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Southern Life and Culture

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Alexander B. Meek letter, 1859 June 10

 File — Box WSC001: [Barcode: 1006241611], Folder: W0129.09
Scope and Contents

The collection contains a letter from Alexander B. Meek to Miss Addie A. Harris in June 1859. Miss Harris had written Meek requesting an autographed piece of silk for a quilt she was making. Meek not only sent her the autograph, he sent a beautiful four-line poem to add to his inscription on the quilt.

Dates: 1859 June 10
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / A. S. Williams III Americana Collection's small manuscript collections

Thornhill (Talladega, Ala.) article and photographs, 1932 March 12

 File — Box WSC001: [Barcode: 1006241611], Folder: W0129.13
Scope and Contents

This short article gives a brief overview of the ownership and residents of this Talladega, Alabama, historic home. There are also two black and white photographs of the house.

Dates: 1932 March 12
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / A. S. Williams III Americana Collection's small manuscript collections