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This page contains names of manuscript collections with brief descriptions of them. Highlighted collection names link to finding aids in PDF format that offer more detailed descriptions of the collections. The highlighted collections do not represent all available finding aids at the W.S. Hoole Library. We will add more to the list as we convert our paper finding aids to electronic aids for web presentation.

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Macon County, Alabama, bond book, 1834-1843
Bonds for public servants and for securing administrators of estates, 1834-43. Includes index of names.

Macon County, Alabama, Department of Health birth registers, 1920-1929
Registers of births in Macon County, Alabama, 1920-29.

Madison County, Alabama records, 1855-1891
Records of an 1891 grand jury investigation into road costs, and 2 ledgers from Robert D. Nelson, notary public in Huntsville recording debts not paid 1855-1858.

Madison County, Alabama, Probate Court records, 1863
Records of the granting of letters testamentary, settling estates and guardianships, and other matters.

J. Magee envelope, ca. 1862
An envelope with an illustration referring to the Confederate Army's abandonment of Harper's Ferry, West Virginia.

James Magoffin letter, ca. 1830
Letter, ca. 1830, to T. P. Blair, written from Grove Hill, Clark Co., Alabama.

Margaret Manigault letter, ca. 1814
Letter c. 1814 from Mrs. Margaret Manigault of Philadelphia to unknown recipient in Camden, South Carolina.

Manly Family papers, 1818-1930
Correspondence, diaries, biographical notes, record books (1857-1921), sermons, scrapbooks, memorabilia and other papers. Includes correspondence (1819-1868) and diaries (1826-1868) of Basil Manly (1798-1868), president of the University of Alabama, 1837-1855, and a founder of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (later renamed Furman University), which reflect the history of the period as well as his life as theologian and educator. Also cointains correspondence (1869-1923) of his sons Basil (1825-1892) and Charles (1837-1924), president of Furman University, 1881-1897.

George Mann, Jr. notebooks, 1930
Miscellaneous items belonging to a civil engineer in Ensley, specifically, pocket notebooks containing construction notes on a Fertilizer plant (1/14/30- 3/10/30 and 5/15/30-7/9/30, and a pass to all works of the Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad Co., n.d.

William March papers, 1912-1954
Correspondence, reviews, fiction drafts and revisions, typescripts, obituaries and memorabilia.

Sallie J. Marchbanks Lacy journal abstracts, 1858-1879
Transcribed abstracts of journal of Mrs. Sallie J. (Marchbanks) Lacy, a schoolteacher in Lamar County, Alabama. These include lists of students, poetry, genealogical notes, funeral notice.

Marengo County, Alabama tax records, 1879
1879 list of taxpayers including state, county and poll taxes, tax assessors' fees, and tax collectors' fees.

Marengo County, Alabama families collection, 1940-1991
Material about families dwelling in Marengo County, Alabama including Jewish families, cemetery surveys, and miscellaneous family records. Copies of materials in the Demopolis Public Library.

Marengo County, Alabama Circuit Court docket, 1844-1848
Civil suits docket for Marengo County, Alabama Circuit Court, 1844-48.

Marion & Cahaba Railroad Company receipt, 1862 April 1
Receipt dated 1 April 1862 for freight on one horse from J. S. Smith.

Henry Marks notes, 1980-1982
Notes on Jewish persons buried in various cemeteries in Alabama, and cemetery surveys. Also contains a list of Jewish military veterans.

Marr-Carson-McCormick Families papers, 1814-1952
Papers relating to family of Dr. Thomas Carson McCormick and family genealogical notes.

Marshall County, Alabama, court minutes, 1851-1859
This collection contains records from the Circuit Court, including citations for court appearances, letters of administration, petitions for dismissal from estate administration, and Commissioners court records including road and ferry overseers, contracts, support of paupers, and etc.

T. A. Marshall letter, 1861 March 13
Letter from T.A. Marshall, lawyer, to unnamed female relative concerning her inheritance from a Mr. Wall or Walls, 13 March 1861.

Martin _____ Letter, 1866 July 19
Letter dated 19 July 1866 to Miss Julia C. Glasscock of Tuscaloosa, Alabama from Martin _?. Mentions Selma, Philadelphia, and New York.

Thomas Martin deed, 1830 September 6
Deed dated 6 September 1830, by Thomas Martin of Montgomery County, Alabama to Samuel Quarles, for land in Montgomery County, Alabama.

Mary Lee Coal and Railway Company financial records, 1893
Net earnings of this Alabama company for 1893, from sales of coal and coke, investments in property, and railroad operations.

M. A. Mason letter, 1857 July 19
Letter dated 19 July 1857, from Hamburg, Arkansas, to someone named "Liz." Discusses crops, widowhood, baby, and the isolation of farm life.

Masonic Order records, 1909-1921
Records of Masonic lodges, including names of some members from cities in Alabama.

Forrest David Mathews papers, 1967-1977
Papers of educator, president of the University of Alabama and U.S. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare. Files for correspondence, the White House, reading, organizational matters, memoranda, schedules, and printed material relating to his tenure as Secretary (1975-1977). Correspondents include members of Congress, governors, and cabinet members.

Matilda _____ letter, ca. 1864
Written from "Cedar Hills," ca. 1864, to her sister, Sallie. Discusses their brother in the 17th Mississippi Regiment, crops, and her children.

John Matthews land records, 1836-1856
Papers reflecting the land purchases 1836-56 of John Mathews, a Sumter Coutny, Alabama planter.

Maupin Family genealogy, 1900
Genealogy of Maupin family beginning with Gabriel Maupin of France who lived in England and came to America around 1710. His descendants lived in Virginia and other southern states.

Fred R. Maxwell old observatory, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1930-1965
Newspaper articles, correspondence, and papers regarding the history of the "Old Observatory," now Maxwell Hall, on the University of Alabama Campus. This structure was built at recommendation of Dr. Frederick A. P. Barnard, later of Columbia University. The papers deal with subjectings including efforts to preserve and repair the building, and the whereabouts of the original telescope.

Fred R. Maxwell, Jr. papers, 1917-1980
Papers of mechanical engineer and University of Alabama professor. The largest portion of the material (nearly 200 items) concerns the restoration of Tannehill Furnace. Also includes collected writings on Alabama.

James R. Maxwell plantation records, 1923-1924
Ledger of various expenses of James R. Maxwells' Alabama plantation for the year 1923-1924, plus lists of crops planted, harvested, and etc.

Luther Maxwell papers, 1921-1931
Personal and business papers of this Tuscaloosa merchant, 1921-31.

Thomas Maxwell papers, 1852-1865
Letters, texts of speeches about advantages of railroads for the economic development of Birmingham-Tuscaloosa area (1855), and abstracts of the journal of this early Tuscaloosa businessman.

Lewis May letter, 1808 November
November 1808 letter to Colonel Benjamin Hawkins, U.S. agent to the Creek Indians in Alabama and Georgia, regarding a claim for compensation for a stolen horse.

Sara Mayfield papers, 1905-1972
Alabama author (Montgomery and Tuscaloosa) and foreign correspondent. Letters, African American folk songs and recordings, plays, novels, short stories and articles. Includes ca. 175 papers (principally press releases) from the Inter-American Conference on Problems of War and Peace (Mexico City, 1945). Correspondents include H. L. and Sara Mencken, Joseph Hergesheimer, Jim Tully, and Robert Hillyer.

Libba Mayo papers, 1825-1925
Excerpts from the diary of John G. Traylor (1817-43), an early Dallas County, Alabama resident, a genealogy of Traylor family, and a history of the town of Pleasant Hill, Dallas County, Alabama.

Maysville, Alabama, general store purchase records, 1869
Record of purchases from a general store in Maysville, Alabama, 1869.

Robert B. McAfee letter of emancipation, 1813 March 2
A letter by Robert B. McAfee, emancipating a slave named Cornelius, Mercer County, [Kentucky], 2 March 1813.

P. H. McBride letter, 1863
1863 letter from Columbia, Tennessee to his wife and children, while serving in an unnamed Confederate regiment under General N. B. Forrest.

Doy L. McCall daybooks, 1845-1910
Collected by McCall, these daybooks of an unknown firm with locations in Mobile and Lower Peach Tree, Alabama, list postings of commodities.

Willard McCall correspondence and records, 1881-1938
Records of an Alabama attorney including suits against utilities, land transactions in Jefferson County, Alabama, and the estate of T.A. McLaughlin.

Jack McCleary diary, 1863
Civil War diary by a Pennsylvania soldier. The diary begins on January 1, 1863 and includes daily entries until McCleary's death during the battle of Gettysburg. Entries remark upon day to day activities and duties, weather and housing conditions, movement orders, leadership changes, and rumors concerning the war. McCleary's unit was stationed at Belle Plain, Virginia until late April, when it began moving to the Chancellorsville area on the Rappahannock River. In June, McCleary discussed the march that would lead him to Gettysburg. The collection also contains a photo of McCleary and a letter dated 25 February 1864, notifying John McCleary that his brother's tombstone will be placed once the ground thaws.

James White McClung papers, 1820-1891
This collection includes the personal and business papers of James White McClung (1798-1848) and members of his family.

Thomas Chalmers McCorvey, 1878 November 11
An essay on Scottish poet Robert Burns delivered by Col. Thomas C. McCorvey to the Druid City Literary Club, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 11 November 1878.

McCorvey-Tutwiler Family papers, 1830-1969
Correspondence, clippings, scrapbooks, and photographs.

David F. McCrary contract, 1855
1855 contract between David F. McCrary, builder, and Benjamin F. Parson, architect for specifications for and construction of a plantation home in Greensboro, Alabama.

A. B. McDaniel journals and scrapbook, 1858-1927
Journal of trips to Europe and western U.S., newspaper clippings about U.S. Army aviators and flight around South America 1926, photographs, postcards, ticket stubs, genealogical record of Cole family, and family letters 1858-59.

H. B. McDaniel papers and photographs, 1904-1936
Miscellaneous papers and photographs, including letters of recommendation, photographs of construction of Smith Hall, McLester Hotel, and business cards, of this constructor of several buildings on the University of Alabama campus.

Ellen McDowell legal document, 1845-69
A legal document detailing sums owed to Ellen McDowell by Woodford McDowell for slave hire, farm rental, and other services, Bullitt County, Kentucky

John McDowell financial statement, 1871 September 25
A financial statement by John McDowell detailing sums owed for the hire of slaves owed by Emily McDowell during the 1840s, 25 September 1871.

Larry T. McGehee manuscript, 1977-1978
Typescript of novel manuscripted titled "Weathering," sent to University of Alabama English Department Professor O. B. Emerson for a critique.

John S. McGraw letters, 1865
Letters of this soldier in the 57th Indiana Volunteers, stationed near Huntsville, Alabama, to his wife and daughter in Richmond, Indiana, January 1 to March 29, 1865. They describe winter quarters and the city of Huntsville after it had been partially burned.

John McKee papers, 1826-1827
Letter of to Secretary of the Navy Samuel Southard recommending the appointment of Henry Francis Toulmin as midshipman. Also contains two other letters written by McKee and a payroll of Choctaws who served in the Creek War.

Archibald McLaughlin papers, 1854-1870
Correspondence, 1860-1869, and diaries, 1854-1870, of this North Carolina native who settled in Upper Peach Tree, Wilcox County.

Melton A. McLaurin and Michael V. Thomson book mock-up, 1872-1917
"Cut" book - preproduction layout for this book of photographs published by the University of Alabama Press

R. C. McLester letter, 1863
1863 letter to E. A. Powell concerning the admission of his son Henry McLester to the University of Alabama's Corps of Cadets.

