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William Lindsey McDonald papers

Overview

Scope and Contents

Biographical Note

Detailed Description

Biographical

Organizations

Correpondence

Speeches

Writings

Sermons

Research Articles

Historic Sites

Historic Sites--Lauderdale County

Lauderdale County History

East Lauderdale

West Lauderdale

Cloverdale

Green Hill

Pickwick

St. Florian

Waterloo

Florence History

Florence Lauderdale Public Library

East Florence

Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital

Colbert County/Muscle Shoals

Gilbert Plantation Records

Wilson Dam/TVA

[information restricted]

University of North Alabama

Factories and Mills

Churches

Lauderdale County Families

Families

Prominent Persons

John Coffee

Patton and Weeden Families

Black Residents in the Shoals

Veterans

Indian Collection

Civil War Materials

Journals

Alabama

Maps

Jackson Family

Tennessee

Image Collection Index



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William Lindsey McDonald papers, 1927-2009 | UNA Archives and Special Collections

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Collection Overview

Title: William Lindsey McDonald papers, 1927-2009Add to your cart.

Primary Creator: William Lindsey McDonald papers, 1927-2009

Extent: 60.0 Cubic Feet

Arrangement: The Collection arranged into series.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The William Lindsey McDonald Collection (1927-2009; eighty-one boxes) is part of the research collection of William Lindsey McDonald, alumnus of the University of North Alabama, Florence City (AL) historian, and author. Research includes notes, correspondence, ephemera, scrapbooks, duplicated manuscripts, organizational minutes, artifacts, and numerous photographs. Most of the materials relate to the history of the Shoals area. Research articles related to Alabama and surrounding states also are part of this collection. Some materials are personal in nature, particularly those related to family history.

Biographical Note

William Lindsey (Bill) McDonald (June 7, 1927- June 20, 2009) was a native of Florence, Alabama. A lover of history since he was a young boy, bill McDonald was known for his in-depth knowledge of the area's history. A tireless researcher, he served as the Florence City Historian beginning in 1989 and authored or co-authored fifteen books and innumerable articles in magazines, newspapers and periodicals. After serving in World War II, Dr. McDonald received a degree in business administration from Florence State Teachers College (now UNA) in 1952. He was a member of the first graduation class of the new ROTC program and after graduation from college he left to serve as a Second Lieutenant in the Korean War. after reitirng as Army Reserve Colonel with thirty-eight years of sevice, Dr. McDonald had assignments on the staffs of the Provost Marshal General and the Assistant Chief of Staff for Personnel at the Pentagon. In addition to his Florence State degree, Dr. McDonald graduated from the Army's Command and General Staff College (1974), the Industrical College of the Armed Forces (1975); and pursued seminary studies in the United Methodist Church.

Box and Folder Listing


Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Biographical],
[Series 2: Organizations],
[Series 3: Correpondence],
[Series 4: Speeches],
[Series 5: Writings],
[Series 6: Sermons],
[Series 7: Research Articles],
[Series 8: Historic Sites],
[Series 9: Historic Sites--Lauderdale County],
[Series 10: Lauderdale County History],
[Series 11: East Lauderdale],
[Series 12: West Lauderdale],
[Series 13: Cloverdale],
[Series 14: Green Hill],
[Series 15: Pickwick],
[Series 16: St. Florian],
[Series 17: Waterloo],
[Series 18: Florence History],
[Series 19: Florence Lauderdale Public Library],
[Series 20: East Florence],
[Series 21: Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital],
[Series 22: Colbert County/Muscle Shoals],
[Series 23: Gilbert Plantation Records],
[Series 24: Wilson Dam/TVA],
[[information restricted]],
[Series 26: University of North Alabama],
[Series 27: Factories and Mills],
[Series 28: Churches],
[Series 29: Lauderdale County Families],
[Series 30: Families],
[Series 31: Prominent Persons],
[Series 32: John Coffee],
[Series 34: Patton and Weeden Families],
[Series 35: Black Residents in the Shoals],
[Series 36: Veterans],
[Series 37: Indian Collection],
[Series 38: Civil War Materials],
[Series 42: Journals],
[Series 39: Alabama],
[Series 41: Maps],
[Series 33: Jackson Family],
[Series 40: Tennessee],
[Series 43: Image Collection Index],
[All]

