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- Letter from John E. Hall at the East Alabama Male College in Auburn, Alabama, to his father, Bolling Hall.
- 1860 October 19
- In the letter John writes about his health, family members and acquaintances, and an upcoming fair. He also discusses politics in detail, including the presidential election of 1860: "I have just been reading Yancey's great New York speech. I think...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Syndenham Moore, "out at sea," to his wife, Amanda.
- 1846 July 3
- During the Mexican-American War, Moore organized and led the Eutaw Rangers, a group of volunteers from Greene County, Alabama. In the letter he describes the sea voyage to Port Isabel in Texas. He mentions the weather; seasickness; activities of...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Memories of Journeying through Creek Country and of Childhood in Clarke County, 1811-1814".
- 1811-1814
- In this account Margaret Ervin Austill discusses her family's move from Georgia to Alabama; life on the frontier; and relations with the Indians. In particular she describes local reaction to the fall of Fort Mims in 1813: "Every heart became...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "The Secession Jubilee."
- 1861 January 2
- This article describes the celebration held in Montgomery after South Carolina seceded from the Union: "The demonstration of sympathy for the gallant Palmetto State, and of rejoicing that she had at length 'disrupted every tie that bound her to the...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Inaugural address of Governor George Wallace, which was delivered at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1963 January 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...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Sydenham Moore in Virginia, to his wife, Amanda.
- 1862 February 19
- During the Civil War, Moore served as a colonel of the 11th Alabama Infantry Regiment. In the letter he describes recent troop movements and campaigns. He specifically mentions the Battle of Fort Donelson ("a sad blow to our army"); while he still...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Sydenham Moore in Montgomery, Alabama, to his wife, Amanda.
- 1862 February 10
- During the Civil War, Moore served as a colonel of the 11th Alabama Infantry Regiment. In the letter he explains that he will not be able to visit his family while in Alabama; though he had hoped to spend two weeks at home, he now plans to return...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Sydenham Moore near the James River in Virginia, to his wife, Amanda.
- 1862 May 24
- During the Civil War, Moore served as a colonel of the 11th Alabama Infantry Regiment. In the letter he discusses his oldest son's enlistment in the army; though he originally preferred for his son to join some other company, he had come to hope...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from James R. Riggs near Shelbyville, Tennessee, to his brother-in-law, Ferdinand ("Ferde") Smith.
- 1863 April 18
- During the Civil War, Riggs served in Company G of the 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. In the letter he predicts that his company will soon engage in either a battle or a march, based on the orders received and preparations made in the camp. He...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Alex K. Hall in camp at Dalton, Georgia, to his brother, Charles, at a boarding school in Coosa County, Alabama.
- 1863 January 22
- During the Civil War, Alex served in the 2nd and 3rd Alabama Cavalry. In the letter he sends news of mutual acquaintances; asks about conditions at home; and describes the weather in camp. He also discusses his brother's plans to join the military:...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Editorial Department papers.
- 1937 circa
- Thirty pages of Alabama folklore.
- Alabama Writer's Project Collection
- WPA Alabama Writers' Project, Short Stories and Sketches by Bessie Haley Moore, Walker Co.
- Folder contains 7 pages of Alabama short stories compiled during the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the late-1930s.
- Alabama Writer's Project Collection
- WPA Alabama Writers' Project, Short Stories and Sketches by R.D. Lucky, Tuscaloosa Co.
- 1937 circa
- Folder contains 22 pages of Alabama short stories compiled during the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the late-1930s.
- Alabama Writer's Project Collection
- WPA Alabama Writers' Project, Short Stories by Ida Henderson, Monroe County.
- 1939 circa
- Folder contains 9 pages of Alabama short stories compiled during the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the late-1930s.
- Alabama Writer's Project Collection
- WPA Alabama Writers' Project, Folklore, Bullock County, #3.
- Folder contains 5 pages of Alabama folklore compiled during the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the late-1930s.
- Alabama Writer's Project Collection
- WPA Alabama Writers' Project, Folklore, Greene County, #4.
- Folder contains 35 pages of Alabama folklore compiled during the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the late-1930s.
- Alabama Writer's Project Collection
- WPA Alabama Writers' Project, Life Histories-Stories Sumter County #4.
- Folder contains 37 pages of ex-slave life histories and stories compiled during the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the late-1930s.
- Alabama Writer's Project Collection
- Public library reports, Covington County.
- 1942 circa
- Alabama Writer's Project Collection
- WPA Alabama Writers' Project, Ex Slave Tales, Barbour County, #3.
- 1937 circa
- Folder contains 214 pages of ex-slave tales compiled during the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the late-1930s.
- Alabama Writer's Project Collection
- WPA Alabama Writers' Project, Ex Slave Tales, Lee County #6.
- 1937 circa
- Folder contains 145 pages of ex-tales compiled during the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the late-1930s.
- Alabama Writer's Project Collection