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],
[[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 41: Maps

Box 59

Folder 1: Maps--Civil War
Folder 2: Maps--Tennessee Maps
Folder 3: Maps--Early Maps--AL, GA, TN, and SC
Folder 4: Maps--North Carolina Maps
Folder 5: Maps--Alabama Counties--1860-1874
Folder 6: Maps--Alabama Local Area
Folder 7: Maps--LaGrange Maps
Folder 8: Maps--Early Maps
Folder 9: Maps--Archaeological Map of Pickwick Lake
Folder 10: Maps--Natchez Trace
Folder 11: Maps--Florence Maps
Folder 12: Maps--Bainbridge (Hood's Retreat)
Folder 13: Maps--Alabama Territory Map, Peel-Hunter 1818
Folder 14: Maps--West Lauderdale
Folder 15: Maps--Muscle Shoals Canal
Folder 16: Maps--Alabama Counties--1860-1874
Folder 17: Maps--Milly Maps (Early Land Owners)
Folder 18: Maps--Wilson Lake
Folder 19: Maps--Pulaski Road
Folder 20: Maps--Early Maps--Lauderdale County
Folder 21: Maps--Early Florence Maps--Sannoner 1852
Folder 22: Maps--TVA Reservation
Folder 23: Maps--World Map (1981)
Folder 24: Maps--Original Map of Tennessee
Folder 25: Maps--Colbert Maps
Folder 26: Maps--River Maps
Folder 27: Maps--Newberry & Laurens Co. South Carolina
Folder 28: Maps--"Maps of Alabama" (Rucker Agee)
Folder 29: Maps--Rucker Agee Map Collection Exhibit, Birmingham Public Library (1965)
Folder 30: Maps--Jones Hill Cemetery (Index)
Folder 31: Maps--McVay-Moore Cemetery (Index)
Folder 32: Maps--Gresham Cemetery (Index)
Folder 33: Maps--Lauderdale County, Alabama--Land and Atlas Plat Book 1983-1985
Folder 34: Maps--Tennessee--Checklist of Tennessee Maps 1820-1830
Folder 35: Maps--Early Sanborn Property and Insurance Maps of Florence and East Florence--1884
Folder 36: Maps--Early Sanborn Property and Insurance Maps of Florence and East Florence--1889
Folder 37: Maps--Early Sanborn Property and Insurance Maps of Florence and East Florence--1891
Folder 38: Maps--Early Sanborn Property and Insurance Maps of Florence and East Florence--1894
Folder 39: Maps--Early Sanborn Property Florence and East Florence--1899