueprints, newspapers. and a scrapbook from the Northington Naval Reserve located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, during and after World War II.
Petition for Small Change Notes by Citizens of Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Signed by approximately fifty citizens of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this petition expresses concern over the scarcity of small change in the city. The petitioners wanted paper change tickets to alleviate the situation.
Powers Family Account Book and Scrapbook
Book used as an account book for automobile service station patronized by Tuscaloosa, Alabama, families and as a scrapbook for United Daughters of the Confederacy clippings.
Samuel Henry Sprott, Jr. Papers
Includes examination books and scrapbook of Samuel Henry Sprott, Jr. The materials pertain to Mr. Sprott's years at the University of Alabama.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon papers
Sigma Alpha Epsilon materials from 1909 to 1916
Solomon and Lucinda Perteet Papers
Includes receipts and legal papers of this prominent Tuscaloosa, Alabama, free black man and his wife.
Historical Record of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1819-1969, Sesquicentennial Souvenir Program
Souvenir booklet commemorating the 150th anniversary of the founding of Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, Preservation Society Records
A set of scrapbooks containing clippings recording the work and activities of this society,1979-80, including its publication, Heritage Week.
Tuscaloosa History Photographs
Photographs depicting Tuscaloosa people and places.
United States General Land Office records
This collection consists of ledgers containing: Land Commission correspondence; applications for land in Mississippi and Alabama territories; copies of land grants from England, France and Spain to residents in Mobile; marriage contracts; wills; and plats of grants, 1783-1813. Ledger 17 contains diary entries by James E. Henderson of Co. C, 12th Iowa Infantry, who was assistant provost marshall in Alabama in 1865. Several ledgers have been indexed by names.
W. T. Ogle Testimony
Statement dated 18 March 1878 concerning the actions of General John T. Croxton's Union Army forces in seizing Tuscaloosa, Alabama, April 1865.
Y.M.C.A. Tuscaloosa Records
This collection includes meeting minutes, bylaws, the constitution, and other papers.