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- "To the Republicans of Dallas!"
- Flier addressed to freedmen in Dallas County, Alabama, warning them of "recent converts to Republicanism" who will compete for their vote in the upcoming county elections. All the questionable candidates are mentioned, with evidence of their...
- 2009-06-25
- Brochure from the Deutschland Ordnance Company in Santa Rosa, California, advertising weapons, ammunition, and uniforms.
- Included are advertisements for a 20-millimeter Solothurn S18-1000, a 20-millimeter Finnish Lahti, and a 20-millimeter M42 recoilless rifle. The first two guns are anti-tank rifles.
- 2009-09-11
- "Ballots, Bullets and Blood."
- "How Blacks Have Died for the Right to Vote." Leaflet issued by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Inside is a list of African Americans who were killed from 1955 to 1968: Lamar Smith, George W. Lee, Herbert Lee, Medgar...
- 2009-09-11
- Letter from Dickie Boykin to Frank and Ocllo Boykin.
- In this letter to his grandparents, Dickie thanks them for gifts he received and sends news from home.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Lee Boykin to Frank and Ocllo Boykin.
- In this letter to his grandparents, Lee thanks them for gifts he received and sends news from home.
- 2009-09-15
- Instructions and schedule for official passengers of the U.S.S. Ingham.
- This sheet gives an itinerary and basic information for those traveling on the U.S.S. Ingham.
- 2009-09-15
- "U.S. Engineers' Efficiency Shown in Conducting Tour of Congressmen; Boykin of Alabama Adds Much Zest."
- This article by Richard Koepke describes a tour of the St. Lawrence River that the U.S. Engineer Department gave to a group of congressmen. Boykin, one of the group, is mentioned specifically for his colorful personality and behavior.
- 2009-09-15
- "$1,500,000 Cement Plant Assured Mobile as RFC, WAC Accept Bid."
- In this article Boykin announces the opening of a new cement plant, which he worked to secure for Mobile.
- 2009-09-15
- "17 Deer Fall Before Guns on Boykin's Preserve."
- This article describes a hunt Boykin held for his colleagues at his lodge in McIntosh, Alabama.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Mrs. Sidney G. Weil to the editor of the Montgomery Advertiser.
- In the letter Mrs. Weil discusses the need for Montgomery to incorporate surrounding towns in order to increase its population and attract large businesses to the area: "There is surely a way to incorporate into the City it's [sic] natural growth,...
- 2009-10-16
- Journal kept by Raphael Semmes while he served as commanding officer aboard the C.S.S. Alabama.
- 1863
- 2011-10-07
- Section 18 of A. J. Pickett's "Interesting Notes upon the History of Alabama."
- This section gives information from Major Reuben Chamberlain, "in relation to the capture of Mobile in 1813 - Taken by Wilkinson for the United States, from the King of Spain."
- 2010-05-12
- Receipt for payment made by John Coffee to the Cotton Port Company.
- Coffee signed over "one entire share fo the stock of the Cotton Port land company" to be applied toward his debt for recent property purchases.
- 2010-06-09
- Flier issued by the Cullen A. Battle Klan in Tuskegee, Alabama, listing the issues the Ku Klux Klan stands for and against.
- In addition to predictable tenets such as "White Supremacy" and "Protection of our pure womanhood," the "Stands For" column includes "Separation of Church and State" and "Freedom of speech and press." The "Stands Against" column includes "Religious...
- 2010-06-09
- Letter from George Burgess in New York to Edward Harris in Moorestown, New Jersey.
- In the letter Burgess discusses the shipment of a picture for Harris from Lucy Audubon. The picture was drawn by the naturalist John Audubon, Lucy's deceased husband.
- 2010-07-15
- Letter from John S. and Nancy Jones in Texas, to their daughter-in-law, Mary Francis ("Faney") Parker Jones.
- Mary was married to William Riley Jones, who served in Company G of the 41st Alabama Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. In the letter John and Nancy thank Mary for her letter, ask for more news, and send their "love and respectes to all...
- 2010-07-27
- "Instructions on Bringing a Patient to the Hospital," published by the Alabama Insane Hospitals.
- Flier discussing the procedure for taking new patients to Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. It also mentions the cost of room and board; items that are permitted ("sufficiency of comfortable clothing" and "remembrances from home") and prohibited...
- 2010-11-08
- "'Our Kind of Man': Wallace for Governor."
- Small flier promoting George Wallace in the 1970 gubernatorial campaign. It focuses on his plans for securing "educational excellence" and "economic progress."
- 2010-11-08
- "Alabama Voters To Determine Fate Of Third National Party?"
- Article written by Bill Kennedy for his column, "Branch Head Bill Says!" In it Kennedy promotes George Wallace because he poses the "threat of a third national party," which he proved when he "organized and led a 10-million-vote...
- 2010-11-08
- Accounting records of the Oconee Navigation Association.
- Most of the reports were prepared by Richard Blount, a commissioner of the association who also served as treasurer for a time. Documents are arranged in loose chronological order. An incomplete transcript is included; records may not be presented...
- 2010-11-17