Archives & Manuscripts
About
The Archives Department of the Birmingham Public Library collects government
records, business records, maps, photographs, letters, diaries, scrapbooks, and
other primary material documenting the history and development of Birmingham,
Jefferson County, and the surrounding area of Alabama known as the Birmingham
District.
Serving as the archives for the City of Birmingham and as the archives for
numerous local organizations and institutions, the collection contains more than
12,000 linear feet of archival material and over 400,000 photographs.
Subject areas of particular strength include local government, urban and
economic development, industry and the labor movement, women's history,
religious history, art, music, literature, sports, and the largest collection in
existence relating to the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham.
Links
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Hours
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Weekend access
Some archival collections are available on microfilm. If you wish to conduct
research on weekends you may use microfilm collections in the library's
Microforms Room, open Saturday, 9:00-6:00 and Sunday, 2:00-6:00.
You must contact the Archives Department in advance (Monday-Friday) to verify
that the material you want is available on film and to have the film transported
to the Microforms Room.
Contact
2100 Park Place
Birmingham, Alabama 35203-2744
(205) 226-3630
Directions
- I-59/20 to 22nd Street Exit.
- Travel South to Park Place & turn right.
- Library on right.
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