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  1. 1995.48.2
  2. Alabama Chain Gang

    Postcard image of an Alabama work group (chain gang) with African American (Black) men. They are in a forest and are standing by steel beams and there is a railroad care in the background loaded with rocks. 4" x 6"

    Record Type: Archive

    African American Workmen
  3. 1988.38.26
  4. 1988.38.47
  5. James Churchill Blakey, 1904-1958 [resolutions of respect]

    Resolutions of respect from the Alabama Power Company of Birmingham, Alabama unanimously adopted concerning their former legal adviser and counsellor James Churchill Blakey (1904 - Oct. 6, 1958). Resolutions include a list of his immediate survivors and a brief life history. Signed by the chairman and secretary of the board. 27.8 x 19 cm. Folded.

    Record Type: Archive

    James Churchill Blakey, 1904-1958 [resolutions of respect]
  6. Lovin' Sam :
(the sheik of Alabam) /
  7. Marcia DeWitt Settle

    Marcia Dewitt Settle was the wife of Benjamin Marshall Settle. He was a member of the Settle family rifle makers of Barren County, Kentucky.

    Record Type: Photo

    Marcia DeWitt Settle
  8. Monro-Warrior Coal & Coke Company, Birmingham, Alabama [letter]

    Letter from the Monro-Warrior Coal & Coke Company, Birmingham, Alabama, which offers their Kentucky coals, subject to prior sale and regulations of the Code Authority. Western Kentucky coal types listed are Norco washed & rescreened coal; Beaver Dam - Crabtree - Grapeville & Moss Hill; and Sunbeam. Eastern Kentucky coals listed are Darby Red Ash, Harlan, and Little Joe. 27.6 x 21.4 cm.

    Record Type: Archive

    Monro-Warrior Coal and Coke co.
  9. Open your arms my Alabamy /
  10. Owen - Jones [wedding announcement]

    Wedding announcement which reads: Mr. and Mrs. John Edmond Owen announce the marriage of their daughter Elizabeth Edmond to Charles Curtis Jones, Lieutenant, United States Army Air Forces on Thursday afternoon, the first of July One thousand nine hundred and forty-three Dothan, Alabama At Home Seven hundred and three Dusy Street Dothan, Alabama 14.9 x 11.6 cm. (folded)

    Record Type: Archive

    Owen and Jones wedding
  11. Papers - Faust, Burton Sherwood, 1898-1967

    Correspondence, research notes, drafts, photographs, reference works and bibliographic material of Burton S. Faust relating to his studies of the chemical, historical and cultural aspects of saltpetre and of spelean saltpetre mining in the United States.

    Record Type: Archive

    Papers
  12. Papers - Vance, Edward Richard, 1833-1902

    Correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, photographs and family papers of Richard Vance, a Warren County, Kentucky native and U.S. Army officer. After his Civil War service, Vance spent his career at several posts in the South and on the frontier until his retirement in 1892.

    Record Type: Archive

    Edward Richard Vance
  13. Papers (Allen, C. W.) - Allen, C. W.

    Letter, 10 November 1868, written by C.W. and M.E. Allen, Big Coon, Alabama, to their cousin John W. Campbell. They comment on family matters as well as economic and political conditins in Alabama.

    Record Type: Archive

    Papers (Allen, C. W.)
  14. Papers (Bains, Samuel, 1783?-1836) - Bains, Samuel, 1783?-1836

    Photocopies of letters of Samuel Bains, written in 1813 to his wife Christiana in Smith County, Tennessee, while Bains was at Fort Strother and Fort Deposit, Alabama. The letters describe battles against the Indians and military life.

    Record Type: Archive

    Papers (Bains, Samuel, 1783?-1836)
  15. Papers (Claggett, David McKee, 1835-1869) - Claggett, David McKee, 1835-1869

    Typescript of a Civil War diary kept by David McKee Claggett from 1 October 1861 to 1 January 1865. Collection also includes associated research data.

    Record Type: Archive

    Papers (Claggett, David McKee, 1835-1869)
  16. Papers (Cluskey, Michael Walsh, 1830-1873) - Cluskey, Michael Walsh, 1833?-1873

    Correspondence and writings of Michael Walsh Cluskey, who was postmaster of National House of Representatives, 1851-1859; editor of "Memphis Avalanche" and "Louisville Daily Ledger"; and a Confederate soldier. The materials chiefly relate to politics, published books, and newspaper work.

    Record Type: Archive

    Papers (Cluskey, Michael Walsh, 1830-1873)
  17. Papers (Coombs Family)

    Correspondence, photographs, business records and miscellaneous papers of the Coombs, Robertson and related families of Warren and Simpson counties in Kentucky and of Alabama, Texas and Tennessee. Includes correspondence, personal papers and research of Elizabeth Robertson Coombs, librarian at the Kentucky Library, Western Kentucky University.

    Record Type: Archive

    Papers (Coombs Family)
  18. Papers (Davis, Virginia Wood, 1919-1990) - Davis, Virginia Wood, 1919-1990

    Correspondence, photographs, diaries, and personal and professional writing of Virginia Wood Davis, a Smiths Grove, Kentucky native and a reporter and editor, 1943-1985, for newspapers in Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida and McCreary County, Kentucky. Includes genealogical data as well as correspondence and miscellaneous papers of her family, especially her mother, Virginia Wood (Cox) Davis.

    Record Type: Archive

    Virginia Wood Davis
  19. Papers (Ellis, Courtney M., 1888-1964) - Ellis, Courtney M., 1888-1964

    Approximately 3,500 photographs of steamboats and other river boats (including crews, interiors, and wrecks) river towns, locks and dams of the Ohio and Mississippi River valleys. Also includes clippings, pamphlets, navigational charts, informational material, and a tape recording of the Delta Queen's calliope tunes.

    Record Type: Archive

    Papers (Ellis, Courtney M., 1888-1964)
  20. Papers (Hays, Joseph Stephen, b. 1956 - Collector) - Hays, Joseph Stephen, b. 1956

    Correspondence, business records, account books, and miscellaneous personal papers of members of the Allen, Barner, Savage and Mallory families of Edmonson, Hart and Warren counties in Kentucky.

    Record Type: Archive

    Papers (Hays, Joseph Stephen, b. 1956 - Collector)

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