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Douthitt scrapbook materials
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0399
Overview
Material, mostly photocopies, from a nineteenth-century scrapbook. The most significant item is a pencil sketch of the Rotunda on the campus of The University of Alabama.
Dates:
1865 - 1877
Daphne Cunningham Diaries
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0385
Abstract
Diaries whose short entries provide information on the daily activities of this coed from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, member of Kappa Delta sorority, and 1916 University of Alabama graduate.
Dates:
1913 - 1914
William H. Ely letters
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0484
Overview
Letters recounting an 1820-1821 journey to Alabama by William H. Ely, Commissioner of the Connecticut Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb. The letters describe both the difficulties of his mission and the lifestyle of the early inhabitants of the state of Alabama.
Dates:
1820 - 1821
Camille Maxwell Elebash Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0478
Overview
Documents, interviews, and source material used by Camille Elebash,in co-producing with Joe Terry, the documentary George Wallace: A Politician’s Legacy.
Dates:
1964-1988
Early Alabama Land Grants and Applications for Purchase
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0465
Overview
Applications for grants and for the purchase of land, mainly in Marengo and Washington counties in Alabama. There are also a few other legal documents pertaining to disputed applications.
Dates:
1812 - 1846
O. B. Emerson Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0485
Overview
The collection chiefly consists of correspondence between O. B. Emerson and various individuals including authors, former students, and other faculty and staff from The University of Alabama. The collection also includes materials about different authors and subjects on which Dr. Emerson either taught or published, as well as a significant amount of materials related to professional organizations in which he was involved.
Dates:
1945 - 1990
John Henry Faber papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0499
Overview
Photocopies of reports and biographical sketches written by John Henry Faber after his retirement from the Eastman Kodak Company, as well as a section on early Alabama television.
Dates:
1933 - 1988
Jacob Faser letters
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0506
Overview
Letters written from Mobile, Alabama, where Faser was working as a sword maker, to his wife in Macon, Mississippi, dealing mainly with personal news and information on the prices of available goods.
Dates:
1861 - 1865
Pauline Jones Gandrud papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0555
Overview
The collection contains genealogical research notes covering 1820-1880, including county data, church and marriage records, family histories, and other information created and gathered by this Alabama genealogist. The collection also contains a list of military pension and bounty land applications.
Dates:
1900 - 1980
Benjamin Rice Holt Papers
Collection
Identifier: W-0159
Overview
Letters and papers of this Confederate soldier and his family during the Civil War and afterwards.
Dates:
1860 - 1939
Jennie C. Lee Papers
Collection
Identifier: W-0113
Overview
Contains photographs, letters, programs, and other materials created and collected by Lee, who was director of the Tuskegee Choir for twenty-five years (1903-1928).
Dates:
1891 - 1938
Townsend Heaton letters
Collection
Identifier: W-0091
Overview
Letters written by Dr. Townsend Heaton, a member of the 70th Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War
Dates:
1861-1864
Pettigrew Family Carte de Visite
Collection
Identifier: 2014-026
Abstract
Carte de visite (CDV) of the Pettigrew family, along with an African American woman and a young boy.
Acc # 015-008
Dates:
1866
Perry County, Alabama, papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0139
Abstract
Letters and other documents donated by a source in Perry County, Alabama. The collection consists of eight letters to Elias Benson. There is also one summons order included in the Elias Benson series. Another series contains the will of Philip Smith of South Carolina. The Thomas and Mary Jones series contains three statements of debt made to John E. Cook, along with an indenture statement and draft. The final series includes miscellaneous documents including deed certification, court records,...
Dates:
1796 - 1898
Bethany Baptist Church, Buhl, Alabama, records
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0149
Abstract
Contains original and photocopies of the church records books of Bethany Baptist Church of Buhl (now at Coker), Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, dating from 1832 to 1981, including the Articles of Faith, Rules of Decorum, members names, pastor’s salary, and the constitution of the Bethany Baptist Church.
Dates:
1832 - 1981
John Mason Dill Archive: Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company Photographic Collection
Collection
Identifier: WP-006
Overview
This collection consists of photographs, drawings and graphic materials depicting John Mason Dill and his coworkers at the end of his working career as one of the draftsman at the engineering office at the Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad Company in Birmingham and Fairfield, Alabama.
