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A. Babbitt letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0100
Abstract

Letter from Babbitt to his cousin William H. Babbitt of Princeton, New Jersey, describing an ocean voyage from New York to Mobile, and Babbitt's subsequent doings in Alabama.

Dates: circa 1843 December

Arthur Bagby papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0102
Abstract

Contains materials, mostly photocopies, created by or relating to Arthur Bagby, the tenth governor of Alabama.

Dates: 1837

Bailey Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4297
Scope and Contents The Bailey Family Papers include letters created and received by multiple generations of family members. The bulk of the letters contains Reconstruction-era content, but there are also other later letters of interest written from Texas and Japan. Samuel Bailey wrote ten letters to his son George from 1865-1869. Although Samuel wrote most of the letters while in Macon, Georgia, he was in South Charlestown, New Hampshire, when he wrote the earliest one on June 10, 1865. The letters were...
Dates: 1859-1905

William Pitt Ballinger diary

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0104
Abstract

Diary covering the 1865 negotiations with General E. R.S. Canby and others over the cessation of hostilities between the U.S. and the state of Texas, other legal cases legal and business, as well as personal and family affairs.

Dates: 1864-1868

Baltzell and Bullock families papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0105
Abstract

The papers of two Greene County, Alabama families involved in post-Civil War Alabama politics, including correspondence, a diary, essays, deeds, and financial documents.

Dates: 1839-1921

R. H. Banister industrial scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3798
Abstract

Industrial scrapbook containing articles and images pertaining to the Woodward Iron Company

Dates: 1902

Bank of the State of Alabama cashier's checks

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0106
Abstract

Three cashier's checks drawn by Samuel Pickens.

Dates: 1826

Bank of the State of Alabama, Huntsville Branch, Notices of Protest

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0107
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1836 - 1837

Banking in Alabama, 1816-1860, volume 2, manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: W-0007
Abstract

Includes a carbon copy of the manuscript Banking in Alabama, 1816-1860, volume 2, written by William H. Brantley Jr. The bound manuscript is 371 pages long and covers the history of banking in the state from 1837 to 1849; it is part of a two-volume work that covers the years 1816-1860.

Dates: 1967

Athelyne Celest Banks Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4105
Abstract

Papers that document the life of a prominent African American educator in Decatur, Alabama.

Dates: 1889-2008

Eutaw Banks... Their Story as Suggested by the WCB Photo Albums (PDF files on CD-ROM)

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4176
Abstract

The story of the family of James Oliver Banks II of Eutaw, Alabama, as told in the photographs of his son Wilkes Coleman Banks.

Dates: 1852-1941

John Taylor Banks diary

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0109
Abstract

Diary of druggist who served in the 6th Alabama Regiment. Also includes a biographical sketch and a coroner's report signed by Banks.

Dates: 1862-1893

Marion Banks letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0110
Abstract

Letter to Dr. E. H. Moren recommending W. C. Richardson for the professorship of English literature at Alabama A and M College.

Dates: 1878 May 24

Bankston School: a history

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0583
Abstract

Recollections of Bankston School by individuals connected to this school located in Fayette County, Alabama, which opened in 1906 and closed in the mid 1970s, detailing the history of the school's building, school activities, teachers, and principals.

Dates: circa 1906-1970

Barker Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0112
Abstract

Letters, photographs, newspaper clippings, genealogical records and other materials relating to Henry A. Barker (1879-1962), a Methodist Minister in Boaz, Alabama, and his family.

Dates: undated

Frederick A. P. Barnard letter and speech

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0113
Abstract

An address to the "Gentlemen of the Erosophic Society" in 1848 at The University of Alabama and a letter to Barnard from his brother, John G. Barnard, regarding a pass for travel in 1862.

Dates: 1848, 1862

Harry V. Barnard paper

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0114
Abstract

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

Dates: 1954

Barnes Railroad Gandy Dancers DVD

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3617
Abstract

DVD about "Gandy Dancers" that worked on the Barnes Railroad

Dates: after 1985

Mamie L. Barnett letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0115
Abstract

A letter dated 7 June 1928 from Barnett to her brother Frank.

Dates: 1928 June 7

E. Scott Barr papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2430
Abstract

Bound copies of his letters and publications

Dates: 1924-1987

Alfredo Barrera Vasquez mask

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2428
Abstract

Bust of Alfredo Barrera Vasquez

Dates: unknown

Barrie Lucien Holt papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0692
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1841-1950

J. D. Barron research material on Native Americans

 Collection
Identifier: W-0088
Abstract

Research notes and correspondence related to J. D. Barron's research on native American place names in Alabama.

Dates: 1887-1906

W.R. Barron paper

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0119
Abstract

A paper titled "History of Fairview Presbyterian Church from Organization to Present Date (April 23, 1889)," that includes lists of pastors, members, and elders of this Presbyterian Church in Perry County, Alabama, 1823-1889.

Dates: 1889 April 23

James M. Barry notebooks

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0120
Abstract

Notebooks containing addresses and miscellaneous of papers and notes.

Dates: circa 1940

Barton and Stewart law firm records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0121
Abstract

Daybook and docket, 1827-32, of this Tuscaloosa law firm.

Dates: 1827-1832; Majority of material found within 1827 - 1829

Robert L. Bass Collection of University of Alabama Negatives

 Collection
Identifier: 2023-001
Abstract

This collection consists of glass plate negatives, nitrate negatives, and several gelatin developing-out paper photographs depicting The University of Alabama campus, football and baseball teams, sororities and fraternities, and students, as well as negatives of Stillman College and Tuscaloosa.

