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Letter to Henry Holman Mize

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-3013

Scope and Contents

A letter to Henry Holman Mize discussing Judge James J. Mayfield of Tuscaloosa.

Dates

  • 1932 December 12

Conditions Governing Access

None

Conditions Governing Use

None

Biographical / Historical

Henry Holman Mize was born in 1911 in Tuscaloosa, attended local schools, and received undergraduate, graduate, and law degrees at the University of Alabama. Mize served in the armed forces for 33 years. He served in the Alabama State Senate from 1946-1950, was elected circuit judge in 1966, and was elected by his peers to serve as presiding judge of the Sixth Circuit Court. Mize died in 1971.

James Jefferson Mayfield was born in 1861. He served on the Alabama state supreme court and acted as code commissioner in 1907.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Overview

A letter to Henry Holman Mize discussing Judge James J. Mayfield of Tuscaloosa.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Cather & Brown, 2005

Processed by

James N. Gilbreath, October, 2010
Title
Guide to the Letter to Henry Holman Mize
Status
Completed
Author
James N. Gilbreath
Date
10/1/2010
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa AL 35487-0266
205.348.0513