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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 39: AlabamaAdd to your cart.
Box 57Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Early Alabama Families (Welsh)Add to your cart.
Folder 2: "The New Industrial Trend Southward" by Elbert H. FowlerAdd to your cart.
Folder 3: Early History of Limestone County $& MooresvilleAdd to your cart.
Folder 4: "Limestone County After Appomattox 1865-1870" by Fay Acton AxfordAdd to your cart.
Folder 5: Alabama: Limestone County--Legal Records (Marriages, deaths, etc.)Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Alabama: Limestone County--MiscellaneousAdd to your cart.
Folder 7: Alabama: Limestone County--Athens CollegeAdd to your cart.
Folder 8: "Early History of the Bearcreek Watershed Area of Northwest Alabama with Emphasis on the Overton Farm" by James A. NorwoodAdd to your cart.
Folder 9: Alabama: Limestone County--"Limestone Legacy" (Vol 3, #'s 1-3)Add to your cart.
Folder 10: Alabama: Limestone County--"Limestone Legacy" (Vol 4, #'s 1-4)Add to your cart.
Folder 11: Alabama: Limestone County--"Limestone Legacy" (Vol 5, #'s 1-4)Add to your cart.
Folder 12: "A Historic Sites Survey of Marion and Winston Counties, Alabama" by Victor W. ColtonAdd to your cart.
Folder 13: "Facts and Fables of Franklin County, Alabama" by John HesterAdd to your cart.
Folder 14: Northwest Alabama--The Muscle Shoals Region (Alabama Today, Nov. 1976)Add to your cart.
Folder 15: "Smoke Over Alabama" by Frederick SimpichAdd to your cart.
Folder 16: History of New Market, AlabamaAdd to your cart.
Folder 17: Notes on Historic Homes in Athens, Alabama Parts III, IV, V, VI, and VIIAdd to your cart.
Folder 18: 1820 Census: Limestone County, AlabamaAdd to your cart.
Folder 19: 1830 Limestone County, Alabama CensusAdd to your cart.
Folder 20: 1840 Limestone County, Alabama CensusAdd to your cart.
Folder 21: Limestone County, Alabama Mortality Schedules 1850-1880Add to your cart.
Folder 22: "Killingsworth Cove on Hurricane Creek 1898 to 1998" by Joe Floyd BroylesAdd to your cart.
Folder 23: "On the Banks of the Tennessee" (New Decatur, Ala., with map, 1890)Add to your cart.
Folder 24: Lawrence County, Alabama, Wayne County, Tennessee, & OthersAdd to your cart.
Folder 25: Alabama History--General MaterialsAdd to your cart.
Folder 26: History of Madison CountyAdd to your cart.
Folder 27: Ft. HamptonAdd to your cart.
Folder 28: Franklin County HistoryAdd to your cart.
Folder 29: Salem (Limestone County)Add to your cart.
Folder 30: Franklin County History (Articles from The Source)Add to your cart.
Folder 31: Letter to Henry G. Hodo from Mary (Millport, Ala., 1919)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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