Collections | Special Collections & Archives

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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

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 addressed...

Dates: 1859-1905

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

R. H. Banister industrial scrapbook

Collection

Identifier: MSS-3798

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

Dates: 1902

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Bank of the State of Alabama cashier's checks

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0106

Abstract Three cashier's checks drawn by Samuel Pickens.

Dates: 1826

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

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

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

Athelyne Celest Banks Papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-4105

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

Dates: 1889-2008

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

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

Collection

Identifier: MSS-4176

Overview 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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Bankston School: a history

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0583

Overview 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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Barker Family papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0112

Overview 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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Harry V. Barnard paper

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0114

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

Dates: 1954

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Barnes Railroad Gandy Dancers DVD

Collection

Identifier: MSS-3617

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

Dates: after 1985

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

E. Scott Barr papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-2430

Overview Bound copies of his letters and publications

Dates: 1924-1987

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Alfredo Barrera Vasquez mask

Collection

Identifier: MSS-2428

Overview Bust of Alfredo Barrera Vasquez

Dates: unknown

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Barrie Lucien Holt papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0692

Overview 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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

J. D. Barron research material on Native Americans

Collection

Identifier: W-0088

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

Dates: 1887-1906

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

James M. Barry notebooks

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0120

Abstract Notebooks containing addresses and miscellaneous of papers and notes.

Dates: circa 1940

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Robert L. Bass Collection of University of Alabama Negatives

Collection

Identifier: 2023-001

Overview 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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Battle family papers

Collection

Identifier: W-0010

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

Dates: 1855-1871

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Dr. Patricia Bauch papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-3681

Overview Twelve bound research projects from retired UA faculty

Dates: 1970s-1990s

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

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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Bedford H. Williams papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-3683

Overview 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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Bell I. Wiley Civil War articles collection

Collection

Identifier: W-0160

Overview 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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Belle R. Harrison letters

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0645

Overview 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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Henry R. Benagh letter

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0136

Abstract A letter containing genealogical information about the Benagh family.

Dates: 1951

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Louise Huddleston Bendt papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-3609

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

Dates: 1907-1973

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Benjamin Franklin Whittemore record book and photographs

Collection

Identifier: W-0077

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

Dates: 1863 - 1887

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Benjamin J. Gaston Letters

Collection

Identifier: MSS-3915

Overview 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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

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

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

Benjamin Sherwood Hedrick Letters

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0657

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

Dates: 1864

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections

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