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 19: Florence Lauderdale Public Library

Box 25

Folder 1: Public Library
Folder 2: Florence Public Library
Folder 3: Florence Public Library
Folder 4: Florence Public Library--Summary Notes
Folder 5: 1926 Telephone Directory (Florence-Sheffield-Tuscumbia, Ala.)
Folder 6: Florence History--Miscellaneous
Folder 7: Florence History--Miscellaneous (2)
Folder 8: Florence History--Newspaper Ads Prior to World War 2 at Florence
Folder 9: Florence History--City Ordinances 1826-1834
Folder 10: Florence Histroy--Florence City Minutes 1840-1869
Folder 11: City Clerk's Minutes 1840-1869
Folder 12: Florence History--Some Antebellum Land Owners in Florence/Antebellum City Alderman of Florence (Minutes 1869-1891)
Folder 13: Florence History--Hiram Kennedy Douglass Tape 1970 (Transcript)
Folder 14: Florence History--Lauderdale County Courthouse 1965
Folder 15: Florence History--Florence, Alabama Businesses & News Items 1865-1893 (As recorded by William Lindsey McDonald's Great Grandfather)
Folder 16: Abstract of Title to Lot 18, Block 511, Less and Except South 60 Ft. of Said Lot
Folder 17: Abstract of Title--Lot #1 Block 668 Wood and Blair's Subdivision/Lot #21 Graham Heights Subdivision
Folder 18: Early Newspapers
Folder 19: Florence History--Ledger--House Rental Receipts 1924-1926
Folder 20: Florence History--Program for Centennial Celebration, Florence Masonic Lodge No. 14
Folder 21: Florence History--Historic Highways of the South (Trotwood's Monthly, May 1906)
Folder 22: Florence History--1890 Magazine, Florence, Alabama
Folder 23: Florence History--Copy of Christmas Edition, Florence Herald, 1900
Folder 24: Florence History--Street Car Schedule (July 16, 1911)
Folder 25: Little Journeys Through the South--Florence, Alabama
Folder 26: Florence History--"Official Souvenir Centennial Celebration" (1918)
Folder 27: Florence History--Florence Land Company Warranty Deed (C.S. Hollman, 1898)
Folder 28: Florence History--Florence Land Company Warranty Deed (C.S. Hollman, 1906)
Folder 29: Florence History--Fire Department
Folder 30: Florence History--Mayors of Florence (1826-1993)
Folder 31: Florence History--Florence Conference Center