Papers, 1829-1925.

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Papers, 1829-1925.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145409302

These papers, 1829-1925, contain correspondence and telegrams; travel documents such as passports, entry visas, railroad passes, and calling cards; legal documents such as wills; financial documents such as stock certificates; newspapers and newspaper clippings; typed transcripts; photographs; and printed material such as speeches, reports, military orders, and invitations. The largest subgroup in the collection are the papers of Juliet Opie Ayres, 1916-1925, which consist primarily of correspondence, articles and newspaper clippings. The bulk of the correspondence is between Juliet Opie Ayres and ADAH Directors Thomas M. Owen and Marie Bankhead Owen concerning Mrs. Ayres' efforts to obtain fianancial aid from Confederate veterans organizations for the care of her invalid daughter. Also included are copies of letters, speeches and articles about Juliet Opie Hopkins' activities as Matron of the Ala. Hospitals in Va. during the Civil War. Other correspondents include: P. J. Donahue, Episcopal Bishop of Wheeling, W. Va.; Edward Ware Barrett, president and editor of the Birmingham Age-Herald; General Leonard Wood; Mrs. J. A. Crenshaw, president of the Ala. Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy; and Peter Brannon, curator, ADAH. Also included are a few certified copies of letters to Mrs. Ayres from Gen. Joseph Wheeler, as well as typed transcripts of an article by Wheeler about Juliet Opie Hopkins.

1.5 cubic ft. (1 archives box and 1 oversized box).

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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SNAC Resource ID: 6832476

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Ayres, Romeyn Beck, 1825-1888

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Ayres was born at East Creek, New York, along the Mohawk River in Montgomery County. He was the son of a small-town doctor, who trained him in Latin. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1847, ranking 22nd in a class of 38, and was commissioned a brevet second lieutenant in the 4th U.S. Artillery. Although graduating in time for the Mexican–American War, Ayres served only on garrison duty in Puebla and Mexico City until 1850, seeing no fighting in the war. Between the wars,...

Crenshaw, Anderson, 1783-1847.

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Hopkins, Arthur F. (Arthur Francis), 1794-1865

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Fleming, L. J.

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Episcopal Church

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In 1982, the General Convention of the Church deleted the words "Protestant" and "in the United States of America" from the official title of the Church, making it the Episcopal Church. From the description of Records of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States of America, Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, 1823-1975 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702152635 ...

Ayres, Juliet Opie, 1863-1925.

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Protestant Episcopal Church in Alabama.

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Brannon, Peter A., 1882.

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Confederate States of America Army Alabama Infantry Regiment, 3rd. Company K.

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Saffold, Reuben, b.1788.

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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...

Mobile and Great Northern Railroad.

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Hopkins, Juliet Ann Opie, 1818-1890.

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Mobile and Ohio Railroad.

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Owen, Thomas McAdory, 1866-1920

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Thomas McAdory Owen, was the first director of the Alabama Department of Archives; also an editor, bibliographer and Robert E. Lee enthusiast. From the description of Papers, 1912-1920 (bulk 1912). (Washington & Lee University). WorldCat record id: 53291535 Thomas M. Owen (1866-1920) was a lawyer, historian, and founder and director of the Alabama Department of Archives and History. For more information on Owen see his History of Alabama and Dict...

Sons of Confederate Veterans.

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Ormond, John J., 1795-1866.

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Barrett, E. W. (Edward Ware), b.1866.

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United Confederate Veterans

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Organized 1889. From the description of United Confederate Veterans scrapbooks, 1913. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 276172561 Henry Stewart formed a company nicknamed the "Hamilton Blues" for the Confederacy during the Civil War. After the war, this Florida native was elected as Camp Commander and namesake for Fort Stewart of the United Confederate Veterans located in Jasper, Florida. The organization was designed to orchestrate memorials to Confederate veterans and support...

Hopkins, Arthur F. (Arthur Francis), 1794-1865

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White, John W.

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General store operator in Middletown (Frederick Co.), Md. From the description of Ledger and exercise books, 1858-1870. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 38754404 John White was a Victorian Naval Contingent. From the description of Diary [manuscript]. 1900. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 223012347 ...

Alabama. Militia. Mobile Rifles.

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Wheeler, Joseph, 1836-1906

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Confederate and U.S. Army general, and U.S. congressman from Ala. From the description of Letters, 1900-1905. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49377355 Confederate general. From the description of Joseph Wheeler photograph album, 1865-1866. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 241305535 Army officer. From the description of Joseph Wheeler correspondence, 1898-1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981347 ...

Owen, Marie Bankhead, 1869-1958

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Marie Bankhead Owen, after the death of her husband Thomas McAdory Owen, became the Director of the Alabama Dept. of Archives and History. She retired in 1953 and during her tenure she was instrumental in having the Archives building constructed (1939). From the description of Family photographs, [18--]-[19--]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122548623 ...

Wilmer, Richard H. (Richard Hooker).

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Hopkins family.

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The Hopkins family lived in Huntsville and Mobile, Ala. and Richmond, Va. from 1816 to 1875, and in Md., Washington, D.C., Colo., and Montgomery, Ala. from 1875 to 1925. The family was active in antebellum politics in Ala. and played a prominent role in the establishment and administration of Confederate military hospitals. The following is a list of those individuals whose papers are contained in the Hopkins family collection: Arthur Francis Hopkins (1794-1865); Juliet Ann Opie Hopkins (1818-18...

Donahue, P. J.

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Crenshaw, Mrs. J. A.

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