Dates:
1911 - 1951
Andrew Jackson Riddle papers
Collection
Identifier: W-0162
Overview
Papers and photographs by Civil War photographer Andrew Jackson Riddle.
Dates:
1864 - 1956
Alabama Alumni Association, Cornerstone Committee
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0018
Overview
This collection includes a committee report; a list of donors to the Crimson Pride membership drive, 1986-1987; histories of the national alumni association and local chapters; information on the rededication of Denny Chimes in 1987; newspaper clippings about coaches Ray Perkins and Paul "Bear" Bryant; and other information on the history and alumni of the University of Alabama.
Dates:
1888 - 1987
Alabama Art League bulletins and exhibition announcements
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0019
Abstract
Contains 18 bulletins and exhibition announcements of this state-wide artists' organization
Dates:
1940 - 1943
Alabama Association for Young Children records
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0020
Abstract
A collection containing meeting minutes, correspondence, the organization's constitution and by-laws, photographs, and other materials.
Dates:
1959 - 1987
Alabama Legislature petition
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0039
Overview
An 1849 petition by several Alabama legislators to Governor Reuben Chapman urging him to veto the act chartering the Central Plank Road, and a typed transcript listing the names of signers and counties that they represented.
Dates:
1849
Alabama Industrial and Scientific Society records
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0038
Overview
Materials relating to the organization, including: meeting minutes, account books, lists of members and officers, and other items.
Dates:
1890 - 1900
Alabama Marble Quarries prospectus/stock subscription form
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0042
Overview
A prospectus describing the marble quarried by the firm in Talladega County, Alabama, and the demand for it. At the bottom of the second page is a stock subscription form.
Dates:
1910
Alabama Manufacturing Association records
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0041
Overview
Includes membership information, correspondence to members, newsletters, data on industrial growth, and civic booster brochures from various Alabama cities.
Dates:
1953 - 1979
Souvenir de Indochine; Marseille, Hanoi, 1932
Collection
Identifier: 2016-003
Overview
Photo album by unidentified man documents his trip from France to Asia.
Dates:
1932
Adams Family papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0006
Abstract
This collection consists principally of correspondence among members of the Adams Family, the majority of which concerns the Confederate service of a son, who wrote many letters detailing army life and conditions. It also contains papers related to Homer and John Adams, prisoners of war who died before returning home, and an Adams Family history by Irving Adams, dated December 18, 1948.
Dates:
1849 - 1926; Majority of material found within 1860 - 1865
Alabama Air National Guard letter of authorization
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0014
Abstract
A photocopy of a memorandum to the commander to the 117th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing of the Alabama National Guard, authorizing transport of non-military personnel, including Governor George C. Wallace, from Montgomery to Tuscaloosa and back on April 30, 1963. Includes signatures of passengers on a waiver form.
Dates:
1963-04-30
Bill of Sale for Enslaved Man Named Zeke
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0012
Abstract
Bill of sale and warrantee for an enslaved person, Zeke, sold by W. S. Adkins of Lowndes County, Alabama, for $1600. The buyer's name is illegible.
Dates:
1860-02-16
Marie Ball Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-3472
Overview
Newspaper clipping from 1954, a letter from 1894, and an unpublished manuscript about the early history of Tuscaloosa from 1874-1897
Dates:
1950
Marines Land North of Reds in Big Push to Win War Swiftly
Newspaper Article
Collection
Identifier: MSS-3440
Overview
Page one of the 15 September 1950 newspaper, Journal American stating that the U.S. Marine assault forces had stormed the beaches on Inchon, Korea.
Dates:
1950-09-15
Dorothy Mortensen Letter
Collection
Identifier: MSS-3471
Overview
Letter about a book by Robert S. Gamble titled "Sully: Biography of a House"
Dates:
1974
Sam H. Coffman Genealogical Research
Collection
Identifier: MSS-3470
Overview
Hand-written genealogical research
Dates:
circa 1800s
Alabama Cultivation Promotional Photographic Album
Collection
Identifier: 2022-025
Scope and Contents
One photographic album created in July 1911 of 18 black and white photographs promoting land cultivation in Mobile and Baldwin counties in Alabama. Photographs are of different types of fruit that can grow in Alabama and examples of orchards in bloom. The photographs measure 3 3/8" x 5 1/2" and are adhesive mounted to 16 paper leaves.
