Birmingham, Ala. City Council

Minutes, 1963-1999

(AR 1648)

Since the founding of the city in 1871, Birmingham has operated under three successive forms of municipal government. The city was established with a mayor and board of aldermen. Before 1896 aldermen were elected at large. Each alderman represented a ward. After 1896 aldermen were elected directly by wards. In 1911 the form of government for the city was changed by referendum (held in 1910) to a five-member (later changed to a three-member) city commission. The president of the commission also held the title “mayor” and commissioners were responsible individually for various city services. The city commission was replaced in 1963, again by referendum, with a mayor and nine-member city council. Members of the council are elected by district. This collection contains the minutes of the meetings of the Birmingham City Council for the period 1963 to 1999.

Size: 126 reels microfilm

Birmingham, Ala. City Council

Pamphlets and Reports, circa 1950s-

(AR 256)

Documents produced by various departments of the City of Birmingham.

Size: 17 boxes

Birmingham, Ala. City Council

Papers, 1963-

(AR 256)

Correspondence, reports and other material.

Size: 45 boxes

Birmingham, Ala. City Council

Reading Files, 1973-

(AR 490)

Correspondence generated by the Office of the City Council and by individual members of the council.

Size: 10 reels microfilm

Birmingham, Ala. City Council

Scrapbooks, 1962-1969

(AR 491)

Newspaper clippings relating to the council and Birmingham city government.

Size: 6 reels microfilm

Birmingham, Ala. City Council

Special Correspondence, 1960s-

(AR 256)

Size: 3 boxes

Birmingham, Ala. Department of Urban Planning

Records, 1926-1978

(AR 1135)

Minutes of meetings, correspondence, newspaper clippings and urban planning documents.

Size: 8 boxes

Birmingham, Ala. Employee Pension and Relief Board

Minutes, 1915-1988

(AR 1945)

The Birmingham, Ala. Employees Pension and Relief Fund Board of Managers was created by an act of the Alabama legislature in 1937. This collection contains minutes of the Birmingham, Ala. Fireman’s Pension and Relief Fund for the period 1914 to 1940 and minutes of the Employees Pension and Relief Fund Board of Managers for the period 1937 to 1988.

Size: 4 volumes

Birmingham, Ala. Fire Department

Scrapbooks, 1916-1967

(AR 258)

Newspaper clippings.

Size: 1 reel microfilm

Birmingham, Ala. Housing Authority of the Birmingham District

Scrapbooks, 1949-1979

(AR 135)

Newspaper clippings.

Size: 1 reel microfilm

Birmingham, Ala. Law Department

Birmingham Municipal Airport Scrapbooks, 1964-1971

(AR 1189)

Newspaper clippings relating to airport expansion, safety, air service, air shows, Hayes International Corporation and other topics.

Size: 1 box

Birmingham, Ala. Law Department

Civil Rights Files

(AR 987)

Office files and court papers relating to civil rights demonstrations, pornography, prostitution, voting rights and civil rights leader Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth.

Size: 2 boxes

Birmingham, Ala. Law Department

Opinions of City Attorneys, 1910-1921

(AR 1190)

City attorneys issue opinions, or interpretations of law at the request of city officials. These opinions relate to racial segregation, taxation, bawdy houses, Sunday movies and a wide variety of other topics.

Size: 2 boxes

Birmingham, Ala. Mayor

Commission on the Status of Women, 1984-1987

(AR 1020)

Material relating to a 16-member commission appointed by Birmingham mayor Richard Arrington to study a variety of women’s issues including health care, employment, domestic violence, rape, abortion and equal legal protection.

Size: 1 box

Birmingham, Ala. Mayor

“State of the City Address,” 1980-

(AR 1544)

The mayor presents an annual “State of the City” address to assess the accomplishments and needs of the city.

Size: 2 boxes

Birmingham, Ala. Personnel Department

Clipping File on the Jefferson County Personnel Board

(AR 840)

Newspaper clippings relating to the Jefferson County Personnel Board.

Size: 1 box

Birmingham, Ala. Planning and Zoning Department

Case Files and Maps, 1956-1970

(AR 669)

Case files and maps relating to public rights-of-way, land surveys and resurveys, land vacation, development and construction. No index is available to the case files.

Size: 20 boxes

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