AC. Appalachian Collection

Scope and Contents This collection consists of six items related to the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama that range in date from 1927-1971. There is a form letter produced in 1927 (this copy is unused) to send to members whose contributions have been deemed delinquent. There are three programs for the annual celebration of the "Emancipation of Negroes of the United States held at Sixteenth Street Baptist Church" for the years 1946, 1952, and 1953. There is another form letter from Charles A....

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This collection consists of a typescript manuscript written by Herbert Hale of Coeburn, Virginia in 2017. The manuscript is about his time working in a coal mine.

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The 1982 World's Fair (Knoxville, Tennessee) materials were gathered from the 1982 World's Fair held in Knoxville, Tennessee by Mary Greene of Watauga County, North Carolina, who was a member of the World's Fair staff. This collection is divided into two series: 162A. Books and Official World's Fair Publications Series and 162B. Nonofficial World's Fair Materials Series. Oversized materials are stored separately.

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This collection consists of a typescript titled "A Brief History of Cherry Springs Missionary Baptist Church," located in Hart County, Kentucky. It was written by George W. Sturgeon in August 1995 and provides a basic history about the church as well as provides lists of sunday school superintendents, church members, pastors, and church clerks.

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This collection contains a handbill touting the moral and infrastructural progress of Ensley, Alabama. It is undated.

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This collection consists of a broadside printed by Piedmont Press of a letter written by Walter W. Lenoir of Shull's Mill (Watauga County, N. C.) defending himself against an article about him published in Raleigh's The News & Observer. He defends the progress made across the state since the ouster of the Republican Party from controlling the state.

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A. Chase Ambler book collection consists of six bound volumes addressing the early unsuccessful movement to establish the Great Smoky Mountains National Park at the turn of the Twentieth Century.

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The collection includes a 9" x 6" ledger with a list of accounts with rates of visits and methods of payment from 1926-1931, as well as itemized receipts and notes for services rendered.

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This collection consists of a booklet entitled "A Few Solid Facts about the Gold Fields of the Southern States." It was published in August 1893 by the Inter-State Land Bureau in Washington, DC. The booklet refers to the Appalachian Gold Belt (Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia).

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This collection consists of a homemade photograph album featuring the Smiley family of Oil City, Pennsylvania, circa 1900. The photographs include members of the family and their home (exterior and interior). Almost all of the photographs are captioned. Individuals identified are Isa Smiley (daughter), Josephine Smiley (daughter), and Lusannah S. Smiley (identified in the album as Mrs. Thomas Wright Smiley, mother).

Scope and Contents This collection consists of eleven audiocassettes of oral histories Barry B. Baker conducted about the history of the W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection. His research resulted in his paper "The History of the Appalachian Collection" in 1979. The interviews were conducted in March and April 1979 with individuals who were strongly associated with the Appalachian Collection: Richard T. Barker, Zeb Shook, William Leonard Eury, Cratis Williams, Eric Olsen, Al Corum, Charlotte Ross, William...

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The collection consists of a manuscript featuring the reminisces of Sam and Maxie Blevens of Maryville, Tennessee. The book is signed by Sam Blevens.

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This collection consists of a lease agreement between A. L. Langdon and A. L. Harmon for a white painted house and lot Watauga County, North Carolina for the period of six months. The monthly rental fee was $25.00, with rent to be paid at end of each month. It is dated November 26, 1906.

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This collection is a ledger book with accounts from a gristmill business of A. M. Fayes in Capon Springs, West Virginia. It is dated 1862-1864. Fayes was sometimes paid with Confederate money, cash, some type of physical labor, or livestock.

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The collection consists of one dry-point 10.5" x 12" print titled "A Mountaineer's Cabin in the Great Smoky Mts., NC" and signed by the artist, Harrison Cady. The print depicts a mountain farmer, his pipe-smoking wife, and his four children. The family are surrounded by farm animals in the front of a cabin with mountains rising in the background.

The print is 1 of 100 and signed by the author. It was printed in New York, 1930.

