Alabama Textual Materials Collection

ADAH Digital Collections

Log in
|
Favorites
|
Help
|
English

English

Deutsch

Espanol

Pirate English

한국어 Korean

中国 Chinese, Simplified

中國 Chinese, Traditional

Nederlands

Français

Català

日本語 Japanese

ไทย Thai

Find results with:

Add another field

Searching collections:

Alabama Textual Materials Collection

Add or remove collections

You've searched:

Alabama Textual Materials Collection

Description: D.C

(29 results)

Sort by: Description

Relevance

Item Title

Description

Subject

Date created

Display Options

Save to favorites

Display: 20

100

200

- Letter from Frank W. Boykin to Ocllo Boykin and children.
- 1937-08-25
- Frank wrote this letter to his wife and children while at work in Washington, D.C. He discusses his legislative activity, mentions notable visitors and colleagues, and explains upcoming business deals.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Frank W. Boykin to Riley and Frances Smith.
- 1953-07-16
- Frank wrote this letter to Riley and Frances while their daughter Ocllo was visiting her grandparents in Washington, D.C. He describes their outings and also mentions his role in getting a prisoner released from the Atlanta penitentiary.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from James M. Lindsey in Claiborne, Alabama, to James Dellet.
- 1840-12-28
- In the letter Lindsey describes local events to Dellet, who is away from his home in Claiborne. He mentions a recent election; poor economic conditions and the glutted cotton market; the capture of slaves who had run away; and a feud between two...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from James L. Pugh in Washington, D.C., to his daughter, Laura Theresa Cochran.
- 1906-01-19
- In the letter Pugh discusses his recent illness and the treatments he took to recover ("My suffering has been very great from a disease I never heard of before called Shingles - a disease of the blood and skin never fatal but tormenting"). He then...
- 2011-09-22
- Letter from Frank W. Boykin to Bob, Jack, and Dick Boykin.
- 1941-01-25
- In this letter Frank sends checks to his sons to cover their expenses but teases them about their lack of correspondence. He also discusses rent and housing in Washington, D.C.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Frank W. Boykin to Bob Boykin.
- 1953-07-09
- In this letter Frank tells about meeting the son of Bob's employer. Frank wants to persuade Roger Stone, whose father owns the Stone-Mann Paper Company in Mobile, to attend Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Frances Smith to Frank and Ocllo Boykin.
- 1959-00-00
- In this letter to her parents, Frances thanks them for their hospitality and generosity during the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Ocllo Smith to Frank and Ocllo Boykin.
- 1959-04-15
- Ocllo wrote this letter to her grandparents after participating in the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. In it she thanks them for allowing her to be the "princess" representing Alabama.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Gordon Persons, chairman of the Alabama Rural Electrification Authority, to J. F. Yarbrough, county agent in Tuscumbia, Alabama.
- 1936-11-04
- Persons writes on behalf of the national office in Washington, D.C., to ask for information about the availability of electricity to farms in Colbert County. Yarbrough wrote his answers to the four questions directly on the letter and sent the page...
- 2010-04-23
- Letter from Ruth Graham to Ocllo Boykin.
- 1953-02-20
- Ruth Graham, wife of Billy Graham, wrote this letter to Mrs. Boykin after a trip to Washington, D.C. In it she thanks the Boykins for their gifts and hospitality.
- 2009-09-15
- Program for the Alabama Society banquet honoring William B. Bankhead.
- 1937-02-18
- The Alabama Society, a social organization in Washington, D.C., hosted this banquet to honor Bankhead, who was Speaker of the House at the time.
- 2009-09-15
- Invitation to the 48th annual Alfalfa Club dinner.
- 1961-01-21
- The Alfalfa Club is a social club in Washington, D.C. The annual dinner honoring the birthday of Robert E. Lee is its only event, and each member is allowed to invite two people to attend. Boykin received this invitation from General Nathan...
- 2009-09-15
- Handwritten copy of a letter to J. M. Mason.
- 1866-06-15
- The letter vaguely discusses efforts to secure bail or parole for Jefferson Davis (who is never directly named). The author of the letter spent two weeks in Washington, D.C., meeting with the president, attorney general, and chief justice. The...
- 2009-09-30
- Excerpts from IN SEARCH OF THE PROMISED LAND: A SLAVE FAMILY IN THE OLD SOUTH by John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger.
- 2006-00-00
- The passages describe the lives and contributions of three freedmen of the Rapier family. John H. Rapier, Jr., was a physician at the Freedmen's Hospital in Washington, D.C. John H. Rapier, Sr., a barber in Florence, Alabama, served as a voter...
- 2009-06-25
- "Race Separation."
- 1900-08-11
- This article cites a newspaper from Washington, D.C., which predicts that segregationist sentiment in the nation's capital will lead to "Jim Crow" street cars there: "What is true in Washington is true elsewhere, and especially in the South. The...
- 2010-01-25
- "Boykin Ready to Start Work."
- This article describes Boykin's return to Washington, D.C., after an automobile accident.
- 2009-09-15
- "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
- "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
- "Mr. Boykin Would Be Wise Choice."
- 1962-08-23
- This article suggests that Boykin, the unsuccessful candidate in the recent statewide congressional election, would be a good lobbyist for Alabama in Washington, D.C. From the Wilcox Progressive Era.
- 2009-09-15
- Death certificate of Frank W. Boykin.
- 1969-04-09
- This is an official copy of Boykin's death certificate. He died on March 12, 1969, in Washington, D.C., and was buried in Mobile.
- 2009-09-15