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P: Finding Aids

  • "Private Rosser's Colt", , 1 item, photocopy of 5 pages
    Photocopy of a typescript paper titled "Private Rosser's Colt" on the history of a Colt pistol carried by Henry Preston Rosser in the Civil War as a member of Shockley’s Independant Escort Company, from Alabama.
  • Lorraine Pabst paper, 1961, 1 item, 15 pieces
    Corrected text of a paper titled "La Grange College," written by Lorraine Pabst but read by Dr. Virgil McCain at the annual meeting of the Alabama Historical Association in Montgomery, April 22, 1961.
  • Herman Packard journal, 1837-1847, 1.25 inches (1 ledger)
    The diary of a Pennsylvania minister and agent of the American Tract Society, while in New Orleans and Greenville, Louisiana. It includes notes on yellow fever epidemics, battles with "consumption" (tuberculosis), weather, and accounts of travels by boat in 1839 and 1846, both by ocean and up the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, then by canal to Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.
  • Guergen Paepcke letters, 1944-1945, circa 20 items, circa 40 pieces
    Letters from servicemen from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in Germany, India, and Okinawa during and immediately after WWII.
  • George C. Paine records, 1873-1874, 6 items, 7 leaves; photocopies
    Copies of Paine's 1874 report card and exams in Rhetoric, Logic, English Philology, and Composition for Intermediate, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior classes. Also includes a program for a June 30, 1874 presentation.
  • W. L. Palfrey letter, 1865 June 29, 1 item, 8 pieces ; typed copy
    Letter dated 29 June 1865, from St. Mary's Parish, Louisiana to his brother, in an attempt to reconcile, they having parted over this issue of slavery. Addresses the war's effect on him and his family, his reduction to poverty, and his present circumstances.
  • Alonzo B. Palmer collection, 1865-1956, 1 diary, 1 photo, 1 cancelled check
    This collection contains Palmer's diary, April-July 1865, when his Regiment, the First Ohio Light Artillery, was stationed in Tennessee and Alabama. The diary's frequent entries describe daily life in the camp, including meals, weather, and military activities. The collection also contains a photograph, ca. 1870, of several men, including Palmer, outside a store.
  • George David Palmer, Jr., papers, 1921-1964, 1.2 linear feet
    Correspondence and papers of a University of Alabama faculty member in the School of Chemistry (1927-1968) who was instrumental in the establishment of the Southern Research Institute and the Southern Association of Science and Industry.
  • Thomas Waverly Palmer records, 1890, 3 linear feet ; papers, correspondence
    Records of applications and enrollments, compiled in an attempt to list all University of Alabama graduates from its establishment through 1890.
  • John S. Pancake, 1975-, 1 linear foot
    Manuscript, notes and illustrations for Pancake's books "1777: Year of the Hangman" , "Samuel Smith", and "Hamilton and Jefferson". The collection also contains class outlines, notes, and correspondence.
  • Henry Clifton Pannell papers, 1923-1946, 3.8 linear feet, 1307 items
    Correspondence and other material pertaining to Pannell's work in the field of education.
  • Vijay Parekh Photographs, circa 1960-1964, 48 photographs
    Photographs, 10 color and 38 black and white of International House at the University of Alabama, Shyhming Chang 08/02/1962, Christmas 1963, and different stage performances.
  • Richard Parish deed, 1846 December 14, 1 item
    A deed dated 14 December 1846, conveying 80 acres in Pike County, Alabama to William P. Segars.
  • Parker and Crocker family papers, 1887-1959, 1 inch, 1 ledger
    Financial records, tax receipts, poll tax receipts, deeds, indentures, and other materials pertaining to these Marengo and Wilcox County, Alabama families. The collection also contains some legal papers from Texas.
  • Oscar Parkes letter, 1934 December 14, 1 item
    A letter dated 14 December 1934, from Oscar Parkes, editor of "Janes Fighting Ships" to N. H. Hillier, Jr. of New York City, regarding a new edition of this standard reference work on naval vessels around the world.
