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History of Gainesville, News Articles, etc.

 File — Box: Series 2, Subseries A, Box 1, Folder: 12
Identifier: r02a01-12
r02a01-12
r02a01-12

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Frances Cabaniss Roberts collection covers the historical records of the Cabaniss Roberts family. This collection contains extensive correspondence records of the Cabaniss Roberts family circa 1830 to 1930.

Dates

  • Creation: 1830 - 1930

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research in the Archives & Special Collections reading room. Handling guidelines and use restrictions will be communicated and enforced by archives staff members.

Extent

From the Collection: 105 Linear feet (143 boxes and 19 oversize.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

General

'Alice in Wonderland' Opens 132
'Spidle, Ted 129
A Brief History of the Town of Gainesville 18, 19, 20, 32
A History of the Lawyers of Sumter County 120, 121
A Touch of New England in the Deep South 68, 70
Adams, R. L. 97
Aduston Hall 48, 92, 93, 94
Agee, Grover Lamar, Rep. 78
Alabama-Tombigbee Rivers Regional Planning ? 78
Alabama 78
Alford, George F., Jr. 2
Alford, Linda, Ms. 124
Aliceville, AL 129
Almon, Robert N. 91
Alston, V. 121
Altman, J. J. 122
Amerson, Augusta 45
Amerson, Ruth 45
Anderson, John C., Judge 121
Anderson, Judge 120
Anderson, Mark 129
Areawide Agency on Aging 1
Arrington, James E., Mayor 78
Bailey, Clell, Jr., Mrs. 65
Bailey, Edna 65
Bailey, Monica 67
Baker, Joe 129
Baldwin, Joseph G. 69, 72, 121
Bancroft, M. W. 130
Barnett, Roy, Jr. 78
Bartlett, Harvey 52
Bartrum, William 21
Baskin, Jim 126
Bell, Thelma 123
Biggs, Otha Lee, Judge 78
Birmingham, AL 137, 138
Black, Thomas A., Myor 78
Bliss, Jonathan 125
Boney, Wyline 123
Bonner, Josiah R., Judge 77
Bonner, Josiah Robbins 79
Booker, Jerry 134
Boswell, Velma D. 126
Bower, Ralph 52
Boyd, J. W. 97
Bridges, Glen 119
Brock, Annie Belle 130
Brockway, C. J. 122
Brockway, Charles J. 122
Brown, James D. 45
Brown, Terry 130
Bryant, J. C., Mrs. 124
Bryant, James, Mrs. 123
C. N. Kring Coffin Shop 64
Cabaniss, Lucy A. 125
Cahaba, AL 137, 138
Camden, AL 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 77, 95
Campbell, Linda Wallace 48
Carney, Deborah & Bobby 124
Cartwright, Tommy 129
Castleberry, Forest, Mayor 78
Cate, Father 66
Causey, W., H. 130
Chaffin, Herbert S., Jr. 76
Chambless, Gerald, Mrs. 123
Champion Forestry Judging Team 53
Chaney, Patsy 136
Chapman, Reuben 120
Chapman, Samuel, Judge 120
Chapman, Walt 60
Chapman, William S. 120
Cherry, Milton, Mayor 78
Choctaw Co., AL 78
Christmas 119
Clagett, William H., Rev. 131
Clanton, Donnie 57
Clantonis, I. 120
Clarke Co., AL 78
Clarke, Otis M., Jr. 76
Clay Suitable For Lightweight Aggregate 86
Climate 99
Cobbs, Thomas 121, 122
Cochran, Mickey 130
Cochran, Sandra Kay 124
Cockrell, A. W. 121, 122
Coker, Doug 134
Coleman, A. A. 120
