The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-05
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES
 =. AND HISTORY OF ALABAMA.
No. 22. DEpARTMENT NOTES.
THOMAS II. ow1N, Director.
 

SsssSsesGsSSs@s No. 22.
 pEPARTMENT NOTES.
 The work of the Department for isOi has been in a high degree sauS.Hc,y r,ayv 20, 19O1,, and organized March zna, TOT lowing. 1t has pushed forward in the ac- conpiishment of the great work con. tc,nplated in its creation. r,o.. ne ns5 and tSs people and a generous puphc opih'oh i'
 The objects and purposes of the De- . psrs and custody ars of the ooiai archives the collection of materials bearing upon r' the history of the State. and or tne ter ritory included therein. from the ,,sss ea t;en amss sss saste sns nieiai records, and other Historical materials, the diffusion ot Knowledge in reference to the history ,r' smu resources of the State and the enoUutt eat, agement of historical work and researcn, r, Much has been accomplished; and every one to whom appeal has been maoe h~A been prompt to respond. nn.
 The future is full of promse Inon meet the h expectation of all interested 1T the proper cooperation is extended.
 Yancey Portraits.
 The following paragraph is taken @ .droln 1 the old Montgomery Mail, Of marcn I: 1871, being local item copaed py v from The Memphis Appeal or Seosusfs
 ..Portrait of the late Mir. Yancey.. There is a life-size portrait of the late Hon. Wm: L; Yancey at the e;i,,,,, SiaI1 nn.. nsa. served in some public or private coliec- tion of paintings. MT. Peabody, "a. mous artist is making from this portrai' Ya0ssy or senss@an of ssS Information is desired as to the tore
 The Department is endeavoring to SC. isIss aafs thn senasses Grsas's of or Mr. Ysncsy tions to its collections VIII be welcomed as well as any relics, documents. or other items relating to MT. fancey.
 Lfe-sise oil portrait, painted by MT Billing, and presented by Mrs. MsIy Yancey, Harrell: It is a n very me Mksnes, p,es, showing him with a beard.
 Photograph, one-.hird life-size, coioreo artist unknown. It was presented ey Mrs. J. A. kirkpatrick. n,poss,. .ra,. and limes of Yancey.' This is regarded as the very best existing likeness, sno o was made from a small photograph taken
 Small photograph, representing .prac- tically the full figure. It was taken during the last years of his life. 1t IS valuable as showing his figure, dress pose, etc. His hat and gloves are snown' Medals for the Culture and Manu- facture of Silk.
 The Legislature passed joint resoiu- tion. approved January 3. arec lSM: rec''lms hs and he is hereby authorized 10 csgss s', to be made and presented to Miss Mary Mckerly and Sisters. three gold medals bearing b,nS sba not eaceed sixty doiars, as a testimonial Of the re- gard entertained by the General Assem- ply, for their skill, industry and enter. erlse, in the culture and manufacture or silk" Acts, 1S40-4, page 2M.
 The Director desires further facts re- garolng tlls enterprise. These medals, If in existence, would be a valuable so- 1 dition to the Departments museum.
 History of the 10th Alabama RegiT ment of Infantry, by Rev. J. J. D. Renfroe.
 The Director is informed that Dr. J. J. D. Renfroe during the last years or ms fife, spent much time in the compila- | ton of a History of the 10th Alabama Regiment, of which he was the Chap lain. Private inquiry has so far failed to discover its whereabouts. From pr. Renfroe's well known character as man and writer this History. 1T pre- pared at all, must be an important con l tribution to the history of Alabama | troops. It IS too NdiudUlS lO bO 4O5S Ot to remain unpublished. | Survivors or the 1Otr Regiment, as well | as the friends of pr. Renfroe, are urged | to aid in locating the manuscript:
 Papers and Documents Of Fatriotic Societies.
 The officers and members of the various Patriotic Societies in Alabama would | confer a favor on the Director by send ing copies of each and every printed pa: | per or document which may be Issued | by or concerning their organizauons. | These include circulars, circular letters. | circular instructions. printed copies or bylaws, rules, programs, papers read,
 Placed with the Department they will | be permanently preserved, and Tn ume full and unique collection VIII DC
 No printed paper or document is unim- portailt, but copies of all should be sent.
 Files of Woman's Work.
 The following numbers of "Womaa's ms Work" are wanted to complete file 0l Numbers rG % 1a 7. 3 and 12, of Volume L. September, october and November. 1898, and August. 1sy9, and
 Numbers 5. 6, and all after 5, or Vol, ume IT., January. February, March and all after April, ls0o.
 Will not some of the Montgomery club women. or others, supply the missing numbers?
 Alabama War Records. During the coming year 1t Is hoped that the Confederate Veterans and all others will continue their interest in the efforts of the Department to secure run rosters of all commands sent out by Alabama, as well as narrative sketches or histories, | of these commands. . The narratives, when completed, Will all be collected and published in book form. It is highly desirable that the his tory of each command be prepared by some survivor, and contributions are earnestly desired. These sketches will continue to appear in this column in or der that corrections and additions may be noted.
 Sketches of the following are in prep aration: The History of the 4th, the 18th and the 47th Alabama Infantry, by Gen. Wm. c. Oates; the history of the 46th Alabama Infantry. by Capt: George c. Brewer; the history of the 6Oth Ala bama Infantry, by Col. John w. A.. Sanford the history of the 2oth Ala bama Infantry. by Major J. c. Harris; the history of the Sth Confederate Reg innent hv Col. John S. Prather. and the