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  • United Charities and the Dallas Day Nursery, 1900

    This is an article featured in a Dallas News section of the Huntsville Weekly Democrat on September 19, 1900. According to the article, Dallas Mill had plans to establish a day nursery on the W.H. Moore property with the help of United Charity. United Charities was a group of women who lobbied the Huntsville city council to better the conditions in Huntsville's cotton mill villages. The day nursery was expected to solve the problem of child labor in the mill. Mrs. Anna B. Robertson and Mrs. Alberta C. Taylor visited the Dallas Mill in Nashville to research the day nursery there. Mrs. Robertson was to be the matron of the nursery. The article also announces a dormitory for homeless girls and a school to be built on the same W.H. Moore property.
  • A Disastrous Fire on Commercial Row, Weekly Democrat, 1901

    This article from the Huntsville Weekly Democrat reports the cause and the estimated losses of the Commercial Row Fire on December 21, 1900. According to the article, the fire originated in the Alabama Feed and Implements Company store. One man died due to injuries from the fire and another man was injured. Estimated losses for each of the businesses on the street are listed in the article. The estimated loss for Harrison Brothers two buildings was $4,500.
  • 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."
  • "Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce honors Dr. William R. Lucas."

    From a dinner held in honor of the retirement of MSFC director William R. Lucas in 1986. It includes a biographical sketch and photographs of Lucas.
  • "Groundbreaking Ceremony: Constitution Hall Park."

    Speakers included James Record, Frances Roberts, and Huntsville Mayor Joe Davis, with an invocation by Rev. Donald L. Bailey and a benediction by Rev. Lee Hudson. The program includes a map of Constitution Hall Park.
  • Frances C. Roberts Paper "Highlights of Huntsville History"

  • Military Tours Lincoln Mill, circa 1940s

    A US Army officer receives a tour of the Lincoln Mill, c. 1940s. A mill worker demonstrates how the equipment is used during his visit.
  • A view of Levert St, circa 1972.

    Levert St is situated in Lincoln Mill village, which accommodated a substantial number of mill workers. The photograph is incorrectly labeled as Levent St. This photograph is dated 1972.
  • "Furnace Brazing of Liquid Rocket Thrust Chambers."

    Brazing as a technique for joining metal parts has been utilized for centuries. Industry, however, has only begun to use it on a wide scale in the last twenty years. The rapid growth of brazing has been a result of consumer and military demands Tor products of lighter weight, less expense, and higher performance. Today, brazing is one of the most widely used fabrication techniques in the production of liquid rockets, gas turbines, refrigerator and other types of heat exchangers, automobile parts, vacuum tubes, and many nuclear products.
  • Descriptions of photos of the Hutchens family on Monte Sano.

    This documents describes a set of photos of the Hutchens family taken on Monte Sano at the Newman place and the W. T. Hutchens place. Unfortunately, the accompanying photos are missing. Handwritten at the top reads, "Given to Sue."
  • Holiday card from Susie and Morton Hutchens.

    The holiday card contains a picture of the Bibb house and reads, "Best wishes for a Merry Xmas and a happy New Year / Susan & Morton." On the back Eleanor Hutchens wrote, "I think this was 1937 - ENH."
  • Letter to Senator Oscar Richard Hundley from William Thomas Hutchens.

    This letter to Senator Hundley discusses a list of male taxpayers that was sent and certified by the assessor. Through the details of this list, Hutchens appears to argue about an amendment that is up for consideration in the Senate. Hutchens served as the president of Huntsville, Alabama from 1893 to 1897 and eventually Huntsville mayor from 1920 to 1922. Before 1916, the office of mayor was known as "president". Hutchens was the third to hold the title of mayor.
  • Handwritten documents proposing the establishment of a new street.

    These handwritten documents contain the plans and proposal for a new street that would be known as West Arm Street. The documents also include illustrations of the proposed street layout and dimensions.
  • Contract between Hutchens & Murdock and the Huntsville Gas Light Company.

    This agreement outlines the debt of Hutchens & Murdock of twelve hundred and fifty dollars. The agreement outlines the promise to pay $250.00 every six months until the debt is payed off. The agreement also includes the inventory of Hutchens & Murdocks's personal property at two locations that would be held in mortgage until the debt is paid in full. Following the agreement, handwritten lists detail the personal inventory of two locations: the plumbing shop of Hutchens & Murdock "opposite Easley's Hotel and their plubming shop on W. Clinton Street. The final page shows three of the five promisory notes for the debt to be paid in increments of $250.00.
  • Handwritten documents proposing the establishment of a new street.

    This document contains an illustration of the proposed new street and a written proposal of its location and purpose.
  • Handwritten document of payment agreement from G. A. Plummer.

    Hutchens & Murdock agrees in the original text to pay $161.73. The text that is written on top of the original states that Plummer had received $25.04 in full payment. Various other illegible notes remain.
  • Handwritten note regarding debts owed.

    This note outlines the procedure that would occur following the payment of all debts against the firm of Hutchens & Murdock.
  • Acknowledgement of payment from W. T. Hutchens from A. J. Murdock.

    This document states that William Thomas Hutchens paid Andrew J. Murdock $4,702.22 for Murdock's half interest in the pluming and heating business. Attached is the insurance agreement of the property of Hutchens & Murdock and the payment agreement for the insurance.
  • Property of Hutchens & Murdock.

    These documents list the real estate owned by William Thomas Hutchens and Andrew J. Murdock, a list of stocks and bonds, and a contract between Hutchens and Hutchens & Murdock to lease two lower floors, basement, and grounds of a building owned by Hutchens & Murdock for the price of $40.00 per month.
  • 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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