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Complete newspaper issues

Whole newspaper issues preserved separately from extracted articles.

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Edgar Allan Poe

A collection for primary sources, editions, correspondence and literary research.

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Organizational records and ephemera

Published memoranda, identification material and certificates; associations retain the source-specific scope.

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Southern history

A collection for regional history beyond a single town or publication.

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Technology & systems

A collection for technical references, documentation and independent research.

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Book or periodical1820-11-17General Land Office; Jackson Court House land district; Mobile and Gulf Coast claims

Jackson Court House land claims - Meigs and Barton transmittal letters, 1820

Title leaf and two complete transmittal letters on printed pages 3-4. All 25 received scan pages, including land registers and evidence, are retained; tables and testimony are not included in this checked reading exce...

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Book or periodical1819-12-06Huntsville, Alabama (convention); Washington (printing)

Constitution of the State of Alabama, 1819 - preamble and boundaries

Title leaf and complete opening preamble/boundary paragraph on printed page 3. All 24 received scan pages retained separately; Articles I onward are outside the checked reading excerpt.

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