  • Lewis Parrish letter, 1850 July 26, 1 item, 1 piece
    A letter dated 26 July 1850, to J. R. Koogler, which discusses the people, countryside, and business prospects of Livingston, Alabama.
  • Partlow House Photographs, 1995-1996, 20 photographs
    Collection includes 11 color and 9 black and white photographs of Partlow House, and slaves and maid's houses during the restoration.
  • Rufus Cornelius Partlow, Sr., scrapbook, 1930-1989, 1.75 linear feet
    This collection consists of a scrapbook compiled after Dr. Partlow's retirement in 1965. It includes official correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and newsletters, his diplomas, certificates of recognition, and an undated, handwritten collection of stories on the lighter side of his fifty-three years of work. It provides a historical look at the progression of the mental health profession in Alabama and traces growing public awareness of and activism in patient care. The collection also addresses segregation of health institutions in the state and treatment ideas such as sterilization of patients with congenital mental retardation. The scrapbook is arranged chronologically. Various photographs and articles are inserted. News clippings inserted following Dr. Partlow's death were probably added by members of his family.
  • William Dempsey Partlow papers, 1907-1950, 1.2 linear feet
    This collection contains correspondence, an autobiography, a short biography, addresses, copies of Partlow's publications, and newspaper clippings. His correspondents included Alabama industrialist and U.S. Congressman Frank W. Boykin, and University of Alabama President and Chancellor George H. Denny.
  • Patrons of Husbandry, Perryville, Alabama, bylaws, 1876, 1 item, 46 pieces
    The bylaws of this Perryville, Alabama, Grange organization. The collection also includes several chapters of a manuscript, written in the back of the book.
  • R. M. Patton documents, 1866, 5 items, 5 pieces
    This collection consists of a letter regarding lands due the Wills Valley Railroad Co. (part of Northeast and Southwest Alabama RR) upon completion of 20 miles of track, also an offer to purchase mineral rights to the same from Governor (military?) R. M. Patton, who was also President of the Board of Directors of the Central Mining and Petroleum Company of Alabama. Also contains a copy of some legislation.
  • William Patton estate papers, 1846, 2 items
    This collection consists of an inventory and appraisal of the estate and a notice of appointment of Charles W. and John Patton as administrators of the estate
  • William Winter Payne Letter, 1847 February 10, 1 letter, 1 page
    A letter written by William Winter Payne, dated February 10, 1847, to John G. Mason, Secretary of the Navy, recommending Alexander J. Simms to a lieutenancy in the United States Marine Corps.
  • Bird Pearson letter, 1838 December 28, 1 item, 1 piece
    A letter dated 28 December 1838, to R. S. Hazard of Rhode Island, ordering clothing for his slaves. Includes measurements.
  • Margaret Pearson and Warren Witehard sharecropping agreement, 1866 January 3, 1 item
    A sharecropping contract from Macon County Georgia dated 3 January 1866, between landowner Margaret Pearson and freed slave Warren Witehard.
  • Grace Sims Peat papers, 1937-1960, 2.95 linear feet
    This collection contains correspondence, photographs, and newspaper clippings as well as memorabilia including pins and badges from the University of Alabama 1940 homecoming game, CAA manuals, a student pilot logbook. 1956-58 Alabama alumni decals, an Alabama Law Reporter newsletter, and cigarette advertising and promotional materials.
  • Harold R. Peat papers, circa 1930-1960, 4 linear feet
    The papers of a WWI soldier, lecturer, author and businessman, including records of Peat's lecture bureau. Contains much material concerning two of Peat's clients, Jesse Stuart and Lady Baden-Powell, as well as letters from numerous well known authors, film actors and actresses, politicians, and others.
