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1. 34_22_001_027 - Book

   Program for the dedication of the Christmas Tree park in memory of Joseph Christopher (1882-1929). The event was on Washington's Birthday in February, 1931 and included songs and poems, as well as tributes to Mr. Christopher from town leaders and friends. The event took place in Knoll Park in Fairhope, Alabama where the memorial tree was planted. This small bound book was reprinted from the Fairhope Courier article (February 26, 1931 issue...

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2. 34_72_077 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph and Historic Sites Survey Update Form dated 2014 of 327 Fairhope Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama. Built in 1932 by Dyson & Co. for Carl Bloxham for his Real Estate and Insurance business. A smaller building was added in 1946 which sits back farther from the street. This building, called the Bloxham Building, is located in the Downtown Fairhope Historic District. See 34_71_001-127 for all buildings in this District or search "Downtown ...

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3. 4.5.1-201 - Correspondence

   Correspondence (Ba-Bi) of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation dated 1934-1955. 4.5.48-83 contains correspondence between C. A. Gaston, secretary of the FSTC and John H. Bankhead, Senator of Alabama, regarding a bill he introduced before the Senate on 2/7/1935 to create the Farm Tenant Homes Corporation, to promote more secure occupancy of farms and farm homes, to correct the economic instability resulting from some present forms of farm tena...

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4. 5.10.1-234 - Letter

   Correspondence of secretaries of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation (E. B. Gaston and C. A. Gaston), dated 1934-1952, (letter W). Includes general business correspondence of the FSTC: letters of inquiry about the Colony, letters of inquiry about leasing lands, records, rents and other day-to-day business correspondence. In addition, there is correspondence between C. A. Gaston and Fiske Warren (and other Warren family members) about pro...

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5. 6.14.1-185 - Letter

   Correspondence of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation, 1935-1954, (I-J)

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6. 6.4.1-143 - Letter

   Correspondence of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation, 1933-1947 pertaining to the Home Owners' Loan Corporation, a New Deal program. Includes correspondence with Lister Hill and Hugo Black in a successful attempt to add amendments to the legislation which created the HOLC so that lessees of the FSTC would be eligible for the program. Other correspondence pertains to individual petitions for the program.

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7. 6.7.1-169 - Correspondence

   Correspondence (Be-Bl) of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation dated 1935-1954.

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8. 7.1.1-167 - Letter

   Correspondence of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation, 1921-1955, (Sa-Si).

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9. 7.19.1-169 - Correspondence

   Correspondence (A-B) of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation dated 1955-1970.

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10. 7.20.1-192 - Letter

    Correspondence of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation, 1955-1971, (C-D). Includes general correspondence of the Corporation. 7.20 4-5 and 7.20. 89 are cataloged separately and provide insights into Fairhope benefactor, Joseph Fels. 7.20 includes correspondence between C. A. Gaston and John R. Chadwick, who works at The Birmingham News. Chadwic, Gaston, and Frances Gaston Crawford are discussing the possible sale of the Fairhope Courier ...

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11. FMH_0994 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph of the Carl L. Bloxham Insurance and Real Estate Company at 327 Fairhope Avenue in downtown Fairhope, Alabama. According to the National Register of Historic Places Survey Form ( 34_72_077), this is the first example of an Art Deco style structure built in Fairhope. The men in the picture are not identified. The Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce is the current tenant in the historic Bloxham Building. From the Fairhope Single Tax Co...

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12. 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...

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13. ix.6.1-34 - Correspondence

    Corresponsdence from Dr. William E. Zeuch, Director of the School of Organic Education (Organic School) in Fairhope, Alabama. In a letter to faculty dated December 10, 1943, he seeks to reevaluate the philosophy of organic education. He feels that the school is in a social vacuum and that it is important to do some real experimental work and better define aims and methods. There is a letter from C. A. Gaston to Carl Bloxham on June 20, 1942 ...

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