Coleman, John 21, 48, 64, 138
Coleman, 22, 34
Coley, Temple 134
Collier, Alexis 51
Collier, Gov. 127
Collins, Curtis 123
Community Facilities and Services 16, 17
Conecuh Co., AL 78
Confederate Cemetery 62
Conway, Tom 50
Cook, Charles 122
Cooper, Roland, Judge 78
Cottingham, P. C., Rep. 78
County Tax Structure 111
Covington, Harrison W. 122
Cowart, Phillip 124
Craddock, Charles, Rev. 130
Crawford, Ben 130
Crawford, Thomas J. 130
Cuba, Sumter Co., AL 130
Dallas Co., AL 78, 91
Daniels, Sammie, Judge 78
Daugherty, Carroll, Mayor 78
Davis, Bill 53
Davis, J. Wesley 97, 98
Dearman, Wilbur, Judge 129
Dearmon, Robert Lee, Mayor 78
DeGraffenried, Edward 121
DeLaine, Mattie 123
Deloney, John, Dr. 97, 98
Demographic and Economic Base 10
Department Store Errors 132
Dial, Buck 129
Dial, Hodges, Mrs. 129
Dillard, Anthony W. 121
Dillard, Anthony Winston, Judge 125
Dobbs, Quail 134
Dothan, AL 130
Drain, David 134
Duke, Fred E., Rev. 130
Dukes, B. R., Mayor 78
Dwelling Units 15
Eddins, Ed 97
Edmonds, A. K. 97
Edmonds, Aubrey, Mrs. 129
Education 102
Electric Power and Natural Gas 111
Engineering Geology 91
Ennis, W. L. 98, 116
Epes, Sumter Co., AL 124
Etheridge, Grey 78
Executive Committee 116
Ezell, E. Mark, Judge 78
Ezell, E. Mark 77
Ezell, John Coleman, Mrs. 130
Ezell, Raymond, Mrs. 130
Ezell, Sandra 130
Falls, Selman 66
Farmers Home Administration 108, 109
Fearing, Maria 69, 72, 73
Fields, F. O. 97, 98
Fields, Virginia 97
Fleming, John 78
Fluker, Martha 129
Folsom, Jim, Gov. 45
Folsom, Jim, Jr., Gov. 47
Folsom, Marsha 45, 48
Forestry 103
Forrest, Nathan Bedford, Gen. 48, 63
Fox, Skip 130
Friday, Steve 123
Gaines, George S., Col. 48
Gaines, George Strother, Col. 64
Gaines, Strother 138
Gainesville & Sumter County 28
Gainesville Bridge Dedicated 45
Gainesville Bridge 47
Gainesville Early Alabama Boom Town 64
Gainesville's Town Hall is Taking Shape 135
Gainesville, AL 9, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 92, 130, 135, 138
Gainesville, Sumter Co., AL 92, 93, 94
Gainesville 50, 61, 62
Gainsville Historic Sites and Structures 9
Gamble, Bob 9
Ganguet, W. A. 97, 98
Garber, A. M. 122
Garber, Judge, Sr. 122
Gates, Alexander R. 120
Geiger, Sumter Co., AL 129
Geological Survey of Alabama 76
Givhan, Walter C., Sen. 78
Glass, Barbara 2
Glass, Carolyn 56
Glass, E. M. Mayor 78
Glass, Tom 55, 57, 60
Glor, Milton, Rev. 9, 66
Glover, Philip S. 120
Goals 113, 114, 115
Godfrey, L. D. 122
Goggins, L. L. 96, 97, 98, 116
Goodwin, Nolen 97
Gordo, AL 65
Graddick, Charles A. 132
Grandison, Monica 51
Grant, Patricia 123
Grant, Warren, Mayor 78
Grant, William 97
Green, Aubrey D. 136
Green, William H. 121
Grimes, Sammy, Mrs. 130
Ground-Water Availability 90
Grove Hill, AL 55
Grubbs, Allen, Mrs. 129
Gullahorn, Danny 130
Gundy, W. E., Mrs. 123
Hale, Frank 131
Hale, Samuel A. 122
Hall, Pam 123
Hamm, James S. 120
Haney, T. B. 98
Hanson, Sharon 123
Harden, Alford Monroe, Jr. 130
