Showing Collections: 1 - 38 of 38
Alston Fitts Letters and Photograph
Letters from this Tuscaloosa, Alabama, physician to his wife and children before and after he was shipped to France during World War I, as well as a photograph of Fitts.
Catalog collection
Six catalogs of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Three are clothing catalogs, one is a plant catalog, one is an automobile supply catalog, and one is a biography/silverware catalog.
Drayton Doherty Letters
This collection pertains principally the World War One service of Dr. Drayton Doherty (1893-1969) of Selma, Alabama. It contains more than sixty letters from Doherty to his parents during his service in France, in which he served as a medical officer, chiefly with the British Second Army. Other items in the collection include some official correspondence relative to Doherty’s military service, a miscellany of personal papers, and three photographs.
Durst Family papers
Letters, newspapers, and miscellaneous documents from the Durst family. There is also a World War One era panoramic photograph and United Stated Service, or Blue Star Mother's flag.
Earl Elmer Stewart Letters
Letters written by Private Earl Elmer Stewart of the Headquarter Company, 70th Artillery, Coast Artillery Command from April 5, 1918 to March 4, 1919 to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Elmer Stewart of English, Crawford County, Indiana.
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
Robert Court Fletcher World War I Correspondence and Dog Tags
Sixteen letters and postcards from this World War I soldier to his sister in Birmingham, Alabama.
Four Minute Men, Women's Division, Birmingham, Alabama, scrapbook
Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and other materials about this organization, whose members gave speeches in support of World War I.
Louis Giesler letter
Letter to brother Albert, from Army sergeant serving during World War I and training in Camp Sherman, Ohio, discussing camp life, training, rifles, and a fire that killed horses and mules. He mentions the possibility of "going over" soon.
Mrs. Oscar Hall scrapbook
Scrapbook created by Birmingham, Alabama, resident containing clippings and other items related to World War I, particularly Birmingham soldiers and sailors.
Wade Hall Collection of Stereocards
Collection consists of 1708 stereocards depicting scenes from all over the world.
Henry De Lamar Clayton Sr. papers
The personal, legal, military, and administrative papers, of this Alabama politician, Confederate general, and University of Alabama president.
Jim Hollingsworth Papers
Papers concerning WWI military disability claims
Howell F. Hayslette Letter and Photograph
Letter and photograph, from Hayslette in Conde, France, to "My Dear Mother," thanking her for a Christmas parcel and expressing longings for home.
Hughes family papers
Letters written by brothers Arley and Eli Hughes while serving in the Army during World War I and late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century artifacts of this large, rural Alabama family.
Joseph Wilbourn Young letters
A collection of letters home from Europe, during and immediately after World War I.
Photographic Album of an African American Family
Small rectangular photo album containing photographs of prominent African American family probably from around Washington, District of Columbia area.
R. Landesberger letter and music
Handwritten letter and sheet of music from Geneva (Switzerland) professor Dr. R. Landesberger to President Woodrow Wilson, dated January 7, 1919. A typed transcript of the letter is also included.
Rare vertical file
Contains a variety of rare, published materials. Most notable are the almanacs, biographies, guidebooks, art catalogs, and works of literature.
Roland Lee Adams papers
This collection includes documents related to the army service of this York, Alabama, native; an essay; a biographical sketch; and three miscellaneous letters.
Roy C. Corbell papers
Miscellaneous financial documents and copy of General Order No. 38-A, American Expeditionary Forces, February 28, 1919 (letter from General John J. Pershing to soldiers at the end of World War I).
Schaudies-Banks-Ragland Photographs
Thirty seven framed photographs of African Americans in military uniforms, Border War, WWI, and WWII including portraits of Duncan Fields and Rubin Fields; portraits of women and families; large plaque with two photos of military men (Willie L. E. Means and James E. Means, date of their enlistment in the army).
Roy and Sara Swindell Letters
Letters from Roy Swindell and Sara Swindell to their family, who lived in Chattanooga, and later Nashville, Tennessee. The letters discuss missing home, traveling for work, and Bible verses. One letter is from Sara to their son James, an officer in the armed services during World War II.
James T. Tate Journal, Photograph, and Service Ribbons
Journal, photograph, and service ribbons of a young sailor aboard the USS Alabama in the years preceding the United States' entry into World War I.
Victor Hugo Friedman papers
Personal and official correspondence, photographs of a camp in the Alps, lieutenant's commission, Croce al Merito di Guerra, and various items issued by the military to this Tuscaloosa, Alabama, native.
Wade Hall Collection of World War I Materials
Letters and documents to and from American World War I soldiers and their families
Wade Hall Photographs, Small Collection
This collection of 208 black and white photographs depicting unidentified people playing in a snow, on the beach, in the garden, and World War I soldiers.
Wade Hall Photographs, Small Collection
This collection consists of thirty-four photographs depicting people from Kentucky and Chicago, Illinois engaged in various activities: playing in a snow, playing baseball and driving cars. Also this collection consist of portraits of military men from World War I.
Wade Hall Photographs, Small Collection
This collection consists of fifty-eight photographs depicting people engaging in various activities.
Wade Hall Photographs, Small Collection
This collection consists of eleven photographs depicting people and places in Kentucky.
Wade Hall World War I photographs
This collection consists of 534 photographs from World War I, a drawing, and a short narrative.
Wilfred A. Joubert Papers from Suriname and Mexico
Willie T. White papers
Contains correspondence, photographs, financial records, and other materials, the majority of which are related to Willie T. White, who resided in Rockford, Birmingham, and Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Violet Rochelle Wolford Diary
Diary of young woman in Cordova, Alabama, in 1918.
World War I and World War II Photographic Albums
This collection consists of nine photogrpahic albums from World War I and World War II.
World War I Military Unit Photographs
Photographs of military units in camps in the United States
World War I photographs
Three photographs of World War I era soldiers
World War I Posters
A variety of American World War I propaganda posters