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Alabama. Attorney General's Office. Montgomery Bus Boycott trial transcript, 1956.

Title: Montgomery Bus Boycott trial transcript, 1956.

On 1955 Dec. 1 Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Ala., municipal bus to a white person. As a result the black citizens of Montgomery chose to boycott the city's bus system in hope that they could force the bus company and the city to adopt changes to the segregated seating policies. Many of the more vocal blacks banded together to form the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA), electing the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. president. The boycott continued into 1956 Feb., when negotiations between the MIA and the city commissioners and bus company officials stagnated. On Feb. 21 eighty-nine blacks including King were indicted for the misdemeanor of conspiring to boycott. The Alabama anti-boycott law was passed in 1921 in response to the violent strike of Birmingham coal miners. Martin L. King was brought to trail in Mar. and although he was convicted Judge Eugene W. Carter refused to sentence him to prison on the grounds that King had worked to avoid violence. This series consists of the State Attorney General's copy of the transcript of the Circuit Court trial that occurred on 1956 Mar. 19. In addition to King, Roy Bennett, E.N. French, and E.D. Dixon were named as defendants. Attorneys for the defense were Fred D. Gray, Charles D. Langford, Orzell Billingsley, Jr., Peter A. Hall, and Arthur D. Shores. Maury D. Smith, Robert B. Stewart, and William F. Thetford served as prosecuting attorneys. Witnesses included: J.H. Bagley, Willie Chisholm, Erna Dungee, U.J. Fields, R.S. Graetz, Beatrice Jackson, Rufus Lewis, Joe Foster, D.S. Johnson, C.E. Moseley, Hezekiah Nunn, J.B. Sadler, C.H. Williams, Joseph Alford, Joe Alford, Joe Azbell, Mary Banks, A.E. Beasley, M.O. Beasley, C.A. Bedsole, Leola Bell, Henrietta Brinson, Sadie Brooks, Stella Brooks, Henry A. Burks, Arretta Burney, Willie Carter, C.N. Courtney, Irene Dorsey, Willie Elmore, J.B. Gardner, Odelliah Garnier, William A. Gayle, Georgia Gilmore, Thelma Glass, Mary Harris, George Henderson, Lula Mae Hopper, Dorothy Johnson, Geneva Johnson, K.Y. Jones, William Jones, Richard Jordan, Bessie Logan, O.O. Martin, W.H. Mills, Gladys Moore, S.E. Moseley, Rosa Lee Murray, John Oliver, Louise Osborne, Janie Page, Henry A. Parker, R.A. Park, Stuart W. Patton, Della Perkins, Eva Perkins, O.T. Rainwater, Inez Ricks, Frances Rutledge, Jack Shows, R.T. Smiley, Ernest Smith, Martha K. Walker, D.W. Williams, Odessa Williams, and A.W. Wilson. Individuals mentioned during the course of the trial include: Ralph D. Abernathy, Claudette Colvin, Jack Crenshaw, Governor James E. (Big Jim) Folsom, Walter Knabe, Rosa Parks, and JoAnn Robinson.

ArchivalResource: Original 1 item (1 oversized box)Copy on one microfilm reel.

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Alabama. Secretary of State. Lands Division. Land patents and conveyances, 1890-1939.

Title: Land patents and conveyances, 1890-1939.

The Secretary of State was responsible for issuing land patents to people who bought swamp and overflowed lands granted to the Ala. Insane Hospital for disposal (1907 Code, Sec. 881) and for land claims settled by the Board of Compromise for School Lands (1919 Acts of Ala., No. 442, Article 40, Sec. 25). The Secretary of State could also issue conveyances for state land not used for government purposes, if an Attorney General's opinion supported the conveyance (Code 1923, section 6851). The Secretary of State is also charged with keeping records of land patents and conveyances issued by the State. This series consists of handwritten, typewritten and printed copies of land patents, conveyances and related documents such as correspondence, plats and Attorney General's opinions. The land patents are for swamp and overflowed lands and school lands. Generally patents include the purchaser's name, the location of the land and the cost of the land. The patents were issued by the Secretary of State for the Governor. Most of the conveyances are from the 1930s and each includes supporting documentation. A large portion of the conveyances relate to the State Docks.

ArchivalResource: 1 cubic ft. (1 volume and 1 archives box).

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Alabama. Attorney General's Office (1819- ). Opinions: state publication, 1915-1941.

Title: Opinions: state publication, 1915-1941.