  • Samuel Minturn Peck papers, 1886-1938, 2.4 linear feet
    This collection contains personal correspondence and poems, both published and unpublished. It also includes clippings, photographs, and etc.
  • Ben E. Peet papers, , .8 linear feet, 57 items
    This collection consists primarily of pamphlets dealing with mining, although it also contains some correspondence.
  • Charles Pelham papers, 1873-1903, 3 items
    This collection includes short biographical clippings, letters, and other materials of this Talladega, Alabama, attorney and Congressman.
  • John Herbert Pelham Photograph, , 1 photograph
    Collection consists of one ambrotype photograph of John Herbert Pelham.
  • Perdue Hill, Alabama, collection, 1887-1890, 5 items; 36 pieces
    This collection contains a miscellany of late nineteenth century items pertaining to Perdue Hill, a community in Monroe County, Alabama.
  • John Cecil Persons papers, 1917-1970, 1.6 linear feet, 5 scrapbooks
    This collection consists of papers pertaining to banking, Person's World War II military service,and civic activities, along with correspondence, reports, speeches, scrapbooks, and other materials.
  • Solomon and Lucinda Perteet papers, 1829-1872, 28 items; photocopies
    Includes receipts and legal papers of this prominent Tuscaloosa, Alabama, free black man and his wife.
  • Petition for small change notes by citizens of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1842 August 11, 1 item
    Signed by approximately fifty citizens of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this petition expresses concern over the scarcity of small change in the city. The petitioners wanted paper change tickets to alleviate the situation.
  • R.E. Pettus papers, 1875-1921, 16 items
    Contains a variety of materials belonging to this Huntsville, Alabama, businessman, including maps; letters received from B.H. Meek, Carlos Surish, W.P. Hall; and an invitation to an event at the Alabama Central Female College.
  • John H. Pettway letter, 1897 February, 1 item; 5 pieces
    Letter from Pettway in Knoxville, Tennessee, to Professor John L. Calhoun at the University of Alabama regarding the current status of his church membership.
  • Phi Chi Fraternity, University of Alabama, records, 1909-1910, 1 ledger, 272 pages
    The Phi Chi medical fraternity treasurer's ledger, Medical Department University of Alabama, Mobile, Alabama.
  • Phi Sigma Kappa records, 1879-1930, 0.2 linear foot
    A collection of documents concerning the founding and expansion of the Alabama chapter of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity.
  • Harry G. Phillips Photographs, 1941-1989, 28 photographs
    Photographs, 8 color and 20 black and white, of Harry Garrett Phillips as a baby and on; several photographs of "Princess and The Frog Prince" and its cast members; cast members from "The Three Penny Opera"; and concert in C major for Volkswagen and Orchestra.
  • Phillips High School collection, 1930-1980, 3 items, 3 pieces
    This collection consists of a miscellany of items pertaining to the Phillips High School (Birmingham, Alabama) class of 1930.
  • Sarah Ellen Phillips paper, not dated, 3 items ; in part typescripts
    Paper titled "Reminiscences of War: An Episode of [sic] Wilson's Raid near Selma, Alabama, April 1, 1865," by Sarah Ellen Phillips about Union General James H. Wilson's campaign into Selma, Dallas County, Alanama, in the spring of 1865. Major General Wilson commanded three divisions of cavalry against Confederate forces led by Lietutenant General Nathan B. Forrest.
  • Wendell Phillips pamphlet, 1845, 1 pamphlet
    Copy of Phillips' 1845 pamphlet "Can Abolitionists Vote or Take Office Under the United States Constitution?"
  • W. H. Philpot letter, 1920 February 15, 1 item ; typescript
    This collection consists of a letter dated 15 February 1920, to his daughter Annie, regarding his Civil War experiences.
  • Physician's Account Book, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1850-1866, 3 inches (3 ledgers)
    Record of doctor's visits, treatments, and charges, 1850-66 of an unknown Tuscaloosa physician.
