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- Bill of sale for a slave bought by David Cobb from Curtis Hooks.
- 1818-02-07
- Cobb purchased the slave, a young man named Claiborn, for $500 in Huntsville, Alabama.
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from James N. Thrower at Camp Bradford near Huntsville, Alabama, to his brother, Stephen.
- 1861-10-27
- In the letter Thrower discusses the sentiment of the Huntsville citizens toward the Confederate army, noting that "the people ar not sow patriotic hear as they was at Camp Johnson." He tells of one soldier who was put in jail for fighting with the...
- 2009-12-14
- The Weekly Huntsville Advocate, Volume 40, Number 2,080.
- 1870-10-28
- The state and local news includes: railroads; taxation; and the 1870 election of state officers and the legislature. Much of page two is devoted to the Alabama Supreme Court ruling on two cases: State of Alabama v. William C. Estes and others on...
- 2010-01-25
- Letters between Judge Paul Speake in Huntsville, Alabama, to Governor Benjamin Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1934-08
- In the first letter, written August 13, 1934, Judge Speake describes the strike at a local company, where "strikers are walking around, armed with shot-guns, pistols and rifles." He asks the governor to send the militia to help local authorities...
- 2010-02-10
- Telegram from the members of the Chamber of Commerce in Huntsville, Alabama, to Governor Benjamin M. Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1934-08-15
- The message, which was sent during a statewide strike, asks the governor to meet with a delegation of Huntsville businessmen who want to discuss the "grave situation existing here."
- 2010-07-27
- "Mill Whistles Sound, Workers Back on Jobs."
- 1934-09-26
- This article discusses the resumption of activity in several of Huntsville's cotton mills after the unsuccessful nationwide textile strike (which began as a statewide strike): "No discriminations of any kind were reported today as the textile...
- 2010-07-27
- Report of the settlement reached at the end of the strike at Lincoln Mills in Huntsville, Alabama.
- 1936-02-00
- The report gives the dates of the strike; the number of employees involved; the individuals who negotiated the settlement; a narrative describing the conflict; and the approximate losses to both the employees and local merchants. The narrative...
- 2011-01-13
- Memorandum from First Lieutenant E. C. Knox, assistant post signal officer at the Huntsville Arsenal, to Colonel Brice, intelligence officer.
- 1942-12-03
- In the memo Knox reports on a blackout held in Huntsville on December 2. He rates the activities of the staff at the Huntsville Raid Warning Control Center, where he observed the proceedings.
- 2011-01-13
- Letter from J. A. Barclay of Northrop Space Laboratories in Huntsville, Alabama, to Governor George Wallace.
- 1963-05-23
- In the letter Barclay explains that the state cannot attract suitable aerospace experts because of its reputation in recent segregation issues: "...the image of Alabama to the uninformed non-resident is not good because of the racial problem which...
- 2011-01-13
- "Grateful city says 'auf Widersehen.'"
- 1970-02-24
- This article describes the parade and ceremonies that will take place in Huntsville to honor Dr. Wernher von Braun, who will be moving to Washington, D.C., to serve as Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning at NASA.
- 2010-07-27
- "Rocket City launches von Braun."
- 1970-02-25
- This article describes the ceremonies that were held to honor Dr. Wernher von Braun, before he left Huntsville to serve as Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning at NASA in Washington, D.C.
- 2010-07-27
- Commemorative issue of the Huntsville News, dedicated to Dr. Wernher von Braun.
- 1970-02-27
- Von Braun was the director of the Marshall Space Flight Center from 1960 to 1970, when he moved to Washington, D.C., to serve as Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning at NASA. The newspaper printed this issue to celebrate the "von Braun era"...
- 2011-09-13