The Attorney General furnishes written opinions on questions of law to state departments and agencies, legislators, and local government officials. The opinions do not have the force of law but serve as a back-up or support for the actions of officials. These opinions are bound in quarterly, bimonthly, or monthly volumes, and the letters are arranged in chronological order. They are carbon copies. The formal opinions are also published in the Quarterly Reports from 1935 until the present. Opinions may also be found in the Biennial Reports of the Attorney General from 1896 to 1938. The series contains compiled indexes of the opinions which include the office editions, Biennial Reports, and Quarterly Reports. Cumulative indexes in various formats from about 1926 to 1978 were prepared by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.

ArchivalResource: 20 cubic ft. (20 records center cartons).

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Alabama. Attorney General's Office (1819- ). Sixteenth section land case files, 1923-1967.

Title: Sixteenth section land case files, 1923-1967.

Before a patent for a sixteenth section land was issued, the Attorney General has to be satisfied that the state had no claim on the lands through any of its departments and that the petitioner had resided on the land for at least ten years. The Attorney General collected affadavits and memoranda in an effort to ensure that the above qualifications had been met. If the qualifications were met the Attorney General would certify this to the Secretary of State who would issue the patent.

ArchivalResource: 14 cubic ft. (14 records center boxes).

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Alabama. Attorney General's Office. Fruitdale Telephone Company case files, 1979.

Title: Fruitdale Telephone Company case files, 1979.

These records are created/maintained to document the Attorney General's role in the Fruitdale Telephone Company v. Alabama Public Service Commission case. That case resulted in the revocation of the certificate of operation for the Fruitdale Telephone Company for failure to furnish adequate services. Information available in these records includes docket number, date, statement of case, testimony transcripts, exhibits, briefs, Public Service Commission orders, and agency staff recommendation.

ArchivalResource: 1 cubic ft. (1 records center carton).

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Alabama. Dept. of Archives and History. Scottsboro boys trial and sentence records, 1932-1938.

Title: Scottsboro boys trial and sentence records, 1932-1938.

The Dept. of Archives and History is charged with the function of preserving the state of Alabama's culture. One of the activities used to accomplish this function is documenting historical or significant events that occur in the state. This series is an artificial collection of documents generated by various state agencies regarding the "Scottsboro Boys case." In 1931 nine African-American men were accused of raping two white women on a train that was stopped in Jackson Co., Ala. The records are from the state Board of Administration and the state Attorney General's office. The series includes three sets of records. One is a trial transcript of the testimony given on 1933 Mar. 31 in the Circuit Court of Morgan Co., Decatur, Ala., before Judge James E. Horton. Defendant Haywood Patterson was represented by Samuel S. Leibowitz, George W. Chamlee, and Joseph R. Brodsky. Prosecuting attornies were Attorney General Thomas E. Knight, Assistant Attorney General Thomas Seay Lawson, Wade Wright, and H. G. Bailey. Witnesses for the state were: Victoria Price, Dr. R. R. Bridges, W. H. Hill, Tom Rouseau, Lee Adams, Ory Dobbins, Arthur Woodall, Dr. Cary Walker, Dr. J. H. Hamil, and Vertus Frost. The defense called: R. S. Turner, Dallas Ramsey, Norris Payne, Beatrice Maddox, G. W. Chamlee, Willie Roberson, Olen Montgomery, Ozie Powell, Andy Wright, Eugene Williams, Haywood Patterson, Percy Ricks, Dr. Edward E. Reisman, Lester Carter, E. L. Lewis, May Jones, and Ruby Bates. The second item in the series is the Brief of Respondent filed on 1932 Sept. 24 by Attorney General Knight and Assistant Attorney General Lawson before the U.S. Supreme Court in response to the appeal for a retrial by the nine convicted men. The final set of records is the Board of Administration's reports on the sentences of Ozie Powell, Charlie Weems, Andy Wright, Clarence Norris, and Haywood Patterson. These forms, dated 1938 Nov. 1, provide information on the dates of prison terms and remarks on the individuals' behavior in prison.

ArchivalResource: .5 cubic ft. (1 archives box).

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Alabama. Governor (1993-1995 : Folsom). Chief of Staff's administrative files, 1993-1995.

Title: Chief of Staff's administrative files, 1993-1995.

