Papers, 1850-1930.

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Papers, 1850-1930.

This collection contains obituary clippings for James and Hoxie Farley, and several family letters. The letters, beginning in 1850, are between James and his bride Sarah Elizabeth and from both of them to their children. The last letter, written to Hoxie by his brother a month before Hoxie's death, congratulates him on the opening of the Paramount Theater.

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Farley, Sarah Elizabeth.

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Farley, James Thompson, 1829-1886

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Farley, Hoxie C., 1872-1930.

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Farley family.

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The Farley family resided in Montgomery, Ala. James Farley was a prominent banker and served as president of Farmers' Bank during the Civil War. His son, Hoxie C. Farley, opened the first exclusive motion picture theater and was the general manager for Publix in Montgomery, Ala. From the description of Papers, 1850-1930. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145410357 ...

Paramount Theater (Montgomery, Ala.)

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