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- Letter from Colin J. McRae in Richmond, Virginia, to President Jefferson Davis.
- 1862-02-24
- In the letter McRae encourages the president to establish an armory at Selma, a proposal he had unsuccessfully made to the Confederate government before: "I therefore take the liberty of again addressing you on the subject and to urge the absolute...
- 2009-09-28
- Letter from H. H. Erwin in Charlotte, Tennessee, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1862-12-28
- In the letter Erwin, a purchasing agent for the Confederacy, explains the difficulties he has encountered while trying to take a load of bacon to Confederate soldiers in Alabama. He also discusses several men who might be available to work at the...
- 2009-09-30
- Letter from Charles Walsh in Mobile, Alabama, to Colin J. McRae.
- 1863-02-12
- In the letter Walsh discusses the recent sale of the foundry at Selma to the Confederate government.
- 2009-09-30
- Letter from Amelia A. Kay to Kate Cumming in Georgia.
- 1864-05-24
- In the letter Mrs. Kay asks Kate to give an enclosed letter to her son, who is sick in the hospital at Marietta, Georgia. She also asks for information about his condition. During the Civil War, Kate Cumming served as a nurse and matron in...
- 2009-09-04
- Excerpt from ROLL OF THE BLACK DUPES AND WHITE RENEGADES WHO VOTED IN MOBILE CITY AND COUNTY FOR THE MENAGERIE CONSTITUTION, FOR THE STATE OF ALABAMA.
- 1868
- The list is divided into three sections: "Whites," "Creoles," and "Negroes." The first two categories are on the first page, while the other pages are filled with the names of African American voters.
- 2009-06-25
- Excerpts from a journal kept for several years by C. J. Hildreth.
- 1889
- In the journal Hildreth writes about his personal life and business in New Decatur, Alabama (also known as Albany), where he worked as a printer and newspaper editor. In the entries included here, he discusses how he came to settle in New Decatur...
- 2009-11-20
- Proclamation from the mayor of New Decatur, Alabama, honoring the late President William McKinley.
- 1901-09-14
- "Felled by the hand of a dastardly assassin, our beloved President has passed into the Great Beyond, and our Nation in in gloom...As a token of the respect in which we held him, and as a tribute to his memory, I would request that all flags in our...
- 2010-01-28
- Certificate for the New Decatur Advertiser, a newspaper in Morgan County, Alabama, from the Democratic National Committee.
- 1908
- The certificate is a receipt for a contribution the paper made to the Committee: "...if the people would rule their own country they must pay the expenses of electing their own public servants. Millions of dollars from trusts and special interests...
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 Leon R. McGavock to his mother, Belle R. McGavock.
- 1918-10-06
- During World War I, McGavock served as a member of the 312th Machine Gun Battalion, 79th Division. This letter was written two days before was taken to the hospital, where he died of pneumonia. A transcript is included.
- 2009-09-11
- Letters from Lieutenant Louis W. Washburn to Mrs. W. R. McGavock, regarding her son, Leon.
- 1919-02-15
- During World War I, Washburn served with McGavock in Company B of the 312th Machine Gun Battalion of the American Expeditionary Forces. In the first letter, he gives Mrs. McGavock details about her son's service and death. Washburn explains that he...
- 2010-06-09
- Correspondence to Governor Benjamin Miller, discussing violence in Camp Hill, Alabama, between members of the Alabama Sharecroppers Union and county officials.
- 1931-07
- The ASCU was established by the Communist Party in 1931, and most of its members were African Americans. The letters are from L. N. Duncan, director of the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service, and Bradford Knapp, president of Auburn University....
- 2009-09-15
- Excerpt from "Alabama in the 1830's as Recorded by British Travellers," Volume 31, Number 4 of the Birmingham-Southern College Bulletin, December 1938.
- 1938-12-00
- This passage includes an excerpt of a travel narrative by James S. Buckingham, a British author. In it Buckingham describes a visit through east central Alabama, giving details about the landscape, accommodations, and traveling conditions along the...
- 2009-06-25
- Telegrams between H. Vance Greenslip, president of the Southern Greyhound Lines in Chamblee, Georgia, and Governor John Patterson in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1961-05
- In the first message, sent May 19, 1961, Greenslip asks the governor ensure the protection of Greyhound's passengers, property, and employees. Because of the recent attacks on the Freedom Riders in Alabama, people around the country have expressed...
- 2009-09-28