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- "The Shoppers Guide to Communist Imports."
- Flier listing items produced in nine communist countries and sold in the United States. The publication was issued by the Committee to Warn of the Arrival of Communist Merchandise on the Local Business Scene, an organization based in Miami, Florida.
- 2009-09-11
- 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
- Table of contents and introduction to A. J. Pickett's "Interesting Notes upon the History of Alabama."
- In the introduction, Pickett explains his method of gathering information: "I have taken many of the following notes down on paper in a great hurry, as fast as the people narrating would speak, and there are many mistakes in grammar, spelling &...
- 2010-05-12
- 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
- Journal kept by Richard Blount while serving on the Georgia-Alabama Boundary Survey Commission.
- 1826-06
- In the journal Blount discusses the landscape; encounters with Cherokee Indians in the area; and problems the surveyors faced during their work. He also includes a list of Cherokee words with their Creek and English equivalents.
- 2011-10-12
- Expense records kept by Richard Blount while serving on the Georgia-Alabama Boundary Survey Commission.
- 1826
- Expenses include food, supplies, and pack horses; room and board; ferriage; and labor and services (for example, washing and shoeing horses, or "Cherokee man to show the Cherokee line"). Transcripts are included.
- 2011-10-12
- "Wallace for Governor: 'Our kind of man.'"
- Leaflet promoting George Wallace in the 1970 gubernatorial campaign. It discusses his stance on issues such as taxation, medical service, public education, gender equality ("Alabama's women will have their rightful place in state government"),...
- 2010-11-08
- "Wallace for Governor."
- Brochure promoting George Wallace in the 1970 gubernatorial campaign. It focuses on his commitment to the "working people" and his cooperation with organized labor: "Wallace is first with labor because Wallace puts labor first!"
- 2010-11-08
- "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
- Biennial report of the Alabama Insane Hospital in Tuscaloosa.
- 1891-00-00
- Dr. Peter Bryce, the hospital's first superintendent, died before the end of the two-year term covered in this report. In an introductory statement, the members of the board of trustees praise Bryce's work and announce that he will be succeeded by...
- 2011-09-09
- Handwritten copy of Jeremiah Austill's account of "The Canoe Battle," which took place on November 12, 1813.
- During the battle, which was fought from canoes on the Alabama River, Captain Sam Dale and three men (including Austill) defeated a Creek chief and ten warriors.
- 2010-11-12
- Draft of the annual report of the commissioners of the Oconee Navigation Association.
- In the report the commissioners describe the work they have overseen on the river, including a lock and dam that has been completed, which will "advance the growth of Milledgeville, ultimately add to the convenience & prosperity of the agricultural...
- 2010-11-17
- Draft of a letter from S. H. Dent to Colonel J. P. Smartt.
- At the start of the Civil War, Dent was a 1st lieutenant of the Eufaula Rifles, which became Company B of the 1st Alabama Infantry; he was eventually promoted to captain and commanded Dent's Battery (formerly Robertson's Battery). In the letter...
- 2011-04-04
- Telegram from O. S. Jewett in Montgomery, Alabama, to Dr. George F. Pollard in Mobile, Alabama.
- In the message Jewett asks Pollard to inform Henry Semple that "his infant is very sick with cholera infantum." A note written on the back in pencil reads "Emily V. Semples [sic] little baby, Margaret Harris who died."
- 2011-06-01
- Receipt for $201.50 for the purchase of clothing, probably for a soldier.
- The height of the purchaser is included. The note is written on an old envelope.
- 2011-07-06
- Certificate for Robert E. Noble, M.D., appointing him as a governing committee member of the Gorgas Memorial Institute of Tropical and Preventive Medicine in Panama.
- An image of William Crawford Gorgas is on the certificate.
- 2012-01-27
- Confederate regimental history files, First Alabama Infantry.
- The Confederate regimental history files contains assorted material on the history of Alabama units in the Civil War, which was collected over the years by ADAH staff.
- 2013-03-13
- Transcript of a letter from George Johnstone, governor of West Florida, to John Pownall, secretary to the British Board of Trade and Plantations.
- 1766-02-26
- In the letter Johnstone describes the citizens' negative reaction to the Stamp Act and their subsequent hostility toward him. He writes to defend himself against allegations of misconduct from several of his colleagues: "It may perhaps be alleged,...
- 2009-09-15
- Transcript of a letter from George Johnstone, governor of West Florida, to John Pownall, secretary to the British Board of Trade and Plantations.
- 1766-04-01
- In the letter Johnstone describes the burden the Stamp Act has placed on the "infant colony," and he mentions the citizens' growing opposition to his administration. While he acknowledges the "real inconveniences" the tax has caused, he is careful...
- 2009-09-15