Southern States -- History

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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.

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Papers submitted for credit in University of Alabama course EXT318 “Cemeteries and Local History,” a course in the New College Life Track. The focus of the papers is on cemeteries as reflecting the history of a locale and may examine burial patterns, customs, ornamentation, or simply be an inventory of interments.

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A letter written by Charlotte C. Hall signed "New York, December 16, 1840," to her future husband, Willis M. Sherwood in Hamburg, North Carolina.

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Paper titled the "Selling of the Old South."

Scope and Contents note The collection comprises manuscripts, notes, and illustrations related to John S. Pancake’s works, including This Destructive War: The British Campaign in the Carolinas, 1780-1782, 1777: Year of the Hangman, Samuel Smith and the Politics of Business: 1752-1839, and Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. These materials provide insight into Pancake’s research...

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A genealogy of the Maupin family, beginning with Gabriel Maupin of France, who lived in England and came to America around 1710. His descendants lived in Virginia and other southern states.

Scope and Contents A publication written by James Callaway addressed to white Southerners, warning that the suffrage movement was a "Trojan Horse" for racial equality. It documents the friendship and alliance between Susan B. Anthony and her successor Carrie Chapman Catt with Fredrick Douglass and other African American leaders. Callaway's pamphlet sought to undermine the legitimacy of suffragists by attacking their personal and professional relationships, including their associations with other women...

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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.