Administrative records, 1971-1976.

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Administrative records, 1971-1976.

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This series consists of the administrative records of the Alabama Bicentennial Commission from 1971 to 1976 which document the Commission's participation in national, state, and local activities in celebration of the two hundredth anniversary of the American Revolution. Included are letters and correspondence, meeting agenda, minutes, memoranda, speeches, reports, newspaper clippings, newsletters, press releases, grant applications, computer printouts, photographs, brochures, programs, invitations, catalogs of souvenirs, and publications describing Bicentennial activities in Alabama and throughout the United States. The series is arranged alphabetically by subject. Significant topics discussed include "Operation Sail '76," in which sailing ships from other countries visited several U. S. ports during the Bicentennial; "How You Comin', Alabama," a multimedia project presented to schools and civic organizations across the state promoting Bicentennial activities; various programs aimed at school children such as the Bicentennial Reading Program and the Johnny Horizon Cleanup Program; and the Bicentennial Publication Program, which provided funds to the University of Alabama Press to reprint out-of-print books and publish new works on Alabama history. Local Bicentennial activities such as beauty contests, tours, and historical reenactments are well documented and are arranged alphabetically by name of the community. Also included are numerous newsletters and computer printouts from BINET, the Bicentennial Information Network, a national database operated by the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration in Washington, D.C., that made information available to the states and territories about Bicentennial activities throughout the nation.

19 cubic ft. (19 records center cartons).

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Alabama Department of Archives and History

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American revolution bicentennial administration

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Administration created by the U.S. Congress to plan and aid in the observance of the 200th anniversary of the U.S. John W. Warner became the administrator. The organization resolved to republish the 100 greatest masterpieces of American literature as a tribute to the country's development. From the description of Records, 1976-1977. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 38991440 Established by Congress in 1973 to direct the overall planning of the nation's 200th ann...

University of Alabama. Press

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American revolution bicentennial commission

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The United States Bicentennial was a series of celebrations and observances during the mid-1970s that paid tribute to the historical events leading up to the creation of the United States as an independent republic. The Bicentennial culminated on Sunday, 4 July 1976, with the 200th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. From the guide to the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission papers MSS. 0074., 1974-1976, (W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The ...

Alabama Bicentennial Commission

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Sources: Alabama Bicentennial Commission, Program administration files, minutes of the executive committee, 1972-1976, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History. The Alabama Revolution Bicentennial Commission, commonly known as the Alabama Bicentennial Commission, was created by executive order #28 by Governor George C. Wallace on 1971 Dec. 29 "to cooperate and participate with national and local groups to plan for the commemoration of the two hundredth anniversa...