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1. FMH-A0005a - Audio, Digital

   First part of an interview (audio) dated 1998. Mary Lois Timbes-Adshead interviews life-long friends Helene Beiser Hunter and Evalyn Berglin Porter for background research for her books "Meet Me at the Butterfly Tree" and "Fair Hope of Heaven." Approximately 48 minutes. Part 2 is FMH-A0005b. Helene Hunter and Evalyn Porter describe in detail their experiences in early to mid-twentieth century Fairhope. Included are memories of playing in the g...

   Record Type: Archives and Videos

   
2. FMH-A0005b - Audio, Digital

   Second part of an interview (audio) dated 1998. Mary Lois Timbes-Adshead interviews life-long friends Helene Beiser Hunter and Evalyn Berglin Porter for background research for her books "Meet Me at the Butterfly Tree" and "Fair Hope of Heaven." Kenneth C. Cain joins the conversation for a few minutes around the midway point. Approximately 48 minutes. Part 1 is FMH-A0005a. Topics include homes, hotels and businesses, social and atheletic acti...

   Record Type: Archives and Videos

   
3. FMH-A0005c - Audio, Digital

   Interview (audio) dated 1998. Mary Lois Timbes-Adshead interviews Helene Beiser Hunter, Evalyn Berglin Porter and Eloise Nichols Rowe for background research for her books "Meet Me at the Butterfly Tree" and "Fair Hope of Heaven." Kenneth C. Cain joins the conversation briefly at the beginning. Approximately 33 minutes, 20 seconds. Note that Mary Lois Timbes-Adshead interviews some of these participants in FMH-A0005a and FMH-A0005b. Topics...

   Record Type: Archives and Videos

   
4. FSTC-0805 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph dated April 15, 1955 of Organic School students participating in the Pan American Festival held at Comings Hall on the school campus in Fairhope, Alabama. First Row L-R: Mary Lois Timbes Adshead, Joyce Burns, Mary Jean Gormley, Linda Horne, Rosemary Wallace, Eleanor Stenzel. Back Row: Philip Stenzel, Kenneth Cain, DeLaine Beiser Ronald King, Walter Bebler. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. FSTC-1098 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph dated 1955 of Math Instructor Roland Carr teach an algebra class at the School of Organic Education (Organic School) in Fairhope, Alabama. Information on the back of the card identifies Susie Hunter, Mary Lois Timbes, Linda Horne and May Moss Dyson as the students. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives,

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. FSTC-V0001 - Video, Digital

   Video titled "Fairhope: The First Century 1894-1994." This film was produced by the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation in 1995, during the Centennial year of it's founding. Written, directed, and produced by Dean Mosher and narrated by Graham Timbes. 31 min. Story of a century where an idea became a colony and a colony became a city: Fairhope. Begun in Des Moine, Iowa and moved to Alabama, our founders believed their idea had "a fairhope of...

   Record Type: Archives and Videos

   
7. FSTC-V0012 - Video, Digital

   Documentary video dated 2002 titled "A Fair Hope" written and directed by Michael Letcher for The University of Alabama Center of Public Television (APT). Reformers (members of the Fairhope Industrial Association, later renamed the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation) founded Fairhope in 1894 to address the economic and social problems of late 19th century America by demonstrating the practical application of the single tax economic theory. ...

   Record Type: Archives and Videos

   
8. FSTC-V0050 - Video, Digital

   Lecture Series on Fairhope History dated February 2, 2016 with Mary Lois Timbes-Adshead. This lecture describes life in Fairhope in 1916, before WWI and includes people and anecdotes of famous visitors to Fairhope before and after that time. Of special interest is her unique ability to capture the look and mood of the village as it once was, with photographs and stories of people who were an important part of Fairhope's early days. 1 hour...

   Record Type: Archives and Videos

   
9. PMG-7015-7018 - Article

   Article by Mary Lois Adshead in the Fall 2000 issue of Alabama Heritage magazine titled "Marietta Johnson, Visionary." Includes photographs, biographical information about Mrs. Johnson, the development of her theories about progressive education, and the successful practical application of her ideas at the School of Organic Education in Fairhope, Alabama. From the Fairhope Public LIbrary Collection and the Paul M. Gaston Collection, Fairh...

   Record Type: Archives and Videos

   
10. PMG-7019-7021 - Brochures

    Centennial Reunion brochure dated October 2007 for the Marietta Johnson School of Organic Education. Includes the reunion events for the October 5-7, 2007 weekend, and registration information. Speakers are Mary Lois Adshead, Maggie Mosteller Timbes and Paul M. Gaston. From the Fairhope Public LIbrary Collection and the Paul M. Gaston Collection, Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives

    Record Type: Archives and Videos

    
11. PMG_8509_8518 - Booklet

    Booklet dated 2000 titled "For Parents: Your child in the Organic School" about the School of Organic Education in Fairhope, Alabama. Includes an essay titled "A Better Educational Sytem Was Right Here All The Time" by Mary Lois Timbes Adshead. From the Paul M. Gaston Collection, Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

    Record Type: Archives and Videos