About the Alabama Room
The Alabama Room at The University of West Alabama houses the library’s special collections and archives. Several collections make up the Alabama Room holdings, including the Alabama Collection.
Mrs. Mary Brock, the University Librarian during the 1930s and 1940s, started the collection when the University was known as the State Teachers College at Livingston. The library was then housed in Bibb Graves Hall.
The core of the Alabama Collection included the titles which Miss Julia Tutwiler had donated to the Alabama Normal College at Livingston during the years she served as president of the school. Over the years the Alabama Room has grown to include rare books, manuscripts, and archives. Please see our Collection Policy for a full scope of the collection.
Visiting the Alabama Room
Visitors to the Alabama Room are asked to read and sign a policy form once each fiscal year. On each visit visitors are requested to sign in on the log book. Please view our collection usage policy.
Hours
Access to the Alabama Room archival and special collections is available from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday.
General circulating books, reference books, and microfilm can be accessed during the library’s normal hours of operation. Please see Library Hours.
Depending on staffing and the school calendar the Alabama Room may be closed during certain times. Please contact the Library at (205) 652-3613 for more information.
Due to limited staffing in the Alabama Room please call ahead so we can ensure a staff member will be available to assist you in your research.
Location
The Alabama Room is located on the second floor of the Julia Tutwiler Library on The University of West Alabama campus. The University of West Alabama is located on Highway 11 in Livingston, AL, approximately 116 miles southwest of Birmingham, 130 miles west of Montgomery, and 37 miles east of Meridian, Mississippi. Livingston is accessible from Interstate 20/59, US Highway 11, and US Highway 28.
Policies
You can view our Collection Development and Use Policies here.
Alabama Room Finding Aids
The Alabama Room contains multiple special collections. Items in these collection range from personal documents to artifacts.
To view items contained in each collection, please select a collection of interest from the menu below.
Print versions of the finding aids are available or may be searched by entering a term in the Google TM Custom Search box below.
Contact Information
Mailing Address:
Alabama Room Archives & Special Collections
The University of West Alabama
Julia Tutwiler Library
Station 12
Livingston, AL 35470
USA
Telephone: 205.652.3626
E-mail: slimerick@uwa.edu
Alternate contact numbers:
205.652.3613 – Main library reference desk
Fax: 205.652.5530