Department of Archives & Manuscripts
Collections and Research
The collections of the Birmingham Public Library Archives contain more than 400,000 photographs and 30,000,000 documents, including government records, business records, maps, letters, diaries, scrapbooks and architectural drawings.
Suggested Reading on Birmingham History
Art, Music, Literature and Entertainment
Birmingham Architecture and Historic Sites
Birmingham’s Immigrant Communities
Birmingham Neighborhoods and Suburbs
Birmingham Women’s History
Civil Rights Movement and Race Relations
Episcopal Church in Alabama
Industry and the Labor Movement in Birmingham
Jewish History and Life
Archival Collections Listed by Subject
African-American History and Life
Alabama’s Episcopal Archives
Antebellum Alabama
Birmingham City Archives
Birmingham Public Library History
Civil Rights and Race Relations in Alabama
Civil Rights and Race Relations in Birmingham
Civil War
Education
Industrial History
Jefferson County, Alabama, Archives
Jewish History and Life
Labor Movement
Literature and Journalism
Methodist Church in Alabama
Music, Drama and Theater
Presbyterian Church in Alabama
Sports History
Television, Radio and Movies
Tourism, Travel and Migration
Women’s History (Individuals and Families)
Women’s History (Organizations and Clubs)
World War I
World War II
Other Links
How to Cite Archival Materials
Birmingham Public Library
Department of Archives & Manuscripts
2100 Park Place
Birmingham, Alabama USA 35203
(205) 226-3631
jbaggett@bham.lib.al.us
Birmingham Public Library
