Historical Records Survey in Alabama Local Histories Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains typescript copies of six county histories written for various publications between 1870 and 1905. Copies made by WPA-HRS workers from documents provided by Alabama Department of Archives and History.
Dates
- typed circa 1936-1942
- Publication: 1870 - 1905
Creator
- Alabama Historical Records Survey (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
The Historical Records Survey (HRS) was part of the Work Progress Administration's "Federal One" programs. It employed white collar workers, mostly clerks, from 1936-1942. Because of conflicts with the Department of Archives and History, the Alabama HRS kept separate offices in Birmingham from 1936 until Congress forced states to sponsor their own programs in 1939. From then until 1942, ADAH administered the HRS. Clerk-scholars compiled county histories to add context to the records surveys the HRS made.
Extent
6 Folder(s)
Language of Materials
English
General
Accession number 70-0929
Processing Information
Processed by Marty Oliff, June 1997. Finding Aid transcribed into ArchivesSpace by Cara Eiland, November 21, 2019
Creator
- Alabama Historical Records Survey (Organization)
- United States. Works Progress Administration (Organization)
- Owen, Thomas McAdory, 1866-1920 (Person)
- Wyman, William Stokes, 1830-1915 (Person)
- McEachin, Archibald Bruce, 1837-1909 (Person)
- McClellan, R.A. (Person)
- Shehan, Will T. (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Historical Records Survey in Alabama Local Histories Collection
- Status
- Under Revision
- 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
