Travel and Tourism
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: https://lccn.loc.gov/gf2014026200
Found in 59 Collections and/or Records:
Alice and Algernon Sydney Garnett Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0561
Overview
Letters written by Alice Garnett and her husband Algernon Sydney Garnett, a professor at the University of Alabama, discussing, among other things, the hardships of travel, news of the university, its professors, and their wives, the election of a new superintendent of education, and a rebellion by the University Cadets against the commandant.
Dates:
1850-1873
Appalachian Mountain Club in Mexico Journal
Collection
Identifier: MSS-4329
Scope and Contents
One journal written by various members of the Appalachian Mountain Club as they traveled through Mexico on a thirty-three-day excursion between February and March 1939. The journal entries are chronologically bound, approximately one page in length each, typewritten, and initialed by the club member writing for the day. The first page includes a list of names and addresses for the members on the excursion.
Dates:
1939-02 - 1939-03
Audubon Place (Tuscaloosa, Alabama) Historic District collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0094
Overview
A collection of information compiled in 1981 in the process of applying for historic designation for this Tuscaloosa, Alabama district. It includes historical data, newspaper clippings about houses, lists of previous owners, special features of houses, floor plans, and an historical inventory of various homes.
Dates:
1981-1985
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
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
A. M. Blair letter
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0169
Abstract
A letter dated 30 November 1843, to Blair's brother Edwin in Williamstown, Massachusetts, describing a sea voyage from New York, to Mobile, Alabama.
Dates:
1843 November 30
Dr. Bonner letters
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0185
Abstract
Thermo-fax copy of letter dated 19 October 1958 by Dr. Bonner to Professor James H. Newman, executive vice-president University of Alabama, summarizing Bonner's trip to England, also a brief letter dated 21 October by Newman to W.S. Hoole, to whom he forwarded Bonner's letter.
Dates:
1958
Buford Boone papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0187
Abstract
Correspondence, scrapbooks, litigation papers, speeches, editorials, etc., of this Pulitzer Prize winner and long-time Tuscaloosa News editor.
Dates:
1935-1968; Majority of material found within 1949 - 1968
C. L. Boynton maps
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0197
Abstract
Printed maps of Georgia with additions showing routes taken for "botanical tours."
Dates:
1895-1902
Richard Branscomb and Lewis Branscomb papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0205
Overview
Diary, travel journals, and account book of Richard Edwin Branscomb (1902-1980), Methodist Minister from Guin, Alabama, and Condensed Minute Book for Presiding Elders of the Southern Methodist Episcopal Church belonging to Branscomb’s father, Lewis Capers Branscomb (1865-1930).
Dates:
1922-1935
George and Eleanor Bridges Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0210
Overview
Letters written to George and Eleanor Bridges, of Homewood, Jefferson County, Alabama, and others written by George. There are also newspaper clippings, miscellaneous items and four journals.
Dates:
1932-1965
John Burnham papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0233
Abstract
Correspondence and other material relating to the captivity of Captain John Burnham in Algiers, 1793-94, his attempts to buy his freedom and subsequent efforts to secure reimbursement from Congress.
Dates:
1792-1832/1943?
Central Plank Road Company, Tallassee Branch records
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0292
Overview
Charter and organizational information of the Tallassee Branch of the Central Plank Road Company
Dates:
1850-1853
William Charles Cravner papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0367
Overview
Legal papers, correspondence, photos, geneology, sheet music, blueprints, sermons, postcards, and journals all related to the Cravner family.
Dates:
1803-1963
Sarah Ann (Gayle) and William B. Crawford Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0369
Abstract
Correspondence, diaries, journals, speeches, scrapbooks, and other papers of Sarah Ann Gayle Crawford, sister to Amelia Gayle Gorgas, and William B. Crawford.
Dates:
1833-1889
Cuban postcards
Collection
Identifier: MSS-3695
Overview
Postcards depicting scenes in Cuba in the early twentieth century.
Dates:
circa 1910-1920
Eyre Damer papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0392
Overview
A scrapbook and accompanying materials relating to the book “With C.H. Ellis Through Central America and Panama: Quarantine Tour of Central America and Panama by Health Authorities as Guests of the United Fruit Company,” compiled and distributed by that firm.
