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12 Days in May Betamax Tapes

 Collection
Identifier: 2013-027
Abstract

Collection contains the Beta Tapes during the student unrest May 1970 at the University of Alabama.

Dates: 1970-05

Alto Lee Whitehurst Class Notes

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1549
Abstract

Notes for history classes at the University of Alabama during the 1940s, among them U.S. History, World History, and the History of the Old South.

Dates: 1944

American Association of University Women, Tuscaloosa Branch records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0073
Abstract

Includes the Tuscaloosa branch secretary’s notebooks, which contain the association's official correspondence, meeting minutes, by-laws, and other records that vary by year. Also includes the executive board files and scrapbooks

Dates: 1928-2002

Harry V. Barnard paper

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0114
Abstract

Condensation of a 1954 term paper titled "LaGrange College: A Historical Sketch.

Dates: 1954

Margaret Chenault papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0296
Abstract

Memorabilia of a University of Alabama student, 1930-1934, including a scrapbook, record book, newspapers, and student organization documents

Dates: 1930-1934

John E. Curry collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0386
Abstract

Photocopies of letters from David H. Vinton, Assistant Quartermaster in New York, to Lieutenant Josiah Gorgas at Watervliet Arsenal, refusing to grant Gorgas’s request for supplies to be sent to Pensacola, and from University of Alabama cadet John H. Marshall in Tuscaloosa, discussing the possible role of the cadets in the defense of the state, the fainting of several cadets during a dress parade, and inquires about his family.

Dates: 1846-1864

D. M. N. Ross Paper

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1208
Abstract

A paper titled "A brief history of the military department of the University of Alabama, 1860-1936,"written by D.M.N. Ross.

Dates: n.d.

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

Deborah Nygren Paper

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1063
Abstract A paper written by Deborah A. Nygren for the University of Alabama's History 567 class in 1976 entitled "The Carpetbaggers of the 1867 Alabama Constitutional Convention: A Study of Personal and County Characteristics on Carpetbaggers in Alabama during the Reconstruction era." It examines the relationship between the popular conceptions of carpetbaggers and the role played by black voters in electing them to office, as they related to pre-war anti-secession sentiment and voting patterns, and...
Dates: 1976

Delta Chi Fraternity Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4223
Scope and Contents This collection consists of five scrapbooks for the UA chapter of Delta Chi Fraternity, thirteen issues of the Delta Chi Quarterly, two issues of The Counselor, and a series of publications collected by Charles E. Carlin. The scrapbooks contain photographs, clippings, invitations, correspondence, and notes added by Carlin explaining the state of the scrapbooks. Carlin collected the series of publications in a binder titled "Publications of Historical Interest to the Alabama Chapter of Delta...
Dates: 1952 - 2017; Majority of material found within 1952 - 1977

Donn Sanford photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-021
Abstract

Photographs of the first African American student admitted to the University of Alabama, Autherine Lucy, enrolling at The University of Alabama in February 1956.

Dates: 1956 February

Jim Edwards papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2936
Abstract

Contains correspondence letters of Jim Edwards written to his family and friends, mostly containing information about his daily life. Also contains his grade reports during his time at Miami University, 1934-1938.

Dates: 1934-1947

Elise Ayers Sanguinetti Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0098
Abstract

This collection consists of the correspondence, manuscripts, and galley proofs, as well as reviews and notices of Elise Ayers Sanguinetti, the Alabama author of The Last of the Whitfields (1962), The New Girl (1964), The Dowager (1968), and McBee's Station (1972).

Dates: 1929 - 2003

Fleta McWhorter Dowling and Gwen McWhorter Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1643
Abstract

This collection consists of letters between Fleta McWhorter Dowling and her sister Gwen McWhorter, 1943-46, chiefly concerning the latter’s doctoral dissertation subject, some letters from others to Gwen McWhorter, and two Gwen McWhorter problem statements on the use of participation in the development of school health programs.

Dates: 1943 - 1949

William Baker Flowers and Jennie Shaw Flowers University of Alabama materials

 Collection — Box: 2339
Identifier: MSS-0523
Abstract

Items relating to Walter Flowers and Jennie Shaw Flowers as students at the University of Alabama, including commencement programs, SGA and WSGA ribbons, Triangle ribbon, library card, and invitation to a dance

Dates: 1943-1946

Bessie Leach Hayden paper

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0651
Abstract

Paper entitled "Then Came the Women: The University in the Nineties," written by Bessie Leach Hayden, Dean of Women, about the first sixty years of coeducation at the University of Alabama.

Dates: circa 1953

Edna Lee Holladay Diary

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4044
Abstract

Diary (and transcription) kept by Edna Lee Holladay during her college days at the University of Alabama

Dates: 1936-1939

James William Oakley Jr. Photographs

 Collection — Box: 38034.001
Identifier: 2010-020
Abstract

Photographs taken by James William Oakley Jr. during the week that Autherine Lucy, the first African American student at The University of Alabama, enrolled in February 1956.