The Governor is the chief executive of the state whose function is to administer the laws of the state. He is helped in this task by his Chief of Staff. Charlie Waldrep was Folsom's chief of staff. These files contain letters, reports, clippings, press releases, publications of various kinds, reports, and other types of materials. The files are unarranged in the boxes and about 1/3 of the files are not labeled. A few of the more important files have been listed in the container listing. There are many files for individuals in this series, but they are not listed in the container listing, nor are they indexed. Subjects discussed include: agriculture, applications and appointments, bonds, budgeting, the controversy over the Confederate Flag, the Sons of Confederate Veterans, security in the Capitol Complex area, exonomic development and industrial development, specifically the location of a Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama and the closing of the Anniston Army Depot, education and education reform, including funding for education and the inequitableness of funding for education, higher education, public health, rural electric cooperatives, conservation and the environment, child advocacy, diagnosis and prevention of breast cancer, and travel and tourism.

ArchivalResource: 10 cubic ft. (10 records center cartons).

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Alabama. Attorney General's Office. Correspondence relating to convict paroles, 1915-1916.

Title: Correspondence relating to convict paroles, 1915-1916.

"Whenever application is made to the governor for the parole, pardon, or communtation of sentence of any convict sentenced for a felony, he may at once refer the same, with all the recommendations, and any other papers accompanying it, to the attorney-general, secretary of state, and state auditor, as a pardoning board for such action as is hereinafter required." (Ala. Code, Chapter 2778 [1923]). This series consists of correspondence and other papers regarding applications for parole, which were forwarded to the Board of Pardons for action. Typical records in this series include correspondence regarding petitions for parole, petitions requesting that parole be denied, requests for information on a case before the board, and letters from attorneys respresenting criminials applying for parole. These records were created under the Board of Pardons (1901-1935) during the administration of Governor Charles Henderson (1915-1919).

ArchivalResource: .20 cubic ft. (1 archives box).

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Alabama. Attorney General's Office (1819- ). Letter files, 1889-1911.

Title: Letter files, 1889-1911.

These are letterpress copy books of outgoing mail of the Attorney General's Office. They contain letters sent by the Attorney General to a wide variety of persons, companies and groups. The material in the letters relates almost exclusively to legal matters with some personal items interspersed. The volumes are indexed by last name.

ArchivalResource: 4 volumes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122640626 View

Alabama. Attorney General's Office (1819- ). Quarterly report of office activities, 1981- [state publication].

Title: Quarterly report of office activities, 1981- [state publication].

The Quarterly Report of Office Activities, published by the Attorney General, gives a summary of his opinions and endorsements of state and U.S. bills, in addition to discussions of recent criminal convictions, investigations, litigation, environmental issues, prison recommendations, and changes in the Office.

ArchivalResource: 11 items.

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Alabama. Governor (1993-1995 : Folsom). Legal advisors' correspondence files, 1993-1995.

Title: Legal advisors' correspondence files, 1993-1995.

The Governor is the chief executive of the state whose function is to administer the laws of the state. One of the activities used to accomplish this function is the litigating of disputes or other suits in a court of law. This series consists of correspondence and memoranda sent by the Governor or his legal advisors to state departments and private citizens concerning legal issues, cases, and legislation. The records contain information on many of the routine procedures that were followed by the legal staff. There is information on when to use the Governor's seal and the State seal. Other topics include the coat of arms, appointments, leases, legislation, special elections, term limits, legislative process, the Governor's Mansion, the Ethics Commission, the Attorney General's Office, and the appointment of attorneys. The records also contain material on contracts, audits of the Governor's office, notes from cabinet meetings, and form letters. These files were generated or maintained by Ken Dowdy, Linda Adams, Brad Bishop, Jim Meisinger, and John M. Karrh. Most of these files were created and/or labeled during the transition period from the Hunt administration to the Folsom administration.

ArchivalResource: 13 cubic ft. (13 records center carton).

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Alabama. Division of the Budget. Alabama Education Authority program administrative files, 1959-1974.

Title: Alabama Education Authority program administrative files, 1959-1974.

These files document the administration of the financial and accounting duties by the Division of the Budget for the Alabama Education Authority Fund for the construction, alteration and improvement of public school and college building facilities and for the procurement of sites and equipment. These records contain minutes of the meetings of the Board of Directors, correspondence, building fund forms that certify expenditures from local funds for matching credit in accordance with the 1959 Bond Act No. 126, Attorney general's letter opinions, refunds on projects, purchase requisitions, and general ledgers concerning cash accounts, investments from allocations, and unallocated cash for all public county and city school systems and junior colleges, trade schools, colleges and universities.

ArchivalResource: 2 cubic ft. (2 records center cartons).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122368422 View

Alabama. Attorney General's Office. Capital offense case files, 1977-[ongoing].

Title: Capital offense case files, 1977-[ongoing].

