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- Pages from the manuscript of BOYS OF THE 90'S by Thomas Klinge.
- 1975-00-00
- In this autobiography, Klinge describes notable people and events in the history of Montgomery, Alabama. The pages included here mention William Jennings Bryan's visit to Montgomery, the election of President William McKinley, a yellow fever...
- 2009-06-25
- Record of lynchings in Alabama from 1871 to 1920, compiled for the Alabama Department of Archives and History by the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute.
- 1921-00-00
- Preceding the list is a letter from R. R. Moton, principal of the Institute, to Marie Bankhead Owen, director of the Archives.
- 2009-09-18
- Excerpts from SANITATION IN PANAMA by William Crawford Gorgas.
- 1915-00-00
- In the passages Gorgas gives a brief history of yellow fever in the United States, particularly in the Mississippi Valley region, and discusses the economic impact of the disease. He then focuses on Cuba, which had suffered recurring epidemics...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from J. F. Barbour in Maysville, Kentucky, to W. Joel Barnett in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1910-04-06
- In the letter Barbour thanks Barnett for his kindness and attention during a recent stay in Montgomery. Apparently, Barbour's son died while in the city, possibly at St. Margaret's Hospital.
- 2009-09-18
- Receipt for $6.48 paid by Joseph E. Hall for real estate taxes in Elmore County, Alabama.
- 1909-12-16
- 2012-01-27
- "Senator Bankhead Votes 'No.'"
- 1909-11-09
- This leaflet reprints a letter that Senator John H. Bankhead wrote to Frank V. Evans, editor of The Walker County News. In it he explains why he does not support the proposed prohibition amendment to the Alabama constitution. He argues that...
- 2010-04-23
- Letter from Ray Rushton, chairman of the Montgomery County Campaign Committee Against the Constitutional Amendment, to Thomas M. Owen in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1909-11
- The committee opposed the adoption of a prohibition amendment to the Alabama constitution. In the letter Rushton explains that his organization is trying to determine how many citizens are against the amendment, though he never specifically...
- 2010-04-23
- "Selections: Giving the Truth About the Amendment," published by the Prohibition Campaign Committee of Montgomery County.
- 1909-11
- This leaflet reprints articles and editorials from Alabama newspapers supporting the proposed prohibition amendment to the Alabama constitution. The pieces address arguments from opponents of the amendment; discuss the corruption and activities of...
- 2010-04-23
- Two pages from a convict register, listing six African American men who were tried in the city court of Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1909-08-07
- The register pages include spaces for physical descriptions, trial details, and prison experience (not all details are given for each convict). The men listed here were sentenced for the following crimes: James Dicks, grand larceny, two years;...
- 2010-04-23
- Letter from S. R. Wheeler in Rainsville, Alabama, to J. M. McCain.
- 1909-05-05
- In the letter Wheeler urges McCain to reapply for a pension because his request "was not propperly [sic] considered before and many such blunders have hapened [sic] in the Pension Dept."
- 2009-12-14
- Letter Felix H. Robertson in Crawford, Texas, to S. H. Dent.
- 1909-04-25
- 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 (a unit formerly commanded by Felix Robertson)....
- 2011-04-04
- Letter from Frank L. Vance in Talladega, Alabama, to John D. McNeel, private secretary to Governor B. B. Comer, in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1909-03-20
- In the letter Vance discusses his wife's recent suicide at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. He blames the staff for her death and seeks retribution: "I deem the permission of such a death nothing short of criminal negligence, and hope there may be...
- 2009-11-20
- Excerpts from THE SOULS OF BLACK FOLK: ESSAYS AND SKETCHES by W. E. B. Du Bois.
- 1909-00-00
- In the passage Du Bois critiques Booker T. Washington's methods for the education and assimilation of African Americans in society: "...it has been claimed that the Negro can survive only through submission. Mr. Washington distinctly asks that...
- 2009-06-25
- "Homes Searched! Stores Searched!"
- 1909
- "White Men Thrown Into Jail With Negro Criminals, Their Baggage Seized and Searched. For What?" Broadside opposing the proposed prohibition amendment to the Alabama constitution; it includes statements from several Alabama citizens whose property...
- 2010-04-23
- Record book kept by Kate Burke Simpson, a first grade teacher at West End School in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1909
- The book gives the daily attendance record for the students; individual quarterly records of grades and absences; the daily classroom schedule; a list of subjects studied and assignments completed by the class throughout the year; and a list of...
- 2012-06-22
- Letter from Edward Weedon in Eufaula, Alabama, to Fanning.
- 1908-11-17
- In the letter Edward discusses recent activities, including twelve rides on a merry-go-round and visits to the "wild west show" and the "ghost show." Judging by the handwriting and content of the letter, Edward is a child. A transcript is included.
- 2011-05-24
- Receipt for $6.48 paid by Joseph E. Hall for real estate taxes in Elmore County, Alabama.
- 1908-11-04
- 2012-01-27
- Letters to C. J. Hildreth in New Decatur, Alabama, regarding the upcoming annual meeting of the Tennessee River Improvement Association, to be held in Huntsville, Alabama.
- 1908-10
- In the first letter William E. Fort, private secretary to Governor B. B. Comer, informs Hildreth that the governor has appointed him to represent Alabama at the annual convention. The other ten delegates are also listed. In the second letter W. B....
- 2009-10-16
- Excerpt from THE CRY OF THE CHILDREN: A STUDY OF CHILD LABOR by Bessie Van Vorst.
- 1908-00-00
- In this passage Van Vorst describes living and working conditions for employees of a textile mill in Anniston, Alabama. She gives specific details about the housing and operation of the factory, and she includes several interviews with children who...
- 2009-06-25
- Prohibition postcard from Alabama.
- 1908
- "Alabama, 1908. / Good bye, little bar room, don't you cry, / You'll be an ice cream parlor, bye and bye."
- 2009-09-04