Dates:
after 1900
Edgar G. Dawson papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0410
Abstract
A letter testamentary to Edgar G. Dawson, naming him executor of the estate of William Eliza Terrell, June 3, 1867, one to “My darling,” June 4, 1885 written while on a trip to Italy, and the plantation book for “Ravenswood,” January 1869-January 1, 1873.
Dates:
1867-1885
James J. and Mabel Cowart Doster Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-4125
Overview
Contains the personal and family records, as well as photos, correspondence, and other files during his time as an educator.
Dates:
1870-1943
James Clifford Estes papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0492
Overview
Personal correspondence, papers relating to academic matters, a diploma, cards, maps, newspaper clippings, and photographs of Estes, his family, and friends
Dates:
1914-1955; Majority of material found within 1919 - 1924
Thomas Henry Garner papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0560
Overview
Correspondence, postcards, invitations, and other items, including letters (1887-1892) from Alston Fitts while he was in Europe.
Dates:
1887-?1913
Eddy Lanier King Gilmore papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0572
Overview
Compositions, scrapbooks, correspondence, and clippings of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Eddy Lanier King Gilmore, of Selma, Alabama, and his Russian-born wife, Tamara Kolb-Chernashovaya, a ballerina with the Bolshoi Ballet. The bulk of material is from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.
Dates:
circa 1940 - 1967
Samuel S. Goodman hotel ledger
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0578
Overview
Guest register from 11 July 1889 through 31 January 1890 of this Scottsville, Virginia, hotel.
Dates:
1889-1890
Steven Gross Panama Canal collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-3709
Overview
Memorabilia from the Panama Canal.
Dates:
1915-1979
William C. Hayne letter
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0652
Overview
Letter from William C. Hayne of Charleston, South Carolina, to Lewis Bristol of New Haven, Connecticut, discussing immigrating to Alabama.
Dates:
1837 February 3
Hiking near Mexico City in 1922-1924 Photographic Album
Collection — 2022-023: [1005680713]
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
Josiah and Amelia Gorgas family papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0580
Abstract
Correspondence, diaries, journals, speeches, scrapbooks, and other papers of Josiah Gorgas, chief of the Confederate Bureau of Ordnance and president of the University of Alabama, and his wife Amelia Gayle Gorgas, librarian at the University of Alabama and daughter of Alabama governor John Gayle.
Dates:
1820-1920
Gertrude Hill Lakey collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-3698
Overview
Souvenir post cards and other mementos and keepsakes. There is also a typed manuscript by Jacqueline Box Blaylock, "A Tribute to the Memory of Perry Jackson Box."
Dates:
1919-1934
Stella Long Postcard Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-4155
Overview
Postcards to and from this Hamilton, Ontario, Canada native, as well as to and from her family and friends. There are also delegate and guest tickets to the Republican National Conventions of 1908 and 1916 held in Chicago, Illinois, and a travel brochure from Havana, Cuba.
Dates:
1903-1952
Mary Hairston Collection of Travel Ephemera from National Association of Colored Women (NACW) Convention
Collection
Identifier: MSS-4307
Overview
A collection of travel ephemera from a cross-country trip Mary Hairston took to attend the National Association of Colored Women (NACW) in Los Angeles, California, in 1952.
Dates:
1952
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
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
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:
circa 1900-1980
Rare vertical file
Collection
Identifier: PM-013
Overview
Contains a variety of rare, published materials. Most notable are the almanacs, biographies, guidebooks, art catalogs, and works of literature.
Dates:
circa 1750-2000
Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Hudson Letters, 1900-1906
File — Box 4257.003: [1006214228], Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
One letter to Reverend Hudson of Peabody, Massachusetts, from John M. Nichols of Portland, Maine, saying he (Nichols) had been appointed the principle of Lewiston High School in Lewiston, Maine, and including newspaper clippings describing the appointment. The second letter is from S. F. Kittredge to Mrs. Hudson to tell her about her trip by train to Oregon and to discuss church business.
Dates:
1900-1906
Searcy Family Photographs
Collection
Identifier: 2012-035
Abstract
Photos of this Tuscaloosa family are in two photograph albums that contain images from and around The University of Alabama and Tuscaloosa County, including Bryce Hospital, the Tuscaloosa Centennial celebrations, and Warrior River (bridge and flooding), and family activities.
