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

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Collection Overview

Title: William Lindsey McDonald papers, 1927-2009

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],
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[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 18: Florence History

Box 24

Folder 1: Florence History--General
Folder 2: Florence History--General (2)
Folder 3: Florence History--Early Land Buyers
Folder 4: Court Record (1843) of the March 12, 1818 Cypress Land Sales
Folder 5: Florence History--First Sale of Lots in Florence, Ala., July 22, 1818
Folder 6: John Childress--Trustee--Cypress Land Company
Folder 7: Florence History--Early History (1818-1899)
Folder 8: Florence History--20th Century
Folder 9: Florence History--"Historic Highways of the South, The Story of Florence, Alabama" (Trustwood Monthly, May 1906)
Folder 10: Florence History--General History Narratives
Folder 11: Florence History--Businesses and Organizations
Folder 12: Florence History--Businesses and Organizations--Listing 1866
Folder 13: Florence History--"Florence:The Power City at Muscle Shoals" (Pamphlet)
Folder 14: Florence History--Stock Certificates for Florence Area Businesses (Copies 1889-1940)
Folder 15: Florence History--Tennessee River, O'Neal Bridge, Trains, Streetcars
Folder 16: Florence History--Letters from Alabama 1817-1822 by Anne Newport Royall
Folder 17: Florence History (Vol 1B)--"Florence The City Beautiful"
Folder 18: Florence History (Vol 1B)--General
Folder 19: Florence History (Vol 2)--General
Folder 20: Florence History (Vol 2)--Maps
Folder 21: Florence History--Wilkes, Amos, "1810 Shopping Center"
Folder 22: Florence History--"A Part of the Memoirs of Mason Bradford Shelton, Florence Merchant During Late 1880's"
Folder 23: Florence History (Vol 4)--General History Narratives
Folder 24: Florence History (Vol 4)--Parks and Streets
Folder 25: Florence History (Vol 4)--People
Folder 26: Florence History (Vol 4)--Appraisal Florence Water Co., Florence, Ala. (1915)
Folder 27: Florence History (Vol 4)--General
Folder 28: Florence History--Series by Harry E. Wallace (1999)
Folder 29: Stella Beasley Reeder