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Josiah and Sarah Deas Nott Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1061
Abstract Documents and letters of a Mobile, Alabama, physician and his wife, dealing with property and her family's estate.
Dates: 1855 - 1882
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Norfolk County, Virginia Documents

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1053
Abstract A petition dated 1755 for the valuation of land on which sat Robert Tucker's mill, and a summons for Isaac Moore and his wife Ann in the matter of Richard Harris, executor of estate of David Dears, vs. Robert Barr.
Dates: 1755
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

James Heyward North Diary

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1056
Abstract A copy of the 1861 diary written by a former U.S. Navy officer who sided with the Confederacy. It describes his efforts to acquire ships and position coast defenses, and his travels to Ireland, London and Paris. The original is in the University of North Carolina Southern Historical Collection, Chapel Hill.
Dates: 1861
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

New River Primitive Baptist Church Minutes

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1043
Abstract Church register of this Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, Baptist church including lists of members and minutes of monthly meetings.
Dates: 1826 - 1911
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

New Hope Baptist Church of Christ Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1041
Abstract This collection consists of photocopies of the Wiley, Alabama New Hope Baptist Church of Christ meeting minutes, letter of faith, and financal records, 1881-83.
Dates: 1881 - 1903
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Camping Trip Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-204
Overview This collection consists of seven photographs of men on a camping trip.
Dates: 1920 - 1939
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

National Alliance of Postal Employees. District Four, Birmingham Branch, Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1036
Abstract Material related to the Birmingham chapter of this organization of African-American postal employees, 1951-53.
Dates: 1951 - 1953
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Napoleon Film Script

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1035
Abstract Typed carbon copy of a film script titled "Napoleon: A Picture in Six Parts." The script is in English, interleaved occasionally with pages of German translation. It is contained in two folders dated 13 October 1933 and 15 October 1933.
Dates: 1933
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Forrest Hood "Fob" James Speech Text

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0741
Abstract Handwritten original draft of a speech written enroute to Tuscaloosa and delivered by James on the occasion of the University of Alabama's 150th anniversary celebration.
Dates: 1981-04-12
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Hopewell Baptist Church Historical Information

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0702
Abstract A list of original members and some of the pastors of this Alabama church by an unknown author.
Dates: 1822 - 1913
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Inge Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0726
Abstract A copy of the will of Richard Inge, Sr., 1883; a copy of a letter from W.S. Wyman to a Mr. Inge, 1906, regarding Inge family genealogy; and correspondence between the University of Alabama library and Mrs. Z. M. P. Inge regarding the family's papers.
Dates: 1833 - 1968
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Prentiss Ingraham and Joseph H. Ingraham Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0729
Abstract Material relating to "dime novelist" Prentiss Ingraham and his father, Joseph Holt Ingraham, kept by Prentiss's daughter, Rosa. Included are clippings, letters, poetry, photographs and other items, and a a list of books by Ingraham held by the W. S. Hoole Library.
Dates: 1839 - 1950; Majority of material found within 1868 - 1950
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Bird Pearson Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1116
Abstract A letter dated 28 December 1838, to R. S. Hazard of Rhode Island, ordering clothing for his slaves. Includes measurements.
Dates: 1838-12-28
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

William Patton Estate Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1112
Abstract This collection consists of an inventory and appraisal of the estate and a notice of appointment of Charles W. and John Patton as administrators of the estate
Dates: 1846
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Catherine Hixon Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0679
Abstract A letter dated 17 July 1853, from Pike County, Alabama to her friend, Mrs. Elizabeth Horn at St. Andrews Bay, Florida. It discusses family matters and health.
Dates: 1853-07-17
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

George W. Oliver Receipt

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1080
Abstract A receipt for slave named Anderson, aged about 8 years, sold to Jonathan Orr of Morgan County, Alabama.
Dates: 1833-01-12
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Old Spring Hill Methodist Church Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1071
Abstract Church register of this Marengo County, Alabama, Methodist church, which records names of members received before 1917, baptisms, and deaths.
Dates: 1911 - 1973
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

G. H. Osterhout Paper

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1081
Abstract A paper titled "The Sites of the French and Spanish Forts in Port Royal Sound," composed some time after 1931. The collection also includes nine black and white photographs of excavations of Charles Fort, Parris Island, South Carolina, conducted by Osterhout in 1923.
Dates: 1923
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Order of the Eastern Star, Grand Chapter Register of Visitors

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1074
Abstract Register of visitors at the 33rd annual session of the Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star of Alabama, October 17-19, 1933. It includes the names of visitors, grand officers, 1932-1933, past grand matrons, section chairs, pages, and the general membership, plus chapter names, numbers, and locations.
Dates: 1933
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

George C. Paine Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1094
Abstract Copies of Paine's 1874 report card and exams in Rhetoric, Logic, English Philology, and Composition for Intermediate, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior classes. Also includes a program for a June 30, 1874 presentation.
Dates: 1873 - 1874
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Lucien Owen Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1085
Abstract A letter dated 8 October 1857, from a student at the University of Alabama to his father, which dicusses student life.
Dates: 1857-10-08
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Lewis May Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0934
Abstract November 1808 letter to Colonel Benjamin Hawkins, U.S. agent to the Creek Indians in Alabama and Georgia, regarding a claim for compensation for a stolen horse.
Dates: 1808-11
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Thomas Chalmers McCorvey Essay on Robert Burns

