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Alabama Postcards: Finding Aid, Bethany Latham

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This collection is comprised of postcards related to the State of Alabama, its structures and natural attractions. Most dates are approximate. The items originated with the Library’s vertical file, which was culled and the majority of items discarded in 2020. Items related to Alabama and items deemed of significant historical interest were retained and added to the Library’s Special Collections. The vertical file’s original contents date back to JSU’s time as a Normal School; it appears items were added up until at least the 1990s.

Historical Alabamiana: Finding Aid, Bethany Latham

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This collection is comprised of items related to the State of Alabama. The items are in a variety of formats, including pamphlets, brochures, clippings, postcards, correspondence, magazines, and more. These items run the gamut as far as their content and have been organized roughly by category. The items originated with the Library’s vertical file, which was culled and the majority of items discarded in 2020. Items related to Alabama and items deemed of significant historical interest were retained and added to the Library’s Special Collections. The vertical file’s original contents date back to JSU’s time as a Normal School; it …

Hall Of Fame For Great Americans Collection, 1894-2008, Allen Thomas, Cynthia Tobar

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Finding aid for the Hall of Fame for Great Americans collection prepared by Bronx Community College Archives.

John Henry Caldwell Papers: Finding Aid, Bethany Latham

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This finding aid references the papers (primarily correspondence, but also other materials) of John Henry Caldwell, member of the Alabama House of Representatives and the United States House of Representatives (1873-1877). Many of the letters were written between Caldwell and his wife while he was away serving in the 10th Alabama Regiment during the Civil War. The bulk of the collection has been digitized and is available through the Library's Digital Collections, and the original materials are located in the Library's Alabama Gallery Special Collections.

Killingsworth Inauguration Documentation: Finding Aid, Bethany Latham

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This collection contains documentation and a pop-up exhibit (banners relating to presidential history) created for the inauguration of JSU’s 13^th President, Dr. Don C. Killingsworth, Jr. (appointed president 2019), which occurred on 9 April 2021. Killingsworth attended JSU as a student, graduating in 1999 with a bachelor’s degree in geography and in 2001 with a master’s in counseling. He received his Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration from the University of Alabama in 2016.

Killingsworth began working at JSU in 2002 as Coordinator of Academic Advisement. He was appointed Director of Government Relations and later Chief External Affairs Officer. He …

Meehan Inauguration Documentation: Finding Aid, Bethany Latham

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This collection contains documentation related to the inauguration of JSU’s 11^th President, Dr. William Arthur Meehan (president 1999-2015), which occurred on 7 February 2000. Meehan attended Jacksonville State University as a student, graduating in 1976 with a degree in biology. He began his career in 1977 teaching anatomy and biology at JSU; Meehan later rose through several different positions with the University, including Associate Vice-president for Academic and Student Affairs, before being named president in 1999.

Meehan’s administration was noted for a variety of building projects, mostly notably Stadium Tower, later re-named William Meehan Hall in his honor. Meehan’s …

Mcgee Inauguration Documentation: Finding Aid, Bethany Latham

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This collection contains documentation related to the inauguration of JSU’s 10^th President, Dr. Harold Johnston McGee (1937-2012, president 1986-1999), which occurred on 20 October 1986. McGee was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, received his bachelor degree from Old Dominion University, and master and doctoral degrees in counseling from the University of Virginia. Prior to assuming the presidency at JSU, he held various positions, including Vice-president for Administrative Affairs at James Madison University.

McGee’s administration was noted for a 30% enrollment increase, an increase in JSU’s accredited programs, $50 million in capital improvements, and the formulation of the University’s first capital …

Claude Rodolphus Wood Papers: Finding Aid, Bethany Latham

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This collection contains correspondence, receipts, dissertation information, speeches, clippings and other miscellaneous materials from Claude Rodolphus (C.R.) Wood (1892-1981), first academic dean of Jacksonville State Normal School. Wood graduated from the Sixth District Agricultural School in Hamilton, Alabama, and went on to Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University) in 1910. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in 1912 and a Master of Science in 1914; he also spent some time as a summer school student in 1915 at the University of Alabama. He went on to a career as a teacher for three years, and four years as a …

Ralph Rogers Wheeler Papers: Finding Aid, Bethany Latham

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This collection contains photographic prints, newspaper clippings, conference programs, photocopies from various sources, military records, booklets, original essays, and more most likely compiled by Ralph Rogers Wheeler (1918-2004), an Alabama native. Items relate to Wheeler’s life and especially his military service and time as a Japanese prisoner of war. Beginning in 1942, he was first housed in a prison camp in the Philippines, and then sent via ship to a prison camp near Osaka, Japan. He was rescued in 1945 after Japan’s surrender. Supplementary materials appear to be related to research he did into Bataan and Corregidor, as well as …

Beth Cole Wedding Photographs: Finding Aid, Bethany Latham

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This collection contains photographic prints from the wedding of Beth Cole (1927-2014) to Dr. Guy Leslie Rutledge (1923-1998) which occurred at 7 p.m. on Saturday, 19 March 1949 at St. Paul Methodist Church in Boaz, Alabama. Beth Cole was the daughter of Jacksonville State Teachers College president, Dr. Houston Cole (1899-1996, president 1942-1971). The collection also contains an informational binder with newspaper clippings regarding the ceremony, a copy of the marriage certificate, and information related to Dr. Houston Cole, including photographs of Dr. Cole with family circa 1980s and two essays written by Dr. Cole about his wives, Leone Pruett …

Rayford B. Taylor Collection: Finding Aid, Bethany Latham

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The collection this finding aid references contains notes, correspondence, student papers and bibliographies, newspaper clippings, and photos (primarily of historic antebellum Alabama structures) taken by JSU History and Foreign Language Department faculty member Dr. Rayford B. Taylor (d. 2002). The photographs have been digitized (they can be viewed in the Historical Image Collection), and the tangible materials referenced in the finding aid are located in the Library's 10th floor Alabama Gallery Special Collections.

Local History Collection, Brooklyn College Library And Academic It

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The Local History Collection contains documents that are related to the borough of Brooklyn, ranging from the 1600s through the 2000s. The collection is divided into two series: miscellaneous subject files and oversized files. Both series are organized alphabetically by subject, and a full list of the subjects present in this collection is provided in the Collection Outline.

James Gazaway Ryals, Jr. Collection: Finding Aid, Bethany Latham

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Contains primarily correspondence by JSU employees with descendants of James Gazaway Ryals, Jr., first president of the State Normal School (Jacksonville, Ala.), around the time of the University's centennial (1983). The remainder of the collection is made up of photocopies of newspaper and book sections which provide details on Ryals and his family, along with handwritten notes.The tangible materials this finding aid references are located in the Library's 10th floor Alabama Gallery Special Collections.

Clarence William Daugette Papers: Finding Aid, Bethany Latham

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The collection this finding aid references contains personal, professional, and financial information related to and documents generated by Clarence William Daugette, sixth president of the Jacksonville State Normal School. The tangible items referenced in this finding aid are located in the Library's 10th floor Alabama Gallery Special Collections.

Papers Of Walter Houston Cole, President, Jacksonville State University, 1942-1971: Finding Aid, Sonja Mcabee

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This finding aid was created in 2005 when some of the correspondence, receipts, etc. of Dr. Houston Cole, former president of Jacksonville State Teachers College, was organized. More materials related to Dr. Cole have since been discovered, and the collection documentation and finding aid is undergoing update. The tangible archival materials this finding aid references are located in the Library's 10th floor Alabama Gallery Special Collections.