Dates: 1929 - 1943

Battle family papers

 Collection
Identifier: W-0010
Abstract

Letters, calling cards, scripture cards, and a small journal of this Tuskegee, Alabama, family.

Dates: 1855-1871

Junius K. Battle commencement address text

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0124
Abstract

Commencement address titled "Footprints of the Creator," delivered on July 15, 1858, at the University of Alabama.

Dates: 1858 July 15

Dr. Patricia Bauch Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3681
Abstract

Twelve bound research projects from retired UA faculty

Dates: 1970s-2000s

Beat 15 Petition

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0708
Abstract

Petition dated 23 March 1898 from citizens of "Beat 15," which included Montgomery and Crenshaw Counties, to the Board of Revenue, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama. The petition requests the construction of a road to be called the "Grady Road."

Dates: 1898-03-23

James S. P. Beck collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1795
Abstract

A miscellany of materials relating to Dr. James S. P. Beck, University of Alabama graduate (1924), including two co-authored articles about radiation burns among survivors of the Nagasaki atomic bomb blast and three photos of burn victims.

Dates: 1924-1947

Bedford H. Williams papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3683
Abstract

Legal documents, financial records, correspondence, and other personal papers of this Tuscaloosa County probate judge in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Dates: 1830-1945

Jesse Beene letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0128
Abstract

Two letters written from Cahawba, Alabama, to Rowland G. Hazard in Peace Dale, Rhode Island. The first, dated 14 July 1839, orders shoes for Beene's sixty-eight slaves and includes a list of slaves and a measurement of their feet in inches. In the second, dated 16 December 1841, Beene expresses dissatisfaction with both shoes and prices.

Dates: 1839-1841

Harvey Beeson letters and photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0129
Abstract

Letter and photographs relating to Harvey Beeson’s ancestors in Michigan, August 1939.

Dates: 1939

Jasper Luther Beeson collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0130
Abstract

A miscellany of materials including the text of Beeson's address to the fifty-seventh anniversary meeting of the Philomatic Society and at The University of Alabama commencement in 1889, photographs of him, newspaper clipping, a copy of a physics exam for seniors, and other items.

Dates: 1889-1890

Harry Belafonte and SNCC circular regarding Sammy Younge

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2112
Abstract

Circular signed by Harry Belafonte on behalf of SNCC, describing the recent murder of Sammy Younge, Jr., in Tuskegee, Alabama.

Dates: 1966

Bell Factory letterbook and cloth samples

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0131
Abstract

Corporate letterbook, 1882-1906, and cloth samples of "Bell checks" and "Bell stripes" manufactured by the Bell Factory, Huntsville, Alabama, after the Civil War.

Dates: 1882-1906

Bell I. Wiley Civil War articles collection

 Collection
Identifier: W-0160
Abstract

A variety of reprinted and clipped articles from various journals, magazines, and newspapers, as well as bibliographical and general notes, discussing the Civil War from many angles, including medical, literary, restitution, and even specific battles and generals.

Dates: 1859 - 1979

Robert K. Bell papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0133
Abstract

Unpublished manuscript of the 167th U.S. Infantry, Fourth Alabama Infantry Regiment ("The Fighting Fourth") titled "The Warrior Guards from the Reconstruction to the Great War" along with some newspaper clippings, transcripts, etc. on the "Warrior Guards."

Dates: 1840-1935

William Robert Bell letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0134
Abstract

A letter dated 29 May 1864 from a Confederate soldier to his mother and sister while stationed in Bayou La Batre, Alabama.

Dates: 1864 May 29

Belle R. Harrison letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0645
Abstract

Letters to Harrison, a member of the Tuscaloosa women's literary society, the Kettledrum, relating to her book of poetry. Correspondents include Martha Young and Augusta Evans Wilson.

Dates: 1895-1903

Belser and Harris legal firm financial records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1796
Abstract

A ledger recording the financial transactions of the central Alabama law firm of James Belser and Nathan Harris

Dates: 1846-1850

Henry R. Benagh letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0136
Abstract

A letter containing genealogical information about the Benagh family.

Dates: 1951

Louise Huddleston Bendt papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3609
Abstract

Newspaper articles, greeting cards, photographs, school newsletters, and personal letters

Dates: 1907-1973

Benjamin Franklin Meek lecture notebook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0974
Abstract

A volume of lectures, notes, and examinations by this University of Alabama professor of English literature.

Dates: 1872-1873

Benjamin Franklin Whittemore record book and photographs

 Collection
Identifier: W-0077
Abstract

Record book of Chaplain Benjamin Franklin Whittemore of the Fifty-Third Massachusetts, describing the military service of its members

Dates: 1863 - 1887

Benjamin J. Gaston Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3915
Abstract

Letters written by Benjamin J. Gaston, who served as a first lieutenant with the Independent 2nd Battalion Alabama Volunteers and as a private in the 10th Alabama Cavalry.

Dates: 1859 - 1865

Benjamin Rice Holt Papers

 Collection
Identifier: W-0159
Abstract

Letters and papers of this Confederate soldier and his family during the Civil War and afterwards.

Dates: 1860 - 1939

Benjamin Sherwood Hedrick Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0657
Abstract

Letters from seven former students while prisoners of war in northern prison camps, requesting food, clothing, books, tobacco, and money.

Dates: 1864

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