The attorney general's office "must attend, on the part of the state, to all criminal cases pending in the supreme court or court of criminal appeals" (Ala. Code, 36-15-1[3] [1975]). The Capital Litigation Division handles the appeals of all capital (death sentence) cases which have gone beyond the circuit court. A capital case can be appealed up through the Alabama state courts to the U.S. Supreme Court and back down again or it may be appealed through the federal appeals court system up to the U.S. Supreme Court. These records document the activities of the division in handling the prosecution of such cases through all of the appellate courts. The case is closed when a defendant is executed, set free, or is given a final sentence other than death. Specific documents in the files may include petitions for review by the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, briefs on applications for rehearing, briefs for the state, reply briefs from the attorney general, petitions to the U.S. Supreme Court, briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court. Some of the files contain photographs used as exhibits or evidence. Information in the files includes full details of the original trial, and all legal points and arguments relative to the case.

ArchivalResource: Archival records: 9 cubic ft. (9 records center cartons).Current records: <ca. 300 cubic ft.>

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Alabama. Attorney General's Office (1819- ). Quarterly reports, 1935- [state publication].

Title: Quarterly reports, 1935- [state publication].

Legislation in 1935 directed the Attorney General to publish all official opinions in pamphlet form. Local and state officials may request the Attorney General's legal advice, and his formal opinions, judged to be of general interest and application, are published in the Quarterly Report of the Attorney General.

ArchivalResource: 14 cubic ft. (14 records center cartons).

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Alabama. Board of Compromise. Decrees of settlement of claims, 1901-1961.

Title: Decrees of settlement of claims, 1901-1961.

The files of the Board of Compromise document the adjustments, compromises and settlements of any claim of the State against any person, corporation, or public officer or his sureties as decreed by the governor, attorney general and the state auditor. For decisions regarding school lands, the board consisted of the governor, attorney general and the state superintendent of education. These records contain the petitions and final decrees for compromise and settlements between the State of Alabama and state and county officials for incorrect or misuse of public funds and between the State and Alabama citizens who fail to meet the payment of sales or income tax assessments or possible frauds. Claims are for debts or money demands owing or claimed by the state. An alphabetical index is in the first box. Minutes of meetings may be included. The Board may compromise a claim against an insolvent person for relief of indebtedness against the State; i.e., final assessment of income tax and may release all liens of record upon payment to the Treasurer's Office. Included with the decrees of settlement by the Board of Compromise are inserted 13 decrees pertaining to the Board of Compromise For School Lands. Created in 1919 the act regarding this latter board was repealed in 1939 by the Legislature.

ArchivalResource: 1 cubic ft. (1 records center carton).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122368423 View

Alabama. Attorney General's Office. Criminal case files, 1950-1960.

Title: Criminal case files, 1950-1960.

According to the Alabama Government Manual, Sixth Edition (1982), "the Attorney General is a constitutional officer whose principal duties are to provide legal advice and legal representation for the State, its officers, and its citizens." These files deal with criminal cases in which the Office of Attorney General was involved. Files which concern cases brought to the state Court of Appeals or the Alabama Supreme Court have carbon copies of pertinent notices, motions, writs, and decrees. The remaining files simply contain carbon copies of writs or pleadings. They may also contain newspaper clippings and copies of the Southern Reporter which mention the particular case.

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Alabama. Board of Compromise. Agency history record.

Title: Agency history record.

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Alabama. Attorney General's Office. Environmental legal case files, 1972-1990.

Title: Environmental legal case files, 1972-1990.

The function of this series is to document environmental protection by the State. This series consists of court proceedings, pleadings, transcripts, correspondence, reports, maps, newspaper clippings, and other material that document the state's legal actions against parties who endanger public health and the environment, or who violate pollution and environmental laws. The records contain the names of the defendants, plaintiffs, attorneys, and witnesses; and include a description of the case and the final disposition. Among the more prominant cases are: Chemical Waste Management, Environmental Defense Fund, Mobil Oil, James Cloud v. Olin Co., Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), and Vulcanus Ocean Incineration.

ArchivalResource: 81 cubic ft. (81 records center cartons).

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Alabama. Attorney General's Office (1819- ). Solicitor's reports, 1898-1910.

Title: Solicitor's reports, 1898-1910.

By a legislative act of 1883 Feb. 5, solicitors of the local courts (city courts, circuit courts, etc.) were required to send reports to the attorney general at the end of each term of court. The reports show the number of criminal cases, types of offenses, and their disposition. The reports provided the raw data which was included in the attorney general's biennial report. The law requiring these reports was repealed by an act of the legislature on 1943 July 12. Previously, in 1935, an act was passed requiring the attorney general to publish quarterly reports of official opinions instead of biennial reports. The office of solicitor was abolished effective 1977 Jan. 16, by the Code of Ala. 1975.

