Category Archives: Cool Collections

Dating in the 20’s and 30’s: much like today?

Posted on August 10, 2011 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Cool Collections, Newly Online | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Wonder what dating was like in the late 20’s and early 30’s? Read about it in the Haydn Neal Thompson Letters, now online.  Hayden was away at military school, and later, college, during 1924-1935.  This is a compilation of letters … Continue reading →

Newly Online: Rolland Plattner Letters

Posted on August 2, 2011 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Cool Collections, Newly Online, World War II | Tagged , | Leave a comment

The Rolland Plattner Letters Collection contains 41 letters written by Mr. Plattner when he served in the Pacific theater during World War II. All of these letters were written to his friend and neighbor, Charles Harold Regnier of Clifton, Illinois. … Continue reading →

Newly Online: C. H. Miller Store Records

Posted on July 12, 2011 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Business Records, Cool Collections, Newly Online | Tagged , | Leave a comment

The C H. Miller Store Records collection contains the records of a general store in Marengo County, Alabama, from 1891-1908. The collections consists of ledgers, daybooks, correspondence, and miscellaneous materials from Miller’s business. These records offer an opportunity to see … Continue reading →

Happy Independence Day!

Posted on July 4, 2011 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Cool Collections, Sheet music | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

This Independence Day, we are celebrating by taking a look at some of our patriotic sheet music. The image displayed here is from “Grand Festival March,” which was composed to commemorate the centennial celebration of the signing of the Declaration … Continue reading →

Newly Online: The O. E. Bruce, Jr., Letters

Posted on June 22, 2011 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Cool Collections, Newly Online, World War II | Tagged , | Leave a comment

The O. E. Bruce, Jr., Letters contains correspondence from Private O.E. Bruce, Jr., to his parents while he was serving state side during World War II. Most letters are written on government stationery from Camp Wheeler, Georgia. He informs his … Continue reading →

Happy Memorial Day!

Posted on May 30, 2011 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Cool Collections, Scrapbooks, World War II | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

In honor of Memorial Day, we are highlighting one of our collections that features our veterans, the Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Service Men’s Center Scrapbook.  This volume contains photographs, letters, greeting cards, newspaper clippings, activity programs, and other items relating to the … Continue reading →

Hello world!

Posted on April 22, 2011 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Cool Collections | Leave a comment

Welcome to one of the University Libraries – Public Blogs at the University of Alabama. This particular blog is for Digital Services, which is currently a unit of the Office of Library Technology.  Why should I care, you say? Because … Continue reading →