Administrative Files of Chancellor Joseph F. Volker 1976-1982.

University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998

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George Corley Wallace Jr. (August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998) was an American politician who served as the 45th Governor of Alabama for four terms. He is best remembered for his staunch segregationist and populist views. During his tenure, he promoted "low-grade industrial development, low taxes, and trade schools". He sought the United States presidency as a Democrat three times, and once as an American Independent Party candidate, unsuccessfully each time. Wallace notoriously opposed deseg...

Camp, Ehney A.

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Mathews, Forest David, 1935-

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University of Alabama in Huntsville

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Samford, Yetta G.

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Russell, Thoma D.

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Rast, Thomas E.

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Hobbs, Sam Earle.

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Caddell, John A.

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University of Alabama System. Office of the Chancellor

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The University of Alabama System is composed of the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa; the University of Alabama at Birmingham; and the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Dr. Joseph F. Volker became the first chancellor of the University of Alabama System in 1976. Volker, who had served as University of Alabama School of Dentistry dean, University of Alabama Medical Center vice president for health affairs and vice president for Birmingham affairs, and University of Alabama in Birmingham presi...

Simms, Martha Ann, 1824-

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Hill, Philip Richardson

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Physician, dean, university vice president, university president Samuel Richardson Hill was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, on 19 May 1923. He received a bachelor of arts degree from Duke University and his M.D. from Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University. Hill originally came to the University of Alabama Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1954. Having served as a teaching fellow at Harvard University, Hill accepted a two year appointment as ...

Blount, Winton M. (Winton Malcolm), 1921-2002

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Winton Malcolm Blount Jr., known as Red Blount (February 1, 1921 – October 24, 2002), was the United States Postmaster General from January 22, 1969, to January 1, 1972. He was the last Postmaster General when the position was within the presidential Cabinet, overseeing the service turn from a government department to a private corporation. Educated in the Union Springs public schools, Blount later attended Staunton Military Academy, Staunton, Virginia, and the University of Alabama, 1939-194...

Sparkman, John, 1899-1985

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Senator. From the description of Reminiscences of John Sparkman : oral history, 1962. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122481724 From the description of Reminiscences of John Sparkman : oral history, 1969. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122513439 John Jackson Sparkman (b. Dec. 20, 1899, Morgan County, Ala.-d. Nov. 16, 1985, Huntsville, Ala.), U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Alabama, was ...

University of Alabama. Board of Trustees

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Russell, Thomas D.

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Mathews, Forrest David, 1935-....

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Forrest David Mathews was born on December 6, 1935 in Grove Hill, Alabama. He taught history at various colleges and universities, and became one of the youngest men ever to head a major university when he was named president of the University of Alabama in 1969. On June 26, 1975, President Gerald R. Ford nominated Mathews to succeed Casper Weinberger as Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW). Mathews was confirmed by the Senate and served as Secretary of HEW from August 1975 to 1977. ...

James, Fob, 1934-

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Fob James successfully ran for governor of Alabama, as a Democrat, in 1978. In 1994, he again successfully ran for the governorship, this time as a Republican. From the description of Campaign Records, 1978-1979. (Auburn University). WorldCat record id: 42614072 ...

McCall, Daniel T.

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Lawyer, judge, member of the University of Alabama Board of Trustees Justice Daniel Thompson McCall, Jr., of Mobile was born in Butler, Choctaw County, Alabama, March 12, 1909, the son of Dr. Daniel T. McCall and Caroline Winston Bush McCall. His father was a prominent physician in the Mobile area where the young McCall grew to adulthood. He married Mary Montgomery of Anniston, Alabama, on April 3, 1937. Justice McCall attended the public schools and the University Milit...

Thomas, Joab L.

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Joab Langston Thomas was Chancellor of North Carolina State University (1976-1981), President of the University of Alabama (1981-1988), Professor at the University of Alabama (1961-1975), and Vice President for Student Affairs at the University of Alabama (1974-1975). Thomas received his A.B., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in botany from Harvard University. From the description of Joab L. Thomas speech and letter of commendation, 1981 [manuscript]. (North Carolina State University). WorldCa...

Alabama. Legislature

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A plank road or puncheon is a dirt path or road covered with a series of planks, similar to the wooden sidewalks one would see in a Western movie. Plank roads were very popular in Ontario, the U.S. Northeast and U.S. Midwest in the first half of the 19th century. From the guide to the Alabama Legislature petition MSS. 0039., 1849, (W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama) Authorities: Alabama Legislature. Acts of Alabama. Pl...

Volker, Joseph F.

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Dentist, dean, university vice president, university president Dr. Joseph F. Volker was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, in 1913. He earned a D.M.D. degree from Indiana University and an A.B., M.S. and Ph. D., from the University of Rochester. He was serving as dean of Tufts College Dental School in Boston when the University of Alabama chose him to head its new dental program in Birmingham. Accepting these duties in 1948, Volker instituted a rigorous course of study that ...