William McMilliam petition and report, 1830-1831
Report of naturalist hired by the trustees of the University of Alabama to acquire specimens for the proposed Museum of Natural History. Includes a list of specimens acquired, proposals for further acquisitions and collection development, and a request for additional funding.

Spencer J. McMorris daybook, 1837
Records of daily sales in a general store in Lafayette, Chambers County, Alabama, 1837.

S. A. McPherson papers, 1920-1929
Notes by Rev. McPherson while a theological student at Payne University(?), Selma, Alabama, and copies of three commencement addresses at Attalla and Thomas Public Schools.

J. P. McQueen letterbook, 1887-1888
Contains copies of correspondence of attorney J. P. McQueen to legal clients and others.

John McRae papers, 1854-1893
Financial papers and presidential pardon.

McTyeire Family papers, ca. 1889- 1939
Memorial of Rev. Holland Nimmons McTyeire (1824-1889), D.D., M.E. Church, South Bishop and letter (1939) from University of Florida President John J. Tigert referring to the John McTyeire plantation site in Russell County, Alabama.

Benjamin Franklin Meek papers, 1872-1873
Lectures, notes, and examinations by this University of Alabama professor of English literature

Joseph Meek and C. Haynes letters, 1835-1837
Ten letters from Meek and one from Haynes to Samuel Logan of Abingdon, VA, 1835-37, relating, to among other things, slave dealing.

Samuel Mills Meek, Jr., papers, 1842-1928
Correspondence, diaries, speeches, scrapbooks and account books pertaining to Samuel Mills Meek, Jr. (1830-1901) and his family. Meek's diaries include information on his experiences during the Civil War as Captain, Company H, 35th Regiment, CSA.

Sterner St. Paul Meek papers, 1910-1962
Collection includes letters, manuscript drafts and reviews of novels, newspaper clippings, and bound tearsheet collection.

Melpothalian Society records, 1836-1844
Proceedings and a list of the society's members. Also a note for $5,000 to W. P. Douthit dated Oct. 15, 1844.

Memphis & Charleston Railroad Company records, 1853-1914
Material relating to law suits between the Memphis & Charleston Railroad Company and private individuals, tried in the Circuit Court of Madison County, Alabama.

E. F. Mendenhall paper, 1895 June 8
A paper by E.F. Mendenhall recording his experiences in the Civil war, 1862-65.

Zachary Meriwether papers, 1819 - 1857
Papers of a Greene County, Alabama, physician and plantation owner.

Merrimack Baptist Church, Huntsville, Alabama records, 1903-1909
Ledger containing church roll, 1903-1909; minutes, 1903-1908; and scattered financial records, 1904-1906, 1909 of this African-American church.

Methodist Episcopal Church, North Alabama Conference, Maysville Circuit records, 1880-1889
Records of the quarterly conference meetings of this Methodist Episcopal Church, South, circuit in Madison County, Alabama, includinglists of new members, baptisms, and deaths.

Methodist Episcopal Church, South Russellville District annual conference records, 1926-1930
Record of the annual conference of this northwest Alabama circuit of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Records of numbers of members gained, lost, new Sunday schools, and etc.

C. H. Miller store records, 1891-1910
General merchandise store records. Includes ledgers, daybooks, correspondence and miscellaneous material from a business located in Miller, Marengo County, Alabama.

David Miller promissory note, 1818 June 1
Receipt dated 1 June 1818, recording a debt to Kirkman & Jackson, Huntsville, Alabama, owed by Miller, at Falls of the Black Warrior.

George A. Miller papers, 1927-1937
Various material on this Birmingham interpreter of African-American songs, including excerpts from a Confederate Memorial Day address he gave, an invitation to a rehearsal of "The Little Tycoon," an opera in two acts, original arrangements of several songs, a clipping of an article by him, a concert program, and other material.