Harper, Coye, Mayor 78
Harris, D. G., Dr. 98
Harris, John G. 122
Harrison, Danny 57
Harrison, Kathryne 138
Harrison, Kathryn 50, 63
Harrison, Kitty, Mrs. 9
Harrison, Kitty 66
Hawkins, William H. 122
Hayden, A. M., Mayor 78
Health and Welfare 111
Health 111
Hearne, Jesse Cleveland, Sr., Rev. 130
Heart Fund Drive 123
Herndon, Gale 123
Hilbish, Charlotte 45
Hilbish, Elizabeth 46
Hill, James T. 120
Hines, Roger 130
Hines, W. H., Mayor 78
History 99
Hollinger, Fleetwood G., III 2
Holmes, Edward F. 122
Holycross, Bob 129
Hopkins, William W. 122
Horn, John H. 121
Horn, Sudie 123
Horton, Gary 55
House with wings 63
Housing 12, 13, 14
Huey, Virginia, Mrs. 129
Huggins, Fred, Judge 78
Human Resources 99, 100, 101
Huntingdon, B. W. 127
Huntington, Backus W. 122
Huntsville, AL 65
Hutton, A. W. 121
Industrial Minerals of Southwest Alabama 75
Industrial Sites 107
Industry 104, 105
Inge, William M. 122
Ivy, Malcolm 120
Jackson, Claude 124
Jakes, Ed 134
Jefferson, Harry 52
Jemison, W. A. 121
John Rogers Home 92
Johnson, Ivey 51
Johnson, Juanita C. 2
Johnston, Katheryn, Mrs. 129
Jones, Frank M. 117, 118
Jones, Jeffie, Mayor 78
Jones, Sammie 129
Judge Reavis one of Sumter's Finest 131
Judge Turner Reavis, Sumter's Finest? 127
Keiser, George 129
Kenna, Gordon 66, 123
Kennedy, Edd 52
Ketcham, Paul F., Mayor 78
Keys, Glen 130
Killings, Jerry 124
Killingsworth, Burton 129
Kirkpatrick, J. K., Rev. 68, 71
Knight, Joseph S. 78
Knowles, Dinah 123
Labor Force 11
Lacy, M. V. 125
Lacy, Martin V. 120
LaMoreaux, Philip E. 76, 77, 80
Larkin, David 97
Lavender, John 129
Lee, David S. Judge 78
Legal Notices 126
Lewis, Ford, Mayor 78
Lewis, Moses, Col. 48
Lewis, Moses 22, 33, 34, 61, 64, 138
Lewis-Long House 63
Lightweight Aggregate Investigation 85
Lightweight Aggregate Resources 84
Limestone Resources 82
Limestone 81, 83
Lindsey, W. H., III, Sen. 78
Little, Benjamin B. 121, 122
Little, James H. 122
Little, Jim 122
Little, William G. 121
Livestock Exposition 134
Livingston High School Honor Roll 132
Livingston High School 124
Livingston, AL 65, 119, 135, 136
Livingston, Sumter Co., AL 124, 129, 132
Location 98
Lochard, Thurmond 78
Lower Peach Tree, AL 138
Lowndes Co., AL 53
Lyon, Francis G. 122
Lyons, Don 58, 59
Madison, D'Andre 124
Manley, Richard S., Rep. 78
Marengo Co., AL 78
Markham, R. A. 120
Markham, T. A. 98, 116
May, D'Wayne 78
McClure, Clinton 97, 98
McConnell, C. E., Jr. 78
McConnell, Marcus E., Jr. 65
McConnell, Oliver 129
McCormick, C. A. 121
McCorquodale, Joe C., Rep. 78
McDaniel, Deborah & Tommy 124
McDaniel, Jimmy 57
McDaniel, John 122
McElroy, Ethel 130
McElroy, Uel 130
McElroy, W. W. 130
McElroy, walter 130
McGuffee, Doug 57
McLauchlin, Donald L. 60
McLelland-Falls, Daisy, Mrs. 66
Meador, Norma McDonald 126
Mellown, E. W. 97, 98
Melton, W. B., Sen. 78
Metcalf, J. R. 122, 125
Methods of Investigation 80
Miller, George Oliver 122
Mims, Maston, Rep. 78
Minniece, Sidney 120
Minus, J. A. 97
Minus, Sally 124
Mitchell, James A. 122
Monroe Co., AL 78
Monsour, Tommy 134
Montgomery, AL 54
Moore, Douglas J., Mayor 78
Moore, Everett 98, 116
Morengo County Historical Society Tour 9
Mundy, Carmalee 123
Murphy, William M. 122
Neel, John 97
Nelson, Tommy, Mrs. 122
Neuhauser, J. C., Mrs. 98
Neville, R. S. 122
Newman, Jimmy C. 134
Nixon, Leslie C., Jr. 119
Ogletree, William B. 122
Ormond, L. A., Mrs. 129
Osment, J. O. 119
Oswalt, Jacob 46
Overall Economic Development Program 96
Ozment, Edward 129
Parham, W. B. 122
Paris, David Y. 122
Parker, J. L. 97
Parsons, Gov. 125
Pate, Jim 48
Patton, D. U. 122
Patton, David U. 122
Patton, R. B. 122
Patton, W. W. 122
Pendergrass, Edgar 124
Perpetual Harvest 49
Perry Co., AL 78
Personal and per-capita income 12
Pettus, E. W., Gen. 121
Pettus, E. W., Judge 121
Pettus, Edmund Winston 120
Phenix City, AL 130
Phillips, David 134
Photography Contest 56
Pine Hill, AL 49, 50, 60
Pinson, W. M. G. 97
Poole, Charles, Mrs. 123, 129
Pope, Mack 52
Popejoy, Lorraine 123
Population 10
Powell, Larry, Mrs. 123
Presbyterian Church 62, 68, 69, 70, 73
Previous Investigations 80
Problem Areas 113
Processing Lightweight Aggregate 87
Program on Aging 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Pruitt, Drayton, Jr., Mayor 78
Pruitt, I. D., Sr. 98
Pruitt, Ira D., Rep. 78
Pruitt, Ira D., Sr. 97
Pruitt, Judy 123
Pugh, Leland, Mayor 78
Ramsay, A. E., Mrs. 129
Ramsey, Bartlett Yancey 120
Reavis, Chancellor 120
Reavis, Judge 131
Reavis, Turner 127
Reeves, Fredy & Mrs. 133
Retail Establishments 106
Rew, Murry 52
Reynolds, B. A., Judge 78
Reynolds, Judge 91
Richardson, M. E. 97
Rives, Olivia 53
Roberts, Frances C., Dr. 65
Roberts, Frances, Dr. 9
Roberts, Frances 46, 68, 70, 117
Roberts, James L. 98, 116
Rogers, B. A. 97, 98
Rogers, Barnes Aduston 45
Rogers, Charles M. A., Jr. 122
Rogers, John A., Mrs. 92
Rogers, John A. 45
Rogers, John Aduston 48
Rogers, John, Mayor 9, 135
Rogers, John, Sr., Mrs. 66
Rogers, Zack, Mayor 78
Rumley, W. C. 97
Rural Area Development Committee 96, 97
Rushing, James M. 122
SAmitherman, Joe T., Mayor 78
Sampson, Karen 124
Sand and Gravel Zones 89
Sand and Gravel 88
Scenic and Recreational 112
Schrader, Mickey 51
Scott, Johnnye, Mrs. 129
Sheffield, Mayola 123
Sheffield, W. B., Mayor 78
Shelton State Community College 67
Shelton Students Honored 67
Shorter, Wyatt 54, 60
Simmers, Billye 123
Sledge, J. A. 121
Smith, Addison G. 122
Smith, Amy 124
Smith, Anneta 53
Smith, Dick 98
Smith, Edward W. 121, 122
Smith, Jackie, Mrs. 129
Smith, Kim 123
Smith, Lolita 47
Smith, Robert H. 121
Smith, Sidney P. 122
Smith, Susalee, Miss 66
Smith, W. K. 122
Smith, W. R. 127
Snedecor, Frank P. 122
Snedecor, James, Col. 125
Snedecor, Mr. 125
Soil Conservation District 108
Southwest Alabama 78
Spell Check Operation 44
Spidle, J. L. 97
Sports 128
Spratt, L. B. 122
Spratt, William Polk 122
Sprott, Samuel H., Judge 121
St. Alban's Episcopal Church 66, 69, 74
