Tag Archives: 1900’s

Covered Bridges of Alabama and Georgia

Posted on July 25, 2013 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Photographs, Southern History | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

While they’re not extinct yet, covered bridges are getting rarer and rarer. Here’s a look into our rural southern past, courtesy of our Digital Collections. Most of these images are from the Roland McMillan Harper photo collection, but you can … Continue reading →

Our Muse, the Moon

Posted on June 24, 2013 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Sheet music | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Did you catch a glimpse of yesterday’s “supermoon”? While I was checking out the amazing images popping up on the internet today, I started to think about the role the moon plays in our culture, especially its effect on our … Continue reading →

Native American Heritage Month

Posted on November 20, 2012 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Cool Collections, Foreign Language, Small Collections | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Did you know November is Native American Heritage Month? The W. S. Hoole Special Collections Library houses some really interesting collections pertaining to the Choctaw Indians living in Mississippi and Louisiana at the turn of the twentieth century. The Choctaw … Continue reading →

Small Photo Collections: Central Iron & Coal

Posted on October 2, 2012 by kgmatheny | Posted in: African-American History, Industrial, Photograph Albums, Small Collections | Tagged , | Leave a comment

The Central Iron and Coal Photograph Collection is a unique window on the mining industry in Alabama around the turn of the twentieth century. Composed of 70 images in four photo albums, this collection of images — depicting the construction … 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 →