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This collection consists of an advertisement card for A. S. Nowlin & Company of Lynchburg, Virginia. It states that the company was a shipper of standard grades coal and coke. The card features a print of a painting called "Autumn Sunshine" by E. Lamasure.

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This collection includes one program for the play "A Tragedy at Hillsville," written by Ronald M. Larson. The program is undated. The play was sponsored by the Wythe County Kiwanis Club and performed by the Wythe County Ad Hoc Players.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of an advertisement hand fan. The front side features an image of the band Lost John and his Allied Kentuckians. The text reads "Lost John and his Allied Kentuckians on the air for Triena presenting American's own Mountain Music." The back is an advertisement for Triena, the "Laxative Children Don't Fight." These hand fans were distributed by different sellers whose information would be imprinted underneath the Triena ad. This particular fan was distributed by Dale...

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This collection consists of a photograph folder containing six 4x4 inch photographs of an unidentified African American family in Greenville, South Carolina, circa 1950s. The photographs includes three different snapshots of a pre-school aged child on a tricycle, one of the child in a push carriage, one of a young man with both the child and a dog on his lap and two older men in the background, and one of a man sitting on a bicycle.

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This collection consists of an agreement between James M. Banks and William E. Walker, dated February 18, 1831. It details the financing and incorporation of William E. Walker and Company, a mercantile business located in Franklin County, Alabama. The document does show signs of worming damage.

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The Air pollution scrapbook consists of Ellen M. Payne's scrapbook containing fliers and newspaper clippings about air pollution and quality.

Scope and Contents This collection includes several photographs attributed to the Akers family of Pocahontas, Virginia. They date in range from circa 1890-1930. Most subjects are unidentified but include adults and children. One image features an adult woman posted in front of a quilt and wearing what appears to be an embroidered collar. Another features three children, one of whom appears to have a leg injury that is wrapped up. There is one photograph that provides the identifies of the subjects: Sidney,...

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This collection consists of a brochure describing the interests of the Alabama and Kentucky Oil Company's fields near Wichita Falls, Texas. Vice President Claude Thomas was a Kentucky legislator from the eastern portion of the state. The brochure is dated circa 1920.

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This collection consists of an invitation to a dinner reception held to celebrate the completion of the Alabama and Tennessee River Railroad to the Hundred Mile Station on July 15, 1859. The envelope and a name card for Ada F. Terry are included with the invitation.

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This collection contains two typescript letters written in 1954, by Florence S. Adams, Executive Director of the Community Chest in Birmingham, Alabama. The March 31 letter is addressed to Ollie Wyatt, President of the City Federation of Colored Women's Clubs in Birmingham. This letter

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This collection consists of a booklet which details the rules and fees for the Thirteenth Annual Field Trials held in Decatur, Alabama, February 4, 1919. The competition for hunting dogs was open to Pointers as well as English, Irish, and Gordon Setters. The booklet lists the club officers, Board of Governors, and information about the competition.

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This collection includes information on an unsuccessful Alabama Vineyard and Winery Company, whose agent was George E. Bowen from Chicago and a successful Alabama Fruit Growing and Winery Association, all circa 1896-1899. Included are plats of Vinemont, Cullman County, Alabama, advertisements for the real estate, and correspondence.

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This collection consists of an album produced by Nicoll's Art Store of Wheeling, West Virginia photogravures. The subjects are identified and include buildings, bridges, cemeteries, and rivers. It's copyrighted 1903.

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This collection consists of a copy print made from a scan of the original photograph of the Aldridge family of Watauga County, North Carolina. The copy print was likely made in 2008. The original photograph is likely dated circa 1890s. The family members are identified on a photocopy of the print: Harrison, Buchanan (likely Melissa's mother Betsie Buchanan), Sam, Melissa, Charlotte, Davidson, Roy, and Stella.

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The Alexander Arts Council Records contains records from meetings, festivals, fundraising efforts, and correspondence from 1973-1983.