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  1. 1.22.2-24 - Article

    Six articles written by James Bellangee about Fairhope. These are in-depth explanations of the Fairhope plan, written for publication. The first article was written in approximately 1903-1904, but there is no evidence of the dates of the subsequent articles. These docuements were in a folder marked '1901-1911.'

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  2. 1.22.25-48 - Speech

    Speech by James Bellangee given on July 4. The year is not known but it is likely within the 1896-1904 time period. Bellangee is speaking to an audience of Fairhopers and local non-single taxers, explaining the Fairhope plan. He speaks of America's fight for independence and equality and transitions to Fairhope's demonstation of its principles.

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    1.22.25-48
  3. 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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  4. 5.11.87-89 - Letter

    Letter dated 3/15/1949 to Frances Roberts in West Point, Georgia from C. A. Gaston, secretary of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation, and son of principal founder, E. B. Gaston. C. A. Gaston is responding to Roberts' request for background on Fairhope's founding. Gaston writes a three-page synopsis of the experience, beginning with the founders' study of Bellamy and George. An interesting read from his perspective.

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    5.11.87-89
  5. 5.1.2-12 - Letter

    Correspondence dated 1946-1948 between C. A. Gaston, secretary of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation and Charles H. Ingersoll of New York City. Ingersoll is the editor of the publication 'democracy,' (little 'd' intentional), a single taxer, and a successful businessman (his company makes watches). He and Gaston discuss Fairhope, the history of the single tax movement, the Marietta Johnson School of Organic Education, and other topics. Th...

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    5.1.2-12
  6. 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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  7. 7.20.4-5 - Letter

    Correspondence dated September, 1995 initiated by George Cartwright of Modesto, California to Frances Gaston Crawford, but answered by C. A. Gaston. Cartwright writes of an incident he observed while waiting in (he did not give a date) Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, Tom L. Johnson's outer office. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fels also happened to be there and Cartwright asked about the status of Fairhope. Cartwright writes of Fels' response: "fine, they...

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    7.20.4-5
  8. 7.20.89 - Letter

    Response to a letter of inquiry about the founding of Fairhope dated 8/1/1956 written by C. A. Gaston to H. J. Coenen. Gaston writes of Fairhope's founding and gives information about Joseph Fels' contribution to the Colony, including how Fels came to know about Fairhope initially. He read an article in Justice, a Philadelphia-based publication , edited by A. C. Pleydell. Gaston also mentions the recently published Alyea book on Fairhop...

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    7.20.89
  9. 9.21.1-93 - Correspondence

    Correspondence of Paul M Gaston, 1978-1993. Gaston, a professor of history at the University of Virginia and grandson of Fairhope principal founder E. B. Gaston, took a sabbatical in academic year, 1978-1979, to move to Fairhope to work on a book about the town using FSTC archives. 9.21 contains pieces authored by Gaston, some as a result of the sabbatical year: "Henry George: Outlaw" "Fairhope as Utopia: Reflections of a Fairhoper" "Man...

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  10. 9.28.1-33 - Correspondence

    Miscellaneous correspondence of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation, 1986-1996 (S-Z). Includes various drafts of an article about the FSTC 0written by the Wisconsin Property Owners League. 9.28.17-19 is a chronological list of the FSTC's land acquisiton, starting with Sarah Tatum.

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  11. FSTC-V0008 - Video, Digital

    Video titled The Legacy of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation produced in 2016 by the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation. The history of the Corporation (FSTC) and the beginnings of the Fairhope Colony are disucssed as well as an explanation of Henry George's Single Tax theory and how it is demonstrated in Fairhope. Present-day video of Fairhope, and photographs of early Fairhope and late-nineteenth century Des Moines, Iowa are included. Th...

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  12. 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. ...

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  13. FSTC-V0055 - Video, Digital

    Lecture Series on Fairhope History dated February 2, 2017 with Donnie Barrett. This presentation begins with a description of the first landing parties in 1894 and the colony they founded. Donnie Barrett, founding director of the Fairhope Museum of History and Fairhope historiian, describes many of the first settlers who contributed much to Fairhope. 1 hour video From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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  14. PMG_13695-13729 - Student Paper

    Student Paper titled "Making Good Theories Work: A Study of Fairhope" by Edward G. Lawrence. This paper was submitted to fulfill requirements for the Spring, 1987 Fairhope Seminar course taught by Dr. Paul M. Gaston, Professor of History at the University of Virginia. The paper discusses the economic and social climate of late 19th century. the rise of reform movements across the country, Henry George, Edward Bellamy, A. K. Owen, and the de...

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  15. PMG_13938-13967 - Student Paper

    Student paper dated December 7, 1982 by Ford Stephens titled "The Doorkeeper of Utopia: E. B. Gaston and the Immigration of Fairhope." The paper was submitted in partial fulfilment for a Fairhope Seminar course taught at the University of Virginia by Dr. Paul M. Gaston, Professor of History. Stephens thesis centers on the first three decades of the development of the Single Tax Colony in Fairhope, Alabama, and founder E. B. Gaston's efforts ...

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  16. PMG-4513-4525 - Memoir

    Memoir and recollections of Elof M.Tuveson (1890-1967) titled "What I Remember About Early Time Fairhope" as dictated to Iris Meinema. Mr. Tuveson was a member (aged four years) of the small party of founders of the Fairhope Colony (November 15, 1894). Includes interesting information about Mr. Tuveson's memories of life in early Fairhope and Battles Wharf (also known at the time as Battles, Alabama). From the Paul M. Gaston Collection, Fai...

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  17. PMG-4934-4945 - Booklet

    "Quarter Centennial History, Fairhope Single Tax Colony, With Added Material Bringing Story to August 1932." Published at the Fairhope Courier Print Shop in Fairhope, Alabama. Includes history and pictures of the Fairhope Colony from 1895 to 1920 with a short addendum to 1932. From the Paul M. Gaston Collection, Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives

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  18. PMG-5703-5710 - Article

    Article dated 1955 titled "The Fairhope Colony" by Dr. C. A. Gaston. Gaston was the secretary of the Fairhope Single Tax Coporation from 1936 until 1972. From the Paul M. Gaston Collection, Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives

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  19. PMG-5954-5982 - Student Paper

    Student Paper, dated 1982, by Paul E. Becker titled "Fairhope: The Bonds Of Community - The First Ten Years." This paper was written to fulfill requirements for a senior level history class at University of Virginia taught by Corcoran Professor of History Dr. Paul M. Gaston. This paper and other student papers are included in the FSTC Archives collection from Dr. Gaston. Includes an overview of Fairhope's founding and first years. Notes ...

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  20. PMG-6236-6258 - Student Paper

    Student paper by Stephen Kelly submitted to fulfill requirements for a History Thesis course taught at the Univeristy of Virginia by Professor Dr. Paul M. Gaston. The paper is titled "Fairhope and the Single Tax Movement: the First Ten Years." Dr. Gaston's notes are included. Footnotes are not included . From the Paul M. Gaston Collection, Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives

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