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34_12_001_007 - Documents
Awards and certificates, poem and a prayer to Agnes George. No date. This is Agnes de Mille (Agnes George de Mille) (1905-1993), the granddaughter of Henry George, noted choreographer and dancer, but not verified. From the Fairhope Public Library Collection and the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.
Record Type: Archives and Videos
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34_17_001_050 - Booklet
Promotional booklet dated 1912 titled "Alabama's New Era: A Magazine of Progress and Development" published by the Alabama State Board of Immigration. Published "to inform the world outside of Alabama what a magnificent opportunity there is in this State for buyers of land and tillers of land." From the Fairhope Public Library Collection and the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.
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34_18_001_054 - Booklet
Booklet titled "Along the Eastern Shore" orginially published in 1906. According to the November 2, 1906 Fairhope Courier, the "booklet is profusely illustrated with view of points along the Eastern Shore from Daphne to Zundel's, including several very good views of Fairhope, from photographs by Dealy" (Arthur M. Dealy). From the Fairhope Public Library Collection and the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.
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34_19_001_024 - Booklet
Booklet dated December 14, 1903 for use by teachers titled the "Anniversary of The Day On Which Alabama Was Admitted To The Union." From the Fairhope Public Library Collection and the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.
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34_2_001_002 - Catalog
"Catalogue of the Fairhope Free Public Library Containing Books Contributed Since The Nucleus Was Formed In 1900." February 22, 1902. The original 1902 catalog has been pasted into a larger scrapbook onto which additions to the collection from 1903-1908 have been written, along with inventory notes and other information. NOTE: The Fairhope Public LIbrary was founded in 1900 with the collection of Edward and Marie Howland forming its ...
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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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34_22_002 - Photograph, Digital
Colorized photographs printed in the dedication ceremony program held in memory of Joseph Christopher during which a tree was planted in Knoll Park in Fairhope, Alabama on February 22, 1931. These images can also be seen in the complete program booklet at 34_22_001_027. From the Fairhope Public Library Collection and the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.
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34_23_001_024 - Article
Article written in 1900 and published in 1904 by Thomas McAdory Owen (1866-1920), the founder and first director of the Alabama Department of Archives and History. The subject, Dr. Basil Manly (1798-1868), was the founder of the Alabama Historical Society, and it was on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Society that Owen wrote this biography. Manly held leadership positions in the Southern Baptist Convention (preacher and offic...
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34_24_001_024 - Brochures
Brochure c.1941 titled "Fairhope, Alabama: On Mobile Bay." This promotional brochure was subtitled "An Outstanding Summer & Winter Residence Resort." Published by the Fairhope Chamber of Commerce. Text includes a brief history of Fairhope and information about the amenities available for visitors. Several maps are included as well as illustrations by artist Walter Overton. Advertisements from local businesses are printed in the back of t...
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34_25_001_072 - Cookbook
"Keep-Sake Cook Book" of Fairhope, Alabama 1949-1950. Compiled by the Library Committee of the Parent-Teacher Association in Fairhope, Alabama. From the Fairhope Public Library Collection and the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.
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34_27_001_004 - Newspaper Article
Article published in the December 11, 1898 edition of the Mobile Daily Register newspaper titled "Some Southern Yankees" by Peter J. Hamilton, Mobile historian. Subtitled: "Some Interesting Facts Concerning Old Mobile." Hamilton's article was originally published in the October, 1898 edition of the American Historical Magazine. The original and more legible version is available online in GoogleBooks by searching "Some Southern Yankees." T...
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34_28_001_009 - Booklet
Thirteen page booklet published in 1928 titled "A Travel Log: One of a Series of Historic Stories of Trips Through Alabama" by Peter A. Brannon (1882-1967). Brannon travels highways and roads from Montgomery to southeast Alabama and then westward. He ends the travel log in Mobile. He writes about the Fairhope area: "Fairhope, Battles, Point Clear and Magnolia Springs are lodestones to attract one on pleasure bent. They are all but a ...
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34_29_001_008 - Yearbook
Year Book, 1909-1910, of the Women's Clubs of Fairhope, Alabama. Meetings of the Fifth Thursday Club, Village Improvement Club, Mothers' Round Table, Henry George Club and the Arts and Crafts Society are listed. Information includes programs for the entire year, with topics and speakers, as well as the names of officers, hostesses and locations of the meetings. From the Fairhope Public Library Collection and the Fairhope Single Tax Corpora...
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34_30_001_099 - Book
Book, property of Marie Howland (1836-1921), titled "The Association of Capital with Labor; being the Laws and Regulations of Mutual Assurance, regulating the Social Palace, at Guise, France." Dated 1881. Author is Jean Baptiste Andre' Godin, founder of the Familistere at Guise. The book was translated by Louis Bristol of Vineland, New Jersey. Marie Howland and Edward Howland visited the Familistere in northern France during the late 1860s....
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34_3_001_096 - Catalog
Fairhope Public LIbrary catalog dated 1911. From the Fairhope Public LIbrary Collection and the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives
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34_31_001_017 - Booklet
Propectus written in 1912 by Samuel Milliken titled "Halidon" including the constitution, deed of trust, lease and a map of the single tax colony in Maine. Cataloger's note" The chief founder of the Halidon Colony was Fiske Warren, whose father, S. D. Warren was a wealthy paper manufacturer in the area. Fiske Warren visited Fairhope on many occasions, and patterned Halidon after Fairhope, calling Fairhope the "mother" of single tax enclav...
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34_34_001_048 - Booklet
"Highlights and Highways of Baldwin: The 1939 Guide to Baldwin County Alabama." This brochure of "what to see and how to get there" is by Walter Overton who wrote the text and illustrated the booklet. From the Fairhope Public Library Collection and the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.
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34_35_001_043 - Booklet
"Let's Talk About Alabama" by Walter Overton, dated 1941, a compiled group of sketches, illustration and history text in booklet form. Overton's illustrations and history text about Alabama (many about the Mobile and eastern shore area) were previously published in the Sunday edition of the Mobile Press Register newspaper. Here, they are compiled and published by The Goldenrod Studio of Magnolia Springs, Alabama, Claude Bagge, manager. ...
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34_4_001_030 - Documents
Documents, correspondence and reports for the Fairhope Public Library dated 1922 - 1948. Included are several annual reports presented to the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation by the Fairhope Library Association, information about monetary donations to the Library, a copy of the amended constitution of the Association, and the resignation letter (due to health) of librarian Mary Bishop Gulledge in 1948. From the Fairhope Public LIbrary Collect...
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34_48_001-002 - Postcard
Postcard advertising the Centennial Celebration of the Friends School (Quakers) in Fairhope, Alabama. Date: November 12, 2017. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Fairhope Public Library Collection.
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