"Regulations for the Sickly Season," James A. Tait Memorandum Book, Tait Family Papers, LPR35

Contains notations on various topics, including shipping costs, cotton accounts, slave purchases, and genealogy of Afro-Americans. Financial records are interesting and detailed, especially the accounts and larger receipts, and the steamboat accounts and receipts. In those accounts are reflected Tait’s business transactions, especially the shipping and selling of his cotton crop through cotton brokers.

Governor George C. Wallace's "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door" Speech

On June 11, 1963, Alabama's Governor George Wallace came to national prominence when he kept a campaign pledge to stand in the schoolhouse door to block integration of Alabama public schools. Governor Wallace read this proclamation when he first stood in the door-way to block the attempt of two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, to register at the University of Alabama.

Map of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend

Leonard Tarrant was an officer during the Creek Indian War of 1813-1814. The map of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend was made for Captain Tarrant after the battle when the Creeks had been defeated. The map shows the position of the United States forces and the opposing Creek Indians in the bend along the Tallapoosa River for which the battle was named. The map also shows the location of the Creeks' fortifications in the bend and the positions taken during the battle by General Andrew Jackson's forces.

Amos Jones' oath of allegiance, 1865

Two oaths of allegiance, 1865, issued to Amos Jones of Montgomery County, Ala., when he swore allegiance to the U.S. government at the end of the Civil War.

W. A. Powell letter, 1824

W.A. Powell was a resident of Franklin Co., Ala. Letter, 1824 July 12, Tuscumbia, Franklin Co., Ala., from W.A. Powell to his brother, Thomas W. Powell. W.A. Powell informs his brother that he is now living at the foot of Muscle Shoals and a few miles from Tuscumbia and Florence. He mentions that the Chickasaw Indians are a few miles west. In addition, he states that the area is full of game and fish, the soil rich enough for the growth of cotton, and there is an abundance of land upon which to settle.

Front page of The Meteor, 1872

The Meteor was written, printed, and published by the patients of Bryce Hospital. Its original purpose was for the benefit of the patients and to explain the practical operation of the institution to its patrons. Later, it intended to inform the friends and patrons of the hospital, state newspaper editors, and state legislators of the conditions and purposes of the Hospital. It was designed to provide something for everybody.

Mateo Gonzales Manrique, Governor of Spanish West Florida, Letter, 15 Nov 1813

Governor of Spanish West Florida, 1813-1815. Letter, 1813 Nov. 15, from Manrique in Pensacola, Fla. to "My friend and Brother" [Indian warrior]. Concerns the Indian tribe’s request for food and supplies from the Spanish. Also mentions a runaway slave.

Dr. Neal Smith letter, 1813

Neal Smith was a physician and planter. Letter, 1813 Jan. 8, St. Stephens, Miss. Territory, from Neal Smith to James Smiley. Discusses the fall of Fort Mims and General Claiborne’s battle with the Creek Nation at a place called Holy Ground, Miss. Territory.

Adam James letter, 1813

James was a Scotsman living in the Choctaw nation in what is now Noxubee Co., Miss. Letter, 1813 Nov. 29, from James, on the Tombigbee River. It is addressed "to the head Chiefs in the Creek nation" whom he addresses as "Dear Brothers." James accuses the Creeks of stealing some of his horses. He also mentions that the Choctaws want to be at peace with the Creeks despite the fact that Tushimatchah has joined the Americans.

Canoe Battle manuscript, by Jeremiah Austill

Jeremiah Austill was a pioneer. He was born in S.C. and came to Clarke Co., Ala., with his father in 1813. He participated in many Indian battles. Manuscript (4 pp.) entitled, "The Canoe Battle", written by Jeremiah Austill. The manuscript discusses an expedition upon the Alabama River led by Capt. Samuel Dale who was later joined by Capt. Jones. Upon reaching Randon’s Creek, Dale and Jones were met by a party of Indians in canoes, subsequently a battle took place.

State Council of Defense, Victory Garden poster, 1945

The Alabama State Council of Defense was created on 1941 Jan. 3 by an executive order of Governor Frank M. Dixon to unify defense activities in the state, which included: agricultural resources and production; industrial resources and production; human resources and skills; housing, works, and facilities; civilian protection; civilian aviation; consumer interests; military affairs; conservation; education; welfare; and health.

World War II Aliceville Prisoner of War Camp

During World War II the Aliceville Internment Camp contained 6,000 German prisoners of war. The camp received its first prisoners in 1942 and closed in 1945. The majority of prisoners were captured in 1943 from Gen. Erwin Rommel’s Afrika Korps. The photographs and sketches offer an intriguing view of German prisoner culture, the Americans that guarded them, World War II Germany, and also documents the conditions of an internment camp. The scrapbook gives a unique perspective on a prisoner of war camp.

"Hank Wiliams, Sr,: A Look Back"

An online photo exhibit of Country music legend Hank Williams.