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  1. 1907_Courier - Newspaper

    Fairhope Courier newspapers for 1907, published every Friday. One issue, the March 15, 1907 paper, is missing but available on newspapers.com. A few pages are faint, but still legible. Papers from November-December have incorrect volume numbers. Interestingly, only one photograph (of the Steamer Fairhope II) was printed other than those which were advertisements. These historic papers are scanned using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) ...

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  2. 1908_Courier_Page_173 - Newspaper Article

    Article dated June 12, 1908 from the Fairhope Courier announcing information about the 1908-1909 Organic School year. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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  3. 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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  4. 31_1923_1-14 - Meeting Minutes

    Meeting Minutes of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation for the year 1923. (Note pages 13 and 14 contain minutes for the following year, 1924 - the rest of that year can be viewed at 31_1924_1-10.) The 1923 Minutes contain the general business of the Colony; meetings were held twice per month. Some highlights include:objections to enlarging the electric plant because of increased traffic at the bayfront, printing maps of Colony lands,naming of...

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  5. 31_1937_1-7 - Meeting Minutes

    Meeting Minutes of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation for year 1937 including routine business, annual meeting reports, lease transfers and financial reports E. B. Gaston died December 21, 1937. The Library proposed an addition to the building, with no action taken. The balance of the Whitehead trust was turned over to the Library Association from the FSTC. An oil, gas and mineral lease to a company was considered. Marietta J...

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  6. 3.16.1-82 - Letter

    Correspondence of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation, (letter C), 1930-1935. Includes general correspondence as well as the following: 3.16.19-23 is a letter from W. H. Clarke, who moved away with his family when he was a small child, telling of his early memories of Fairhope and its citizenry. 3.16.28-46 is correspondence between E. B. Gaston and W. E. Clement discussing single tax theory. This section includes pamphlets from the Young ...

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  7. 3.26.1-51 - Letter

    Correspondence of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation 1930-1936 (Me-Mu) by E. B. Gaston, secretary, mostly letters of inquiry about acquiring leases in Fairhope or receiving information for research/school projects about the Fairhope Colony. Of special interest: 3.26.4-5 letter to Fairhope Single Tax Corporation membership from Alex Melville (separately cataloged). 3.26.16 is a letter to L. L. Miller from Gaston in which Gaston mentions the...

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  8. 3.34.1-37 - Letter

    Correspondence of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation dated 1913-1936, mostly E. B. Gaston, secretary of the Corporation responding to letters of inquiry about Fairhope, acquiring leased lands, requesting subscriptions to the Fairhope Courier newspaper, the School of Organic Education (Organic School), and other similar matters. Most documents are in the 1931-1936 time period.

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  9. 3.34.31-32 - Letter

    Correspondence dated 4/13/1913 between A. E. Ausman, executive secretary of the Retail Merchants Association in Brimingham, Alabama, and E. B. Gaston, secretary of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation. Ausman wants to start a school in Fairhope, and is asking for a donation of land. Gaston responds that the FSTC cannot be of help, but refers him to Fairhope Mayor Northrop, who could be of help connecting Ausman with the Normal School in Daphne. ...

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  10. 34_53_001_052 - Documents

    Information about artist, illustrator, woodworker and furniture maker Wharton Esherick. Includes information about a lecture held in Fairhope on Esherick in 2011 by Mark Sfirri, and articles about Esherick's work. Esherick was already an established artist when he came to Fairhope in 1919-1920, where he learned wood carving for which he became most recognized. Esherick and his wife were affiliated with the Organic School while in Fairhope. ...

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  11. 38_1_001-200 - Dissertation

    Dissertation by Jeroen F. Staring dated 2013 titled "Midwives of Progressive Education: The Bureau of Educational Experiments 1916-1919." The paper describes educational reform programs in the United States (mainly New York City) in the early 20th century, specifically the work of Marietta Johnson and Caroline Pratt. ((Marietta Johnson was the co-founder of the School of Organic Education (Organic School) in Fairhope, Alabama, 1907.)) J...

