Collections | Special Collections & Archives

James White, Obadiah White, and Jesse A. Justice letters

Collection

Identifier: MSS-1547

Overview A collection of letters written by James White to his mother and father, describing the fortifications at Tullahoma, Tennessee; others from White's son Obadiah White to his mother, relating clothing needs and rumors of troop movements; and from Jesse A. Justice to his wife, relating camp news, the incidence of sickness, and rumors of movement.

Dates: 1862-1863

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Sterling Wood papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-1570

Overview Contains notes, photograph albums, scrapbooks, notebooks, research notes, geneaology notes, family records, wills and letters on the Wood family from the 1860's-1972.

Dates: 1860-1972

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Marcus Joseph Wright memoirs

Collection

Identifier: MSS-1585

Overview An incomplete typescript copy (18 pp.) of, "Memoirs of Brigadier General Marcus J. Wright, CSA."

Dates: unknown

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Martha Young papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-1597

Abstract The collection contains many of the works, both published and unpublished, many in the dialect of Southern African Americans, written by Martha Young of Greensboro, Alabama, in the late 19th century and early 20th century, as well as correspondence, photographs and pictures, genealogical information on the Tutwiler and Young families, and other miscellaneous items. Martha Young was the granddaughter of Henry Tutwiler and niece of Julia Tutwiler.

Dates: 1867-1977

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

George Herman Simmons family papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-2220

Abstract Correspondence written by and related to the Simmons family, primarily George Herman Simmons.

Dates: 1915 - 1947; Majority of material found within 1918 - 1922

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Lizzie Snow Pearson Eddins papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-1788

Overview Autograph album from 1879-1884 and two cabinet cards of studio portraits of Patrick H. Eddins and Lozzie Snow Pearson Eddins.

Dates: 1879-1884

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Frank M. Moody papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-2322

Overview Poster with family Christmas cards and a scrapbook about Frank M. Moody

Dates: 1954-1968

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Jack S. Butler papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-2485

Overview Letters written to and from Lt. Jack S. Butler and his wife, Maxine, in 1945, while he was stationed in Italy, and she was in Notasulga and Auburn, AL

Dates: 1945

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Annie Early Wheeler scrapbook

Collection

Identifier: MSS-2890

Overview Extensive scrapbook concerning the life and home of Annie Wheeler, daughter of "Fighting" Joe Wheeler.

Dates: 1950

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Jim Edwards papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-2936

Overview 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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

E. Culpepper Clark papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-3367

Scope and Contents The E. Culpepper Clark Papers contain materials created and gathered by this scholar. The bulk of materials relate to his research and writing about race relations in Tuscaloosa and at The University of Alabama and were used in his work The Schoolhouse Door: Segregation’s Last Stand at the University of Alabama. The book focuses on George Wallace’s famous attempts to prevent Vivian Malone and James Hood from registering for classes in 1963, but it also...

Dates: 1933-2002

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Searcy Family Photographs

Collection

Identifier: 2012-035

Abstract Photos of this Tuscaloosa family are in two photograph albums that contain images from and around The University of Alabama and Tuscaloosa County, including Bryce Hospital, the Tuscaloosa Centennial celebrations, and Warrior River (bridge and flooding), and family activities.

Dates: 1870 - 1987

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

McAdory and Huey family papers

Collection

Identifier: W-0069

Overview Correspondence, manuscripts, and ledgers written by members of the McAdory and Huey families of Bessemer, Marion, and Talladega, Alabama

Dates: 1863 - 1929

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Morris E. Boss letters

Collection

Identifier: W-0078

Overview Thirteen letters written by Morris E. Boss and members of the Boss family of Binghamton, New York.

Dates: 1861 - 1865

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Thomas K. Jackson journals

Collection

Identifier: W-0021

Overview Four journals documenting the daily life of Thomas K. Jackson.

Dates: 1866-1873

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

George O. Baker and Joseph M. Baker papers

Collection

Identifier: W-0066

Overview Correspondence, ledgers, and other papers of Selma, Alabama, businessmen, George O. Baker, his son, Joseph M. Baker, and their various companies and businesses.

Dates: 1886 - 1898

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Coleman and Truss family letters

Collection

Identifier: W-0103

Overview Contains letters written before, during, and after the Civil War by the Coleman family of St. Clair, Alabama

Dates: 1860 - 1868

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Harriet Anna Kennedy papers

Collection

Identifier: W-0117

Overview Notebook of poems written by Harriet Anna Kennedy between 1863-1864. A letter and a small collection of later poems written by Kennedy and members of her extended family are also included.

