Guide to the Wade H. Coleman, Jr., papers MSS.0339
Coleman, Wade H., Jr.
- Publication:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
June 2008
500 Hackberry Lane
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
archives@ua.edu
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English
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Wade Hampton Coleman, Jr., papers
- Unit ID:
MSS.0339
- Repository:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Quantity:
1.0 Linear feet
- Dates:
Bulk, 1950-1960
- Dates:
1924-1968
- Abstract:
Various documents, including speeches, correspondence, reports, faculty newsletters, alumni magazines, newspapers and newspaper clippings of this Alabama native and University of Alabama professor of Romance Languages
- creator
Coleman Jr., Wade H., 1904-1973
- Preferred Citation:
Preferred Citation
Wade H. Coleman, Jr., papers, W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama.
Scope and Contents note
This collection consists of various documents, including speeches, correspondence, reports, faculty newsletters, alumni magazines, newspapers and newspaper clippings. There is a letter dated May 31, 1963, from Frank A. Rose, then the President of The University of Alabama, to all faculty and staff regarding parking on campus during the efforts to follow the court orders to desegregate. There is also a full page pictorial essay from the Meridian, Mississippi Star, Saturday, March 28, 1959, on the rise and decline of Gainesville, Alabama. The collection also has several tribute and dedication programs, honoring Julia Tutwiler, Agnes Ellen Harris, Marten Ten Hoor, John M. Gallalee, the inauguration of Frank Anthony Rose as President and the dedications of the Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library, the Walter Bryan Jones Hall, and the Mary Burke and Martha Parham residence halls for women.
- Acquisition Information:
Provenance
unknown
Biographical/Historical note
Wade Hampton Coleman, Jr., was born on June 10, 1904, the oldest child of the children of Wade H. and Lillian Coleman of Livingston, Sumter County, Alabama. After completing his education at The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama in 1937, he taught in the University’s College of Arts & Sciences for over 25 years as a professor of Romance Languages. He died in May 1973.
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Conditions Governing Access note
None
- Usage Restrictions:
Conditions Governing Use note
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- Processing Information:
Processed by
unknown, 2008; updated by Martha Bace, 2013
Source(s)
Gallalee, John M., Dr. (local)
Harris, Agnes Ellen (local)
Rose, Frank Anthony, 1920-1991 (Library_of_Congress_Name_Authority_File)
ten Hoor, Marten, 1890-1967 (local)
Tutwiler, Julia, 1841-1916 (local)
Alabama (localbroad)
Civil Rights and Human Rights (localbroad)
Clippings (information artifacts) (aat)
Correspondence (aat)
Desegregation--Alabama (lcsh)
Education (localbroad)
Government, Law and Politics (localbroad)
Newspapers (aat)
Programs (documents) (aat)
Reports (aat)
Speeches (aat)
University of Alabama (localbroad)
University of Alabama Faculty/Staff (Local)
University of Alabama--Alumni and alumnae. (lcsh)
University of Alabama--Buildings--History (lcsh)
University of Alabama--Presidents (lcsh)
Wade H. Coleman, Jr. Box 339