Category Archives: Kevin Ray

Remembering Dr. Wade Hall (1934-2015)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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