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Alma Bishop Williams Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0165
Scope and Contents This collection documents the history, ownership, and legacy of Tanglewood, a plantation house and its 474 acres of surrounding land in Hale County, Alabama. Materials include books, correspondence, personal and scholarly writings, newspaper clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, genealogical records, and blueprints.The collection traces Tanglewood’s history from its settlement by Page Harris (1795–1887) in 1824 and the construction of the existing house in 1859. It also highlights...
Dates: 1860-1973

Alma Bishop Williams Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 2012-032
Abstract

The collection consists of Bishop and Harry’s family, a family friend’s photographs, and some unidentified photographs.

Dates: 1862 - 1974

Alfred Francis Alois Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4094
Abstract

Memorabilia of a 1944 graduate of the University of Alabama, highlighting his athletic activities, A Club, Army ROTC, and Phi Sigma Kappa, as well as family photographs, correspondence, and newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1943-2013

Alonzo B. Palmer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1606
Abstract

This collection contains Palmer's diary, April-July 1865, when his Regiment, the First Ohio Light Artillery, was stationed in Tennessee and Alabama. The diary's frequent entries describe daily life in the camp, including meals, weather, and military activities. The collection also contains a photograph, ca. 1870, of several men, including Palmer, outside a store.

Dates: 1865 - 1956

Alpha Beta Alpha Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-217
Abstract

One color and five black and white photographs of Alpha Beta Alpha Convention at Illinois State University, showing Miss Jean Nelson (Instructor Illinois State University), Miss Welch (Librarian Illinois State University), Maureen Bray (Illinois State), Hilda Weeks (MSCW), Linda Pinder (West University of Alabama), Mary Kate Meredith (University of Alabama), Suellen Reed (University of Alabama), Dona Wrench, and two photos of Illinois State University.

Dates: 1968-04

Alpha Chi Omega collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2729
Abstract

Photograph of the University of Alabama members of the 1943 Alpha Chi Omega Fraternity, a photocopy of the Alpha Chi Omega page from the 1943 Corolla yearbook (with the same group photograph), and the dust jacket for the 1943 Corolla featuring sketches of men and women in military uniforms

Dates: 1943

Alpha Epsilon Delta records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0069
Abstract

The Alpha Epsilon Delta collection consists of the rules, rituals, petitions, reports, and memorabilia of the University of Alabama's charter chapter of this medical honors society.

Dates: 1926-1951

Alpha Kappa Delta Scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3796
Abstract

Scrapbooks from this scholarly honors society

Dates: 1970 - 1996

Alston Fitts Letters and Photograph

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0520
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1917 - 1919

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

Altrusa Club, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, charter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3736
Abstract

Charter of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, branch of this international service organization

Dates: 1966-03-04

S.S. Amapala news bulletin

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3483
Scope and Contents

The collection contains a fragile news bulletin about the collision of the S.S. Amapala and the oil tanker Camden, on the Mississippi River, sixty miles south of New Orleans, on January 27, 1936.

It is possible, although not confirmed, that this is the same S. S. Amapala that was attacked in 1942 by a German submarine.

Dates: 1936-01-27

Ambrose Doss Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0446
Abstract Collection contains letters written by Ambrose Doss of Jefferson County, Alabama, to his wife, Sarah Brake Doss while he was in Co. C of the 19th Alabama Regiment from the time of his enlistment in 1861 until his death on 1864 July 5 near Kennesaw, Cobb County, Georgia. There is also a letter from Lt. J. W. Rouse, dated 1864 July 6, to Sarah telling her of Ambrose’s death and burial. There are several miscellaneous documents including a short biographical sketch of Doss and a booklet titled...
Dates: 1861 - 1986; Majority of material found within 1861 - 1864

American Association of University Administrators records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3767
Abstract

Material from the American Association of University Administrators such as letters, brochures, and newsletters

Dates: 1972-1986

American Association of University Professors, University of Alabama Chapter records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0072
Abstract

A collection of meeting minutes, committee reports, correspondence, membership information, constitutions, and other material.

