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Newly Online: Birmingham Barons Baseball Records
Part of the extensive Woodward Family Papers is a collection of documents pertaining to the Birmingham Barons minor league baseball team, owned by A. H. “Rick” Woodward. The team’s park, Rickwood Field, was named after him. Many of these records, … Continue reading
A Day in the Life: November 28
On this date, through the years… * 1860. Alabama. Hugh Davis laments the political tumult of his day, which in hindsight we recognize as the prelude to Civil War. Davis writes: “Revolution. Fire. Precipitation. Slaughter. How rapidly, how fearfully the … Continue reading
Chicago World’s Fair, 1933
The 1933 World’s Fair in Chicago, A Century of Progress, put the city in the spotlight for its centennial, while displaying the best of scientific progress as well as bringing the cultures of the world to Chicago. Click on any … Continue reading
Be Thankful for the Right to Vote
“A non-voter is not a half a citizen.” — Interview with H. D. Coke, 1984 Like Coke, many of the elderly African Americans interviewed for the Working Lives Oral History Project remember the struggle to register to vote during the … Continue reading
Life in the mines: The UMWA in Alabama
Last year for Labor Day, we shared a link to an interview with Cleatus and Louise Burns, about their experiences working in the coal mines and living in the mining camps in the first half of the 20th century, hazards … Continue reading
Tri-State Tornado
This week we take a look at one of the worst tornadoes in Alabama history. This tornado outbreak, known as the Tri-State tornado killed over 250 Alabamians, injured more that 1500 others, and caused damages estimated at over $5 million. … Continue reading
Working Lives Oral History Project
Our Digital Collections not only feature manuscripts and photographs, but also audio. One of our audio collections is the Working Lives Oral History Project. Funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, this project focuses on black … Continue reading
Newly Online: Elbert Nixdorf Letters
We have recently placed a small but interesting collection online, the Elbert Nixdorf Letters. Mr. Nixdorf served in the U. S. Army Special Services during World War II. This collection of letters contains correspondence with friends he made while overseas … Continue reading
Life in the mines: why we are grateful for unions
Why do we celebrate Labor Day? Because of the major changes and protections (such as 8-hour work days) developed by labor unions in the United States. The early days of union organization were tough. Listen to Cleatus and Louise Burns … Continue reading
Dating in the 20’s and 30’s: much like today?
Wonder what dating was like in the late 20’s and early 30’s? Read about it in the Haydn Neal Thompson Letters, now online. Hayden was away at military school, and later, college, during 1924-1935. This is a compilation of letters … Continue reading