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- "Court's march order ends at Capitol."
- 1965-03-24
- This article from the Birmingham News discusses the extent of the order issued by U.S. District Judge Frank M. Johnson, which permitted and protected the Selma to Montgomery March: "The order.stops short of approving plans for a demonstration on...
- 2011-01-13
- "Dainty Cottage Home, Costing $2,600."
- 1910-07-02
- Advertisement for a new house in Montgomery, Alabama, describing its dimensions, layout, and building materials. The house was designed by Charles S. Sedgwick.
- 2009-08-24
- "New Home Sought For State Archives."
- 1936-07-02
- This article discusses a campaign begun by the American Legion of Alabama to raise money for a memorial building in Montgomery, which would also function as the state archives: "The proposed fireproof building will hold the state's valuable...
- 2010-07-27
- "Wanted to Hire 600 Negroes."
- 1863-12-27
- Advertisement seeking six hundred slaves to work building railroads in central Alabama.
- 2010-01-25
- "Wanted to Hire 600 Negroes."
- 1864-01-24
- Advertisement seeking six hundred slaves to work building railroads in central Alabama.
- 2010-01-25
- Invitation to a turkey supper at a Methodist church in Mobile, Alabama.
- 1954-04-09
- This invitation announces a turkey supper being held to raise money for the building fund of a Methodist church in Mobile.
- 2009-09-15
- Invoice for money owed by James Caller to Zenas Fox "for labor done."
- 1801-12-25
- Fox performed carpentry and construction work for Caller, possibly while building a house. Tasks or products listed include "1 months work with myself & 3 hands," "eighteen light windows with sashes shutters," "stair case," "chimney pieces," and...
- 2010-11-12
- Letter from Aileen Ligon to Governor James E. Folsom, and response from William V. Lyerly, Governor Folsom's executive secretary.
- 1950-01-20
- In the first letter Mrs. Ligon offers to sell her house to the state of Alabama, in order for it to become the next governor's mansion. Lyerly acknowledges receipt of her letter. A commission appointed by the state legislature later purchased the...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Alex K. Hall in camp at Milledgeville, Georgia, to his mother, Mary Ann, probably in Portland, Alabama.
- 1865-03-03
- During the Civil War, Hall served in the 2nd and 3rd Alabama Cavalry. In the letter he discusses troop movements (specifically mentioning the travels of his brother, Charlie); the conditions in Milledgeville ("rather an inferior city to be the...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from Frank W. Boykin to Bob Boykin.
- 1942-07-29
- In this letter to his son, Frank discusses the government's boat building contract with Higgins Industries, mentions recent appropriations for Mobile and the first district, and gives advice and anecdotes about education and business.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Frank W. Boykin to Edward Boykin.
- 1964-10-28
- In this letter to his biographer, Frank tells about Andrew Higgins and his New Orleans boat building business during World War II.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from James Paulk, a student at the school in Malvern, Alabama, to Governor Benjamin Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1934-01-04
- In the letter James explains that his school cannot afford to stay open, and he asks for the governor's assistance: "Wont [sic] you call the Legislature together and tell them how very important it is to us, to them, to the state of [sic] large and...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from the mayor and councilmen of Greensboro, Alabama, to Governor Wager Swayne in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1867-06-14
- In the letter the men discuss the murder of a freedman, who had been appointed a registrar in the county. They have been unable to find the young man who shot him, and tension is building: "The excitement occasioned by the outrage of yesterday was...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from W. H. Oates to Governor Charles Henderson in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1915-11-09
- At the time this letter was written, Oates was serving as the state prison inspector. In it he reports on conditions in the Chilton County jail, where there are twenty-five prisoners (six white men, eighteen African American men, and one African...
- 2009-12-03
- Letters between B. B. Peete and others in Madison, Alabama, to John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1916-01
- In the first letter, written January 25, 1916, the men urge Bankhead to work to keep the United States out of the war, though they support the fortification of coastal cities: "Vote for the bills to stop Americans from traveling on beligrent vesels...
- 2010-12-07
- Letters between C. G. Gomillion, president of the Tuskegee Civic Association, and Senator Sam Engelhardt, chairman of the Macon County Committee of the Alabama legislature.
- 1958-02
- The Macon County Committee was created to study the possibility of abolishing the county or redrawing its boundary. In the first letter, written February 8, 1958, Gomillion asks for a chance to speak before the Committee on behalf of the citizens...
- 2010-04-23
- Letters between M. H. Sterne in Birmingham, Alabama, and Governor Benjamin Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1932-05
- In the first letter, written May 13, 1932, Sterne suggests that "there is no form of relief through public works so quick or that will mean so large a percentage of disbursements for labor as road building." He has noticed that pending legislation...
- 2009-09-15
- Biennial report of the Alabama Insane Hospital in Tuscaloosa.
- 1891-00-00
- Dr. Peter Bryce, the hospital's first superintendent, died before the end of the two-year term covered in this report. In an introductory statement, the members of the board of trustees praise Bryce's work and announce that he will be succeeded by...
- 2011-09-09
- Telegram from Frank W. Boykin to Lister Hill.
- 1963-01-31
- In this message to Senator Hill, Boykin asks him to support a building project at Brookley Field in Mobile, Alabama.
- 2009-09-15
- Transcripts of materials related to Julia Lide, compiled by the Office of the Surgeon General, United States War Department.
- 1918
- Julia Lide was in the Army Nurse Corps during World War I. Included here is a biographical sketch, service record, and a transcript of a letter from Colonel David L. Stone. In the letter Colonel Stone commends Lide and the other nurses at the 3rd...
- 2009-09-15