John M. Miller papers, ca. 1947
Two political broadsides relating to John M. Miller's campaign for the office of mayor of Cordova, Alabama, possibly in 1947.

Washington Daniel Miller, 1833 July 12
Letter dated 12 July 1883, to his sister, Caroline Miller, about examination of young ladies at Tuscaloosa Female Academy, examination of senior class at the University of Alabama, and his recent activities in Tuscaloosa. Also a copy of a photograph of Miller from the University of Texas Institute of Texas Culture.

Pres[?] Mills letter, 1851 November 9
A letter from Pres[?] Mills, postmarked Bowling Green, Kentucky and dated 9 November 1851, to his wife Margaret in Cynthiana, Kentucky.

William Joseph Mims papers, 1886-1924
Material on Mims' family history and materials relating to Weevilnip Co. of Macon, Georgia. Includes correspondence with U.S. Department of Agriculture relating to false labeling, as well as company advertising. The collection also contains two small notepads, one with notes on teaching and one with notes on history, boll weevils, and other miscellaneous subjects.

Jonathon A. Minnice letter, 1846 July 27
Letter dated 27 July 1846, from Gainsville, Alabama to Price Williams, Livingston, Alabama, seeking information on claims of Daniel Scott.

William H. Minot papers, 1865
Includes Minot's Civil War diary (January-March, 1865), discharge papers, an 1865 edition of Webster's Pocket Dictionary and a letter regarding a reunion of the 22nd Regiment, 22nd Wisconsin Infantry.

Mississippi Governor's Office. Commission, 1944
Commission for Neville as colonel and aid-de-camp [sic], governor's staff, effective January 1944. Signed by Governor Thomas L. Bailey.

Mississippi Territory court records, 1810-1816
Circuit court records, 1810-1812; criminal docket of the territorial court, 1810-1816; and execution docket of the territorial superior circuit court, 23rd district, 1812-1815.

L. P. Mitchell paper, 1895 June 14
A paper by L.P. Mitchell describing his perceptions of the Civil War, 1861-1865.

Thomas Emanuel Mitchell, 1887 November 21
Note of friendship dated 21 November 1887, between members of two different fraternities (Sigma Nu and Alpha Tau Omega) at the University of Alabama.

William Nazareth Mitchell letters, 1862
Typescript and illustrations for the book, "Civil War Letters of William Nazareth Mitchell," edited by his grandson, William C. Etherton. The letters were written to Mitchell's wife, Rachel Caroline Mitchell, while he was serving in Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi, and north Alabama. The original letters are at the University of Illinois, Carbondale.

Mobile & Ohio Railroad Company paper, 1876, October 1
Debt consolidation agreement for the readjustment &c. of the securities of the Mobile & Ohio R.R., dated 1 October 1876, and appointment of administrators.

Mobile Terminal and Railway Co. circular, ca. 1911
This collection consists of a prospectus and preliminary circular for the Mobile Terminal and Railway Company, with the details of the company and bonds that would mature on 1 September 1935.

Mobile, Alabama Police Department records, 1865-1869
Alphabetically arranged applications from discharged soldiers; applications for positions on the police force; bills and receipts; correspondence with city officers, and etc. Includes correspondence of chiefs of police Stephen Charpentier and A. A. R. Dimon.

Mobile, Alabama, Parks papers, 1946
Specifications and requirements for 2 new city parks (Crawford & Lyon) and theErnest F. Ladd football stadium.

A. R. Moen letter, 1831 May 31
Letter dated 31 May 1831, from Greensboro, Hale County, Alabama, to M. P. Collins of Collins & Company, Hartford, Connecticut. Reports on businesses in various towns along the Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers and the axes they carry, noting which ones sell Collins & Company's goods and which do not.

Charles Theodor Mohr correspondence, 1878-1906
Letters to and replies from Dr. Eugene Allen Smith, director of the State Geological Survey, regarding the identifying and cataloging of the plant life, forest reserves and mineral wealth of Alabama. Includes some correspondence with family members.