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  12. 38_3_001-018 - Article

    Article dated 2016 by Jeroen Staring titled "Marietta L. Johnson's Early 'Organic Education' Work." The article appears in Case Studies Journal, Vol. 5, Issue 6, June 2016. Staring researches Marietta Pierce Johnson's biography,the development of her progressive educational philosophy and the degree to which it was known prior to about 1913. Included are references with excerpts of articles dated during this period describing Mrs. Johnson's...

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  13. 38_4_001-024 - Article

    Article and photographs by Jeroen F. Staring titled "Marietta Johnson, Illustrated Newspaper Articles Women's Magazines, 1907-1916. The article appears in Case Studies Journal, Vol 9, Issue 12, December 2020 Part 1. Dr. Staring describes and cites excerpts from articles about the School of Organic Education and Director Marietta Johnson which appeared in ladies magazines. Examples are Good Housekeeping, Pictorial Review, San Francisco Call, ...

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  14. 38_5_001-045 - Article

    Article and photographs by Jeroen F. Staring titled "Marietta Johnson, Illustrated Newspaper Articles, Women's Magazines, 1907-1916, Part II. Published in Case Studies Journal, Vo. 10, Issue 1, Jan 2021. Part I of this article is at 38_4_001-024. Dr. Staring researches and cites excerpts from women's magazines 1907-1916 about Marietta Johnson and the School of Organic Education in Fairhope, Alabama. Search "Jeroen Staring" in the FSTC O...

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  15. 38_6_001-039 - Article

    Article by Dr. Jeroen Staring titled "John Dewey" First Marietta Johnson Fan at Columbia University? Or Perhap sWilliam H. Kilpatrick? Three Petites Histoires about Marietta L. Johnson." This paper was published in Case Studies Journal, Vol. 10, Issue 5, May 2021. From the abstract of this paper: "This descriptive case study reviews literature that may fill gaps in the biography of Marietta L. Johnson, from 1913-1918. The study discusses th...

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  16. 38_7_001-016 - Article

    Article by Dr. Jeroen Staring titled "Marietta Johnson's School of Organic Education and Evelyn & John Dewey's Schools of Tomorrow Frontispiece Photo." The article was published in Case Studies Journal, Vol. 12, Issue 8, August 2023. The School of Organic Education in Fairhope, Alabama is the subject of Dr. Staring's several articles, particularly on how the School, under the direction of Marietta Johnson, became so well known. Search "Jeroe...

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  17. 40_31_001-036 - Newspaper

    Newspaper supplement of the Fairhope Courier (Gulf Coast Media) dated Jyly 2-3, 2008 titled "City of Fairhope 1908-2008 Glorious Fourth Edition." Includes photographs and articles about the history of Fairhope and the beginnings of the municipality in 1908. Some topics: Boy Scout Troop 47, local churches, Fairhope Museum of History dedication, Pottery, movie theater, School of Organic Education, Kudzu vines, Fairhope gullies, Greeno Masonic ...

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  18. 40_49_001-019 - Program

    Programs from theater presentations in Fairhope, Alabama schools and community theater groups dated 1919-1947. Included: Fairhope Theatre Guild , "Onion Juice" 1929 Fairhope Theatre Guild, "Let's Get Married" 1930 Collaboration of Fairhope churches and schools "Via Dolorosa" 1943 V. J. Beliajus Poduction. Kiddush Ha'shem 1943 School of Organic Education (Organic School) Spring Folk Festival, 1947 School of Organic Educati...

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  19. 43_04_001-43_04_002 - Letter

    Letter dated March 30, 1912 from Marietta Johnson, Director of the School of Organic Education in Fairhope, Alabama to T. E. Mann (Thomas Erly Mann) in Gladbrook, Iowa. Mrs. Johnson is sending Mann information about the school. The reverse side has testimonials about the Organic School. Mrs. Johnson used stationery printed for the "Comings Memorial School of Organic Education," which was how the school was first named to acknowledge the suppo...

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  20. 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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