ArchivalResource: .5 cubic ft.

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Alabama. Attorney General's Office. Consumer protection legal case files, 1978-1994.

Title: Consumer protection legal case files, 1978-1994.

This series consists of court proceedings, depositions, transcripts, and correspondence. The records are created and maintained to document the enforcement of consumer protection laws through civil and criminal actions. The bulk of the cases are against health spas, auto companies, home repair businesses, and matters dealing with mail fraud. The records include the names of the plaintiffs, defendants, attorneys, and witnesses; a description of the case; and information on the evidence that was presented.

ArchivalResource: 52 cubic ft. (52 records center cartons).

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Alabama. Attorney General's Office (1819- ). Board of Adjustment case files, 1964-1972.

Title: Board of Adjustment case files, 1964-1972.

The State Board of Adjustment hears and considers claims for damages to persons or property made against the state and its agencies, boards, commissions, institutions, or departments. The attorney general is not a member of the board but is required to attend its meetings to represent the state. These files contain copies of claim forms, repair estimates, cover letters from officials forwarding claims, and letters of claimants acknowledging their claims. Few of the files have any information on the final disposition or decision of the Board of Adjustment. These files were sent to the attorney general for information purposes.

ArchivalResource: 3.3 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122330793 View

Alabama. Attorney General's Office. Declaratory judgements, 1965-1972.

Title: Declaratory judgements, 1965-1972.

According to Title 7, Section 166, Code of Alabama, 1940, recomplied 1958, the attorney general was made a party to any suit in a circuit court which concerned a constitutional issue. These files contain copies of complaints and summonses issued to the attorney general under this law. Some of them contain copies of the attorney general's reply.

ArchivalResource: 2 cubic ft. (2 records center cartons).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86124478 View

Alabama. Attorney General's Office. Publication and notice laws : state publication, [1941]-1968.

Title: Publication and notice laws : state publication, [1941]-1968.

This series tells one everything that he or she would want to know about publications and notices in Alabama law. Included are laws relating to the public printing of reports, acts, and journals as required by the state and its departments, required county and municipal publications, and publications required in elections. A compilation of required legal notices specifies newspaper requirements, the number of insertions, and the origin in the Code. Advertising, libel, and other provisions affecting publications are also detailed. Indexes appear in the back.

ArchivalResource: 3 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122542523 View

Alabama. Attorney General's Office (1819- ). Briefs, 1890-1893.

Title: Briefs, 1890-1893.

These are printed mimeographed copies of briefs filed before the Supreme Court of Ala. Most of them do not involve the work of the attorney general or represent the State of Ala. as a party to the case.

ArchivalResource: 1 cubic ft. (1 records center carton).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122542728 View

Alabama. Attorney General's Office. Albert Patterson case files, 1954-1960.

Title: Albert Patterson case files, 1954-1960.

On the night of 1954 June 18, Attorney General-elect Albert L. Patterson was assassinated in his hometown of Phenix City, Ala. Patterson had campaigned on a platform of anti-vice in Alabama. He was particularly concerned with cleaning up Russell County and Phenix City. Patterson's son John was appointed to fill the position of Attorney General. This series consists of correspondence, memoranda, trial transcripts, litigation documents, wanted posters, handwritten notes, transcriptions of interviews, photographs, and other material created and/or maintained by assistant Attorney General Bernard F. Sykes during the course of th einvestigation and litigation concerning Patterson's murder. The State prosecution team also consisted of Attorney General John Patterson; MacDonal Gallion and George Young, assistants to the Attorney General; and James Webb, Council. The case of Albert Fuller vs. the State of Alabama began 1954 Nov. 29 with Grand Jury Proceedings. In addition to wanted posters for Willis Murrell Jowers and Clarence Olin Revel, the records contain interviews with other suspects and witnesses. Sykes' research and notes taken during the trial are also contained in this series.

ArchivalResource: 21 cubic ft. (21 records center cartons).

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Alabama. Attorney General's Office. South Central Bell Telephone Company case files, 1983-1993.

Title: South Central Bell Telephone Company case files, 1983-1993.

