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- "Boykin Remains in Washington for Farmers Interest."
- 1940-04-19
- This article discusses Boykin's efforts to get several pieces of farm legislation passed in Congress. From the Mobile Labor Journal.
- 2009-09-15
- "Boykin Votes to Kill Veto on Farm Workers."
- 1945-05-04
- This article discusses Boykin's opposition to the presidential veto of a bill proposing draft deferments for farm employees. From The Mobile Register.
- 2009-09-15
- "California Bound."
- 1849-10-16
- Advertisement for the sale of an 83-acre farm in Henry County, Alabama. The nearby community of Lawrenceville "promises to become an interesting little village, being the situation of Prof. Spears recently established High School, and surrounded by...
- 2009-08-24
- "Executors' Sale of Valuable Lands and Negroes, Stock, Provisions, &c., In Barbour County, Alabama."
- 1860-01-26
- Advertisement for the sale of Milton A. Browder's estate at a "public outcry" auction on February 16, 1860. For sale are about 2,400 acres of land; 50 slaves ("of superior quality, embracing Boys and Girls, single men and women, and families, all...
- 2009-09-04
- Blank application for purchasing war savings bonds.
- 1942
- This form is directed at farmers, offering a "Farm Wartime Plan" for saving money and controlling expenses.
- 2009-09-18
- Correspondence written to and by Birmingham businessman Frederick M. Jackson, from 1905 to 1907.
- 1905
- Much of the correspondence is concerned with different coal properties in Alabama and Tennessee that were available for investment. There are also letters from people wanting information on the quality of coal at different mines. Letters from John...
- 2011-10-24
- Diary kept by James H. McMath while serving as a captain in Company G of the 11th Alabama Infantry during the Civil War.
- 1861
- McMath was killed at Frazier's Farm on June 30, 1862, during the the Seven Days' Battles. In the diary, written in 1861 and 1862, he discusses topics such as camp life (including marches and drills); illnesses affecting the soldiers; and troop...
- 2011-10-11
- Letter from Eugenia Bankhead in Anniston, Alabama, to her sister, Tallulah.
- 1918-03
- In the letter Eugenia praises her sister's role in THE SQUAB FARM (Tallulah's first Broadway play): "Gee, Tally. I can see you on the stage now! You sure are a lucky devil! Think of me tonight when you go on - I wish I was there to see you." She...
- 2009-10-16
- Letter from William Riley Jones in Coffee County, Tennessee, to his wife, Mary, probably in Tuscaloosa or Fayette County, Alabama.
- 1863-03-17
- During the Civil War, Jones served in Company G of the 41st Alabama Infantry Regiment; he was killed in the Battle of Chickamauga on September 20, 1863. In the letter he discusses news of mutual acquaintances; upcoming campaigns and troop...
- 2010-07-15
- Letter from William Riley Jones to his wife, Mary, probably in Tuscaloosa or Fayette County, Alabama.
- 1862
- During the Civil War, Jones served in Company G of the 41st Alabama Infantry Regiment; he was killed in the Battle of Chickamauga on September 20, 1863. In the letter he discusses morality in the camp and expresses his desire to attend a worship...
- 2010-07-15
- Letters between J. H. Rawls in Winfield, Alabama, and John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1910-02
- In the first letter, written February 14, 1910, Rawls asks Bankhead to support legislation that would protect farmers from gambling in the markets for cotton and other farm products. In the second letter, written February 18, 1910, Bankhead...
- 2009-06-25
- Letters between J. Han Hays and others in Warrior, Alabama, and John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1910-02
- In the first letter, written February 8, 1910, the men ask Bankhead to support legislation that would protect farmers from gambling in the markets for cotton and other farm products. In the second letter, written February 14, 1910, Bankhead assures...
- 2009-06-25
- Letters between Juney Thompson in Siluria, Alabama, and John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1917-05
- In the first letter, written May 9, 1917, Thompson asks if an employee on her farm may be excused from the draft: "It is almost impossible to get labor and this boy is my mainstay in my 'cropping plans'...I do not know that my request is a just...
- 2010-12-07
- Letters between Mrs. M. M. Lewis of Greenville, Alabama, and Gordon Persons, chairman of the Alabama Rural Electrification Authority in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1935-04-00
- In the first letter, written April 29, 1935, Mrs. M. M. Lewis applies for electrification at her farm; she believes that "there will be a sufficient number of subscribers to justify a line along this route." In the second letter, written May 1,...
- 2010-04-23
- Newspaper clipping of letters between Dr. Noah B. Cloud, Alabama's state superintendent of public instruction, and H. S. Whitfield, superintendent of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.
- 1869-06-10
- In the first letter Dr. Cloud reprimands Whitfield because Tuscaloosa County has not provided enough schools for its African American children: "...you have reported 44 white schools, and only 2 colored, which is not in accordance with the school...
- 2009-09-14