Dates:
1911-07-22 - 1911-07-24
C. B. Waite Mexico in 1904 Photographic Album
Collection
Identifier: 2022-010
Scope and Contents
The collection is 36 5x8” photographs of Charles Betts “C. B.” Waite’s work through urban and rural Mexico during 1904. Scenes depicted are of local laborers, street views including architecture and vendors, Mexican cities, and agricultural scenes. One photograph is of the catacombs of Guanajuato. A few photographs are captioned in Spanish on the print.
Dates:
1904
Mary Yost Photographic Album
Collection
Identifier: 2022-011
Scope and Contents
This collection is of one photographic album of 70 pages with 270 black and white photographs assembled by Mary Yost of a group of friends and spouses who were motorcycle enthusiasts and their travels through the American southeast. Captured are images of an unofficial motorcycle club and their trips, travels, daily life in Virginia and surrounding states, and images of military men at American bases during World War II. Photographs measure between 2¾”x 2½” and 3½” x 5” and most are captioned.
Dates:
1940 - 1942
Argentina in the 1890s Photographic Album
Collection
Identifier: 2022-012
Scope and Contents
This collection of 50 black and white photographs depicts everyday life in Buenos Aires, Palermo, and Hurlingham, Argentina during the 1890s. Photographs measure approximately 6¾” x 8¾” and are captioned on versos, though some captions are partly trimmed. Photographs show public celebrations and parades, portraits of Argentinians, and landmarks such as the Banco de la Nación and Central Station of Ferrocarril del Sud.
Dates:
circa 1890s.
Postcards from Argentina Photographic Album
Collection
Identifier: 2022-013
Scope and Contents
One bound photographic album containing about 240 photograph postcards, about 12 magazine clippings, seven leaves of typewritten text, three feather art works, and a color printed map of Argentina, mostly of Indigenous Argentinians during the 1930s. All postcards measure 3¼”x 5¼” and are captioned in Spanish. The seven paper leaves contain typewritten text in French.
Dates:
1930s
La Tigra Cattle Ranch in Argentina Photographic Album
Collection
Identifier: 2022-014
Scope and Contents
The collection contains one photographic album from the studio of Samuel Boote of 27 photographs from the 1880s visually documenting the La Tigra cattle ranch located near Olavarría, Argentina. Photographs measure between 6½” x 8½” and 4¾” x 7” and do not include captions.
Dates:
circa 1880s
Muscle Shoals, Alabama, in 1918-1919 Photographic Album
Collection
Identifier: 2022-015
Scope and Contents
The collection is of one photographic album of 145 photographs documenting the construction of United States Nitrate Plant Number 2 and the people of Muscle Shoals, Alabama during 1918 and 1919. In addition to the construction photographs there are many of the daily life and tent cities erected for workers in the area. The photographs are mounted, measuring 3½”x 3¾” to 3½” x 6”, and most are captioned beneath or on the verso.
Dates:
1918 - 1919
Mato Grosso, Brazil, in the 1930s Photographic Album
Collection
Identifier: 2022-016
Scope and Contents
This photographic album contains 42 black and white photographs of Companhia Viação São Paulo as the company developed the area of the upper Paraná River in Mato Grosso do Sul during the 1930s. Photographs are of towns, ports, ships, and company operations around the Paraná River as well as landscape surrounding the area in both Brazil and Argentina. All photographs measure approximately 3 1/4" x 4 1/4" and are captioned.
Dates:
circa 1930s
Rio de Janeiro in the 1920s Photographic Album
Collection
Identifier: 2022-017
Scope and Contents
This photographic album contains 33 black and white photographs of Rio de Janeiro buildings and landmarks during the 1920s taken by three unidentified photographers. Images include panoramas of Rio de Janeiro, Sugarloaf Mountain, and Copacabana neighborhoods. All photographs are captioned with the creator's stamp except for two. Photographs measure 6 1/2" x 8 1/2" and are mounted except for three that are loosely inserted.
