Birmingham’s
City Archives, page 3
Birmingham, Ala.
Planning and Zoning Department
Records,
1952-1975
(AR 668)
Office files relating to
streets and the highway system, population growth,
urban renewal, race relations, the labor force,
sanitation and public utilities, neighborhoods, the
liberty and schools.
Size: 3 boxes
Birmingham, Ala.
Planning and Zoning Department
Scrapbooks,
1954-1975
(AR 667)
Newspaper clippings
relating to interstate highway expansion, the water
system, airport expansion, the UAB medical center,
Birmingham suburbs and other topics.
Size: 4 boxes
Birmingham, Ala.
Police Chief
Papers,
1970-1973
(AR 321)
Correspondence and other
material relating to the activities of the police
chief.
Size: 12 boxes
Birmingham, Ala.
Police Department
Crime
Statistics, 1943-1970
(AR 1220)
This collection contains
statistical crime reports compiled by the Birmingham,
Alabama Police Department, Law Department, and
municipal courts. Arrests and cases tried are reported
in categories such as "Assault and Battery,"
"Gaming," and "Disorderly Conduct."
The reports do not contain information on individual
crimes.
Size: 2 boxes
Birmingham, Ala.
Police Department
Photographs of
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Jail Cell
(AR 1391)
Photographs of the cell
at the Birmingham jail where King was held in 1963. It
was during this incarceration that King wrote the first
draft of his Letter from Birmingham Jail.
Size: 1 box
Birmingham, Ala.
Police Department
Scrapbooks,
1910-1969
(AR 259)
Newspaper clippings
relating to crime and the activities of the police
department collected by the staff of the Birmingham
Public Library.
Size: 1 reel microfilm
Birmingham, Ala.
Police Department
Scrapbooks,
1930s-1940s, 1971, 1973-1980, and 1985
(AR 1734)
The scrapbooks in this
collection, compiled by personnel of the Birmingham,
Police Department contain primarily clippings from
Birmingham newspapers relating to the activities and
administration of the police department and relating to
crime. The first scrapbook covers the period of the
1930s and 1940s but the individual clippings are not
dated. For most of the later scrapbooks the clippings
are dated and the newspaper identified.
Size: 30 volumes on 2
reels microfilm
Birmingham, Ala.
Police Department
Surveillance
Files, 1947-1980
(AR 1125)
These files contain
memoranda, correspondence, photographs, newspaper
clippings, interviews, and other material relating to a
variety of individuals, organizations, and events.
Individuals and organizations represented in the files
include civil rights activists, white supremacists,
anti-war protestors, and individuals involved in
criminal activities. Events represented in the files
include
Birmingham area bombings
and civil rights protests.
Size: 14 reels microfilm
Birmingham, Ala.
Public Information Officer
Papers,
1972-1978
(AR 1517)
Correspondence and other
material of Bill Davis, who served as public
information officer during the administrations of
mayors George Seibels and David Vann.
Size: 6 boxes
Birmingham, Ala.
Public Schools
Miscellaneous
Papers, circa 1930s-1940s
(AR 312)
The bulk of these
documents deal with curriculum reform or bulletins
issued by the Jefferson County Public School
Superintendent.
Size: 1 box
Birmingham, Ala.
Water Works
Papers,
1883-1930
(AR 65)
Correspondence,
scrapbooks, financial records, operations records.
Size: 200 boxes
Photographs showing
facilities operated by the water works.
Size: 89 photographs
Birmingham, Ala.
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Records,
1926-1972
(AR 965)
Includes zoning dockets
for the period 1926 to 1949 and Transfers by Ordinances
for 1947 to 1972. There are no indexes for these
records.
Size: 3 boxes
Birmingham-Jefferson
Civic Center
Scrapbooks,
1968-1978
(AR 474)
Newspaper clippings
relating to the construction and use of the civic
center.
Size: 4 reels microfilm
Birmingham
Museum of Art
Board Minutes,
1950-1980
(AR 542)
Size: 2 boxes
Birmingham
Museum of Art
Records,
1939-1992
(AR 1336)
Correspondence,
publications, financial records and other material
documenting the history and activities of the museum,
including exhibitions, the acquisitions of art work,
events including the annual Beaux Arts Ball and
administration of the museum,
Size: 28 boxes
Birmingham
Public Library
Annual Reports
and Director’s Reports, 1910-1952
(AR 408)
Birmingham’s first
library was organized in 1886 for the public schools.
In 1891 it became a subscription library for the
general public. In 1908 The Birmingham Library
Association was founded to establish a free public
library and by 1909 had abolished user fees. The City
created an independent Library Board in 1913. For
decades the library was housed in various locations
including the old City Hall where it was destroyed by
fire in 1925. In response libraries from throughout the
U.S. sent books to rebuild the collection. Local
civic-minded citizens raised funds to build a new
library, which opened on April 11, 1927 and served as
the city’s main library until 1984. Today the
library operates a central library, research library
and 19 branches. This collection contains reports on
library activities and development.
Size: 3 boxes
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