William James Samford and Thomas Drake Samford diaries, 1884-1946 [microfilm manuscript].

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William James Samford and Thomas Drake Samford diaries, 1884-1946 [microfilm manuscript].

Diary, 1884-1899, of William James Samford, planter, lawyer, U.S. representative, and governor of Alabama, of Opelika, Ala., chiefly relating to family life, planting, and law and politics; biography of Samford by John W. DuBose; and diary, 1901-1946, of Samford's son, Thomas Drake Samford (1868-1946), also of Alabama, who was a planter, lawyer, banker with interests in trading and manufacturing companies, real estate investor, U.S. attorney, Democratic Party leader, Methodist layman, and active alumnus of Auburn University. Thomas Drake Samford's diary describes his personal, business, and public life.

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