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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 10: Lauderdale County HistoryAdd to your cart.
Box 21Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Lauderdale County History (Vol.1)--"History of Lauderdale County" (Judge William Basil Wood)Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Lauderdale County History (Vol.1)--William Herman (First Known White Child Born in Lauderdale County)Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Lauderdale County History (Vol.1)--"Lauderdale County"Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Lauderdale County History (Vol.1)--Early Maps of AlabamaAdd to your cart.
Folder 5: Lauderdale County History (Vol.1)--Gabe Butler and His Posterity (Charles G. Butler)Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Lauderdale County History (Vol.1)--Early Alabama Appointments and Militia RecordsAdd to your cart.
Folder 7: Lauderdale County History (Vol.1)--Early Lauderdale County Marriages (Journal of Rev. James L. Sloss)Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Lauderdale County History (Vol.1)--Miscellaneous (1)Add to your cart.
Folder 9: Lauderdale County History (Vol.1)--Miscellaneous (2)Add to your cart.
Folder 10: Lauderadle County History (Vol.2)--"The Governors of Alabama" (John Craig Stewart)Add to your cart.
Folder 11: Lauderdale County History (Vol.2)--"Historical Official Souvenir Centennial Celebration" Booklet (1918)Add to your cart.
Folder 12: Lauderdale County History (Vol.2)--"County Seats in the Valley of the Tennessee" (Frances Roberts)Add to your cart.
Folder 13: Lauderdale County History (Vol.2)--Excerpts from a History of Lauderdale County Alabama (Jill Garrett)Add to your cart.
Folder 14: Lauderdale County History (Vol.2)--Cypress Mill Village 1870 CensusAdd to your cart.
Folder 15: Lauderdale County History (Vol.2)--MiscellaneousAdd to your cart.
Folder 16: Lauderdale County History (Vol.3)--Madison County, MS Territory (Later Alabama)Add to your cart.
Folder 17: Lauderdale County History (Vol.3)--Florence and Lauderdale County DescriptiveAdd to your cart.
Folder 18: Lauderdale County History (Vol3)--People and PopulationAdd to your cart.
Folder 19: Lauderdale County History (Vol.3)--1850 Census of Lauderdale CountyAdd to your cart.
Folder 20: Lauderdale County History (Vol.3)--MiscellaneousAdd to your cart.
Folder 21: Lauderdale County History (Vol.4)--MiscellaneousAdd to your cart.
Folder 22: Lauderdale County History (Vol.4)--History of Postal Department (William Q. Hill)Add to your cart.
Folder 23: Lauderdale County History (Vol.5)--MiscellaneousAdd to your cart.
Folder 24: Lauderdale County History (Vol.5)--Gravelly Springs/WaterlooAdd to your cart.
Folder 25: Lauderdale County History (Vol.6)--Historical Reminiscenes (Various)Add to your cart.
Folder 26: Lauderdale County History (Vol.6)--MiscellaneousAdd to your cart.
Folder 27: Lauderdale County, AL Pamphlet by L&N Railroad (1913-1914)Add to your cart.
Folder 28: History of Legal System, Lauderdale County, ALAdd to your cart.
Folder 29: Lauderdale County RecordsAdd to your cart.
Folder 30: "Life in East Lauderdale County, Alabama, Just After the Civil War Years" by Charles G. ButlerAdd to your cart.
Folder 31: "Archaeological Testing at The Saddlebag Cabin, Forks of Cypress Plantation, Lauderdale County, Alabama" by Dr. Linda France StineAdd to your cart.
Folder 32: "Springs in Colbert and Lauderdale Counties, Alabama" by Hobart B. HarrisAdd to your cart.
Folder 33: Lauderdale County History--"A Humdinger of a History for a Humble Hollow"Add to your cart.
Folder 34: Lauderdale County, Alabama Cemeteries--Volume 1Add to your cart.
Folder 35: Lauderdale County, Alabama Cemeteries--Volume 2Add to your cart.
Box 22Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Collection of Notes and Obituaries Kept by Mrs. Hendon, Florence, Alabama from circa 1930's until circa 1950'sAdd to your cart.
Folder 2: Collection of Notes and Obituaries Kept by Mrs. Hendon, Florence Alabama, from circa 1930's until circa 1950'sAdd to your cart.
Folder 3: Cemeteries and Early Obituaries--Lauderdale County, AlabamaAdd to your cart.
Folder 4: "A Study of Lauderdale County" by Nora CorriganAdd to your cart.
Folder 5: Lauderdale History (Oscar Lewis)Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Lexington, Alabama HistoryAdd to your cart.
Folder 7: Pre-Civil War Physicians Log for Smithsonia and West Lauderdale County Area (1821)Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Florence (Ala.) Enquirer Ads (1840-1847)Add to your cart.
Folder 9: Frontier (Shoals)Add to your cart.
Folder 10: Lauderdale County History Crossword PuzzleAdd to your cart.
Folder 11: Publicly Owned Land (Schools, Churches, Cemeteries) in Lauderdale County (January 1940) (Part 1)Add to your cart.
Folder 12: Publicly Owned Land (Schools,Churches, Cemeteries) in Lauderdale County (January 1940) (Part 2)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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