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Letters

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

James Simpson Alexander Papers

 Collection — Box Short Collection 18
Identifier: 0926
Scope and Contents

This collection contains photocopied legal papers and correspondence of the James S. Alexander family, including nine Civil War letters from Alexander to his wife, Frances Jane Alexander (1863-1864). Alexander, a South Carolina farmer, served in the 22nd infantry division. Also includes genealogical information.

Dates: 1805-1947; Majority of material found within 1863-64

William C. Alexander Letters

 Collection — Box Short Collection 7
Identifier: 0140
Scope and Contents

Contains two photocopied letters written by William C. Alexander -- from Newton, Illinois -- to a friend, E.S. Brown, in Kentucky. The letters are dated September 18, 1865 and October 9, 1865. Also included is one photocopied letter from Mammie Plummer to Miss Mary Rutland dated December 8, 1882.

The letters discuss daily activities and mention family and friends in Kentucky and Illinois.

Dates: 1865-1882

Archie Clayton Allen Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1337
Scope and Contents

This collection contains photocopies and transcriptions of letters to and from Allen and family, printed emails, photographs, and documents from his service in World War II.

Dates: 1937 - 2018; Majority of material found within 1937 - 1946

Jason L. Doten Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0343
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of seven letters written and sent to Doten's parents in Cooper, Maine, from Fort Lincoln, Maryland, Falmouth, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.

Dates: February 8, 1862 - October 18, 1862

Opal V. C. Fields Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1361
Scope and Contents

This collection contains letters that span several decades from "Ted" Theodore C. Hoepfner to "Sunny" Opal Virgina Combs Fields. Also included are poems by George Marion O'Donnell, Richard Croom Beatty, and poems and essays written and/or edited by Hoepfner, who occasionally wrote under the pseudonym Anton Kobold.

Dates: 1936 - 1984

James Thomas "Cotton Tom" Heflin Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1299
Scope and Contents This collection contains eighty-five letters sent to James Thomas "Cotton Tom" Heflin between the years 1932-1938. The bulk of the letters discuss his illness and the Alabama Special Democratic Primary election on January 4, 1938. Other items include Harrington Phillips Heflin’s certificate of law from 1887, three photographs, a U.S government...
Dates: 1887; 1918 - 1938

Carl Holbrook Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1339
Scope and Contents

This collection contains correspondence from Carl Holbrook (twenty-nine letters, four postcards, and seven empty envelopes). Two of the letters are copies while the rest are originals. The letters were written to Holbrook's parents, Alline Hollbrook and C. E. Holbrook, in Fort Payne, Alabama.

Dates: 1942 - 1966; Majority of material found within 1942 - 1945

Joseph F. Johnston Letter

 Collection
Identifier: 0346
Scope and Contents

This collection contains a Campaign letter noting Johnston's term as governor and discusses his feelings about the Civil War, Reconstruction, race relations, the impending U.S. war appropriation, and issues of concern to his constituents.

Dates: July 17, 1913

Alexander B. Meek Civil War Manuscript

 Collection — Box Short Collection 20, Folder: 1
Identifier: 1331
Content Description

This collection contains a letter written by Alexander B. Meek (1814-1865) during the American Civil War explaining the war in Mobile, Alabama, with mentions of Dauphin Island, his journey home, and potentially staying put where he was.

Dates: 1864-01-18

Sidney B. Paine Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1340
Scope and Contents

This collection contains four letters and three envelopes. The majority of the letters are addressed to E. B. Jennings, who is the New London, Connecticut based client and friend. One letter is to Mrs. C. M. Jennings from A. [Agnes] Paine, Sidney's wife.

Dates: 1851 - 1853