This section includes primary source documents consisting of written manuscripts and various rare books from the period. Visit the small manuscript box list by clicking on a sample or use the direct link located at the bottom the box.
Books from the Rare Books Collection concerning African American life after Emancipation. Click one of the sample books to be directed to the GIL database.
From Special Collections' Rare Books Collection:
Below are samples of some of the Local History Vertical Files, a direct link can be found at the link below.
Freedmen's Bureau (Baldwin County)
Freedmen's Bureau (Baldwin County) - Records of the Supt. of Education - Letters received (Sep 1865-Jul 1867)
Freedmen's Bureau (Baldwin County) - Records of the Supt. of Education - Letters sent (Aug 1867-Feb 1868)
Freedmen's Bureau (Baldwin County) - Records of the Supt. of Education - Miscellaneous lists and memoranda (1865-1870)
Freedmen's Bureau (Baldwin County) - Records of the Supt. of Education - School Reports from teachers (Oct 1865-Aug 1867)
Freedmen's Bureau (Baldwin County) - Records of the Supt. of Education - School Reports from teachers (Sep 1867-May 1868)
Freedmen's Bureau (Baldwin County) - Records of the Superintendent of Education - School Reports from teachers (Jun-Dec 1868)
Freedmen's Bureau (Baldwin County) - Records of the Supt. of Education - School Reports from teachers (Jan-Apr 1869)
Freedmen's Bureau (Baldwin County) - Records of the Supt. of Education - School Reports from teachers (Apr-Jul 1870)