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  • Collection: People of Interest

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This is a handwritten will of Dr. Peter Bryce, the first superintendent of Bryce Hospital and a pioneer in mental health care.

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Washington Moody was the founder and the first president of First National Bank of Tuscaloosa.

Moody was born in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, and came to Tuscaloosa with his parents at age 13. His father, Francis Moody, bought land on Sanders…

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State Senate of Alabama resolution of sympathy to Mrs. Frances Morrow McFarland on the death of her husband Ward Wharton McFarland

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Walter Hilliard (W.H.) Nicol moved to Tuscaloosa in 1907 from his home in Mobile. He served on the Tuscaloosa City Commission and as the city engineer. He was responsible for flouridating the water supply.

W. H. Nicol served as chairman of the…

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Walter Flowers was a conservative Democrat who represented Alabama's 7th Congressional District from 1968 to 1976.

Flowers was born in Greenville, Alabama, in 1933. He attended public schools in Tuscaloosa and earned degrees from the University of…

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A letter written by the Alabama State Superintendent of Education, H. Clay Armstrong, introducing W.H. Verner to the people of South Carolina. The letter describes Verner as a good disciplinarian and experienced educator.

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Colonel W. Tandy Barrett (1901-1992) was an influential Tuscaloosa businessman and devoted patriot.
He was best known around the community for his many positions of civic leadership within the Tuscaloosa Industrial Development Board, Tuscaloosa…

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W.A. Collier established a drug store in 1887 that was among the first in Tuscaloosa then known as Dill and Collier. Collier gained a controlling interest in the firm and was touted as a superior druggist and pharmacist, making his business one of…

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Hugo Friedman, a native of Tuscaloosa and a local philanthropist, was born October 13, 1878. He played football, baseball, and tennis at the University of Alabama from 1894-1897. He graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering but after two years as…

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Victor Hugo Friedman followed in his father's footsteps to become a successful businessman and civic leader in Tuscaloosa.

He was the son of Bernard (also spelled Bernhard) Friedman who came to the United States and eventually Tuscaloosa, from…
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