Public information subject files - general files, 19??-[ongoing].

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Public information subject files - general files, 19??-[ongoing].

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The public information subject files - general files consist of records which describe various general topics as they pertain to the State of Alabama. The information was compiled by ADAH reference staff. Included in the files are newspaper clippings, magazines, handwritten information, and various other related materials that may be used for reference purposes. Some of the topics discussed are aeronautics, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, churches, the Confederacy, health, prisons, rivers, segregation, states' rights, United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Works Project Administration (W.P.A.), and yellow fever.

59 cubic ft. (59 records center cartons).

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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SNAC Resource ID: 6696785

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Alabama. Dept of Archives and History.

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This finding aid to the ADAH flag collection was created by the Special Collections staff at ADAH in 1992. From the description of Civil War period flags photograph collection, 1992. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122543223 Authorities: Statute no. 476, Feb. 27, 1901, Acts of 1900. Alabama Government Manual, 1982. Alabama Historical Records Advisory Board. Assessing Alabama's Archives. 1985. 1975 Alabama Code, 41-6...

United States. Work Projects Administration

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United daughters of the Confederacy

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The Southern Cross of Honor award, which later became the Cross of Military Service, originated on Oct. 13, 1862 as an act of the Confederate Congress to recognize the courage and good conduct of officers, non-commissioned officers and privates of the Confederate army. However, due to wartime shortages, the medals were not made, but the recipients' names were recorded in an Honor Roll for future reference. The cross's design was created by Mrs. Alexander S. Erwin in July 1898. It featured a cros...