Bootlegging Court records
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0188
Scope and Contents note
The collection consists of one ledger containing court records of cases relating to bootlegging and illegal distillery operations. Although one of the crimes took place in north Alabama, there is no indication of where other crimes took place or where these cases were prosecuted.
Dates
- 1871-1881
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 note
Bootlegging is the business of transportating goods that are deemed to be illegal or illegal to transport. Transporting alcohol in the 1920s and 1930s during the Prohibition-era was considered to be bootlegging.
Extent
0.075 Linear Feet (1 item)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
One ledger containing court records of cases relating to bootlegging and illegal distillery operations.
Provenance
Purchased from Cather and Brown Books, 1991
Processed By
Paul Musselman and Donnelly Lancaster Walton, 2006; updated by Andrew Harris, 2012
Source
- Cather & Brown Books (Bookseller, Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Bootlegging Court records
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- May 2009
- 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