Browse Items (99 total)

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  Letter to W. T. Hutchens from D. S. Brandon.

  Brandon, contractor and builder, writes to Hutchens about a petition to be signed by the people in the neighborhood that will allow a water pipe to stretch to the end of Conley Street. The letter includes an illustration of the proposal.
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  Letter to W. T. Hutchens from W. E. Hodges.

  This letter from W. E. Hodges details current happenings in cousin Hodges life. He requests coats and pants and writes that he "will glad get them." Hodges ends by stating he will be 70 years old the next year.
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  Letter to W. T. Hutchens from W. E. Hodges.

  This letter from W. E. Hodges discusses his current health stating that the doctor said it would be a "long time" before he is able to work all day again. He asks for any old clothes that Hutchens and his family no longer need and he will be glad to get them.
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  Letter to William P. Newman from William W. Garth.

  This letter marked "confidential read and burn," this letter is in response to a telegram sent earlier by William P. Newman. Garth states that he promised to appoint "Jno". He further writes that when "Jno" is notified of this, Newman is to say nothing as Garth does not with anyone to know he had anything to do with it. He writes that the only chance he has of defeating Moore in the convention is a "solid vote of Madison, Jackson, and Morgan." He concludes by stating that he wanted "simply to ask you" to help him obtain this "solid vote in Madison" and to put in a good word for him in Jackson as well. He reitterates that the letter is confidential and should be burned.
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  Letter to William Thomas Hutchens from Mr. Charlie Willmore.

  Willmore writes that he had lived with grandmother Casey who left a will and mortgaged property to him. He states that he will "make it right with you" if Hutchens investigates and helps him get his estate left to him.
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  List of companies of the Textile-Shares Corporation.

  This is a list of companies in the Textile-Shares Corporation. It also includes textile bonds and the end. The back has a faded handwritten note. $10.00, July 25, 1939, and Madison , Alabama can be made out.
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  List of contents written on an envelope.

  This envelope has its contents written on it. Some words are crossed out, others are blurred, and some are illegible due to the wear of the paper.
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  Materials related to the 1819 Alabama constitution.

  Produced as part of the Alabama sesquicentennial celebration, the packet includes a flier for Constitution Hall, a copy of the signatures from the 1819 constitution, a brief historical sketch, a list of the delegates to the constitutional convention, and the lyrics to the state song.
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  NASA Facts leaflet on Marshall Space Flight Center.

  The leaflet describes Marshall's role in developing launch vehicles for the space program, its collaboration with NASA facilities in Mississippi and Louisiana, and its research and development operations. Includes a map.
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  Notice of the dissolving of Hutchens & Murdock.

  This notice by William Thomas Hutchens written on stationary from the office of the Postmaster describes the dissolving of Hutchens & Murdock due to the "ill health" of Andrew J. Murdock and the recommendation of his physician to "seek a new climate."
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  Notice of the dissolving of Hutchens & Murdock.

  This brief notice states that the firm of Hutchens and Montgomery is dissoved by "mutual consent." It is signed by William Thomas Hutchens and J. E. Montgomery.
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  Obituary for Mary Elizabeth Newman.

  This newspaper clipping contains the obituary for Mary Elizabeth Newman, wife of Dr. Francis H. Newman and great-grandmother of Eleanor Hutchens. Includes the scan of the reverse side of the newspaper clipping.
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  Official first day cover commemorating the 150th anniversary of Alabama statehood.

  Addressed to Miss Louisa W.G. Williams at 312 Williams Ave. SE in Huntsville, Alabama, the envelope features an illustration of the "First Capitol of Alabama, Huntsville, 1819." The envelope is stamped "First Day of Issue."
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  Pamphlet from the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing Mission Celebration in Huntsville, Alabama.

  The pamphlet includes biographical information on the three Apollo 11 astronauts as well as Wernher von Braun, then director of Marshall Space Flight Center. The back of the pamphlet congratulates the NASA and aerospace employees in Huntsville "who have made this historic achievement possible."
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  Photograph from a debutante ball.

  This photograph shows "Wendy and her mother," as identified on the back.
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  Photograph of Allan, Mary, and Morton Hutchens.

  On back: "Allan, Mary, and Morton Hutchens. Mary and their sister Maud died in childhood. Allan was the first person in Madison County to be killed in an automobile wreck. He was in his 20's."
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  Photograph of an unidentified woman.

  This photograph was found in a blank envelope with "Mrs. W. W. Newman 427 Locust St. Huntsville Ala." printed on the flap.
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  Photograph of an unidentified woman.

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  Photograph of Ellen W. Newman holding Marnie Henson.

  On back: "Mimi with Marnie Henson, her first great-grandchild." Probably taken at the Bibb House.
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  Photograph of Ellen White Newman.

  On back: "Ellen White Newman, 1872-1955"