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A Brief History of Huntsville

 File — Box: Series 4, Subseries A, Box 19, Folder: 2
Identifier: r04a19-02
r04a19-02
r04a19-02

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

A & M College for Negroes 9
Alabama Early History 7
Alabama Gas Company 9
Alabama Power Company 9
Alabama Republican 12
American Red Cross 30
Arsenal's History 34
Art League of Huntsville 9
Bankhead, 28
Banks, 8
Bassett, John Y., MD 8
Baxter Brothers 29
Betts, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 18
Bibb, Thomas 8
Bibb, William Wyatt 8, 12, 13
Blackburn, Giddeon 8
Blackburn, Gideon 13
Booth, A. M. 29
Boucher, Joshua 8
Brief History of Huntsville 1, 6
Brouillette, P. L., MD 25
Burritt Museum 9
Carter's, 11
CCC Camp open 33
Chadick, W. D., Mrs. 20
Chapman, Reuben 8
Chase Brothers 23
City Government 8
Civil War 6
Clay, Clement Comer 8
Coffee, John 1, 6
Comer, Donald 32
Community Chorus 9
Connally, John 13
Constitutional Convention 13
Coons, J. 25
Council, William 22
Counties Creation 7
County Seat 7
Courthouse 8
Craig, Francis 33
Dallas, T. B. 24
Darnell, Robert 18
Dickson, William 1, 6, 7
Dilworth, W. P. 29
Donnell, Robert , Rev. 8
Donnell, Robert 11
Elks Theatre 9
Erskine, Albert, MD 8
Farmer's Club Horticultural Society 28
Farmer's State Bank 8
Fearn's Canal 16
Fearn, George 9
Fearn, Thomas, MD 8
Fearn, Thomas 9
Fignean, Oscar 29
Fine Arts 9
First National Bank 8
Fletcher Mill closed 32
Fletcher, A. S. 22, 25
Fogg, G. N. 24
Garth, W. W., Colonel 22
Gilbreath, Alexander 1, 6, 7
Goldsmith, Oscar 24, 25
Golf and Country Club open 31
Gray, David, Captain 11
Green Academy 2, 6, 8
Green Bottom Inn 13
Griffity, John 28
Gwinn, James 8
Halsey, C. H. 22
Halsey, Charles H. 25
Halsey, W. L. 22
Harrison, D. T. 22
Harrison, J. B. 22
Heikes, Major 21
Henderson National Bank 8
Hipp, A. L. 28
Hospital 9
Hotel Monte Sano opens 23
Humes, Milton 25, 26
Humphrey, J. D. 23
Hunt, John 1, 6, 7
Huntsville Chamber Music Guild 9
Huntsville Civic Orchestra 9
Huntsville Cotton Mill 22
Huntsville Electric Board 9
Huntsville Electric Company 9
Huntsville Female College 2, 6, 9
Huntsville Female Seminary 9
Huntsville Fire Engine Co. 14
Huntsville Gas Company 9, 19
Huntsville Rail, Light & Power Co. 9
Huntsville Republican 8
Huntsville Times 8
Huntsville Utilities 9
Huntsville, AL 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Hutchens, J. W. 25
Hutchens, W. T. 23
Indian Cessions 7
Indian Creek Navigation Co. 14
Jackson, Andrew 12
Jackson, General 11
James, Frank 23, 28
Jones, Egbert, Captain 20
Jones, Obidiah 10
Laird, T. H., Rev. 8
Land Sales 7
Lay, Henry C., Bishop 19
Leake, John W. 10
Lewis, David P. 8, 21
Library 9
Little Theatre Group 9
Lowe Mill sold 32
Lowe, William Manning 22
Madison County History 10
Madison County Rifles 18
Madison County, AL 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34
Madison County 10
Madison Gazette 8
Madison Turnpike Co. 16
Madison, James 7
Maple Hill Cemetery 8, 12
Mason, James R. 29
Masons 8
Mastin, Francis, MD 8
Matthews, James P. 25
Matthews, Luke 22
McClung, James 14
McCormick, Cyrus 27
McCullough, A. W. 25
McGregor, A. A. 29
McKinley, President 27
Meaks, 28
Medicine 8
Memphis and Charleston Railroad 18
Memphis and Charleston RR 3, 6
Metcalfe, S. P. 26
Mississippi Territory 10
Mitchell, O. M., General 20
Monroe, James 13
Monte Sano to be State Park 32
Monte Sano Turnpike Co. 18
Moore, David, MD 8
Moore, Sam, General 24
Moore, Samuel N., General 22
Mosley, Jack, Captain 11
Moss, Mrs. 21
Nashville, Chattanooga & St.Louis RR 24
National Bank of Huntsville 3, 6
Nelson, F. G. 33
New Huntsville Charter 17, 21
New Huntsville Hospital open 31
Newman, W. P. 25
Newspapers 8
Nicholson, John, Rev. 8
North Alabama Improvement Co. 23
Northern Bank of Alabama 8
Oakwood College for Negroes 9
Owens, 14
Patton, Charles, MD 8
Patton, Robert 8
Peel, Hunter 9, 14
Perkins, Peter 1, 6, 7
Pickens, Israel 8
Planters and Merchants Bank 12
Pope, Alexander 1, 6
Pope, LeRoy 1, 6, 10, 12, 14
Pratt, T. W. 27
Pratt, Tracy 24, 26
Pulley, Charles 27
Pulley, R. L. 22
Read, John 10
Ripley, Louise 28
Rison Banking Company 8
Rison, W. R. 24, 25
Ronalds, Thomas A. 15
Russel Erskine Hotel open 32
Schools 8
Shelby, D. D. 24
Shock, Robert 15
Southern Advocate 8
State Bank 8
State Capital 8
State National Bank 8
Steagall, Ozro 26
Steele, George 16
Street, Gabby 32
Stringfield, John 8
Stringfield, Thomas 8
Struve, W. F. 27
Sugg, Cyrus F. 24
Taylor, Alberta C., Mrs. 25
Taylor, 10, 11, 12
Tennessee Valley Authority 9
Tennessee Valley Bank 8
The Democrat 8
The Planters and Merchants Bank 8
Thomas, Charles 23
Tracy, J. T., Rev. 8
TVA Power available 34
Underwood, Oscar W. 30
University of Alabama Huntsville 9
Utilities 9
Van Valkenburgh, W. R. 25
Ward, Edward 1, 6, 7
Weeden, Howard, Miss 29
Wellman, W. X. 25
Welynsky, W. E. 27
Wheeler, Joseph, General 27
Williams, Robert 1, 6, 7
Willls, Andrew 14
Winston, Louis 1, 6, 7
Woodson, Phillip 14
World War I Ends 30
World War II 34
Worship 8

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
M. Louis Salmon Library
301 Sparkman Drive
Huntsville Alabama 35899 United States of America
256-824-6523