These records are created/maintained to document the Attorney General's role in the legal proceedings before the Alabama Public Service Commission and the Alabama Supreme Court in which South Central Bell sought to collect additional revenues by increasing its rates after the AT&T divestiture. The outcome of this case was that South Central Bell was allowed to operate under the Rate Stabilization and Equalization (RSE) plan. Tha plan generates a rate of return within an approved range rather than one that yields a fixed rate of return. The RSE plan was also utilized by Alabama Power Company and Alabama Gas Corporation to adjust their utility rates. Information available in these records includes docket number, date, statement of case, testimony transcripts, exhibits, briefs, Public Service Commission orders, and court decisions.

ArchivalResource: 11 cubic ft. (11 records center cartons).

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Alabama. Governor's Office. Legal case files, 1974-1996.

Title: Legal case files, 1974-1996.

The Governor is the chief executive of the state whose function is to administer the laws of the state. These are the legal files created under several governor. These files contain correspondence, injunctions, legal briefs, memoranda, pleadings, and other types of documents. The first three boxes contain information on the payment of attorney fees. Some attorneys and legal firms represented include Graddick and Belser; Rushton, Stakely, Johnston and Grarrett; Lange, Simpson, Robinson and Somerville, George Besk; Bonald W. Wise, and others. The box, SG21562, contains summary information on various educational lawsuits, such as the educational desegrefation lawsuit of Knight v. State of Alabama, the 1967 Lee v. Macon County Board of Education lawsuit, and others. General cases may be found in SG21563 and SG21568. Some cases in those boxes are Ellen Tolbert, et al, v. State of Alabama; University of South Alabama (USA) Foundation v. Board of Trustees of USA; and Donald Watkins v. Alabama State University. Legal case file involving state agencies from the ABC Board through the Dept. of Youth Services are in SG21564-21567, case involving William J. Baxley as Attorney General of Alabama: State of Alabama v. State Banking is in SG11853 folder #1 oversized box.

ArchivalResource: 11 cubic ft. (10 records center cartons and one oversized box).

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Alabama. Attorney General's Office. Informal opinions, 1879-[Ongoing].

Title: Informal opinions, 1879-[Ongoing].

The attorney general's office gives legal opinions to state and local officials when requested. These files contain inquiry letters and carbon copies of the attorney general's replies. These are the only extant copies of much of this material. These records differ from formal opinions, which are published quarterly by the attorney general. The files also contain reply letters responding to private citizens' inquiries. Some of the files were microfilmed randomly.

ArchivalResource: 372.5 cubic ft. (372 records center cartons and 1 archives box).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122368329 View

Alabama. Office of State Comptroller. Administrative files of the State Comptroller, 1943-[ongoing].

Title: Administrative files of the State Comptroller, 1943-[ongoing].

This series documents the activities and functions of the office of the state comptroller. Divided by fiscal year, these records include correspondence, memoranda, allotment requests, indigent defense claims, payrolls, and receipts. Communications between the Director of the Dept. of Finance, the Comptroller, the Attorney General and the Governor are prominent throughout the series. Financial issues, such as state employee salaries, tax collection, interpretation of tax laws, and other subjects are discussed. The series also contains information about court cases involving financial matters of the State. Most notable is the file on the Patillo Milling Company of East Tallassee, Alabama. The owner, Ernest Patillo, entered into an agreement with Caroline S. Cavanaugh, Director of the Bureau of Publicity and Information, to manufacture samples of cornmeal for promotional purposes. Afterward the state refused to pay for the samples, claiming the agreement did not comply with state law regarding the promotion of tourism in Alabama.

ArchivalResource: 13 cubic ft. (13 records center cartons).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122368372 View

Alabama. Securities Commissioner (1935-1969). Dealer registration files, 1925-1946.

Title: Dealer registration files, 1925-1946.

Companies and individuals who were dealing in securities in Alabama were required to apply for registration with the state Securities Commission from 1919 to 1935 and to the Attorney General's office until 1969. These dealer files contain correspondence, application forms, bond certificates, and financial reports.

ArchivalResource: 7 cubic ft. (7 records center cartons).

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Alabama. Attorney General's Office. Dillard v. Crenshaw County et al, legal case files, 1985-1991.

Title: Dillard v. Crenshaw County et al, legal case files, 1985-1991.

In 1985, John Dillard and others initiated a class-action suit on behalf of black Alabamians in Federal District Court in conjunction with the Alabama Democratic Conference (the black arm of the Alabama Democratic Party) and the NAACP charging that Crenshaw County and 159 other voting districts systematically violated the 1964 Voting Rights Act through their method of holding at-large elections. Dillard's efforts, which lasted until 1988, succeeded in forcing 160 counties, cities, and school boards throughout the state to adopt single member district elections rather than at-large elections. The collection contains all motions and counter-motions concerning both Dillard and the State (which defended the at-large electoral bodies), collateral attacks, news releases and clippings relative to the strategy and decisions of the courts in this landmark case.

