The Civil Rights History Project: Survey of Collections and Repositories

Alabama Department of Archives and History

624 Washington Ave.
Montgomery, Alabama 36130

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 334-242-4435

Repository URL: http://www.archives.state.al.us/

Repository code: aar

Repository description (CRHP): The Alabama Department of Archives and History includes a few collections pertaining to the civil rights movement in Alabama as well as some larger oral history collections.

Repository description (extant): The Alabama Department of Archives and History (ADAH), founded in 1901, was the nation's first publicly funded, independent state archives agency. Located in Montgomery, ADAH identifies, preserves, and makes accessible records and artifacts of enduring historical value to the state and serves as the official repository for records created by state agencies. For more than a century, the department has followed its core tenets of advocating for the preservation of the state's historical resources and promoting education, specifically regarding Alabama's history.

Repository type: State Archive/Library

Collections:

Virginia Foster Durr oral history and personal reminiscences collection
The Cold War experience in Alabama : oral history interviews
Alabama Community Scholars Institute interviews