Dates:
circa 1920s
Mexico in 1929 Photographic Album
Collection
Identifier: 2022-018
Scope and Contents
This collection of 22 sepia toned photographs from 1929 are of panoramas of Mexican cities documented by unamed American tourists. Photographs include views of city markets, cathedrals, railway stations, and daily life in Culiacan, Guadalajara, Querétaro, and Mexico City. All photographs measure approximately 3 1/2" x 10" and are captioned, with some also including dates between October 3 and October 17.
Dates:
1929
Hiking near Mexico City in 1922-1924 Photographic Album
Collection — Container: 2022-023
Identifier: 2022-023
Scope and Contents
One photographic collection of 39 stereoviews of hikers, hiking trails, and outdoor activity areas near Mexico City and Toluca, Mexico, between 1922 and 1924. Some of the locations captured are rivers, hills, and Nevado de Toluca. Most of the photographs are captioned in Spanish and some include location and date information.
Dates:
1922 - 1924
Mexico and California in late 19th Century Photographic Album
Collection — Container: 2022-024
Identifier: 2022-024
Scope and Contents
One photographic album of 88 photographs depicting daily life and scenery of various cities throughout Mexico and California during the late 18th century. The photographs were taken by multiple persons at various times, some are captioned. Some of the scenes shown are of busy streets and markets in Zacatecas, water carriers in Guanajuato, Mexico City street scenes, El Paso in Texas, and Los Angeles, California.
Dates:
1880 - 1900
Chile in 1925 Photographic Album
Collection — Container: 2022-019
Identifier: 2022-019
Scope and Contents
This collection includes one photographic album of 47 photographs from various locations throughout Chile in 1925 and one letter dated 1928 addressed to the original photographer from the "Jefe de la Seccion Turismo" asking to obtain negatives of the photographs. Photographs depict scenery, natural landscapes, and locals going about every day activities. About 10 photographs feature Villarrica volcano and its rural surroundings. Photographs measure approximately 5 1/2"x 8 1/2".
Dates:
1925; 1928
Buenos Aires in 1939 Photographic Album
Collection
Identifier: 2022-020
Scope and Contents
This collection of one photographic album contains 21 black and white photographs promoting the 1939 Buenos Aires opening of Falcon & Cia., an Argentinian distributor of Myrugia, a Spanish cosmetics company. The photographs depict Art Deco interior and exterior views of Falcon & Cia.'s offices in the Retiro neighborhood. The photographs measure 7" x 9" and are mounted to the album leaves.
Dates:
1939
Mexico in the 1920s Photographic Album
Collection
Identifier: 2022-021
Scope and Contents
One photographic album containing 28 black and white photographs of daily life and scenery in Mexico during the 1920s. Some of the cities identified include León, Tepotzotlán, Chiapas, and Cuernavaca. Various daily life scenes include locals making crafts, farmers plowing land, pets and animals, and houses. About half of the photographs are captioned and all measure 5" x 7".
Dates:
circa 1920s
Chiloil Tanker Ship in Brazil in the 1930s Photographic Album
Collection — Container: 2022-022
Identifier: 2022-022
Scope and Contents
One photographic album depicting an American tanker ship in Santos, Rio de Janeiro, and Montevideo, Brazil, during the 1930s. 58 photographs show the interior and exterior of tanker "Chiloil" as well as street views in various Brazilian locations alongside 23 posctards from Santos, most of which are captioned.
Dates:
circa 1930s
Thomas H. Dodd, Jr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-4315
Scope and Contents
The collection is mostly comprised of correspondence between American botanists Roland McMillan Harper and John Kunkel Small between 1897-1935 and copies of articles, journal interviews, and various other publications written by both botanists during their careers. The correspondence was compiled by Thomas H. Dodd, Jr. of Semmes, Alabama, a prominent horticulturalist, nursery owner, and colleague of Harper. There is a small collection of correspondence between Thomas H. Dodd, Jr. and Marie...
Dates:
1897 - 2006; Majority of material found within 1897 - 1937
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