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This collection consists of correspondence from James Ambrose Doss to his wife Sarah Elizabeth Brake Doss and family. Included are transcriptions of the letters.

Scope and Contents Collection of letters that Endicott wrote during the Civil War to his family and friends in Canton, Massachusetts. His mother, A. Matilda Endicott, was the most frequent recipient of William's letters. He also wrote to his sisters, Mary Alice and Marion, and to his friend, Mary F. Messinger, who received letters throughout the period of correspondence. Several other letters are included involving other friends or members of the family. Many of them refer to William, or contain related...

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This collection consists of a 104 page manuscript diary that covers the period from August 1861 through June 1862 and includes entries made in the states of Wisconsin, Missouri, and Mississippi.

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This collection contains financial ledgers, land deeds, business receipts, correspondence, and artifacts from the Robert Seaborn Jemison family. An itemized list of the papers included in Accession 10-1965 is available in the physical finding aid.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of letters from B.C. Lee to his mother, Frances Lee. Letters from 1856, 1858, and 1859 document Lee's time at the Centenary Institute and the East Alabama Male College. These letters discuss news of family and friends; Lee's Methodist faith and religious activities; his academic endeavors; his arguments for obtaining a good education (in response to his mother urging him to return home to her); his visits to relatives in Autaugaville, Alabama, and West Point,...

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This collection contains a Civil War era letter written by L. D. McKinney. The letter recounts local events and notes the fictional works of Augusta Evans.

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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.

Scope and Contents The James Benson Sellers collection consists primarily of the research data Sellers, a noted Alabama historian and teacher, accumulated in order to write his books and articles. Research topics include Alabama history, slavery, First Methodist Church in Tuscaloosa, history of the University of Alabama, and history of Wilcox County, Alabama.The research...

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Records include yearbooks (1911-2019); minutes (1896-2006); membership applications (1900-2006); scrapbooks (1903-2020) of chapter activities and Civil War-related features; state convention programs (1897-1983); Alabama Division yearbooks (1924-2017); pamphlets (1914-1985); financial records; newspaper clippings; photographs; correspondence; and miscellaneous General Division materials. The 2019-2020 scrapbook includes a few pages related to COVID-19, coronavirus, and includes a mask.