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Delores "Dolly" Brumfield White
Delores "Dolly" Brumfield White grew up in Prichard, Mobile County Alabama, where she played baseball before and after school with shipyard workers. At the age of 14 her principal gave her permission to quit school and attend spring training with the…
College Night Hand Signs
One of the traditions of college night that developed later in its course were the hand signals. A purple will hold up the 'peace sign' to represent their side, and a gold will hold up the 'thumbs up' sign to represent theirs. In this source, you see…
The Cow Blanket That Can't Come Off!
An advertisement sent to the Alabama College Business Manager, W.J. Bailey, for a Cow Blanket from the R. Laacke Company. There is a letter that precedes the advertisement which alludes to the fact that it is the third letter which was sent after the…
Mercury - Purple Stunt Character
In 1945, the Homecoming tradition included a stunt (comedy) and a dramatization (drama) skit. For 1945 the Purple stunt was called "Speak of the Devil" or "Ye Gods!", and was written by The Purple Writing Committee. In the play, Mr. Pluto tries to…
Mr. Pluto - Purple Stunt Character
In 1945, the Homecoming tradition included a Stunt (comedy) and a Dramatization (drama) skit. For 1945 the Purple Stunt was called "Speak of the Devil" or "Ye Gods!", and was written by The Purple Writing Committee. Since Alabama College was still a…
Purple Stunt Staging Plan (College Night 1942)
For 1942's College Night, each side performed both a dramatic adaptation and a humorous stunt. "Flying Flossie's Flight," the Purple stunt, was the story of a trapeze artist and the psychiatrist called in to help her overcome the complex that…
1922-1923 Session Report Letter to the Governor and Board of Trustees
On February 9, 1923 a committee gathered to divide funds set aside for the expansion of the Institute’s courses of study into a full fledged Bachelor’s program. Alabama College began session in the fall of 1923. In previous years the Institute had…
1921-1922 Session Report Letter to the Governor and Board of Trustees
In the Fall term of 1921, the Alabama Technical Institute and College for women began offering a four year degree in home economics, the first of its kind in the state. Colleges all around ridiculed the institute because home economics was not on the…
The Beginning of a Four-Year College
According to this letter by president Palmer to the Alabama governor and the school's board of trustees, the first year of the four-year college was already underway by October 1922 in the home economics major--but all other majors still only offered…
Follow-up Letter to Washington
After President Palmer met with Dr. S.P. Capen, higher education specialist at the U.S. Bureau of Education, he followed up with an impassioned letter that reveals details about their exchange in Montgomery. The document encapsulates President…
Telegram Between President Palmer and Dr. S. P. Capen
Gay-Teague Hotel, located in Montgomery Alabama, is where President Palmer arranged to meet with Samuel P. Capen who was a higher education specialist for the U.S. Bureau of Education (19114-1919) and subsequently the first director of the American…
"Dolly" and the South Bend Blue Sox
Delores "Dolly" Brumfield (White) was only 14 years old when she reported for spring training in Havana, Cuba with the South Bend Blue Sox in 1947. Dolly played one season (1947) with the pictured South Bend Blue Sox.
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Photograph Lineup
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Frances Perkins
Frances Caroline Perkins was the United States Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945. A tireless advocate for the country's working class, she helped Franklin Delano Roosevelt bring the labor movement into the New Deal coalition. John Steelman invited…
Admission ticket to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum event "Dirt on Their Skirts" at Wrigely Field.
On March 18, 2003 the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum sponsored an Electronic Field Trip at Chicago’s Wrigley Field. This field trip would turn the baseball field into a huge classroom and would be broadcast online nationwide. The event was…
Purple Slow Song
College Night is the Homecoming tradition of the University of Montevallo. It began in 1919 as a competition between the classes. It evolved into two sides represented by the school colors, purple and gold. In the early years of the competition each…
Recommendation Letter Written to Dr. Palmer for Job Applicant
The Leland Powers School of the Spoken Word sends a letter of recommendation to Dr. Palmer on behalf of Olivia Ford, a recent graduate seeking employment as a teacher. Miss Ford sent a handwritten letter to Dr. Palmer on June 10, 1920 inquiring about…
Reprint of the 1995 Fritsch official Delores White Baseball Card.
This item is a reprint of the 1995 Fritsch Delores “Dolly” White Official Baseball Card. The front of this card shows a picture of Delores “Dolly” White swinging a bat in her playing days with the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. The…
John R. Steelman letter to McCleery
A letter from John Steelman to Dr. E. H. McCleery concerning wolves. John Steelman corresponded with various people in the early thirties about wolves, McCleery being one of them. Steelman asked if Mcleery still had any wolves and indicated an…
Moo Manor
The Alabama College Dairy was shut down in 1960, after fifty years of operation. The herd and the dairy equipment were sold. The Dairy barn was then converted into an apartment house. The five two-bedroom and two three-bedroom apartment became…
Steelman Resignation from United States Conciliation Service
Resignation letter to Frances Perkins The Secretary of Labor from J.R. Steelman as director of United States Conciliation Service
Hinman Handshake
Beginning on October 15, 1917 President Thomas Palmer entered into correspondence with the Hinman Milking Machine Company based in Oneida, New York. He was seeking information about purchasing a milking machine for the dairy farm at the Alabama…
Dolores Brumsfield White at Henderson State University Softball Field
This photograph taken of Dolores “Dolly” White in October of 2007 showcases yet another accomplishment in her life, a softball field dedicated to her at Henderson State University. After retiring from her baseball career, Dolly began to work at…
Franklin D. Roosevelt Johnson - Gold Side Character Sketch
This costume sketch comes from the dramatization “Lay Down dat Chicken Boy” by the gold side in 1943. The name of this character comes from US president Franklin D. Roosevelt. The costume and character obviously play on racial stereotypes and the…
Gen'l Stonewall Bunker Hill - Gold Side Character Sketch
This costume sketch comes from the dramatization “Lay Down dat Chicken Boy” by the gold side in 1943. The name of this character comes from both General Stonewall Jackson and the Battle of Bunker Hill. This character reflects the influence of…
Hitler Fairy
This costume, mocking German dictator Adolf Hitler, was created for the annual College Night production at the University of Montevallo in 1943.
College Night is the Homecoming tradition of the University of Montevallo. It began in 1919 as a…
College Night is the Homecoming tradition of the University of Montevallo. It began in 1919 as a…
Fort Wayne Daisies
In her final year as a professional baseball player Dolly batted .332 in 211 at bats over 66 games. Remarkably, she drew 51 walks, scored 48 runs, and struck out just 15 times. By the end of her professional career Brumfield had matured into a very…
Milking Machine Letter
The Correspondence between President Thomas Palmer, of the Alabama Girls’ Technical Institute, and the Empire Cream Separator Company in Bloomfield, New Jersey began on January 15, 1918. On February 18 he confirmed in a letter that he had purchased…
Title deed of the Edmund King estate, Shelby County, AL
This is an original title deed granted to Edmund King. It is signed by President Andrew Jackson.
Scientific Community Looks to Dr. John R. Steelman
In 1948 President Harry Truman signed an executive order that created an interdepartmental scientific research committee. John R. Steelman's job was to report on the committee's progress and recommend subjects of research. Although America possessed…
"Tuscaloosa's 'Hysteria' Is Apt To Stigmatize City, Professor Thinks"
In the wake of Steelman's confrontation with the Ku Klux Klan in Tuscaloosa, Charles Edmndson of The Birmingham Post allowed Steelman to recount what happened and share his perspective. Steelman mocked the Klan's accusations, saying that they applied…