Category Archives: Genealogy

Family Connections

Posted on April 29, 2014 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Civil War, Cool Collections, Genealogy, Letters, Newly Online, Photographs, Southern History | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

With a collection as regional as the one at the W. S. Hoole Special Collections Library, it’s not surprising to find some occasional overlap. The Wynne Family Papers and the Meriwether Family Papers come together with the Coleman family, as you can see … Continue reading →

Papers of H. D. Clayton Sr., General, statesman, and UA President

Posted on February 4, 2014 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Civil War, Everyday Life, Genealogy, Letters, Newly Online, Southern History | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Over the last few months, we’ve been digitizing the papers of Henry De Lamar Clayton, Sr. As our student worker Ellyn and I see the final box of materials in sight, it seems like a good time to give an … Continue reading →

Newly online: Martha Young Papers

Posted on May 16, 2011 by kgmatheny | Posted in: African-American History, Everyday Life, Genealogy, Newly Online | Tagged | Leave a comment

Martha Young of Greensboro, Alabama, was known for her studies of the dialect of Southern African Americans in the late 19th and early 20th century.  She wrote and performed her writings to the accolades of many.  Here’s an example of … Continue reading →