Montgomery, Alabama tax digest, 1853, 1857, 1868
Record of owners of real estate, valuation, taxable personal property (gold and silver watches, metal and wood clocks, horses, carriages, and servants) and amount of tax, 1853 and 1857. A registry of bonds issued by the South and North Alabama Rail Road Company (1868) is laid in the volume for 1853.

Montgomery, Alabama Chamber of Commerce civic booster book, 1937
Civic booster publication of the Montgomery, Alabama Chamber of Commerce entitled Yesterday and Today: Montgomery, City of Progress, 1937.

Montgomery, Alabama cemetery register, 1856-1878
Record of sale of lots in the Montgomery, Alabama, city cemetery, 1856-78. Sales were entered in a “Registration Oath” ledger. Also includes a sample deed.

Moore Glass Company financial records, 1958
Short record of jobs done by a Birmingham, Alabama glass company in 1958.

Charles N. Moore papers, 1957-1994
Notes and course outline for the first electronic data processing course taught at University of Alabama (1957). Also includes historical notes by Dr. Moore, and journals of 4th & 5th Annual Electronic Data Processing Conferences (1959, 1960).

Edward Moore papers, 1863-1866
Photocopies of official papers relative to Edward R. Moore, Union Army officer, 1863-1866.

Louis Moore paper, 1895 April 13
A paper titled "The Boy Soldier" by Louis Moore, describing his Civil War service, 13 April 1985.

Lucy P. Moore diary, 1859-60
Typescript copy of a diary kept by Lucy P. Moore during late 1859 and early 1860. Annotation by an unidentified hand suggests that Moore lived near Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

Walter Moore collection, 1900-1926
This collection consists of land surveys and correspondence, including papers relating to coal and railroad companies and surveys and assessments of the commercial value of land. Includes a map/blueprint of land near Berry, Alabama.

Moores Bridge Baptist Church, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama minutes, 1859-1888
Minutes of monthly meetings, lists of members, 1859-1888, of this Tuscaloosa Couty, Alabama Baptist Church.

E. H. Moren and James W. Crawford account book, 1855-1870
Record of doctor's visits, prescriptions, treatments, etc of this Bibb County, Alabama medical practice. Indexed after page 460.

Merit Morgan notebook, 1824
Arithmetic notebook

William S. Mortimer letter, 1862 February 11
A letter from William Mortimer to William Smith, Camp Wood, Munfordville, KY, 11 February 1862.

Robert R. Moton letter, 1918 July 26
Letter from Robert R. Moton, Principal of Tuskegee Institute to W. B. Matthews of Central Colored High School, 26 July 1918 in response to the latter's request for a recommendation for a teaching of blacksmithing.

Mountain Brook, Alabama city records, 1959-1963
City council minutes, budgets, planning commission minutes and correspondence, 1959-63.

Mt. Gilead Primitive Baptist Church, Elmore County, Alabama records, 1850-1895
Records of this Baptist church in Elmore County, Alabama, including lists of members and monthly meeting minutes.

Mt. Olive Baptist Church. Birmingham, Alabama records, 1931-1957
Minutes (1931-1957), membership roll (1949), building fund, and other accounts (1936-1938) of this African-American church in North Birmingham.

Mu Phi Epsilon scrapbook, 1966-1972
Photographs, letters, and newspaper clippings on activities of this University of Alabama sorority.

James Thomas Murfee letters, 1863-1864
Letters to L. C. Garland, President of the University of Alabama, and to Alabam Governor John Gill Shorter. These deal with requisitions, fortifying the University campus, and cadets.

Mable B. Murphy papers, 1953-1969
Includes two letters to this African-American guidance coordinator at Parker High School in Birmingham, Alabama, agendas for guidance committee meetings and teacher in-service programs, a bibliography of guidance literature for African-American students, and a 1961 club schedule for Cobb Avenue High School.

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