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A. and R. Cain Tannery and General Store records
Daybooks and an accounts ledger kept by the owners of a tannery and general store on Tanyard Street, Northport, Alabama
A. F. Hopkins Letter
A letter from Hopkins to Silas Parsons of Huntsville, Alabama, about the debt and finances of clients
Alabama Fuel and Iron Company records
The business records of a firm with extensive mine holdings in Alabama, including minutes of stockholders meetings, 1917-1953, minutes of the board of directors, 1927-1953, and miscellaneous material.
Alabama historical documents collection
Miscellaneous deeds, certificates, bills of sale, legal suits, court orders, and bonds pertaining to various regions or persons in Alabama. Includes a copy of the post-Civil War loyalty oath.
Alabama Manufacturing Association records
Includes membership information, correspondence to members, newsletters, data on industrial growth, and civic booster brochures from various Alabama cities.
Alabama Marble Quarries prospectus/stock subscription form
A prospectus describing the marble quarried by the firm in Talladega County, Alabama, and the demand for it. At the bottom of the second page is a stock subscription form.
Alabama Power Company Coal Mines
Variety of reports from Alabama Power Company's Gorgas, Marvel, Blocton, and Cahaba coal mines in the mid-20th century.
Alabama State Fair bag
Paper bag made to promote the University of Alabama School of Chemistry exhibit at the Alabama State Fair in Birmingham, Alabama, September 26 - October 1, 1938.
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.
Allen and Jemison Hardware Company catalogs
Two catalogs, 1913 and 1928, of this Tuscaloosa, Alabama, hardware store.
Allen Family papers
The business and personal papers of John G. Allen (1810- 1891) and his son Charles Edward (1860-1943), planters of Marengo County, Alabama, including Civil War letters, tenant farmer contracts, mortgages and indentures, bills and receipts, personal letters, insurance policies, and miscellaneous items relating to the family.
Andrew Coleman Hargrove papers
Personal and business correspondence, class notes, and financial records of attorney and politician, Andrew Coleman Hargrove of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Ashville Railroad Company Records
Photocopies of resolutions about the formation of the company, legal documents, printed maps, certificates of incorporation, and board meeting notices related to the Ashville Railroad Company, 1882-1884.
Atlanta and West Point Railroad Company freight routes
Freight traffic routes for this Georgia railroad company
A.Y. Sharpe and Son, Demopolis, Alabama, records
Partial records of a Demopolis, Alabama, general store, including amounts brought forward, 1880-1892; and purchases, 1893-1911. Some loose pages are laid in to the account book.
Bank of the State of Alabama cashier's checks
Three cashier's checks drawn by Samuel Pickens.
Bank of the State of Alabama, Huntsville Branch, Notices of Protest
Notarized notices of protest against writers of drafts, bills of exchange, and promissory notes for which there were no funds available upon their due dates. Microfilmed by Alabama State Department of Archives and History, 1954.
Barrie Lucien Holt papers
Contains the papers of Barrie Lucien Holt, covering his life as a capitalist, planter, financier, and quartermaster general of the Alabama National Guard. Holt was an organizer and majority shareholder in the Prattville Cotton Mills and Banking Company, as well as a partner in D. M. Snow and Company.
James M. Barry notebooks
Notebooks containing addresses and miscellaneous of papers and notes.
Bell Factory letterbook and cloth samples
Corporate letterbook, 1882-1906, and cloth samples of "Bell checks" and "Bell stripes" manufactured by the Bell Factory, Huntsville, Alabama, after the Civil War.
Benjamin T. Barret Papers
A collection containing family correspondence, bills, receipts, clippings, and other items.
Nimrod E. Benson deeds
Two deeds recording the conveyance of land in Montgomery County, Alabama, by Nimrod E. Benson to George Whitman, 19 February 1830 and 2 April 1832.
Benton County, Alabama, land contract
Land contract dated 29 July 1834, at White Plains, Benton (later Calhoun) County, Alabama.
Bessemer Coal, Iron, and Land Company records
This collection contains much of the business correspondence and records of the Bessemer Coal, Iron and Land Company, including lists of stock holders, minutes of meetings, maps of mine sites, and correspondence with government entities.
Bessemer Land & Improvement Co. and Bessemer Coal, Iron & Land Co. stock certificates
Early stock certificates from these significant coal and land development companies
Beta Gamma Sigma records
This collection contains an account book, receipts, and clippings pertaining to this national scholastic fraternity for commerce and business.