Series 38: Civil War MaterialsAdd to your cart.
Box 54Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Civil War Materials--Volume A-Section 1Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Civil War Materials--Volume A-Section 1Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Civil War Materials--Volume A-Section 2Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Civil War Materials--Volume B-Section 3Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Civil War Materials--Volume B-Section 3Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Civil War Materials--Volume B-Section 4Add to your cart.
Folder 7: Civil War Materials--Volume C-Section 5Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Civil War Materials--Volume C-Section 6Add to your cart.
Folder 9: No FolderAdd to your cart.
Folder 10: Civil War Materials--Volume C-Section 7Add to your cart.
Folder 11: Civil War Materials--Volume C-Section 8Add to your cart.
Folder 12: Civil War Materials--Volume C-Section 8Add to your cart.
Folder 13: Civil War Materials--Volume D-Section 9Add to your cart.
Folder 14: Civil War Materials--Volume D-Section 9Add to your cart.
Folder 15: Civil War Materials--Volume D-Section 9Add to your cart.
Folder 16: Civil War Materials--Volume D-Section 9Add to your cart.
Folder 17: Civil War Materials--Volume E-Section 10Add to your cart.
Folder 18: Civil War Materials--Volume E-Section 11Add to your cart.
Box 55Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Civil War Materials--Volume F-Section 12Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Civil War Materials--Volume F-Section 12Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Civil War Materials--Volume F-Section 12Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Civil War Materials--Volume F-Section 12Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Civil War Materials--Volume G-Section 13Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Civil War Materials--Volume G-Section 14Add to your cart.
Folder 7: Civil War Materials--Volume G-Section 15Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Civil War Materials--Volume G-Section 16Add to your cart.
Folder 9: Civil War Materials--Volume G-Section 16Add to your cart.
Folder 10: Civil War Materials--Volume G-Section 17Add to your cart.
Folder 11: Civil War Materials--Volume G-Section 18Add to your cart.
Folder 12: Civil War Materials--Volume H-Section 19Add to your cart.
Folder 13: Civil War Materials--Volume H-Section 20Add to your cart.
Folder 14: Civil War Materials--Volume H-Section 21Add to your cart.
Folder 15: Civil War Materials--Volume H-Section 22Add to your cart.
Folder 16: Civil War Materials--Volume H-Section 23Add to your cart.
Folder 17: Civil War Materials--Volume H-Section 24Add to your cart.
Folder 18: Civil War Materials--Volume I-Section 25Add to your cart.
Folder 19: Civil War Materials--Volume I-Section 26Add to your cart.
Folder 20: Civil War Materials--Volume I-Section 27Add to your cart.
Folder 21: Civil War Materials--Volume I-Section 28Add to your cart.
Folder 22: Civil War Materials--Volume J-Section 29Add to your cart.
Folder 23: Civil War Materials--Volume J-Section 30Add to your cart.
Folder 24: Civil War Materials--Volume J-Section 31Add to your cart.
Folder 25: Civil War Materials--Volume J-Section 32Add to your cart.
Folder 26: Civil War Materials--Volume J-Section 33Add to your cart.
Box 56Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Civil War Materials--Volume K-Section 34Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Civil War Materials--Volume K-Section 35Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Civil War Materials--Volume L-Section 36Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Civil War Materials--Volume L-Section 36Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Civil War Journal of Mrs. WeaklyAdd to your cart.
Folder 6: James Bennington Irvine Diary (1864-1865)Add to your cart.
Folder 7: Articles and Research on Confederate StudiesAdd to your cart.
Folder 8: "Songs of the Confederacy and Plantation Melodies" (1901)Add to your cart.
Folder 9: Civil War Materials--"Confederate Veteran" (3 Issues)Add to your cart.
Folder 10: Civil War Materials--"To Armsin in the Valley" Official Program (1961)Add to your cart.
Folder 11: "Location and Classification on the Dates of Military Events in Alabama, 1861-1865"Add to your cart.
Folder 12: Chronology of Civil War in the Tennessee ValleyAdd to your cart.
Folder 13: Miscellaneous Publications--"Edmund Ruffin--Southern Patriot and Conservationist" (Victor J. Kilmer)Add to your cart.
Folder 14: "Alabama Confederates Imprisoned and Buried at Johnson's Island"Add to your cart.
Folder 15: "Civil War History of 35th Alabama Regiment" (J.W. Harmon)Add to your cart.
Folder 16: Colbert County--Civil WarAdd to your cart.
Folder 17: Civil War--Ezell BrothersAdd to your cart.
Folder 18: Civil War Maps & Graphics (Catalogue)Add to your cart.
Folder 19: Letters and Confederate Army Rolls from the Local Area Between the StatesAdd to your cart.
Folder 20: A Narrative from an Old Confederate by Dr. J.W. HarmonAdd to your cart.
Folder 21: Civil War Claims at Lauderdale CountyAdd to your cart.
Folder 22: Civil War Claims at Lauderdale CountyAdd to your cart.
Folder 23: Civil War Claims at Lauderdale CountyAdd to your cart.
Folder 24: Civil War Claims at Lauderdale CountyAdd to your cart.
Folder 25: Civil War Claims of Christopher Brewer (Maternal Grandfather to W.C. Handy)Add to your cart.
Folder 26: Civil War Claims for Adrian Sharp of Gravvelly SpringsAdd to your cart.
Folder 27: Civil War Summary (Florence and Lauderdale County)Add to your cart.
Folder 28: Hood's Crossing at BainbridgeAdd to your cart.
Folder 29: Andrew DevilblissAdd to your cart.
Folder 30: Civil War--S.C. UnitsAdd to your cart.
Folder 31: Civil WarAdd to your cart.
Folder 32: Confederates Veteran Magazines (1897,1898 incomplete copies)Add to your cart.
Folder 33: Civil War in Florence--News Stories and Recollections by CitizensAdd to your cart.
Folder 34: "War Against the Citizens--Lauderdale County, Alabama 1862-1865" (William L. McDonald and Earl Daniel)Add to your cart.
Folder 35: "The Confederate Capture of Florence, Alabama" (William L. McDonald)Add to your cart.