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0948
Abstract An essay on Scottish poet Robert Burns delivered by Colonel Thomas C. McCorvey to the Druid City Literary Club, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 11 November 1878.
Dates: 1878-11-11
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

N.H. Holmes Paper

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0691
Abstract Contains a paper entitled "The De Luna Expedition" about Spanish explorer Tristan De Luna's establishment of a short-lived colony in what is now Pensacola, Florida, in 1559.
Dates: 1935
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

W. L. Palfrey Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1095
Abstract Letter dated 29 June 1865, from St. Mary's Parish, Louisiana to his brother, in an attempt to reconcile, they having parted over this issue of slavery. Addresses the war's effect on him and his family, his reduction to poverty, and his present circumstances.
Dates: 1865-06-29
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Bruce A. Hood Paper

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0696
Abstract Paper entitled "Some Rambling Thoughts on the American Negro and Current Related Issues," describing life for African Americans since emancipation
Dates: 1965
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

P. H. McBride Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0938
Abstract An 1863 letter from Columbia, Tennessee, to his wife and children, while serving in an unnamed Confederate regiment under General N. B. Forrest.
Dates: 1863
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Thomas Maxwell Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0933
Abstract Letters, texts of speeches about the importance of railroads for the economic development of the Birmingham-Tuscaloosa area (1855), and abstracts of the journal of this early Tuscaloosa businessman.
Dates: 1852 - 1865
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Letter from Matilda to Sallie

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0925
Abstract A letter written from "Cedar Hills," ca. 1864, to her sister, Sallie. It discusses their brother in the 17th Mississippi Regiment, crops, and her children.
Dates: 1864
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Guy Ward Hubbs Manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0711
Abstract Includes the manuscripts of two books by Guy Ward Hubbs, who received his doctorate from the University of Alabama. The works include Tuscaloosa County, Alabama: An Illustrated History and Rowdy Tales From Early Alabama
Dates: 1981 - 1987
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

National Freedmen's Savings and Trust Company Deposit Book

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0717
Abstract National Freedmen's Savings and Trust Company, Huntsville, Alabama branch, deposit book.
Dates: 1870 - 1874
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

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
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Masonic Order Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0924
Abstract Records of Masonic lodges,1909-21, including the names of some members in Alabama.
Dates: 1909 - 1921
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

R. M. Patton Documents

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1111
Abstract This collection consists of a letter regarding lands due the Wills Valley Railroad Co. (part of Northeast and Southwest Alabama RR) upon completion of 20 miles of track, also an offer to purchase mineral rights to the same from Governor (military?) R. M. Patton, who was also President of the Board of Directors of the Central Mining and Petroleum Company of Alabama. Also contains a copy of some legislation.
Dates: 1866
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Lewis Parrish Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1104
Abstract A letter dated 26 July 1850, to J. R. Koogler, which discusses the people, countryside, and business prospects of Livingston, Alabama.
Dates: 1850-07-26
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Richard Parish Deed

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1100
Abstract A deed dated 14 December 1846, conveying 80 acres in Pike County, Alabama to William P. Segars.
Dates: 1846-12-14
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Moore Glass Company Financial Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1012
Abstract A short record of work performed by a Birmingham, Alabama glass company in 1958.
Dates: 1958
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

E. H. Moren and James W. Crawford Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1018
Abstract A record of doctor's visits, prescriptions, treatments, and other activities of this Bibb County, Alabama medical practice, 1855-70. Indexed after page 460.
Dates: 1855 - 1870
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Mountain Brook, Alabama, City Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1023
Abstract City council minutes, budgets, planning commission minutes, and correspondence
Dates: 1959 - 1963
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1027
Abstract The meeting minutes (1931-1957), membership roll (1949), building fund, and other accounts (1936-1938) of this African-American church in North Birmingham.
Dates: 1931 - 1957
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Mt. Gillian Primitive Baptist Church, Elmore County Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1026
Abstract Records of this Baptist church in Elmore County, Alabama, including lists of members and monthly meeting minutes.
Dates: 1850 - 1895
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Robinson Jeffers Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0749
Abstract Letters, manuscripts of unpublished poems, first editions and published pieces by this California poet.
Dates: 1904 - 1964; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1948
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Robert Owen Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1086
Abstract A letter dated 24 June 1847, to British Foreign Secretary Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865), concerning the situation in Ireland.
Dates: 1847-06-24
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

William Stanley Hoole Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0699
Overview Correspondence, writings, speeches, clippings, research materials, manuscripts of published monographs, and other materials written or collected by this historian and dean of the University of Alabama Libraries.
Dates: 1920 - 1989
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

A. F. Hopkins Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0703
Abstract A letter from Hopkins to Silas Parsons of Huntsville, Alabama, about the debt and finances of clients
Dates: 1844-12-11
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

James Woodrow Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1572
Abstract A letter dated 22 September 1852, from LaFayette, Chambers County, Alabama, requesting a subscription to a journal titled the Presbyterian.
Dates: 1852-09-22
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

R. W. Withers Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1567
Abstract May 1858 letter from a student at Green Springs School, Havana, Alabama, describing school life.
Dates: 1858-05
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Y.W.C.A. at University of Alabama, Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1591
Abstract Includes notes, minutes, sermons, member information, and other records kept by Pearl Bayler, secretary.
Dates: 1902 - 1905
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

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