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1. 1.16.1-95 - Correspondence

   This folder is a continuation of the correspondence of Anne B. Call (folder 2 of 2) which pertains to the conveyence of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation park lands to the Town of Fairhope and the dispute between the Secretary and the Trustees (see Report to Members 1.15.19-22 for a summary of both positions) and the actions that followed. Legal interpretations of the FSTC constitution were asked for and given by both sides. The transfer was ap...

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2. 1.19.4 - Letter

   Undated letter (probably 1932-33) to members of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation urging support of a constitutional amendment to change how taxes are paid in relation to rent. The FSTC financial safety is under threat due to the depression, the "vicious land system," the decrease in wharfage fees due to the opening of the Cochrane Bridge and the lack of a "modern, hard-surfaced through highway." Signed by all officers of the Fairhope Singl...

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3. 1.2.12-14 - Membership List

   Fairhope Single Tax Corporation list of members and addresses dated May 13, 1932.

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4. 1.2.3-11 - Membership List

   List of Fairhope Single Tax Corportation members and addresses dated 2/7/1935. (several copies)

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5. 17.2.25-26 - Membership Documents

   Membership Certificate # 14 in the Fairhope Industrial Association issued to Gilbert Anderson on 8/19/1895.

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6. 18.11.1-86 - Documents

   Documents related to the Estate of E. B. Gaston, C. A. Gaston, Executor including bank books, income tax forms, attornies fees, Will (18.11.24), receipts and disbursements.

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7. 2.10.1-84 - Letter

   Colony Cemetery correspondence for the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation, 1926-1940. Includes survey letters from the FSTC dated 1928 to towns (Monroeville, Chatom, Camden, Brewton, Grove Hill) requesting information about ownership, lot prices, size, maintenance, grave preparation and paperwork for cemeteries in those communities. The Woman's Council of the FSTC has charge of the care of the Colony Cemetery until 1934 (see 2.10.25), when...

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8. 2.4.1-42 - Letter

   Fairhope Courier newspaper correspondence for 1926, A-B Includes correspondence about subscriptions, advertising, samples of ads and issues with bills for advertising. C. A. Gaston appears as acting editor in summer 1926 during the time his father and mother (E. B. Gaston and Clara Mershon Gaston) attended a single tax meeting in Denmark.

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9. 29.16.16 - Correspondence

   Letter to H. W. Rucker in Albany, Georgia from E. B. Gaston continuing correspondenceenc (see 29-16-4-7) of the week prior about a poem Rucker has written about Fairhope. Gaston comments about hs late wife, son Cornelius A. Gaston and P.Y. Albright, a former resident of Fairhope. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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10. 29.18.1-23 - Correspondence

    Correspondence of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation dated March 1934 and April 1934. The first issue is that the lesses of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation are not authorized to receive loans through the Home Owner's Loan Corporation (also refferred to as the Home Owner's Loan Association). There is significant correspondence between E. B. Gaston, HOLC officials and members of the U. S, House and Senate with regard to this issue both in ...

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11. 29.2.2-4 - Correspondence

    Letter dated 5/31/1932 from Cornelius Alonzo Gaston to Abe Waldauer in Memphis, Tennessee regarding the constitutional aspects of the issues surrounding the transfer of FSTC parklands to the Town of Fairhope. Dr. Gaston references Fiske Warren, E.B. Gaston, attorney J. H. Webb and a Mr. Johnson in his support of his father E. B. Gaston's position on this issue. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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12. 30.18.1-16 - Correspondence

    General correspondene of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation dated January 1928. Included: Treasurer's Report for January 1928, the resignation letter of J. G. Lorenzen as FSTC Superintendent of Lands and Highways due to health reasons, the nomination of Marion Smith and A. E. Schalkenbach for Supt of Lands and Highways and Trustee in the upcoming elections, and general letters of inquiry from people thinking of moving to Fairhope. From the...

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13. 30.19.1-19 - Correspondence

    Correspondence of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation dated January 1929. Included are petitions to place Delia K. Bancroft in the February 1929 annual election ballot as a trustee of the FSTC and a petition for a referendum election concerning the applictaion for leases. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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14. 30.43.1-27 - Correspondence

    General correspondence of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation dated September 9, 1928. Included is the monthly Treasurer's Report for the Corporation. Also there is a petition for a referendum to place R. E. L. Connolly on the ballot for the special election of October 5, 1928 for the position of Treasurer. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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15. 3.30.34 - Petition

    Petition dated 1/26/1936 to E. B. Gaston, secretary of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation from seven members for the inclusion of James E. Gaston on the ballot of the 2/6/1936 annual election of officers.

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16. 3.30.35 - Petition

    Petition dated 1/20/1936 to E. B. Gaston, secretary of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation, from seven members requesting that Dr. C. A. Gaston's name appear on the 2/5/1936 election ballot as a candidate for the office of secretary of the Corporation.

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17. 3.30.36 - Letter

    Letter dated 1/20/1936 to E. B. Gaston and the Executive Council of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation from Dr. C. A Gaston, declaring his intent to resign as a Trustee of the FSTC to run for the office of secretary in the general election of February, 1936.

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18. 3.30.41 - Petition

    Petition dated 1/25/1936 to E. B. Gaston, secretary of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation requesting the name of Emil Knipps be placed on the February 6, 1936 election ballot for the position of trustee (filling vacancy created by the resignation of C. A. Gaston who is running for the office of secretary). Seven members sign the petition .

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19. 3.30.42 - Petition

    Petition dated 1/25/1936 to place the name of Marmaduke Dyson on the ballot as a candidate for the office of president of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation in the upcomining February 6, 1936 elections. Signed by seven members.

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20. 3.30.43 - Note

    List (handwritten) of names and offices for the February 6, 1936 election of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation. President: Marmaduke Dyson V P: James E. Gaston Secretary: C. A. Gaston Supt Lands and Highways: Marion Smith Supt Public Services: A. O. Berglin Supt Industries R. L Rockwell Supt Public Health: Margaret Dyson Trustee: Jesse Stimpson, Emil Knipp, M.A. Bowen

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