Records 1875-1986.

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Records 1875-1986.

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The State Democratic Executive Committee records, 1875-1986, document over a century of virtual single party politics in Alabama. The records provide detailed information concerning election practices, political campaigns, party solidarity/dissension and race relations. The records not only reflect on politics within the state, but provide information relating to Alabama's role in national politics. The records, primarily the correspondence, minutes and printed materials, provide valuable information on many topics such as white supremacy, state's rights, civil rights, election manipulations and the many schisms within the party. The primary correspondents include committee officers and various state, local and national committee members and political figures. The records also provide detailed information about the more routine areas of the committee's responsibilities. A substantial portion of the collection consists of candidate files, election records, campaign materials, and records of contested elections. These records illustrate the manner in which the committee assisted and qualified candidates, supported political campaigns, and executed special and primary elections. The records of each administration were generally maintained independently from the records of previous administrations, except in instances. Where the chairman served more than one term. Several of the administrations were poorly documented. The bulk of the materials date from 1919 to 1951 and from 1959 to 1963.

34.67 cubic feet. (104 archives boxes and 2 oversized boxes)

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