Records, 1875-1986.

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Records, 1875-1986.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122388469

Minutes, 1890-1930, contains bound volumes and folders on state and local level meetings. The subject files, 1930-1932, include lists of county election officers, candidates and public opinion polls. Administrative files, 1932-1938, are made up of copies of election laws, expense accounts, and correspondence. Also included in these files are candidacy files, which contain correspondence of individuals declaring their candidacy for public office, and vacancy files which contain plans for filling posts which became vacant through death or resignation. The remaining files are the administrative files of Gessner McCorvey and E. W. Pettus. The files are made up of correspondence and county status files. The county status files contain lists of county committee members, election results and general information concerning the Democratic party in those areas. These records also contain the hearing transcript of the contested Democratic primary of 1986.

30 cubic ft. (30 records center boxes).

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Alabama Department of Archives and History

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