Special Project Files 1978-1986.

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Special Project Files 1978-1986.

The series was collected by Martha Hays, assistant to President of UAB S. Richardson Hill. The files contain information about projects of interest to the president or about programs or issues Ms. Hays worked on in her role as assistant to the president. The files contain correspondence with state political leaders such as Attorney General Don Siegelman and former Governor George C. Wallace and with UAB administrators, faculty, and staff. This correspondence provides information about memorabilia collected by UAB including papers of former Governor George C. Wallace and records of the Alabama Farm Bureau. The files also contain memoranda from UAB administrators about programs or projects of interest to the president. The files also contain notes about projects and project plans.

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