Papers, 1940-1984.

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Papers, 1940-1984.

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This collection, consisting of correspondence, letters, historical narratives, minutes of meetings of the Horseshoe Bend Battle Park Association (Tallapoosa Co., Ala.), warranty deeds, options for purchase of land, a boundary report, brochures, articles, clippings, press releases, and a teacher's guide, documents the development of the Horseshoe Bend National Military Park (Tallapoosa Co.) from the earliest efforts in 1940, to its creation in 1959 and use in subsequent years. The collection was accumulated by Judge C.J. Coley, secretary of the Horseshoe Bend Battle Park Association. The correspondence and letters series reflects the efforts of the Horseshoe Bend Battle Park Association, its board of directors, and its officers to gain support for the creation of the park from the Ala. legislature as well as from the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. This series is arranged chronologically by year, and correspondents include Judge C.J. Coley, Marie Bankhead Owen, Rucker Agee, Peter Brannon, Thomas W. Martin, Elbert Cox, Albert Rains, Hugh Comer, Lister Hill, James E. Folsom, George Huddleston, Jr., Kenneth A. Roberts, and John Sparkman. The next series, planning and development, includes letters and meeting minutes that document the actions and activities of the Horsebend Battle Park Association, the boundary report issued by the National Park System Planning Office, and legislative proposals by the Ala. legislature and the U.S. Congress. The third and final series, publicity, contains brochures, magazine articles, press releases, a TV script, photographs, and clippings as well as programs and other memorabilia from commemorative events held at the Park. A teacher's guide to the park's Nature and Man Environmental Study Area (1971) is also available.

2 cubic ft. (4 archives boxes and 2 volumes).

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Brannon, Peter A. (Peter Alexander), 1882-

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Peter Alexander Brannon was born at Seale, Russell Co., Ala., 30 Aug. 1882. He was educated at the public school, Seale High School, and graduated in 1900 from the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, majoring in pharmaceutical chemistry. He married Frances Frazer in Columbus, Ga., on 5 Oct. 1904. After practicing as a pharmacist in Columbus, Ga., Talladega, Ala., Troy, Ala., and Montgomery, Ala., Brannon began working at the Alabama Dept. of Archives and History (ADAH) on 1 F...

Owen, Marie Bankhead, 1869-1958

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Marie Bankhead Owen, after the death of her husband Thomas McAdory Owen, became the Director of the Alabama Dept. of Archives and History. She retired in 1953 and during her tenure she was instrumental in having the Archives building constructed (1939). From the description of Family photographs, [18--]-[19--]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122548623 ...

Sparkman, John, 1899-1985

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Senator. From the description of Reminiscences of John Sparkman : oral history, 1962. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122481724 From the description of Reminiscences of John Sparkman : oral history, 1969. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122513439 John Jackson Sparkman (b. Dec. 20, 1899, Morgan County, Ala.-d. Nov. 16, 1985, Huntsville, Ala.), U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Alabama, was ...

Comer, Hugh, 1892-1962.

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Horseshoe Bend Battle Park Association (Tallapoosa County, Ala.)

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Rains, Albert (Albert McKinley), 1902-1991

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Alabama Power Company (Birmingham).

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Coley, C.J. 1902- .

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United States. National Park Service. Horseshoe Bend National Military Park.

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Agee, Rucker, d.1986.

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Cox, Elbert, 1906-1993

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Former student assistant in the University of Virginia Library. From the description of Letter [manuscript] Richmond, to Shelah Scott, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1989 July 26. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647806231 ...

Folsom, James E. 1908- .

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Horseshoe Bend National Military Park.

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Roberts, Kenneth A. (Kenneth Allison), 1912-1989

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Martin, Thomas W. (Thomas Wesley), 1881-1964

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Thomas W. Martin attended the University of Alabama and eventually became General Counsel for the Alabama Power Company in 1912. In 1920 he was made President of the company, a post which he held until 1949. Thomas Martin was also involved in other organizations including the Southern Research Institute of Birmingham, the Alabama State Chamber of Commerce and the Southern Association of Science and Industry. From the description of Printed materials, 1931-196...