Hugo F. Biedermann papers
The collection includes copies of patents granted Biedermann, as well as contracts and some scattered miscellaneous papers. The bulk of the collection consists of photographs of projects worked on by the firm of Skinner and Biedermann, including the Anniston Army Depot and many buildings on the University of Alabama campus, including the Engineering building, Lloyd Hall, Denny Chimes, Denny Stadium, Doster Hall, Graves Hall, and others.
Birmingham Coal and Coke Company shipping records
Ledger of shipping records including destinations, prices and kinds of coal, dates, etc.
Birmingham Printing Pressman's Union minutes
One ledger that records the association's meetings from 1913-1916.
Birmingham Real Estate Board banquet program
Part of the program and text of the 1940 annual banquet of the Birmingham Real Estate Board, held on 16 January 1941.
John Blackwell deed
A deed recording a transfer of land in Montgomery County, Alabama, dated 25 September 1828, from John Blackwell to Thomas Mastin.
Winton M. Blount papers
This collection contains the papers of this Montgomery, Alabama, business leader, during his term as United States Postmaster General (1969-1971).
Bonney and Bush and Bush and Lobdell collection
Letters to the machinery manufactures Booney and Bush, and Bush and Lobdell, both of Wilmington, Delaware, concerning machinery, cotton gins, and business conditions in Alabama, 1836-1843.
Walter Lawrence Bragg letters
Copies of incoming letters dated 1881-1882, from the Alabama state archives.
Brewster and Conley sales records
Contains the sales records from 1838 to 1846 of Brewster and Conley, a buggy and carriage manufacturing company located in antebellum Mobile, Alabama.
Brierfield Ironworks records
Financial and legal documents of the Brierfield Ironworks along with some correspondence and printed materials, dating from 1866 to 1882. The materials are divided into two main groups: (A) those materials generated during Josiah Gorgas' control of the ironworks (1866-1869), and (B) those materials generated during Thomas S. Alvis' control of the operations (1869-1873).
Broadnax, Cleavland, and McKerrill account ledger
Ledger recording purchases by customers at this general store in Eutaw, Green County, Alabama.
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen letter
Letter dated 15 March 1921 from Brotherhood of Trainmen Vice President, Val Fitzpatrick, to union members concerning a strike against the Atlanta, Birmingham, and Atlantic Railway Company.
Donald Brown collection
The Century War Book: Battles and Leaders of the Civil War (People's Pictorial Edition); Alabama Citizens' Commission on Constitutional Reform Collection; Rosenwald Schools in Kentucky, 1917-1932 Papers; and 4) Another Star is Born: Grand Opening Tuscaloosa Mercedes-Benz M-class Press Information packet.
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands labor contract
Labor contract dated 16 June 1865 with estate of Greene Underwood of Dallas Co., Alabama, binding former slaves to plantation in return for food, clothing and medical care
Bush and Lobdell Correspondence
Five letters and a telegram to a foundry in Delaware from various Alabama railroads concerning purchase of wheels, trucks, pinions, and other items.
Business and Professional Women's Club records
Scrapbooks and papers of this Tuscaloosa, Alabama, chapter of the Business and Professional Women's Club. Papers include treasurer's reports, public relations reports, and other club information. Scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings, articles, photographs, programs, club yearbooks, and invitations.
C. H. Miller Store Records
General merchandise store records, including ledgers, daybooks, correspondence and miscellaneous materials from a business located in Miller, Marengo County, Alabama.
Cahill Family Papers
The Cahill Family Papers consist of personal correspondence to and from Clyde M., Michael J., and Belle Mills Cahill of Ohio. Also included in the collection are receipts and miscellaneous financial documents.
Andrew Caldcleugh account book
A book containing miscellaneous accounts and receipts, 1778- c. 1811. The identifying label states that this is the account book for a sawmill. Many of the entries relate to lumber sales, but others do not, throwing doubt upon the attribution. The cover is inscribed "A Caldcleugh Mill April 28th 1803."
J. F. J. Caldwell letter
Letter written by Caldwell, dated 5 September 1861, to James Simms of Charleston, South Carolina, inquiring about a note and asking for assistance in getting a secretaryship with the Confederate Commissioners being sent to Europe.
John Cannon indenture
An agreement dated 10 January 1899 and executed in Elmore County, Alabama, between J. W. Adams and John Cannon, indenturing Archie Cannon, a minor, to five months agricultural labor.
Theron Cannon records
The records of a general store in Berry, Fayette County, Alabama, including correspondence, mortgages, invoices, orders, etc.
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.
Aubrey Toulmin Carney contract
A contract dated 20 April 1950, with Charles Scribners Sons for her book, No Odds - No Victory.