Dates: 1956 February

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

Lucien Owen Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1085
Abstract

A letter dated 8 October 1857, from a student at the University of Alabama to his father, which dicusses student life.

Dates: 1857-10-08

M. Carolyn Smith Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1292
Abstract

The collection contains material created and gathered as research for "A North Alabama Country Boy's Journey into the World of Nuclear Technology." Written for Professor Gary Mills at the University of Alabama, the paper is about Lester Elkin Burkhart, who worked in the United States atomic energy program.

Dates: 1982

Margaret Moore Photographic Album of Atlanta University Student Life

 Collection
Identifier: 2020-006
Abstract

One photographic album compiled by Margaret Moore containing eighty-four black-and-white photographs depicting life at Atlanta University between 1917 and 1920.

Dates: 1917 - 1920

Mary C. Partlow and John C. Pritchitt paper

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1107
Abstract

A 1981 paper titled "John William Abercrombie, Thirteenth President of the University of Alabama, 1902-1911" written for a University of Alabama class by Mary C. Partlow and John C. Pritchitt.

Dates: 1981

Carrie T. McLester diploma

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3789
Abstract

Carrie T. McLester's diploma from the Alabama Female Institute

Dates: 1872 June 12

Melpothalian Society Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0977
Abstract

This collection contains an account of the society's proceedings, a list of members, and a note for $5,000 to W. P. Douthit dated Oct. 15, 1844.

Dates: 1836 - 1844; Majority of material found within 1836 - 1837

Natalie Thornton Photograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: 2012-001
Abstract

One photographic album depicting scenes from The University of Alabama featuring coeds at the Kilgore House and the campus. Also scenes from Montgomery, Alabama, New York City, New Orleans, Florida, and Texas.

Dates: 1905-1911

Oleta Lewis Hardesty Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-017
Abstract

Collection consists of fourteen photographs of University of Alabama coeds engaged in a variety of activities around campus, probably taken by Hardesty, a 1933 graduate of Alabama.

Dates: 1931 - 1933

Marvin T. Ormond papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3630
Abstract

UA Glee Club newspaper clippings and a photo

Dates: Between 1900 and 1925

Thomas Waverly Palmer records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1097
Abstract

Surveys used to gather data for "Register of the Officers and Students of the University of Alabama, 1831-1901".

Dates: 1890

S. A. McPherson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0968
Abstract

Notes by McPherson while a theological student at Payne University, a college for African Americans founded in 1889 by the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Selma, Alabama, and copies of three commencement addresses at Attalla, Etowah County, and Thomas, Jefferson County, Alabama Public Schools.

Dates: 1920 - 1929

Nancy Stallworth Shortridge Memorabilia

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4161
Abstract

Photographs, invitations, dance cards, etc. from a University of Alabama student during the World War II years.

Dates: 1931-1992

Mollie Sink Alabama Female Institute diploma

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2400
Abstract

Alabama Female Institute diploma of Mollie Sink

Dates: 1861 June 26

Gene Smith Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4116
Abstract

Scrapbook documenting a young woman's enjoyment of her life and times as she moves from high school to college.

Dates: 1937-1941

Henrietta Thompson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1403
Abstract

This collection contains the papers and correspondence of an University of Alabama Home Economics professor.

Dates: 1910-1966

Stanley Thrasher paper

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1406
Abstract

A paper written by Stanley Thrasher for a University of Alabama class in American Folklore. The paper relates the history of the Thrasher Brothers gospel music group, of which the author was a member.

Dates: 1979

University of Alabama Alumni Society Membership Dues Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3998
Abstract

Form letter requesting payment of alumni membership dues to help fund scholarships.

Dates: 1903 April 1

University of Alabama Kappa Alpha Pledge Register and Alumni Directory

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4140
Abstract

Pledge register for the University of Alabama's Alpha Beta Chapter of the Kappa Alpha Order, February 1935 - August 1948

Dates: 1935-1964

University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Portraits

 Collection
Identifier: 2021-002
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of four studio portraits of a soldier.

Dates: 1950 - 1959

University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections UA Students Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 2021-001
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one photograph of the University of Alabama Women's Chorus.

Dates: 1929

William A. Stickney diary

 Collection
Identifier: W-0057
Abstract

Diary of Episcopal minister William A. Stickney contains entries dated from 1841-1847. The diary documents Stickney's life as a college student at LaGrange College in Franklin County, Alabama, the University of Alabama, and the General Theological Seminary in New York City. Entries provide information about Stickney's daily life, as well as descriptions of religious services he attended and led, and a description of his personal devotions.

Dates: 1841-1847

William Albert Jones Quarterly Report Card

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0787
Abstract

Photostatic copy of an 1862 report card of this University of Alabama student from Marion, Alabama.

Dates: 1862-12-26

William Columbus Ward Speech Text

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1525
Abstract

The text of Ward's 1858 valedictory address, delivered at the University of Alabama.

Dates: 1858-07-15

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