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William P. Abrams diaries

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0005

Abstract Diaries of travels from New Hampshire to Alabama; to Havana, Cuba; and to the midwestern United States. The majority of entries were written in Gainesville, Alabama, where this New Hampshire native settled.

Dates: 1839 - 1848

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

President Landon C. Garland Records

Record Group

Identifier: RG-027

Overview This record group contains the correspondence of Landon C. Garland, University of Alabama president from 1855-1865.

Dates: 1852 - 1865; Majority of material found within 1861 - 1865

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

University of Alabama Faculty Records

Record Group

Identifier: RG-154

Overview This record group contains records of The University of Alabama faculty from 1831-1922, including early correspondence and minutes of faculty meetings.

Dates: 1831 - 1922

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

United Confederate Veterans Camp W. J. Hardee, No. 39, Birmingham, Alabama, records

Collection

Identifier: W-0048

Overview Records of the United Confederate Veterans Camp W. J. Hardee, in Birmingham, Alabama, between 1906 and 1919.

Dates: 1906-1919

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Confederate Military History of Alabama

Collection

Identifier: W-0056

Overview Manuscript of General Joseph Wheeler's Confederate Military History of Alabama.

Dates: 1899

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

John J. Sparkman Papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-1319

Overview Democratic congressman John J. Sparkman (1899-1985) represented the state of Alabama in the House of Representatives from 1937-1946 and in the Senate from 1946-January 3, 1979. He was known for his support of the Tennessee Valley Authority, military personnel, and space exploration, and served on the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, the Small Business Committee, and the Banking Committee. Materials in this collection include correspondence, legislation, newsletters, press releases,...

Dates: 1917-2001, bulk 1937-1978

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Mobile, Alabama, business correspondence

Collection

Identifier: W-0098

Overview Letters, dated between 1821 and 1838, describing business conditions in Mobile, Alabama, written by Mobile lawyers to northern merchants Enoch Silsby and William R. Bowers, updating them on the status of legal cases they had filed in Mobile and updates on the sale and production of cotton.

Dates: 1821-1838

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Shelby Iron Company Records

Collection

Identifier: MSS-1261

Abstract Contains records of the Shelby Iron Company from 1862 to 1930, including correspondence, directors' minutes, stockholder records, manufacturing records (charcoal reports, stable reports, mining, time books, payrolls by department), commissary records, grist mill toll books, furnace record books, and many other records. It also includes records of a subsidiary, Shelby Manufacturing and Improvement Company, 1890-1923. The virtually complete set of manufacturing records also parallels the birth...

Dates: 1862-1930

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Jesse Griffin letter

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0597

Overview A letter dated 5 September 1813, from St. Stephens, Alabama, to his parents, describing the Creek attack on Fort Mims during the Creek War of 1813-1814.

Dates: 1813 September 5

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

H. C. Harris letter

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0639

Overview Letter dated 2 November 1862, from Camp Forney, near Mobile, to his sister in Livingston, Alabama, discussing going into winter quarters, decrying the army and the plight of the common soldier, and vehemently expressing his wish for a substitute to take his place in the army during the Civil War.

Dates: 1862 November 2

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Samuel Richmond Caffee Papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-2114

Abstract Diary (and photocopies) and other documents written by Samuel Richmond Caffee, physician and founding member of Avondale Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. There are also documents written by others about Dr. Caffee.

Dates: 1858-1977

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

W. E. Hobson, Jr. papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0684

Abstract A large collection of scrapbooks, containing twenty-nine volumes of information on the Tuscaloosa, Alabama area, one volume on historic Tuscaloosa homes, one volume of political information and two volumes on local history.

Dates: 1938-1966

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

S. R. Norton letters

Collection

Identifier: MSS-1059

Abstract Letters of a Union soldier in the 18th Michigan Infantry to his wife, written from Decatur, Stevenson, and Huntsville, Alabama and Nashville, Tennessee, during the Civil War.

Dates: 1864-1865

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Jo Tartt Jr. and Judith Tartt Papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-4303

Overview Collection consists of a variety of materials related to the life of Jo Cowin Tartt Jr. and his wife, Judith Watkins Tartt. The materials are predominately focused on Mr. Tartt's childhood and various careers throughout his life. Of notable interest are his photographs of the Alabama Black Belt during the 1960s through the early 1980s, which depict life and living conditions in small-town Alabama after the Civil Rights movement. In addition to his photographs, other materials include journals,...

Dates: 1890 - 2019

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

James Thomas Heflin Papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0659

Abstract Correspondence, speeches, press releases, biographical notes, campaign literature, photographs, scrapbooks and memorabilia of this member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senator from Alabama.