Dates: 1863 - 1903

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Joshua Hill Foster Papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0535

Overview Papers of a University of Alabama graduate, Baptist minister, planter, teacher (University of Alabama, 1873-1892) and president of Alabama Central Female College, 1869-1873.

Dates: 1839 - 1904

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Kathrina Brown James Genealogical Notes

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0742

Abstract Genealogical information on the James family, much of it written by Mrs. James, including family documents, lineage charts, and articles about her husband, William K. E. James, a pastor in Tuscaloosa.

Dates: 1754 - 1978; Majority of material found within 1900 - 1978

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Foster Mark Kirksey Papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0827

Abstract An extensive collection of business and personal papers and correspondence of this Greene County, Alabama planter, commission merchant, sheriff, and Confederate commissary agent, and his extended family.

Dates: 1795 - 1953

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Sarah Ann (Gayle) and William B. Crawford Papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0369

Abstract Correspondence, diaries, journals, speeches, scrapbooks, and other papers of Sarah Ann Gayle Crawford, sister to Amelia Gayle Gorgas, and William B. Crawford.

Dates: 1833-1889

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

John E. Curry collection

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0386

Overview 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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Josiah and Amelia Gorgas family papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0580

Abstract Correspondence, diaries, journals, speeches, scrapbooks, and other papers of Josiah Gorgas, chief of the Confederate Bureau of Ordnance and president of the University of Alabama, and his wife Amelia Gayle Gorgas, librarian at the University of Alabama and daughter of Alabama governor John Gayle.

Dates: 1820-1920

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Hughes family papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-3748

Overview 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.

Dates: 1885-1919

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

James J. and Mabel Cowart Doster Papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-4125

Overview Contains the personal and family records, as well as photos, correspondence, and other files during his time as an educator.

Dates: 1870-1943

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Earl McGowin papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0955

Overview Contains family papers and business records.

Dates: Unknown

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Robert Jemison, Jr. Papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0753

Abstract The Robert Jemison, Jr. Papers span the period from 1797 to 1960 and include both the personal and business papers of Robert Jemison Jr., along with papers of Robert Jemison (grandfather), William Jemison (father), Priscilla Jemison (wife), Cherokee Jemison Hargrove (daughter), and Andrew Coleman Hargrove (son-in-law), and Robert Jemison Jr. (IV) of Birmingham (1878-1973). Included are the records of his grist and lumber mills, plantations, stage line, the Tuskaloosa Plank Road, toll bridges,...

Dates: 1797 - 1973

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Wade Hall Collection on American Life

Collection

Identifier: MSS-4257

Overview Letters and documents to and from friends, family, and business associates around the United States and the world, discussing ordinary life.

Dates: 1803 - 1946

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Peter Brannon papers

Collection

Identifier: W-0009

Overview Correspondence, manuscripts, diaries, and other materials created by Peter A. Brannon, highlighting his career as a pharmacist, an anthropologist, and an archivist.

Dates: 1900-1966

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

George Nichols Photographs

Collection

Identifier: 2008-035

Overview This collection consists of black and white photographs depicting the life of George Nichols as a student at the University of Alabama and some years after his graduation.

Dates: 1940 - 1959

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Hendrix Family Photographic Album

Collection

Identifier: WP-022

Overview This collection consists of Hendrix family portraits.

Dates: 1880 - 1900

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Thomas Perkins Abernethy Family Photographic Album

Collection

Identifier: WP-018

Overview This collection consists of photographs depicting soldiers at the training field, possibly at Marion Military Institut, and candid shots of Thomas Perkins Abernethy's family.

Dates: 1900 - 1915

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Jesse Smith Family Archive

Collection

Identifier: WP-025

Overview This collection comprises documents related to Captain Jesse Smith, his son, and his grandson, both named Jesse Smith. Captain Jesse Smith had a long Revolutionary War service record. At the end of the war, he was a member of Washington's headquarters guard and escort. This collection contains his official Revolutionary War record and his obituary. Also, this collection comprises service records from his son and grandson's naval careers and original family letters.

Dates: 1775 - 1897

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Jones and Callaway Family Papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-3031

Overview Family papers containing letters, a farm journal, and writings of members of the Jones and Callaway families in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida

Dates: 1845-1940; Majority of material found in 1860-1900

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

James L. Nicholas Jr. collection

Collection

Identifier: MSS-4184

Overview Papers, photographs, memorabilia, and assorted research of this North Alabama resident

Dates: unknown

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Woodward Family Papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-1577

Overview An extensive collection, including business and personal correspondence, financial records, photographs, and other materials of this Birmingham, Alabama, family, which owned and operated the Woodward Iron Company.

Dates: 1829 - 1958; Majority of material found within 1866 - 1950

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

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