Archives & Manuscripts: Guide to the Collections

The collections of the Birmingham Public Library Archives contain more than 400,000 photographs and 30,000,000 documents, including government records, business records, maps, letters, diaries, scrapbooks and architectural drawings.

The Collections

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Young Matrons Charity Club

Minute Book, 1916-1926

ID: AR401

This volume contains minutes of meetings, financial records, by-laws and attendance records.

Size: ¼ linear foot (1 volume)

Collection Guide Available: No

Young Women’s Christian Association, Birmingham (YWCA)

Records, 1900-1975

ID: AR81

This collection includes minutes of the board of director’s meetings, records of various committees, scrapbooks, property records and other legal documents. The collection also includes material relating to the chapter’s “colored branch” for African American girls.

Size: 20½ linear feet, 24 flat boxes

Collection Guide Available: Yes

Young Women’s Christian Association, Mobile (YWCA)

Scrapbook, 1904-1949

ID: AR1045

This scrapbook, the earliest record of one of the oldest YWCA chapters in Alabama, contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, invitations and brochures.

Size: 1 reel microfilm

Collection Guide Available: No

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