Dates: 1895 - 1951

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

James Hillhouse Letter

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0673

Abstract A letter from the minister of the Greensboro Presbyterian Church, Greensboro, Alabama, to an unidentified recipient discussing Hillhouse's wishes for the Presbyterians to reform the Catholic Church.

Dates: 1835-04

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

"Historical Sketch of the Presbyterian Church in Tuskaloosa, Alabama."

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0676

Overview A paper titled "Historical Sketch of the Presbyterian Church in Tuskaloosa, Alabama." It includes lists of pastors, elders, and deacons, 1820-79.

Dates: 1901

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Daniel Thompson McCall, Jr. collection

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0393

Overview Three photographs of U. of A. students between 1884-1887 and an article by McCall about Alabamians who went to California during the 1849 "Gold Rush."

Dates: 1849-1887

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Edward Bressie Vaughan Papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-2283

Overview Papers of both Edward Bressie Vaughan, Sr. and Jr. The majority of the papers are requisitions, receipts, Quartermaster stores, etc. from August through Novemeber 1862 during the Kentucky Campaign signed by or sent to Lieutenant Edward Bressie Vaughan, Jr.. Other papers include both Vaughan, Sr.'s and Jr.'s personal and business correspondence from 1832 through 1869. The collection also contains E.B. Vaughan, Sr.'s Oath of Allegiance (dated 30 June 1865) to the United Stated.

Dates: 1832 - 1867; Majority of material found in 1862 - 1862

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

John S. McGraw Letters

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0956

Abstract Letters from this soldier in the 57th Indiana Volunteers, stationed near Huntsville, Alabama, to his wife and daughter in Richmond, Indiana, January 1 to March 29, 1865. They describe winter quarters and the city of Huntsville after it had been partially burned.

Dates: 1865

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Big Creek Baptist Church Records

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0156

Abstract Deed for land, lists of members, and monthly meeting minutes of this Baptist church in Coker, Alabama.

Dates: 1821 - 1913

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

William Gray Little Papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0868

Abstract A collection of family correspondence, financial and legal documents, photographs, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia relating to this Livingston, Alabama native who is credited with introducing football at the University of Alabama.

Dates: 1837 - 1938

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

W. D. LeCray Account Book

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0850

Scope and Contents Day/account book of a business in Goodwater, Coosa County, Alabama.

Dates: 1882 - 1925

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Robert S. Lanier Letter

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0841

Abstract A letter dated 4 June 1890, to his son, describing his reaction to the nomination of Thomas Goode Jones as Democratic Party candidate for governor of Alabama and to an article his son had written.

Dates: 1890-06-04

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Charles N. Moore Papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-1014

Abstract Notes and course outline for the first electronic data processing course taught at University of Alabama (1957). Also includes historical notes by Dr. Moore, and journals of 4th and 5th Annual Electronic Data Processing Conferences (1959, 1960).

Dates: 1957 - 1994

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Henry Clifton Pannell Papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-1099

Abstract Correspondence and other material pertaining to Pannell's work in the field of education.

Dates: 1923 - 1946

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

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.

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Austin L. Venable Papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-1498

Abstract This collection contains manuscripts, research materials (original documents, notes, photostats, and microfilm), and copies of historical journals.

Dates: 1834 - 1971

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Morris Mayer Audio Cassettes

Collection

Identifier: 2014-014

Overview Collection consists of fifty-four videocassettes of interviews collected by D. Morris Mayer about history of Commerce Business Administration at the University of Alabama.

Dates: 1990 - 1999

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

James E. Nunn Diary

Collection

Identifier: MSS-1062

Abstract Diary of this Mooresville, Limestone County, Alabama resident

Dates: 1854 - 1856

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Kappa Alpha Photographs

Collection

Identifier: 2009-062

Abstract This collection consists chiefly of photographs relating to the Kappa Alpha Order members at the University of Alabama.

Dates: 1951 - 1988

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

James Austin Anderson papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0078

Overview A collection of copies of newspaper clippings and information about Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and its people.

Dates: 1898-1941

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Alpha Beta Alpha Photographs

Collection

Identifier: 2009-217

Overview 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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

R.E. Pettus Papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-1133

Abstract Contains a variety of materials belonging to this Huntsville, Alabama, businessman, including maps; letters received from B.H. Meek, Carlos Surish, W.P. Hall; and an invitation to an event at the Alabama Central Female College.

