Category Archives: UA History

What the Heck Is a Vertical File?

Posted on March 25, 2016 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Kate Matheny, UA History, Uncategorized, Vertical Files | Leave a comment

What the heck is a Vertical File? This is a question I had when I began working in archives. We have three such large archival collections here at Hoole — University of Alabama Pamphlet Files, Alabama Vertical Files, and Rare Vertical Files — and I … Continue reading →

Chronicling UA’s First Steps Toward Desegregation

Posted on February 9, 2016 by kgmatheny | Posted in: African-American History, Crimson White, Kate Matheny, Photograph Collections, UA History, Uncategorized, University Archives | Tagged | 2 Comments

Sixty years ago, the first major step was made toward desegregating the University of Alabama. Autherine Lucy, a black woman from Shiloh, Alabama, was enrolled – and a few days later suspended, eventually expelled, though she had done nothing wrong. … Continue reading →

Interview with volunteer Katie Howard, Part I

Posted on March 9, 2015 by | Posted in: Joyce Haguewood Lamont, Katie Howard, Publishers' Bindings, SLIS, UA History | Leave a comment

By: Katie Howard, Director of the Paul R. Jones Gallery and The University Gallery, University of Alabama MLIS student Hi, Katie! Thank you for taking the time to talk to us today. Can you tell us a little about your history at the … Continue reading →

The Acquisition History of the papers of Confederate Brigadier General Johnston

Posted on February 20, 2015 by | Posted in: Amy Hildreth Chen, Civil War, Manuscript Collections, Mary Bess Paluzzi, Tuscaloosa, UA Buildings, UA History | Leave a comment

By: Amy Chen and Mary Bess Paluzzi Did you read our earlier post on Confederate Brigadier General Johnston’s career? If you haven’t yet, be sure to check it out to learn more about the history this collection represents.  The George … Continue reading →

Support Tide For Tusks

Posted on January 6, 2015 by | Posted in: Amy Hildreth Chen, Blog News, UA Athletics, UA History, University Archives | Leave a comment

By: Amy Chen, CLIR Postdoctoral Fellow The University of Alabama recently created the organization Tide for Tusks to “raise awareness of the threat of extinction for the African Elephant due to ivory poachers.” You can support their campaign by donating, … Continue reading →

Halloween updates from Rare Book Cataloging

Posted on October 31, 2014 by | Posted in: Alabama Collection, Allyson Holliday, Book Arts, Book Collections, Rare Books, Rare Books Collection, Richard Minsky Collection, UA History | Leave a comment

By: Allyson Holliday, W.S. Hoole Library Complex Copy-Cataloger In the spirit of the season… there’s something for everyone in the Division of Special Collections! Whether it’s skeletons, haints, headless horsemen, witches, or demons, we have your interests covered. For skeletons: … Continue reading →

Introducing the blog of Digital Services & The End of the Corolla

Posted on October 13, 2014 by | Posted in: Amy Hildreth Chen, Corolla, UA History | Leave a comment

By: Amy Chen, CLIR Postdoctoral Fellow The Division of Special Collections and Digital Services work closely together. One of the mandates of Digital Services is to digitize materials from Special Collections to place into the University of Alabama’s online repository, Acumen. While … Continue reading →

Interview with Kevin Ray, Archival Technician

Posted on March 24, 2014 by | Posted in: Kevin Ray, UA History | 1 Comment

By: Kevin Ray, Archival Technician Hello! Thank you for agreeing to talk to us about your role at in the Division of Special Collections. First off, can you tell us a bit about your position? My current title is Archival Technician, … Continue reading →

Interview with Tom Land, Institutional Records Analyst

Posted on March 17, 2014 by | Posted in: Tom Land, UA History | 1 Comment

Tom Land, the Institutional Records Analyst in the Division of Special Collections, is retiring at the end of this month after over twenty years of service. This interview is between Amy Chen, the editor of Cool@Hoole, and Tom Land.  First … Continue reading →

Remembering Joyce Lamont, Part III

Posted on March 9, 2014 by | Posted in: Allyson Holliday, Donnelly Walton, Joyce Haguewood Lamont, Martha Bace, Tom Land, UA History | 1 Comment

Joyce Haguewood Lamont passed away on February 22, 2014. Widely recognized for her work in historical preservation and her expertise on the history of the American South, Lamont excelled in her ability to promote the profession of librarianship. She became a … Continue reading →