  • Pickens County, Alabama, records, 1908-1946, 3 inches; 3 ledgers
    Unidentified store accounts 1908-13; documents pertaining to county taxes and funding 1935-36, a hotel register, and labor records from Pickens County, Alabama.
  • James Pickens diary, 1864, 3 items, 47 pieces ; typescripts
    This collection consists of a typed transcript of Pickens's diary, covering the dates 17 March-15 May 1864.
  • Samuel Pickens papers, 1858-1865, 1 inch
    This collection contains Pickens' school notebook, 1858; his friendship book, 1858-59; war letters to his mother; and a typed transcript of his diary, 1862-1865.
  • Timothy Pickering letter, 1783 December 1, 1 letter
    Letter from Pickering to New York Governor George Clinton, 1 December 1783, about what should be done with property on which the British had built military structures during their occupation of New York, 1776-83.
  • Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Oakman, Walker County, Alabama, records, 1883-1904, 1 folder (ledger)
    Minutes of monthly meetings, 1883-1904, with lists of members, dismissals, and deaths, of this Baptist church in Oakman, Walker County, Alabama.
  • E. A. Poe papers, 1940-1992, .4 linear foot
    Clippings, photographs, programs, and letters from the life and career of reporter Edgar A Poe from the New Orleans Times-Picayune
  • John D. Pollard letters, 1857-1858, 2 items, 2 leaves
    Two letters written to a female friend in Aldie, (Virginia?) from Montgomery Alabama, 1857, 1858. They contain social news.
  • John Flourney Ponder letters, 1936 August 27 and 28, 2 items
    Two letters, dated 27 and 28 August, to James A. Anderson and Tom Garner, pertaining to the failed defense of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, during the Civil War. They were evidently dictated to Ponder's daughter.
  • "Poor Billy Bryan", circa 1900, 1 song, 4 pages
    The collection contains a handwritten song, written by Charles K. Lombard, about a man named "Billy Bryan." The song is to the tune of "Old Uncle Ned."
  • Ezekiel Abner Powell paper, circa 1886, 3 items, 38 pieces
    Typescript copy of an article, "Fifty-five Years in West Alabama," written by Ezekiel Abner Powell for the Tuskaloosa Gazette, containing the recollections of an early settler.
  • Powers family account and scrapbook, 1910-1926, 1 book
    Book used as an account book for automobile service station patronized by Tuscaloosa, Alabama, families and as a scrapbook for United Daughters of the Confederacy clippings.
  • Walter H. Powers letterbook, 1938, 1 letterbook
    A single letterbook containing copies of Gurley, Alabama businessman Walter H. Powers's outgoing correspondence, March-October 1938
  • Luleah G. Pratt letter, 1840 September 15, 2 items
    A letter dated 15 September 1840, to a cousin describing the death of Professor Horace S. Pratt of the University of Alabama. The collection also includes other material on Pratt and his family.
  • Willard Presby letter, 1834 May 20, 1 item
    Letter written to Professor Hale at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire.
  • Shorty Price letter, 1973 March 20, 1 item, 2 pieces
    A letter dated 20 March 1973, from Louisville, Barbour County, Alabama to Joyce Lamont, acquisitions librarian at the University of Alabama Library, asking for prepayment for his forthcoming book, Alabama Politics--Tell It Like It Is.
  • Prisoners of War Letter, 1944 November 16, 1 letter and 1 newspaper article
    There is a reply letter to an opinion piece published in a newspaper in which the treatment of Prisoners of War is explained.
  • Rolland Pyles papers, circa 1890, 11 letters, 4 certificates, 7 newspaper clippings
    The collection contains many letters from Pyles to his wife and children. All of the letters are contained in a wallet with the American Flint Glass Workers Union logo embossed on it. He wants his wife to write more often, discusses work, rent, their children, and how badly he wants to see her. The certificates revolve around the American Flint Glass Workers' Union. The clippings refer to the Pyles family's deaths and accidents.