UA Acquires Extensive Collection of American Historical Documents, Photos and Books
InsuranceNewsNet.com — June 23
The University of Alabama Libraries is acquiring one of the most extensive collections of Americana and Southern history in private hands: the A. S. Williams III Collection of History and Culture of the South. For more than 40 years, Williams, a Eufaula native and UA alumnus, collected rare Americana, primarily books, manuscripts and photographs relating to the history of the United States. “Much of the content of the Williams Collection is unique and hence not available at other libraries or through online sources,” says Dr. George C. Rable, Charles Summersell chair in Southern history at UA. “The Williams Collection will support a vast array of research projects based on manuscript, print and visual materials.” The University will receive the collection at 11 a.m. Monday, June 28, in Gorgas Library. Williams will be present to meet with representatives of the media. UA President Robert E. Witt is also expected to address the gathering. UA Libraries will exhibit representative items from the collection at that time. “The Williams Collections builds on existing strengths and brings our special collections, particularly those pertaining to the South and the history of photography, to a new level of excellence and national prominence,” says Dr. Louis A. Pitschmann, dean of libraries. “We are honored that Mr. Williams has agreed to entrust us with his remarkable collection.”…
Alabama home sales rise
Birmingham News – June 23
Alabama home sales rose in May, despite a dip in the national numbers. Homes sold across the state totaled 4,082 last month, a 6.5 percent rise from April and a 23 percent jump from May 2009, the Alabama Center for Real Estate at the University of Alabama said today…
Tuscaloosa home sales buck national trend
Tuscaloosa News – June 23
Home sales in the Tuscaloosa metro area and statewide bucked the national downward trend in May. In the Tuscaloosa metro area, 212 homes were sold in May, compared to 154 homes in May 2009. The May sales reflected the sale of 42 more homes than in April, according to data released Tuesday by the Alabama Center for Real Estate at the University of Alabama…
Is Birmingham’s population slide starting to slow?
Birmingham News – June 23
… “As you get toward the end of the decade, your estimates get harder and harder to make accurately,” said Annette Watters, manager of the Alabama State Data Center at the University of Alabama’s Center for Business and Economic Research. “So maybe this is good news for Birmingham, and maybe not.”…