Democratic Presidential Campaign of 1928 in Alabama Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of research material used by Hugh D. Reagan in his doctoral dissertation, "The Presidential Campaign of 1928 in Alabama," including typescripts of affidavits (1928), accounting campaign contributions, expenditures of political parties in Alabama, and microfilm of correspondence (1928) between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Alabama Democrats about the campaign. Includes materials documenting the anti-Catholic campaign against Alfred Smith for president.
Dates
- 1928
Conditions Governing Access
Open
Biographical / Historical
Alfred Smith was nominated by the Democrats at their convention in Houston, Texas, on the second ballot. Smith was the first Roman Catholic to run for the presidency. The major issues in the campaign were religion and prohibition. Attacks were made against Smith, claiming that if elected, he would make Catholicism the national religion. The Alabama campaign against Smith failed as 51.3 percent of the state's voters chose Smith over Hoover.
Extent
.10 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This finding aid is organized by accessions. Each accession represents an addition to the collection. Each accession also represents a transfer of physical and legal custody of archival materials from the donor(s) to Auburn University Special Collections and Archives.
Processing Information
Processed by TAB, July 28, 1966. HTML Finding Aid listed by Dieter C. Ullrich, July 2003. Added to ArchivesSpace by Cara Eiland, October 10, 2019. Revised by Joanna Ashley, 2025.
- Title
- Guide to the Democratic Presidential Campaign of 1928 in Alabama Collection
- Subtitle
- Record Group 57
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- TAB
- Date
- July 28, 1966
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Auburn University Special Collections and Archives Repository
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
231 Mell Street
Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732
archives@auburn.edu
