Marjorie L. Smith Cotton Slides
Collection
Identifier: 2007-004
Scope and Contents
This collection contains seventy-one color slides taken by Marjorie L. Smith in and around Hayneville, Lowndes County, Alabama. Slides depict various stages of cotton production, from picking the cotton by hand to processing in the cotton gin and getting the cotton bales ready for the market. The collection also contains images of African Americans working in the field and images of an African American church in Hayneville. Some show the growth stages of a cotton plant, from seeds to matured cotton.
Dates
- 1960 - 1965
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.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers are responsible for using the materials in conformance with United States copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any copyright claimants in collection materials. Copyright for official University records is held by The University of Alabama. The library claims only physical ownership of many manuscript collections. Anyone wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of literary property rights or copyrights. Please contact Special Collections (archives@ua.edu) with questions regarding specific manuscript collections. For more information about copyright policy, please visit: https://www.ua.edu/copyright/. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals without the consent of those individuals may have legal implications, for which the University of Alabama assumes no responsibility.
Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals without the consent of those individuals may have legal implications, for which the University of Alabama assumes no responsibility.
Biographical / Historical
Marjorie L. Smith was born in Montgomery, Alabama August 5, 1911. She graduated from Wellesley College and studied architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She was involved in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. She was married to Moreland Smith. In 1960 she set out to document the changes in cotton agriculture. She worked on this project through 1965, when she moved to Atlanta, where she resided until her death on December 12, 2004.
Extent
0.19416 Linear Feet (1 container)
Language of Materials
English
Overview
This collection contains seventy-one color slides depicting various stages of cotton production, taken by Marjorie L. Smith in and around Hayneville, Lowndes County, Alabama. Slides also show images of an African American church in Hayneville.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. Marjorie L. Smith, 2004.
Processing Information
Processed by Marina Klarić, 2007.
- Title
- Guide to Marjorie. L. Smith Cotton Slides
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by Marina Klarić, 2007: updated by Marina Klarić, May 2022.
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository