Alabama -- History -- 1819-1950
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Auburn United Methodist Church Collection
This collection contains two series. The first series, Auburn United Methodist Churc records and Momorabilia, includes: Pamphlets, brochures, Sunday School Records, information about the Wesley Center, financial papers, and other miscellaneous documents and memorabilia from throughout the church's history. The second series, Women's Groups, contains records documenting the activities, finances and membership of women's organizations at AUMC.
Center for the Arts and Humanities Records
Constitution and Bylaws of the Progressive Society of Sisters and Brothers of Love Manuscript
This collection contains handwritten rules for the organization, establishing protocol for meetings, fines, manner of voting, etc. Also included are partial drafts of a constitution and by-laws, as well as partial minutes from meetings in the spring of 1910. A "Chairman J. H. Giddings" and "Rev. W. H. Harrison" are mentioned in the minutes.
Allen Cronenberg Papers
Bessie Grayson Recollections
This collection contains Bessie Grayson's reminiscences concerning African-American life in rural South Alabama during the 1930s to 1950s. Includes stories of picking and ginning cotton, canning, making syrup and molasses, quilting, school, and religious life, as well as segregation prior to the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s.
James Thomas "Cotton Tom" Heflin Papers
William Harmong Lamar Papers
Contains a letter, dated November 27, 1866, from Mr. C. Raiford to W. H. Larmar notifying him of his election to the Board of Trustees of the East Alabama Male College; Dr. Lamar's receipt for payment of tuition for his son and daughter and a relative, Robert Barnett, dated September, 1866, signed by, President J. F. Dowdell; and W. H. Lamar's Oath of Allegiance, dated August 26, 1865.
Mary E. Reese Papers
Consists of Mary E. Reese's handwritten, bound copy of her "Early History of Auburn," one original circular for the Auburn Masonic Female College dated 1852, a photocopy of the legislative act that incorporated Auburn, and a note about the manuscript from Kate Lane, wife of Petrie.