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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
- 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
- Letter from Frank W. Boykin to Edward Boykin.
- 1964-10-28
- In this letter to his biographer, Frank tells a story about Big Jim Folsom at his hunting lodge in McIntosh, Alabama, and gives the history of the lodge.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Craig T. Sheldon in Fairhope, Alabama, to D. E. Greer in New Ellenton, South Carolina.
- 1963-11-27
- In the letter, written shortly after the assassination of John Kennedy, Sheldon accuses Lee Harvey Oswald of Communist activities and ultimately blames the president's death on Communism: "I feel that now is the time to organize our forces. About...
- 2010-01-25
- Inaugural address of Governor George Wallace, which was delivered at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1963-01-14
- In the speech Wallace makes his famous statement against integration: "Today I have stood, where once Jefferson Davis stood, and took an oath to my people. It is very appropriate that from this Cradle of the Confederacy, this very Heart of the...
- 2010-04-23
- Letter from "A Concerned White Voter" to Governor-elect George Wallace.
- 1962-09-27
- The letter asks Wallace to reconsider his opposition to the integration of the University of Mississippi. The author argues that racial strife will harm the nation ("What more could Russia ask?") and urges the new governor to enter office with a...
- 2010-04-23
- "Alabama Council Newsletter," Volume 3, Number 1.
- 1957-06-00
- This newsletter was published by the Alabama Council on Human Relations, Inc., "An Organization to Attain, Through Research and Action, Equal Opportunities for All People of Alabama." This issue includes articles on "segregation by intimidation"...
- 2010-01-28
- "Accused Ravishing Huntsville Girls."
- 1931-03-25
- This article gives details about the arrest of the "Scottsboro Boys" and their alleged assault of Ruby Bates and Victoria Price ("one of the most brutal attacks in the history of the Tennessee Valley").
- 2010-07-27
- "Bell Rings and Roar of Stock Market Subsides."
- 1929-10-25
- This article describes reaction to "Black Thursday," October 24, 1929; according to the author, the atmosphere of the stock exchange was mostly calm and businesslike while the public on the street was in a frenzy: "Looking down from the meager...
- 2010-01-25
- "Stock Market Suffers Swiftest Decline Experienced in Years."
- 1929-10-24
- This article describes the stock market decline on October 23: "The stock market suffered the swiftest and most hair raising drop in recent financial history today, a sweeping decline far more drastic than anything yet experienced in this modern...
- 2010-01-25
- Transcript of a letter from John Durr to his mother, Lucy, in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1918-11-19
- In the letter John describes the land, climate, and people of Belgium, where he is currently stationed; commends his mother's volunteer work in the influenza ward at Camp Sheridan; explains why he has not written as often as he should; alludes to...
- 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 H. G. Saunders in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Dr. Weedon.
- 1906-12-01
- In the letter Saunders, a cousin of Weedon, asks for genealogical details and contact information for other relatives. He is conducting research, "Believing that every father should leave as much family history as possible to his children." A...
- 2011-05-24
- "Civil Rights in Alabama."
- 1874
- In this message to the United States House of Representatives, President Ulysses S. Grant presents a statement he received from a group of African Americans in Montgomery, Alabama, who had assembled to discuss the "grave and menacing dangers that...
- 2010-07-15
- Letter from Samuel Middleton Semmes to his brother, Raphael, in Mobile, Alabama.
- 1865-08-29
- In the letter Samuel expresses relief that his brother is safe and healthy after his service in the Confederate Navy. He then discusses his own changing views of "our civil war": "My own course has been a neutral one. I was opposed to the secession...
- 2009-10-16
- Letter from Henry Semple in Tullahoma, Tennessee, to his wife, Emily.
- 1863-02-15
- During the Civil War, Semple served as a captain of an artillery battery organized in Montgomery (known as Semple's Battery). He was later appointed a major and transferred to Mobile. In the letter he discusses activities and weather in camp;...
- 2011-06-01
- "The War Begun."
- 1861-04-17
- This article offers a defense of Southern secession and blames the Lincoln and the North for starting the war: "We have asked but our rights. We simply desired to be left alone, to conduct our own government free from abolition meddlesomeness....
- 2010-01-25
- Letter from John E. Hall at the East Alabama Male College in Auburn, to his father, Bolling.
- 1860-09-14
- In the letter John asks permission to accompany one of his professors on a trip to the West Indies to collect samples of animal life for the college: "I thought I would write to you and let you know all about it, as I would like to go...& think it...
- 2011-07-06
- Excerpt from LETTERS FROM ALABAMA, (U.S.) CHIEFLY RELATING TO NATURAL HISTORY by Philip Henry Gosse, an English naturalist.
- 1859-00-00
- This passage includes a letter written by Gosse, on September 1, 1838. He discusses slavery in Alabama ("a huge deadly serpent"), describing cruel punishments, poor living conditions, and impediments to emancipation. In his view, the institution...
- 2009-06-25
- History of the Pickensville Female Institute in Pickens County, Alabama, copied from the school's catalogue for 1856 and 1857.
- 1856-00-00
- "In the year 1846 it was determined to build up a Female High School on this place, on the principal of joint stock subscription...This enterprise was supposed to be a voluntary contribution for the public good: and it was not expected to yield a...
- 2010-01-28