John Henry Caldwell (1826-1902) was a prominent member of Jacksonville, Alabama society -- a teacher, attorney, newspaper editor, lieutenant colonel during the Civil War, trustee for the University of Alabama, member of the Alabama House of Representatives, and United States Congressman.
The bulk of the materials in this collection are made up of personal correspondence dating from 1848-1912, written by and concerning Caldwell, his wife, Mary Darthula Greer Caldwell, their children and immediate family and friends. Later generations of the family added in correspondence and genealogical research-related items in the 1930s-1960s, and an incomplete genealogical study was compiled in 1991.
Transcripts for the items are included to enhance accessibility. The original items are housed in the Library's Alabama Gallery Special Collections. More information is available in the Caldwell Papers Finding Aid.
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Correspondence | Letter from Charles Bondurant to Col. Ed Caldwell, September 1936
Charles Bondurant
Letter from J. Charles Bondurant at Baltimore, Maryland to Col. Ed G. Caldwell at Jacksonville, Alabama on the occasion of this 81st birthday, September 21, 1936.
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Correspondence | Letter from Maj. Harvey E. Sheppard to Josie Lay, c.1939-1945
Harvey Sheppard
(1) Letter from Maj. Harvey E. Sheppard to Josie [Caldwell Lay] during WWII dated Wednesday (2) Envelope addressed to Mrs. Carl Lay from New York, N.Y.
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Document | Genealogical Record and References of the lineal descent of Josie Caldwell Lay, before 1940
Bureau of Military and Civic Achievement
Genealogical Record and References of the lineal descent of registrant, with military and civic distinctions achieved in ancestral lines, to be enrolled in the archives of the Bureau of Military and Civic Achievement [for the ancestry of Josie Caldwell Lay], [before 1940].
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Document | Genealogical chart for the ancestry of Josie Caldwell Lay, c.1940s
Media Research Bureau
Genealogical chart [folded] for the ancestry of Josie Caldwell Lay, c.1940s.
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Document | Assorted documents relating to the sale of property in Jacksonville, Alabama, 1941-1942
John H. Caldwell
Documents relating to the sale of property in Jacksonville, Alabama, originally belonging to Ed G. Caldwell, by his nephew, John H. Caldwell: (1) Large chart of all estate transactions with amounts, (2) Letter dated March 12, 1941 to J. Fred Gurley, Tax Collector of Calhoun County from John H. Caldwell regarding a property dispute with W.I. Greenleaf (3) Letter dated December 26, 1941 to Jim Wood regarding the Greenleaf disputed property from John H. Caldwell (4) Cancelled check from John H. Caldwell to Horace [Tolbert?] for $16.70 (5) Receipt for $125.97 to John H. Caldwell from Gadsden Marble and Granite Co. (6) Cancelled check to Gadsden Marble and Granite Co. from John H. Caldwell for $129.97 (7) Receipt to Horace Tolbert for $16.70 in taxes paid on land March 3, 1942 [1941-1942, all documents originally folded together].
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Newspaper Clipping | Obituary of John H. Caldwell, November 1942
Newspaper clipping of obituary for John H. Caldwell [grandson of Col. John Henry Caldwell, November 10, 1942].
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Document | Handwritten copy of baptismal records for the Caldwell girls, June 1943
John Oldham
Handwritten and notarized copy of baptismal records for Mary Greer Caldwell, Josie Diemer Caldwell, Katie Burke Caldwell, Amelia Forney Caldwell, Cary Forney Caldwell, and Avery Baker Caldwell from the parish register of the Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Anniston, Alabama, June 2, 1943 [originally grouped with Item 12].
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Correspondence | Letter from Maj. Harvey E. Sheppard to Josie Lay, December 1944
Harvey Sheppard
(1) Letter from Maj. Harvey E. Sheppard to Josie [Caldwell Lay] during WWII dated “Burma Christmas Eve” (2) Envelope addressed to Mrs. Carl Lay from New York, N.Y. dated 31 Dec 1944.
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Newspaper Clipping | Obituary of James DuBose, July 1946
Newspaper clipping of obituary for James Guerin DuBose [husband of Cary/Carey Caldwell, July 24, 1946].
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Correspondence | Letter from Phire Sheppard to Josie Lay, November 1952
Phire Sheppard
Letter from “Phire” Sheppard at Heidelberg, Germany to “Aunt Josie” [Caldwell Lay], November 26, 1952.
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Correspondence | Letter from Phire Sheppard to Josie Lay, December 1952
Phire Sheppard
(1) Letter from “Phire” Sheppard at Heidelberg, Germany to “Aunt Josie” [Caldwell Lay], December 16, 1952. (2) Envelope addressed to Mrs. Carl S. Lay from Lt. Col. H.E. Sheppard postmarked Dec 17 1952 from APO New York address.
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Correspondence | Letter from Margaret Sparkman to Mrs. Lay, October 1961
Margaret Sparkman
Letter from Mrs. Margaret Fraser Sparkman, wife of Senator Sparkman in Huntsville, Alabama addressed to Mrs. Lay [Josie Caldwell Lay, at Gadsden, Alabama] 26 Oct 1961
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Correspondence | Letter from Margaret Sparkman to Mrs. Lay, June 1962
Margaret Sparkman
Letter from Mrs. Margaret Fraser Sparkman, wife of Senator Sparkman at Huntsville, Alabama addressed to Mrs. Lay [Josie Caldwell Lay] at Gadsden, Alabama, June 2, 1962.
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Correspondence | Letter from Margaret Fraser Sparkman to Josie Lay, May 1963
Margaret Sparkman
Letter from Mrs. Margaret Fraser Sparkman, wife of Senator Sparkman in Huntsville, Alabama to Josie [Caldwell Lay] May 6, 1963.
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Document | Genealogical study of the Forney-Caldwell Families, 1991
Harvey Sheppard
Genealogical Study of the Forney-Caldwell Families of Jacksonville, Alabama by Col. Harvey E. Sheppard, 1991.