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Biographical],
[Series 2: Organizations],
[Series 3: Correpondence],
[Series 4: Speeches],
[Series 5: Writings],
[Series 6: Sermons],
[Series 7: Research Articles],
[Series 8: Historic Sites],
[Series 9: Historic Sites--Lauderdale County],
[Series 10: Lauderdale County History],
[Series 11: East Lauderdale],
[Series 12: West Lauderdale],
[Series 13: Cloverdale],
[Series 14: Green Hill],
[Series 15: Pickwick],
[Series 16: St. Florian],
[Series 17: Waterloo],
[Series 18: Florence History],
[Series 19: Florence Lauderdale Public Library],
[Series 20: East Florence],
[Series 21: Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital],
[Series 22: Colbert County/Muscle Shoals],
[Series 23: Gilbert Plantation Records],
[Series 24: Wilson Dam/TVA],
[[information restricted]],
[Series 26: University of North Alabama],
[Series 27: Factories and Mills],
[Series 28: Churches],
[Series 29: Lauderdale County Families],
[Series 30: Families],
[Series 31: Prominent Persons],
[Series 32: John Coffee],
[Series 34: Patton and Weeden Families],
[Series 35: Black Residents in the Shoals],
[Series 36: Veterans],
[Series 37: Indian Collection],
[Series 38: Civil War Materials],
[Series 42: Journals],
[Series 39: Alabama],
[Series 41: Maps],
[Series 33: Jackson Family],
[Series 40: Tennessee],
[Series 43: Image Collection Index],
[All]


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