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City of Faunsdale, Marengo County, Alabama, correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0509
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Scope and Contents

The collection contains letters created and received by the city of Faunsdale, Marengo County, Alabama. Most letters relate to routine matters in this small town, including city maintenance concerns.

Dates

  • Creation: 1927-1933

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

Faunsdale is a town in Marengo County, Alabama, named for nearby Faunsdale Plantation. Faunsdale is home to a medium-sized community of Amish Mennonites and the only Amish Mennonite community in this area of Alabama outside of Greensboro, Alabama. The town is also home to the only Amish Mennonite Church in the area, Cedarcrest Mennonite Church.

Extent

0.2 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Letters created and received by the city of Faunsdale, Marengo County, Alabama, mainly relating to routine matters in this small town, including city maintenance concerns.

Provenance

unknown

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 City of Faunsdale, Marengo County, Alabama correspondence
Status
Completed
Date
Feburary 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

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