Dates: 1875 - 1921

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

John H. Pettway Letter

Collection

Identifier: MSS-1134

Abstract Letter from Pettway in Knoxville, Tennessee, to Professor John L. Calhoun at the University of Alabama regarding the current status of his church membership.

Dates: 1897-02

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

R.M. Brumby Letters

Collection

Identifier: MSS-1825

Abstract Includes letters written to R.M. Brumby, a University of Alabama graduate, from his mother and son from the late 19th-century through the early 20th-century. It also includes an appointment letter from the University of Alabama.

Dates: 1892 - 1920

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Fourth Alabama Regiment Newspaper Article Transcriptions

Collection

Identifier: MSS-1189

Overview Typewritten transcriptions of articles about the 4th Alabama Regiment. Original articles were in unnamed Huntsville, Alabama, newspapers

Dates: 1861 - 1862

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Phillips High School Collection

Collection

Identifier: MSS-1141

Abstract This collection consists of a miscellany of items pertaining to the Phillips High School (Birmingham, Alabama) class of 1930.

Dates: 1930 - 1980

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Jesse B. Hearin Paper

Collection

Identifier: MSS-1265

Overview Text of a speech or paper on William Tecumseh Sherman.

Dates: unknown

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

C. N. Henkle Letter

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0664

Abstract A letter dated January 1878, to Mrs. J. Avery, detailing Henkle's involvement in Croxton's Raid, a spring 1865 Union Army foray into west Central Alabama, and the Union seizure of Tuscaloosa in April 1865.

Dates: 1878-01

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Jerry A. Davis, Jr. Photographs

Collection

Identifier: 2009-200

Overview This collection consists of eighty-five photographs of Jerry A. Davis, Jr. (UA, MA, 1991), his friends and family, school pictures of Tuscaloosa Academy students, University of Alabama Sigma Chi fraternity parties, and vacation scenes.

Dates: 1979 - 1989

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Albert Taylor Goodwyn Alabama secession essay and notes

Collection

Identifier: W-0037

Overview Brief narrative and collection of notes related to Alabama secession written by politician Albert Taylor Goodwyn in 1916

Dates: 1916

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

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

Collection

Identifier: W-0007

Overview 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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Captain Slick collection

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0274

Overview Numerous legal papers pertaining to the slander case of John Berry versus James Latham, in Jackson and Madison Counties, Alabama, 1830-34, and that of Alanson Huff versus Cowart et al., Madison County, 1831-1833. These appear to have been collected by James W. Bragg for a paper delivered to the Alabama Historical Association in 1957. A photocopy of Bragg's paper, "Captain Slick, Arbiter of Early Alabama Morals," and another by Jack K. Williams, "Crime and Punishment in Alabama, 1819-1940" are...

Dates: 1830-1834

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

W. T. Ogle Testimony

Collection

Identifier: MSS-1067

Abstract Statement dated 18 March 1878 concerning the actions of General John T. Croxton's Union Army forces in seizing Tuscaloosa, Alabama, April 1865.

Dates: 1878-03-18

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Doy L. McCall Papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0942

Overview Typescript copy of an article on General Lafayette's visit to Alabama, subsequently published in the Alabama Historical Quarterly, vol. 17, nos. 1 and 2 (Spring/Summer 1955), pp. 33-77. The collection also contains carbon copies of the author's transcripts of original documents relating to Lafayette's visit.

Dates: 1955

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

J. K. Wright Letter

Collection

Identifier: MSS-1584

Abstract A letter dated 26 January 1865, to a friend, B. F. Brown, in Nashville, written by a soldier in the 4th Alabama Cavalry while in prison hospital in Delaware. Discusses taking the loyalty oath to end his imprisonment.

Dates: 1865-01-26

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

University of Alabama Souvenir Photographic Albums

Collection

Identifier: 2014-007

Abstract Two souvenir photograph albums from University of Alabama, showing campus and buildings, including Garland-Clark-Manly, Morgan, Comer, Smith (interior and exterior), Woods, President's Mansion, and fraternity houses. Also Bibb Graves Hall, Morgan Hall, Tutwiler Dorm, Gorgas House, President’s Mansion, Bryce entrance, Union building, Quad and Chimes, and Fraternity row from 1930s.

Dates: 1900 - 1920

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Joanne H. Smith Letter

Collection

Identifier: MSS-1288

Abstract A letter dated 11 October 1835, from Boston to Miss Susan C. Farley, Ipswich, Massachusetts. Smith, a former pupil of Farley's, discusses the latter's intention to go to Tuscaloosa, Alabama to teach at the Tuscaloosa Female Institute.

Dates: 1835-10-11

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

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