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- "Green Thumb Contest Record Book: 1944 Program for Adults," by the National Victory Garden Institute, Inc.
- 1944
- The booklet begins by explaining the importance of victory gardens: "Food is always a vital weapon of war, but this year the demands are greater than even before. We must have Victory Gardens--better Victory Gardens--and larger Victory Gardens than...
- 2011-01-13
- "Negro voter may cast deciding ballot Tuesday."
- 1966-11-06
- This article from the Birmingham News discusses the role of African American voters in Alabama's upcoming gubernatorial election. It examines the factors that will influence the "power of the Negro vote" in the three-way contest, including voter...
- 2011-01-13
- Excerpt from MINUTES OF THE FOURTH ANNUAL SESSION OF THE FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE OF ALABAMA, held in Auburn, Alabama.
- 1889-08-06
- The passage includes a letter from the Alliance to the editors of the Montgomery Advertiser, criticizing the newspaper for its apparent support of the "jute trust": "As an organization, the Alliance has entered the contest with the Jute Bagging...
- 2009-08-24
- Handbill of a letter from Governor Gabriel Moore to the members of the Alabama legislature.
- 1830-11-30
- Moore issued the handbill in response to two statements published by Colonel John McKinley, his opponent in the race for the United States Senate. The two men had been at odds since McKinley allegedly did not support Moore's nephew for the post of...
- 2010-06-09
- Letter from Captain Henry Semple to Major General Simon Buckner.
- 1864-03
- 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 reports the misconduct of another captain:...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from F. C. Randolph at the headquarters of the 7th Alabama Cavalry in Mobile, Alabama, to Major Henry Semple.
- 1864-06
- During the Civil War, Henry 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 Randolph expresses gratitude for his...
- 2011-07-06
- Letter from George B. Ward, president of the Birmingham City Commission, to Senator John Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1917-05-21
- In the letter Ward encloses the "Official Garden Calendar" that was sent out to encourage citizens to grow their own gardens. The handout includes information about crop rotation, growing seasons, and food preservation; the city plans "to install...
- 2010-12-07
- Letter from in Leonidas Howard in Autaugaville, Alabama, to Bolling Hall.
- 1855-07-17
- In the letter Howard discusses the political scene in the state and country, with emphasis on competition among the Democratic, Whig, and Know-Nothing parties: "In these days of 'Know Nothing' delusions the confidence between man and man is so...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from John E. Hall near Chattanooga, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1863-08-05
- From June 1862 to November 1863, John Hall served in Co. E, 2nd Battalion, Hilliard's Legion. In the letter he discusses weather and conditions in the area ("I have never seen a dustier time in my life"); the health of the soldiers; recent and...
- 2011-10-20
- Letter from Leonidas Howard in Mulberry, Alabama, to Bolling Hall.
- 1863-06-15
- In the letter Howard discusses his campaign for a seat in the legislature, asking Hall to promote him in a certain precinct ("I doubt not but you might secure me a vote there that would place my election beyond a dout [sic]"). He mentions the...
- 2011-10-20
- PERSONAL EXPLANATION OF THE HON. W. R. W. COBB, OF ALABAMA, an address delivered in the United States House of Representatives.
- 1831-01-07
- In his address Cobb insists that the slavery question, the central issue influencing the pending secession of the South, was not answered by the recent presidential election: "But gentlemen say they cannot do anything. They say that the edict went...
- 2009-06-25