ArchivalResource: 13 cubic ft. (13 records center cartons).

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Alabama. Attorney General's Office. Case files concerning the Unemployment Compensation Act, 1936-1937.

Title: Case files concerning the Unemployment Compensation Act, 1936-1937.

This series consists of case files dealing with court cases relating to the Ala. Unemployment Compensation Act of 1935. Several corporations sued the state to contest the constitutionality of the law, claiming that it violated both the U.S. and Ala. Constitutions in several particulars. Two of the cases (Gulf States Paper Corp. vs. Carmichael and Carmichael vs. Southern Coal and Coke) were heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1936. The files contain carbon copies of writs and other forms and printed copies of the decisions of the Ala. Supreme Court.

ArchivalResource: 2 cubic ft. (2 records center cartons)

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Alabama. Attorney General's Office (1819- ). Extradition files, 1963-1969.

Title: Extradition files, 1963-1969.

This series contains copies of correspondence relative to the extradition of fugitives to and from other states. The correspondence consists of carbon copies of form letters to the governor's office approving the form of extraditions received and sent. The originals are in the governor's files.

ArchivalResource: 1 cubic ft.

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Alabama. Attorney General's Office (1819- ). Miscellaneous publications, 1975-1985 [state publication].

Title: Miscellaneous publications, 1975-1985 [state publication].

The miscellaneous publications, written to heighten public awareness and understanding, reflect prominent issues present during each administration. The Child Abuse Prevention Handbook defines child abuse, identifies abusers, suggests treatment, and discusses legal aspects, professional responsibilities, and community involvement. The appendix includes an abuse/neglect reporting form to the State Department of Pensions and Security, a Department of Pensions and Security directory, and criminal code and child pornography statutes. The State Department of Pensions and Security and the California Crime Prevention Center assisted in the preparation of the report. Surface Mining in Alabama describes the past and present impact of coal surface mining and recommends ways to change the laws which regulate surface mining. Included topics are statistics, the environmental impact, current land reclamation and principles of good reclamation, options for the future, and sources of reference. Earl Bailey prepared the report, published by the Alabama Environmental Quality Association.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122567932 View

Alabama. Attorney General's Office. Correspondence, 1889-[ongoing].

Title: Correspondence, 1889-[ongoing].

This is the original correspondence of the Attorney General's Office. It covers a wide variety of legal issues that the Attorney General was concerned with in his role as the state's chief legal officer. Some letters are from citizens seeking advice, while others are from local governments seeking clarification in a legal matter. This series contains records created or maintained by Attorney General Jimmy Evans from 1991-1994.

ArchivalResource: 161 cubic ft. (160 records center cartons and 2 archives boxes).

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Alabama. Securities Commissioner (1935-1969). Case files, 1919-1949.

Title: Case files, 1919-1949.

As the chief policing agent for the sale of securities, which includes bonds and stocks, the securities commissioner from 1919 to 1935 investigated companies and individuals who may have been in violation of the state securities laws. The attorney general, as State Securities Commissioner, assumed these duties from 1935 to 1969. This series consists of correspondence, depositions, advertising material, and photographs collected by the commission in its investigation of a company. The files contain summaries of company assets and financial statements, registration applications, audits, and summaries of Security Commission meetings to review applications. Much of the correspondence was generated by William C. Oates who served as Commissioner from 1919 to ca.1935.

ArchivalResource: 63 cubic ft. (63 records center cartons).

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Alabama. Attorney General's Office. Board of pardons docket, 1924-1927.

Title: Board of pardons docket, 1924-1927.

This is the listing of cases heard by the Board of Pardons to approve or disapprove pardon requests. The volume is arranged by case number with an alphabetical index in the back of the volume. The docket contains such information as the inmate's name, crimes(s) committed, original sentence, home county and a note on the action of the Board in each case.

ArchivalResource: 1 volume.

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Alabama. Governor (1835-1837 : Clay). Appointments correspondence, 1835-1837.

Title: Appointments correspondence, 1835-1837.

The Governor of Ala. is responsible for making appointments to various state and local offices and for signing grants and commissions. This series consists of correspondence relating to appointments, resignations, commissions and contested elections. Included are letters of recommendation and petitions. Local offices represented include postal officials, judges, sheriffs, and notary publics. There are a number of recommendations for the office of Bibb Co. sheriff. State office vacancies include the Attorney General, Salt Springs agent, and Director of the Mobile Branch of the Bank of the State of Ala. Of particular interest is a commission for William R. King to serve in the U.S. Senate, 1835, and a letter requesting the appointment of a county health officer for Russell Co. due to a smallpox epidemic in Jirard (Girard), Ala. and a copy of Clay's reply.

