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Ensley Merchants Association records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0487

Scope and Contents

The collection contains the minutes, bank statements, correspondence, news clippings and census data of the Ensley Merchants Association from 1929 to 1944.

Dates

  • 1929-1944

Creator

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 Ensley Merchants Association was an organization formed by the merchants of the Ensley, Alabama, area to improve and preserve the business and economic environment of the Ensley Community. It also assisted with the economic development of the Community by helping to retain businesses and assisting them to expand their operations and workforce.

Extent

1.2 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Overview

Minutes, bank statements, correspondence, news clippings, and other materials of this Birmingham, Alabama, area organization

Provenance

Purchased from Cather & Brown Books, 1989

General

To provide faster access to our materials, this finding aid was published without formal and final review. Email us at archives@ua.edu if you find mistakes or have suggestions to make this finding aid more useful for your research.

Processed by

unknown, 2008; updated by Martha Bace, 2013
Title
Guide to the Ensley Merchants Association records
Status
Completed
Date
February 2008
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