Dates: 1949-1975; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1960

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

American Cast Iron Pipe Company nomination binder

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3456
Scope and Contents

The collection contains a binder of materials and photographs nominating the American Cast Iron Pipe Company for Birmingham, Alabama's fifth annual Beautification Award.

Dates: 1975

American railroad station plans

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3747
Abstract

Over 140 original plans of train stations from the late nineteen and early twentieth centuries, primarily on the Louisville and Nashville railroad. Most are in ink on waxed architect's paper and are variously sized.

Dates: 1881-1942

American Revolution Bicentennial Commission papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0074
Abstract

Materials related to Bicentennial celebrations throughout America and pamphlets concerning the American Revolution.

Dates: 1974-1976

American Settlement Company letter and constitution

 Collection
Identifier: W-0135
Abstract

Constitution of the American Settlement Company (a subscription company which sold plots of land to Kansas settlers) and a letter written by a company representative

Dates: 1855-06-11

American Society manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0154
Abstract

Contains manuscript of American Society textbook written by Lee Bidgood in 1918.

Dates: 1918

American Wildlife Institute radio scripts

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0075
Abstract

These radio broadcast scripts sponsored by the American Wildlife Institute consist of a series of talks on wildlife conservation in America, 1937-38.

Dates: 1937-1938

Americans Take Heed Pamphlet by the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4812
Scope and Contents This item is a small, four-paneled propaganda pamphlet published in 1920 by the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, reprinting an article titled "Scum o’ the Melting-Pot" originally written by journalist Herbert Kaufman. The pamphlet, designed for mass distribution, presents a nativist, anti-immigrant narrative warning of the alleged cultural and racial “subversion” of the United States by immigrants deemed non-Anglo-Saxon.Kaufman’s article invokes early twentieth-century eugenicist and...
Dates: 1920-12-15

Joseph Sweetman Ames physics lectures

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0077
Abstract

Physics lectures in form of mimeographed, bound textbook delivered in 1898-1899 to the second year students of Johns Hopkins University by Joseph S. Ames, professor of physics. Book belonged to H. A. Sayre.

Dates: 1898-1899

Amnesty Oath of C.N. Kleinpeter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-5074
Scope and Contents This collection consists of a completed Amnesty Oath taken by C.N. Kleinpeter in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, dated October 25, 1865. The document affirms Kleinpeter's renewed loyalty to the United States following the Civil War. It is signed before a judge and is noted as the 107th such oath administered in the parish. The text includes Kleinpeter’s oath to support the U.S. Constitution, the Union, and emancipation laws and proclamations. This document offers valuable insight into the early...
Dates: 1865-10-25

Amnesty Oath of T.M. Burgess

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4876
Scope and Contents This collection consists of a single, partially printed and manuscript-completed Amnesty Oath taken by T.M. Burgess in Calhoun County, Alabama, dated August 30, 1865. The document affirms Burgess's renewed loyalty to the United States following the Civil War. It is signed before Judge James Baber and is noted as the seventeenth such oath administered in the county. The text includes Burgess’s oath to support the U.S. Constitution, the Union, and emancipation laws and proclamations. This...
Dates: 1865 August 30

An Incident in My Life by J.E. Pettit

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4885
Scope and Contents This collection contains a typed manuscript by a Civil War veteran, J.E. Pettit, and a leaflet announcing the eleventh reunion of the Society of United States Military Corp and Old Time Telegraphers' Association, where he is believed to have spoken about his experiences in 1891. An Incident in My Life, the primary document, is eighteen typed pages. It describes Fort Henderson in Athens, Alabama, noting its capture, the number of Black Union soldiers stationed...
Dates: circa 1891

Ancient and Medieval Coin Collection

 Collection — Box: 4177.001
Identifier: MSS-4177
Abstract

Collection of coins from Europe and the Middle East

Dates: 100 BC - 1450 AD

Ancient Free and Accepted Masons Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3897
Abstract

Twenty-one annual return reports of the Temple Lodge, number 425, in Perry County, Alabama

