Alabama Dept. of Archives and History Digital Collections

ADAH Digital Collections

Log in
|
Favorites
|
Help
|
English

English

Deutsch

Espanol

Pirate English

한국어 Korean

中国 Chinese, Simplified

中國 Chinese, Traditional

Nederlands

Français

Català

日本語 Japanese

ไทย Thai

Find results with:

Add another field

Search by date

Searching collections:

All Collections

Add or remove collections

You've searched:

All Collections

All fields: experienced

(343 results)

Sort by: Relevance

Relevance

Title

Subject

Description

Display Options

Save to favorites

...

Display: 20

100

200

- Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1935.
- 1935
- 1037 pages.
- Alabama Official and Statistical Register
- Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1939.
- 1939
- 891 pages.
- Alabama Official and Statistical Register
- Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1951.
- 1951
- 647 pages.
- Alabama Official and Statistical Register
- Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1955.
- 1955
- 605 pages.
- Alabama Official and Statistical Register
- Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1959.
- 1959
- 635 pages.
- Alabama Official and Statistical Register
- Excerpts from THE DIARY OF A CONFEDERATE SOLDIER by John Washington Inzer, edited by Mattie Lou Teague Crow.
- 1977
- During the Civil War Inzer served as a lieutenant colonel in the 58th Alabama Infantry Regiment, C.S.A. In the passages he describes fighting in the Battle of Missionary Ridge in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he was captured; the poor treatment and...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from H. K. Milner in Birmingham, Alabama, to John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1917 April 19
- In the letter Milner asks Bankhead to support a bill that would require six months of military training for all American men at the age of nineteen; this would create an experienced reserve of soldiers who could be called to duty during a defensive...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Excerpts from A PLACE OF SPRINGS by Viola Goode Liddell.
- 1979
- In the book Liddell describes life and changes in Camden, Alabama, during the twentieth century; the author lived in the town from 1933 until her death in 1998. In the first passage she discusses the effects of the Great Depression in different...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Stock Collapse Hits Cotton, Grain."
- 1929 October 24
- "Staple Off $2.50 a Bale and Wheat Declines 12 Cents." This article reports stock market conditions on "Black Thursday," when "Stocks were again dumped on the market in terrific volume...and wall Street trading facilities were completely swamped."...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Separation of Races."
- 1902 November 4
- This article reports the reactions of both African American and white citizens to the new ordinance requiring segregation on Montgomery street cars: "As a rule no trouble was experienced and the only thing noticeable was the absence of negroes from...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "The Agree That Business is Sound."
- 1929 October 29
- This article reports that the country's financial leaders do not believe that the stock market crash will have long-lasting negative effects on business: "All business and industrial leaders and all persons in official positions whose opinion is...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Rush of Selling Brings History's Wildest Market."
- 1929 October 25
- This article gives a lively account of the stock market collapse on October 24 ("Black Thursday"): "The remarkable era of avid public speculation in stocks which has swept over the country during the past five years came to a climax today in the...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Commission from the State of Alabama."
- 1861 January 9
- Letter from L. W. Garrott and Robert H. Smith of Alabama, to the governor and legislature of North Carolina. Garrott and Smith explain that because of the recent election of a Republican president, the governor of Alabama has called for a...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "The Permanent Constitution of the Confederate States of America."
- 1861 April 10
- This article discusses the ratification of the Confederate constitution and the recent formation of the Confederate States. It defends secession, praises the actions and intent of the people, and predicts a bright future for the new government:...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- O. T. McCann's response to H. C. Nixon's questionnaire about slavery in Alabama.
- 1912 December 5
- McCann, a former slave, describes the following aspects of slavery as he experienced them in Hale County, Alabama: dwellings and possessions; clothing and food; occupations and typical workdays; money earned by slaves for their own use; family...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Henry Semple in Wartrace, Tennessee, to his wife, Emily.
- 1863 May 26
- 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 explains that he is staying at a country home...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Crenshaw Hall in Morristown, Tennessee, to his father, Bolling, in Alabama.
- 1864 January 11
- From November 1863 through the end of the Civil War, Crenshaw Hall was adjutant of the 59th Alabama Infantry regiment. In the letter he discusses recent troop movements; failure and hardship experienced by the army ("misfortune seems to have seized...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Telegram from Governor John Patterson to Mayor Fred Wilson in Monroe, North Carolina.
- 1961 August 28
- In the message Patterson discusses the Freedom Riders who recently entered Monroe, expressing support and sympathy: "I wish to commend you for your strong stand for good law enforcement and the position that you have taken against the so-called...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Telegram from Governor John Patterson to Governor Terry Sanford in Raleigh, North Carolina.
- 1961 August 28
- In the message Patterson discusses the Freedom Riders who have entered North Carolina, expressing support and sympathy: "I wish to advise you that the people of this state view with alarm the invasion of your state by outside rabble rousers and law...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from C. S. Woodbary in Robinson Springs, Alabama, to Sarah J. Kendall in Mt. Washington, Kentucky.
- 1849 April 11
- In the letter Woodbary expresses surprise at discovering that a fellow New Englander had also moved to the South. She writes about her difficulty in adjusting to Alabama because "the manner and customs of the people here are so different from those...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection