Category Archives: Kevin Ray

Remembering Dr. Wade Hall (1934-2015)

Posted on November 19, 2015 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Allyson Holliday, Amy Hildreth Chen, Clark Center, Donnelly Walton, Kate Matheny, Kevin Ray, Wade Hall, Wade Hall Collection | 2 Comments

It’s been difficult putting together this post commemorating Wade Hall’s life and meditating on his legacy. It’s not because there’s nothing to say; in fact, it’s just the opposite. “When I began working at the Hoole Library in 2001,” wrote Archivist … Continue reading →

Staff Favorites: Kevin Ray

Posted on April 22, 2015 by | Posted in: Civil War, Kevin Ray | Leave a comment

By: Kevin Ray, Institutional Records Analyst Cool@Hoole thought it’d be fun to feature our staff’s favorites from among our collections. After all, closed stacks collections mean that users rely on us to know our materials in and out so that … Continue reading →

2014 Cool@Hoole Year in Review

Posted on December 29, 2014 by | Posted in: A.S. Williams III Collection, Allyson Holliday, Amy Hildreth Chen, Annemarie Lisko, April Burnett, Christa Vogelius, Donnelly Walton, Emily Tarvin, Isabela Morales, Kevin Ray, Laci Thompson, Lauren Cardon, Martha Bace, Mary Haney, Samm Banks, Stacy Morgan | Leave a comment

By: Amy Chen, CLIR Postdoctoral Fellow 2014 was the first calendar year I edited Cool@Hoole! Take a moment to revisit my favorite post from each month this year if you haven’t been following us for very long or if you’d like … Continue reading →

Kevin Ray promoted to Institutional Records Analyst

Posted on October 16, 2014 by | Posted in: Donnelly Walton, Kevin Ray | Leave a comment

By: Donnelly Walton, Archival Access Coordinator This fall, two Special Collections staff members received honors and promotions. Kevin Ray first started working at the Hoole Library in 1993 and stayed until 1998, when he received his MLIS and left UA … Continue reading →

Battle of Mobile Bay, Part III

Posted on August 11, 2014 by | Posted in: Civil War, Kevin Ray, Mobile | Leave a comment

By: Kevin Ray, Archival Technician This week, in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Mobile Bay, Kevin Ray gives an three-part account of the battle drawn from a combination of secondary sources and the two diaries held in the … Continue reading →

Battle of Mobile Bay, Part II

Posted on August 6, 2014 by | Posted in: Civil War, Kevin Ray, Mobile | Leave a comment

By: Kevin Ray, Archival Technician This week, in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Mobile Bay, Kevin Ray wrote a three-part account of the battle drawn from a combination of secondary sources and the two Union diaries by Ellsworth … Continue reading →

Battle of Mobile Bay, Part I

Posted on August 4, 2014 by | Posted in: Civil War, Kevin Ray, Mobile | Leave a comment

By: Kevin Ray, Archival Technician This week, in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Mobile Bay, Kevin Ray gives an three-part account of the battle drawn from a combination of secondary sources and two diaries held in the Division … Continue reading →

CSS Alabama, Part III

Posted on June 20, 2014 by | Posted in: CSS Alabama, Kevin Ray, Photograph Collections | Leave a comment

By: Kevin Ray, Archival Technician This post is the third of three posts in a week-long series describing the history of the CSS Alabama and the resources available in the Division of Special Collections on both this ship and the naval … Continue reading →

CSS Alabama, Part II

Posted on June 18, 2014 by | Posted in: CSS Alabama, Kevin Ray, Photograph Collections | Leave a comment

By: Kevin Ray, Archival Technician This post is the second of three posts in a week-long series describing the history of the CSS Alabama and the resources available in the Division of Special Collections on both this ship and the naval … Continue reading →

CSS Alabama, Part I

Posted on June 16, 2014 by | Posted in: Alabama Collection, CSS Alabama, Kevin Ray | Leave a comment

By: Kevin Ray, Archival Technician This post is the first of three posts in a week-long series describing the history of the CSS Alabama and the resources available in the Division of Special Collections on both this ship and the … Continue reading →