Alabama Local Histories Collection, 1870-1905.

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Alabama Local Histories Collection, 1870-1905.

Collection consists of typescripts of six county histories transcribed from sources published between 1870 and 1905. Covers Baldwin, Lawrence, Limestone, Sumter, and Tuscaloosa counties.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7396481

Auburn University.

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Shehan, Will T.

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McClellan, R. A.

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Historical Records Survey (U.S.)

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The Historical Records Survey (HRS) had its origins in the Federal Emergency Relief Administration and the Civil Works Administration. In 1935 it came under the auspices of the Works Progress Administration Federal Writers' Project and eventually was designated as an independent program under Federal Project No. One. The projects, ideally suited for white collar workers, employed individuals to survey, classify and collect historical records. One program of the HRS was to document American portr...

Wyman, William Stokes, 1830-1915

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McEachin, Archibald Bruce, 1837-1909.

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Larkin, John Robert, Dr.

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Owen, Thomas McAdory, 1866-1920

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Thomas McAdory Owen, was the first director of the Alabama Department of Archives; also an editor, bibliographer and Robert E. Lee enthusiast. From the description of Papers, 1912-1920 (bulk 1912). (Washington & Lee University). WorldCat record id: 53291535 Thomas M. Owen (1866-1920) was a lawyer, historian, and founder and director of the Alabama Department of Archives and History. For more information on Owen see his History of Alabama and Dict...