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1. 1.10.105-106 - Legal Documents

   James Bellangee's copy of a subpoena for Melville vs Fairhope Single Tax Corporation suit dated 5/4/1914 including names of others summoned to appear.

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2. 1.10.62 - Membership List

   List of Members of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation presumed to be "on the ground" and qualified to vote and "not in arrears" dated 1/23/1906.

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3. 17.2.110-111 - Membership Documents

   Membership Certificate # 40 in the Fairhope Industrial Association issued to Marie Howland on 5/8/1903, transferred from George M. Bancroft. Howand was issued Membership Certificate #8 in the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation on 5/24/1905.

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4. 17.2.63-64 - Membership Documents

   Membership Certificate # 40 in the Fairhope Industrial Association issued to George M. Bancroft on 10/13/1896 transferred to Marie Howland on 5/8/1903. Certificate exchanged for Membership Certificate # 8 in the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation.

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5. 1.7.3-116 - Meeting Minutes

   This 116 page document contains the Meeting Minutes of the Baldwin County Agricultural Society (also known as the Baldwin County Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Growers Associaton) from July 13,1897 to August 2,1902. It also contains the Constitution, By-laws and Membership Rolls of the Association. The stated object of the Association was to aid one another as to the interests of those engaged in the cultivation of the soil or in the distribution ...

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6. 1.8.26 - Letter

   Letter dated 9/10/1901 to E. B. Gaston from W. Trueman of New Haven, Connecticut saying that he has read Mrs. Marie Howland's notice in the Fairhope Courier of their need of a photographer. He had offered some apparatis to Mr. Parker some time ago but he didn't seem to desire it. He is now presenting to the Fairhope Industrial Association a Photgraphic Outfit complete for making both Views and Portraits.

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7. 1898_Courier_Page_066 - Newspaper Article

   Newspaper article titled "Mrs. Howland to Come" from the September 1, 1898 Fairhope Courier announcing Marie Howland's intention to move to Fairhope (she would arrive in spring 1899). Note: The information about the number of volumes in the Howland collection is incorrect (see 1898_Courier_Page_101 in these archives as well as v.3.40-45 letter to Joseph Fels from Marie Howland 4/12/1899). From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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8. 1898_Courier_Page_087 - Newspaper Article

   Letter printed in the October 14, 1898 edition of the Fairhope Courier to E. B. Gaston from Marie Howland who will be moving to Fairhope in spring 1899. Mrs. Howland gently corrects the number of volumes in her library collection to a smaller number than was printed in the previous edition of the Courier. (See 1898_Courier_Page_066 in these archives.) From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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9. 1899_Courier_Page_029 - Newspaper Article

   Article from the March 15, 1899 edition of the Fairhope Courier. Marie Howland writes from her new home "The Pines" that she is "well pleased" with Fairhope after just arriving a few days previous. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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10. 1899_Courier_Page_031 - Newspaper Article

    Paragraph in the "Local and Personal" column in the March 15, 1899 edition of the Fairhope Courier in which Mrs. Marie Howland is welcomed to Fairhope. She moved to the Colony in early March, 1899. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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11. 1899_Courier_Page_35 - Newspaper Article

    Article on Page 1 of the April 1, 1899 edition of the Fairhope Courier titled "Suggestions To Our Friends" in which donations are requested to start a free library in Fairhope. Gaston, the paper's ediitor, makes reference to new Fairhope resident Mrs. Marie Howland's book collection as the nucleus of the library if only a building were available. He, once again, incorrectly says the Howland Collection numbers more than 2,000 volumes; Mrs. Howla...

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12. 1900_Courier_Page_004 - Newspaper Article

    Article in the January 1, 1900 Fairhope Courier titled "Our Library" announcing that the plans for a building for Fairhope's new library have changed because Mrs. Marie Howland has offered the library room in her house (The Pines) to serve as the Colony's library. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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13. 1900_Courier_Page_017 - Newspaper Article

    Excerpt from "Mrs. Howland's Letters.." printed in the February 1, 1900 edition of the Fairhope Courier in which Marie Howland discusses readying the library room in her home, The Pines, to become the Fairhope Public Library. Mrs. Howland's column in the February 15, 1900 edition (page 25 in the pdf and images 3 & 4 in this record) describes the receipt of the shipment of the Howland Collection of books, her plans to catalog and repair volume...

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14. 1900_Courier_Page_019 - Newspaper Article

    Article in the February 1, 1900 Fairhope Courier titled "Notice To Comrades And Friends" announcing the opening of the Fairhope Public Library and requesting donations of books. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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15. 1900_Courier_Page_082 - Newspaper Article

    Marie Howland becomes the Associate Editor of the Fairhope Courier beginning with the June 1, 1900 edition. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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16. 1900_Courier_Page_65 - Newspaper Article

    "Mrs. Howland's Letters to Outside Friends" in the May 1, 1900 edition of the Fairhope Courier. Marie Howland writes about the opening of the Fairhope Public Library on April 18, 1900. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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17. 1904_Courier_Page_089 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph of the approach to Marie Howland's residence called "The Pines" published in the June 15, 1904 Fairhope Courier. Mrs. Howland frequently wrote of her flowers, produce and grapes and fruit trees under the canopy of long-leaf pines. The picture is titled "In the Flower Garden, at "The Pines." Another copy of this picture from a postcard is available at FSTC-1561-1562. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Fairhope Cou...

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18. 1904_Courier_Page_101 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph of George Knowles, aka Father Knowles (1828-1917), in the July 1, 1904 Fairhope Courier. The photo is in the "Mrs. Howland's Letters" column in which Marie Howland writes about Knowles and his garden. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Fairhope Courier Collection.

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19. 1908_Courier_Page_278 - Newspaper Article

    Newspaper article dated September 11, 1908 in the Fairhope Courier about the decidation of the new building for the Fairhope Public Library. This same page has the announcement for the Organic School curriculum from kindergarten through teacher training for 1908-1909. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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20. 1.9.17-20 - Letter

    Letter dated 11/1/1905 to the Executive Council of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation from the Trustees of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation (C. E. Littlefield, Marie Howland and James Bellangee) in which they reply to the questions put forth by "certain parties." These include questions about boat certificates, scrip, and assets and liabilities, among other things. They include a Statement of Assets and Liabilities, List the Donors to the Lan...

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