Dates: 1908-1930

Andrew and Charles Talcott Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4343
Content Description One letter from Andrew Talcott and ten letters to and from Charles Talcott written between 1852 and 1867. Father and son, both Andrew and Charles worked as civil engineers on railroads in the United States and Mexico. Andrew writes about railroad work, and he is mentioned in Charles’ letters concerning engineering work and some personal affairs. Most of the letters are from Charles Talcott to his wife, Theodosia “Thedie” Talcott, discussing their moves to Mexico in 1865, and the domestic...
Dates: 1852-04-17 - 1867-06-08

Andrew B. Moore Letter and Clipping

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2055
Abstract

A newspaper clipping noting the gift of $15,000 to Alabama Governor A.B. Moore in January 1861 for the defense of the state and a letter written to Joel E. Mathews of Cahaba, Dallas County, Alabama, thanking him for the gift. The letter was written and signed by P. Lockett, private secretary to the Governor.

Dates: 1861-01-28

Andrew Coleman Hargrove papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0630
Abstract

Personal and business correspondence, class notes, and financial records of attorney and politician, Andrew Coleman Hargrove of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Dates: 1835-1911

Andrew Dawson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1626
Abstract

Contains correspondence and other material relating to this Tuscaloosa, Alabama, native's service in Europe during World War I.

Dates: 1918 - 1919

Andrew Galbraith to John M. Galbraith Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4856
Scope and Contents This collection consists of a single handwritten letter dated 1832 from Andrew Galbraith of Hawkins County, Tennessee, to his son, John M. Galbraith, residing in Hopkins County, Kentucky. In the letter, Galbraith discusses the financial strategy of using pregnant enslaved women as collateral to secure credit for the acquisition of additional land. The letter provides rare and direct insight into the economic logic of slavery in the antebellum South, particularly the practice of...
Dates: 1832

Andrew Jackson Riddle papers

 Collection
Identifier: W-0162
Abstract

Papers and photographs by Civil War photographer Andrew Jackson Riddle.

Dates: 1864 - 1956

Andrew Jackson to Henry Baldwin Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4765
Scope and Contents This collection consists of letter signed by Andrew Jackson, dated April 28, 1825, written from the Hermitage in Nashville, Tennessee. Addressed to Henry Baldwin, the letter serves as an introduction for Harvey Lindsley, a professor at Cumberland College (now the University of Nashville). Jackson describes Lindsley as a "very worthy young man" and requests Baldwin’s hospitality during his travels, particularly in the Pittsburgh area. The letter is a significant artifact, highlighting...
Dates: 1825-04-28

Andrew McClure Jones papers

 Collection
Identifier: W-0070
Abstract

Patent documents, newspaper clippings, and other papers of Andrew McClure Jones.

Dates: 1879 - 1892

Andrew William Johnson Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2356
Abstract

Correspondence, photographs, diary, books, stationery set, newspaper clippings, and dog tags of Andrew William Johnson Jr. of Louisville, Kentucky, during the 1940s, before and after he was in the Army.

Dates: 1940-1949

Al Andrews Amateur Journalism Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0016
Abstract

A very large collection of individually-produced fan magazines (fanzines or ‘zines), circular letters, and related materials, principally of science fiction fantasy subjects, named in honor of Birmingham native and science fiction artist, Al Andrews. See the finding aid for a detailed inventory of the contents of the collection.

Dates: 1961-[2009]

Andrews Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church South minute books

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0079
Abstract

This collection consists of a photocopy of a church record book, which contains a register of pastors (1913-1987), marriages (1889-1936), infant baptisms (1924-1988), and members.

Dates: 1913-1990

Angel Laborde Naval Broadside Encouraging His Forces in Havana

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4942
Scope and Contents This collection contains a broadside printed in Havana by José Severino Boloña, official printer of the Spanish Royal Navy. It presents a message from Admiral Angel Laborde y Navarro to the troops he commanded aboard the Soberano. Issued just before a military expedition that attempted to reconquer Mexico, the order encourages the men to be loyal and fulfill their duty to the Spanish Crown. The document rallies Laborde's men, ensuring them of of his...
Dates: 1829-07-02

Angela Davis Ephemera Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1823
Abstract

Includes materials related to the Alabama-born activist Angela Davis and the early 1970s movement to have her freed from prison along with materials related to her campaigns to win the seat of U.S. vice-president as part of the Communist ticket in the 1980s.

Dates: 1970 - circa 1987

Ann Ayer Manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0096
Abstract

A manuscript of Ayers's guide for "Locating and Using Selected Genealogical Sources," written in 1972 and copyrighted in 1978.

Dates: 1972

Ann Jordan Farm papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0080
Abstract

Photocopies of Sidney Z. Mitchell's correspondence, articles relating to his career, and other biographical information. It also includes Jordan family deeds, photographs taken at Ann Jordan Farm, legal documents and correspondence relating to the Jordan Family Cemetery, articles about Ann Jordan Farm and Jordan Dam, and furniture catalogs and floor plans.

Dates: 1874-1950

Anne Mary E. Irons Commonplace Book and Illustrations

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4935
Scope and Contents This collection contains Anne Mary E. Irons' commonplace book and thirteen accompanying illustrations. The commonplace book has a black embossed cover and multi-colored pages. Its title page states it was a gift from her brother, Joseph, on July 27, 1841. Dates span from 1841 to 1863, and it contains signatures, drawings, poems, and quotes of students enrolled or recently graduated from Washington Female Seminary or Jefferson College, which only accepted males. Most of the book's...
Dates: 1841 - 1863

Annie Perkins commonplace book

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3875
Abstract

The collection consists of one commonplace book containing handwritten and published recipes as well as published poems collected by Perkins of Eutaw, Alabama.

Dates: Approximately 1867

Anniversary, 125

 Collection
Identifier: RG-015
Dates: 1955-1957; Majority of material found in 1956 - 1956

Anonymous Travel Diary from Boston to New Orleans

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4281
Abstract

Travel diary recording events of an unnamed Northern man's 1842-1843 journey from Boston to New Orleans, with descriptions of many aspects of Southern life and culture, including slavery, society, and food.

Dates: 1842 - 1843

Anti-Andrew Jackson Broadside

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4890
Scope and Contents This collection consists of a single large political broadside entitled "An Account of Some of the Bloody Deeds of General Jackson" produced during the 1828 U.S. presidential campaign. The broadside features vivid woodcut illustrations of seventeen coffins, each representing an individual allegedly executed on the orders of Andrew Jackson. These include six Tennessee militiamen court-martialed and executed during the Creek War, additional soldiers, Native American prisoners, and victims of...
Dates: 1814

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United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands 10
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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 7
Tutwiler, Julia 7
William Reese Company (Vendor) 7
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Brannon, Peter A. (Peter Alexander) 6
Freemasons 6
Gorgas, Josiah, 1818-1883 6
Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward) 6
Summersell, Charles Grayson 6
Tuskegee Institute 6
United States. Colored Troops 6
University of Alabama. Army ROTC 6
University of Alabama. Board of Trustees 6
Chapman, Reuben 5
Garland, Landon C. (Landon Cabell) (1810-1895) 5
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Lucy, Autherine, 1930-2022 5
Moore, A. B. (Andrew Barry) 5
Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad Company 5
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Van de Graaff, Adrian Sebastian 5
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Michael Brown Rare Books, LLC (Vendor) 4
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Semmes, Raphael, 1809-1877 4
Shorter, John Gill 4
Smith, Eugene Allen 4
Strode, Hudson 4
United Klans of America 4
United States. Army 4
United States. Army. Air Corps 4
University of Alabama. Office of Archaeological Research 4
Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862 4
Wheeler, Joseph 4
Alabama Central Female College (Tuscaloosa, Ala) 3
Alabama. Circuit Court (17th Circuit) 3
Alabama. National Guard 3
American Red Cross 3
Bessemer Coal, Iron, and Land Company 3
Bibb, William Wyatt 3
Blackburn, John L. 3
Bryce Hospital (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) 3
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Clay, Clement Comer 3
Compagnie des Indes 3
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 3
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Geological Survey of Alabama 3
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Louis XV, King of France 3
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