St. Stephens, AL 137, 138
Stacey, Coy, Mayor 78
Stallings, Clara J. 123
Stallings, William 130
Stapp, Kenny & Lynda 124
Steen, Oliver, Mayor 78
Stegall, Elizabeth B. 125
Stegall, Joe, Mayor 124
Stegall, John, Sergeant Major 130
Steinwinder, T. J., Mrs. 98
Steinwinder, T. J. 97
Stillman, C. A., Dr. 62
Stillman, Charles A., Rev. 68, 72
Stillwell, Devon & Cynthia 51
Stillwell, Leigh Anne 51
Story, W. B. 96, 97, 98, 116
Strickland, B. H., Mayor 78
Strickland, Holli 53
Sub-Committees 98
Suggested Adjustments 113
Sumter Co., AL 1, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 78, 91, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 131, 132, 133, 134, 136
Sumter Lawyer Snedecor is Sketched 125
Sumter's Lawyers: A History 122
Sumterville, Sumter Co., AL 129
Supporting Services 107
Swofford, Bill 55, 56
Szabo, Michael W. 76
Tartt, J. C. 98
Tartt, T. M., Jr. 97
Tate, T. P., Mayor 78
Tate, T. P. 98
Taylor, Alice 129
Taylor, Randy 52
Tew, Ruth 123
The Coon Hunt ? 134
The Education of Abraham Lincoln 133
The Magnolia 66, 67
Thomas, Lee, Mayor 78
Thomas, Oscar, Mayor 78
Thomas, Terrell 124
Tidmore, Hazel 123
Tims, Laure, Mrs. 130
Topography and Soils 99
Transportation 110
Travis, Ames 48
Travis, Amos 94
Travis, Enoch 94
Trawick, Dan G. 122
Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek 21, 33
Trotman, John 134
Truelove, Joseph Columbus 126
Turner, David, Mrs. 9
Turner, Milan, Rep. 78
Turner, Tom W., Judge 78
Tuscaloosa, AL 48
Tutwiler, Julia 45
University, AL 75, 76, 77, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 85, 87, 88, 90, 91
Upchurch, R. P. 96, 97, 98, 116
Uses of Lightweight Aggregate 87
Vandergraaff, A. S. 120
Vandergraff, Major 125
Vaughan, Chris 130
Vaughan, Clovis I., Pvt. 130
Vines, R. C. 130
Wal-Mart 135
Walker, Ben, Mrs. 123
Walker, Michael, Sgt. 130
Walker, Richard 123
Wallace, Robert 120
Ward Fire Protection 133
Ward Volunteer could serve as role model? 133
Ward, Mary 123
Warren, James E., Rep. 78
Washington Co., AL 78
Watermelon 136
Watkins, N. F. 98
Watkins, Susan, Miss 124
Watt, J. T. 129
Watts, Dexter 51
Watts, Greg & Liz 51
Webb, James D. 127
Wedgeworth, Don 133
Wetmore, Thomas B. 121, 122
Wetmore, William P. 121
White, Joel 131
Whitehead, Mamie M. 130
Whiting, Bill 52
Wiggins, Sam 53
Wilborn, J. W., Mrs. 130
Wilborn, Pug, Mrs. 130
Wilcox Co., AL 51, 78
Wilhite, Ray 134
Wilkerson, Doll 124
Williams, Deanna 138
Williams, Fonde P. 78
Williams, Howard D. 2
Williams, James O. 120
Williams, Johnson 120
Williams, Julie 53
Williams, Robert 51
Williams, S. J., Dr. 98
Williams, S. J., Mrs. 129
Williamson, B. B. 78, 129
Wilson, Ham 134
Wilson, Louis 123
Wilson, W. T. 134
Windham, Kathryn T. 95
Winsett, Tammy 126
Winston, Anthony, Gov. 69, 72
Winston, Rosie P. 124
Winston, William O. 69, 72
Winston, William 129
Woolf, H. A. 121
Yancey, William L. 121
Yerby, Charles 45
York, AL 119

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