The Mobile Municipal Archives
Location: 457 Church Street
in Mobile, Alabama
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1827, Mobile, AL 36633-1827
Telephone: (334) 208-7740
Fax: (334) 208-7428
Email: archives@ci.mobile.al.us
Hours: Monday through Friday -- 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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Archivist: Jay Higginbotham
Assistant Archivist: Edward (Ned) Harkins
Database Coordinator: Zennia Calhoun
Secretary: Merrily King
Research Assistant: Pamela Major
Records Manager: John Hudson
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Access: Materials in the archives are available to historical
researchers as well as to Municipal officials and employees. No appointments
are necessary. Researchers are required to register upon entering
the Archives. Xerox and microfilm copies are available for 10 cents
each. Certain records are subject to restrictions by State and Federal
law. All records are used under the supervision of the staff.
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Research Aids: Researchers have access to a variety of finding
aids, including computer assisted retrieval, folder level inventories,
item level calendars and a printed guide describing the entire holdings
of the Archives.
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Services and Facilities: Paper copying, microform reader,
handicapped access, tours, exhibits.
The Mobile Municipal Archives was established in September,
1983. The MMA contains the extant public records of the City of Mobile,
dating from the city's creation as a municipality by the Mississippi Territory
in 1814. The original records of Mobile's colonial history
(1702-1813) are housed principally in London, Paris, Sevilla and Madrid.
The MMA houses chiefly official records of the City of
Mobile. It contains few private manuscripts, and generally accessions
no records other than those produced by municipal agencies. Although
the records date from 1814, they become numerous only after 1820.
Holdings at present total 7,000 cubic feet.
The MMA operates a complex records management program
for the City of Mobile. In addition to the Archives, there is a Records
Center which determines the eventual disposition of all municipal records.
The repository also contains maps, charts, correspondence
from various city departments, a collection of historic Sanborn Maps, and
the 1878 City Atlas. Over 26 million documents and records, dating
back to 1798, are preserved in this building.
SYNOPSIS OF HOLDINGS
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Index to wills, land transactions -- 1798-1840
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Executive reports, bonds and permits -- 1815-1911
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Aldermen/Council Records -- 1820-1911
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Municipal Tax Lists -- 1829-1954
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City Watch Registers -- 1821-1826
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Sexton's Reports/Burial Registers -- 1848-1986
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Ordinance -- 1854-1983
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Correspondence -- 1820-1985
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Architectural Blueprints -- 1914-1985
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Ships Passenger Lists -- 1838-1863
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Ehrenborg Property Valuations -- 1926-1927
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Licenses -- 1875-1983
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Financial Ledgers, Journals, Cash Books -- 1827-1966
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Administrative Files of City Commissioners -- 1924-1985
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City Commission Records (all departments) -- 1911-1985
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Maps and Charts -- 1770-1987
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Transcriptions of City Documents -- 1815-1911
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