ArchivalResource: Originals: 5 folders.Copies: 1 microfilm reel.

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Alabama. Securities Commissioner (1935-1969). Dealer registration record, 1922-1938.

Title: Dealer registration record, 1922-1938.

This series functions to detail the activities of securities dealers in Alabama. It records registration and renewals of registration by securities dealers in Alabama. Those dealers are required to pay an annual registration fee. The name of the dealer and each registration is recorded. The 1922-1933 volume is indexed, but the 1931-1938 volume is not.

ArchivalResource: 2 volumes, (1 cubic ft.)

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Alabama. Attorney General's Office. Agency history record.

Title: Agency history record.

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Alabama. Attorney General's Office (1819- ). Civil case files, 1897-1974.

Title: Civil case files, 1897-1974.

These are complete case files of civil litigation in which the Office of the Attorney General was involved as plaintiff or defendant. In some cases, the Attorney General is a codefendant or coplaintiff. In other cases, the Attorney General is the attorney for another department of state government. Many of the cases are in local district or circuit courts. Others go as far as the state Court of Appeals or the Alabama Supreme Court. Some of them go to the Supreme Court. The files include such items as carbon copies of decrees, motions, briefs, and writs, the originals of which are in the records of the court involved. All courts in the state, from trial courts up to the state Supreme Court keep the records of civil cases permanently, either in original form or on microfilm. Correspondence, newspaper clippings, and published copies of the decision rendered may also be included in the files.

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Alabama. Attorney General's Office. Sewer system applications, 1934-1936.

Title: Sewer system applications, 1934-1936.

In Act 102, General Acts of Alabama, approved 1933 Mar 29, the attorney general was made ex-officio bond commissioner of Alabama. These records contain the files of individual municipalities issuing bonds for construction of water and sewer systems. They include copies of local ordinances, correspondence between localities and the attorney general, copies of correspondence between the attorney general and the Federal Reserve Bank in Atlanta, and other pertinent items. Most of the bond issues were purchased by the PWA or WPA, with the Federal Reserve acting as fiscal agent. By the law, all such bond issues had to mature in less than forty-five years.

ArchivalResource: 2 cubic ft. (2 records center cartons).

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Alabama. Attorney General's Office. Civil rights case files, 1940-1974.

Title: Civil rights case files, 1940-1974.

These records function to document the activities of the Attorney General's Office regarding civil rights cases in Alabama. Some of the information available includes background of cases, how Alabama and its people reacted to the civil rights movement, and how the legal system was used regarding civil rights. The bulk of the cases range from 1963-1970. Among the more prominent cases are: United States v. Wilcox County Board of Education; Joe L. Reed and Albert Harris v. Alabama Public School and College Authority; Anthony T. Lee, et al, v. Macon County Board of Education; Lurleen Burns Wallace, et al, v. Anthoney T. Lee; United States v. Madison County Board of Education; Doris Elaine Brown, et al, and United States, v. Board of Education of the City of Bessemer, et al; National Education Association of the United States, et al, v. Albert P. Brewer, et al; Christine Archie, et al, v. The Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind, et al; Betty B. Mills ... v. Birmingham Board of education ... ; United States v. Perry County Board of Education; Sallie M. Hadnott, et al, v. Mabel S. Amos; Birdie Mae Davis, et al, v. Board of School Commissioners of Mobile County, et al; Ralph D. Abernethy, et al, v. The City of Birmingham; John D. Wallace, et al, v. Albert P. Brewer, et al; John Coleman, et al, v. State of Alabama; Alabama NAACP State ... v. George C. Wallace; NAACP v. State of Alabama; United States v. Dallas County; E.D. Nixon, et al, v. Albert P. Brewer, et al; United States v. The Democratic Executive Committee of Wilcox County, et al; Caliph Washington, et al, v. Frank Lee, Et al; Eugene Crum v. Alabama State Docks Dept.; and United Stats v. Agnes Baggett. There is also documentation about cases in Arkansas, California, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texa, and certified voter eligibility lists, 1965-1966, for Autauga County through Perry County. There is a folder on reapportionment, 1962-1966; and a folder on school integration, 1963. Other subjects are covered as well.

ArchivalResource: 17 cubic ft. (17 records center cartons)

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