Dates:
1870 - 1987
W. C. Olds Photographic Album and Speech
Collection
Identifier: 2022-029
Scope and Contents
This collection contains one photographic album of 494 black-and-white photographs and one 14-page typescript speech from compiler W. C. Olds while traveling through South America during 1906 and 1907. The photographs are of daily life, street and market scenes, and city views of destinations in South America, including Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Argentina, Ecuador, and Paraguay. The speech is addressed to an unspecified "Board of Trade" and describes Olds meeting locals, bartering at markets, and...
Dates:
1906 - 1907
W. K. Ichimmel Letter
Collection
Identifier: MSS-2130
Overview
Letter from W.K. Ichimmel from South Bend, Indiana, to his unnamed friend. The letter discusses his upcoming trip to Paris and the workers at the shirt factory where he works.
Dates:
1889-07-24
Wade Hall Photographs, Small Collection
Collection — Box 2009001.016: [1006241513]
Identifier: 2009-068
Abstract
This collection consists of thirteen photographs depicting scenes from Pensacola and surrounding area, including Fort Pickens, Fort McRae, Fort Barrancas, and the Pensacola Navy Yard. This collection also depicts scenes from DeFuniak Spring, Florida.
Dates:
1890
Wade Hall Photographs, Small Collection
Collection — Box 2009001.016: [1006241513]
Identifier: 2009-066
Abstract
This collection consists of twelve photographs depicting scenes from Virginia, such as Fort Monroe, Blue Ridge Mountain, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Old Point Comfort.
Dates:
1913
Wade Hall Photographs, Small Collection
Collection — Box 2009001.016: [1006241513]
Identifier: 2009-067
Abstract
This collection consists of six photographs depicting scenes along the Hudson River.
Dates:
1913-07
Wade Hall Photographs, Small Collection
Collection — Box 2009001.032: [1006241529]
Identifier: 2009-150
Abstract
This collection consists of 213 photographs depicting scenes from various places, such as cities, farms, tourist attractions, and rivers in Ireland, Scotland, France, and New York.
Dates:
1900
Wade Hall Photographs, Small Collection
Collection — Box 2009001.012: [1006241509]
Identifier: 2009-049
Abstract
This collection consists of twenty black and white photographs depicting scenes from unidentified tropical island.
Dates:
1930
Wade Hall Photographs, Small Collection
Collection — Box 2009001.036: [1006241533]
Identifier: 2009-182
Abstract
This collection consists of fifteen photographs depicting people enjoying time at a pool at The Cloister Hotel and on the beach at Sea Island, Georgia.
Dates:
1946
Wade Hall Photographs, Small Collection
Collection — Box 2009001.025: [1006241522]
Identifier: 2009-105
Overview
This collection consists of thirty-five photographs depicting scenes from Philippines, such as Manila Harbor, lighthouse, Philippines National Bank, Manila Jockey Club, etc., and China.
Dates:
1945
Wade Hall Photographs, Small Collection
Collection — Box 2009001.026: [1006241523]
Identifier: 2009-112
Overview
This collection consists of fifty-nine photographs depicting scenes from family’s travels through Washington State, Alaska (Taku Glacier, Columbia Glacier, Spencer Glacier, Auk Lake, Mendenhall Glacier, Portland Canal, Prince Rupert, Juneau, and Ketchikan) and British Columbia (Grenville Channel).
Dates:
1940 - 1941
Wade Hall Photographs, Small Collection
Collection — Box 2009001.027: [1006241524]
Identifier: 2009-120
Overview
This collection of twenty-eight photographs depicting scenes from Japan: parade, shops, people wearing traditional Japanese cloths and street scenes.
Dates:
1920
Wade Hall Photographs, Small Collection
Collection — Box 2009001.029: [1006241526]
Identifier: 2009-129
Overview
This collection consists of forty-one photographs depicting scenes from China and from Philippines. Most of the scenes are of Beijing from 1930s, other scenes include Summer Palace, Seventeen-Arch Bridge, Temple of Heaven in the Forbidden City, Great Wall of China and railroad station in South Peking.
Dates:
1930 - 1939
Wade Hall Photographs, Small Collection
Collection — Box 2009001.030: [1006241527]
Identifier: 2009-132
Overview
This collection consists of eleven photographs depicting scenes from Japan around 1910.
Dates:
1930