Alabama Historical Association Records

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0036

No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

Programs and correspondence relating to the annuals convention of the Alabama Historical Association, 1951-1954, and of the Fall Pilgrimage programs for 1999-2001, 2003, 2005-2006.

Dates

Creation: 1951-2006

Creator

Summersell, Charles Grayson (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Due to the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access to certain materials may require additional advance notice.

Biographical / Historical

The Alabama Historical Association, founded in 1947, is the oldest statewide historical society in Alabama. The Association sponsors The Alabama Review, a quarterly journal of Alabama history published by the University of Alabama Press; two Newsletters each year; a state historical marker program; the James F. Sulzby Publication Award for the best book on Alabama history; the Coley Award for the best work on local history; the Virginia Van Der Veer Hamilton Award for contributions to Alabama history; the Milo B. Howard Award for the best article published in The Alabama Review in a two-year period; the James Ray Kuykendall Award, a local historical society recognition award; and the Clinton Jackson and Evelyn Coley Research Grant for graduate school research. The annual two-day meeting in April features talks, papers, and tours of historical sites and houses. The fall pilgrimage is a Saturday picnic with a tour of a historical site in Alabama.

Extent

0.4 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Programs and correspondence relating to the annuals convention of the Alabama Historical Association, 1951-54.

Provenance

Gift of Charles G. Summersell, 1985; gift oF Sarah Wiggins, 2013

General

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