Mobile Public Library Digital Collections

Mobile Public Library Local History & Genealogy Library

The Local History and Genealogy Library is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and providing access to the history of Mobile, and the greater Gulf Coast region.

Browse Items (39 total)

47.pdf
Continuation of the history of the Mobile fire department, including images of Chas. Stacy, James Barter, Wm. Harrington, Thos. Borwn, and Chas. Nassano. Text continues on page 51.

57.pdf
Continuation of the history of the Mobile fire department. Text continues on page 59.

growing pains.jpg
Mobile Register article about Mobile Public Library's Ben May Main location shifting their reference materials into what was until then the Museum Room, due to the growing collection

Item 2 Clotilda Last Slave Voyage.pdf
Newspaper article on the Clotilda

Search for a Slave Ship Final.pdf
Newspaper article on the Clotilda

School history traced.pdf
Newspaper article referencing the Clotilda, Africa Town, and Mobile County Training School

Africatown grew on slaves' legends and lore 25 July 1993 Mobile Register 2G.pdf
Newspaper article on the history of Cudjo Lewis and Africatown

AfricaTown, U.S.A. legislation opposed Apr. 8 1983 2B Mobile Register.pdf
Newspaper article on AfricaTown park proposal
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