Guide to the Oscar W. Adams papers MSS.0010
Adams, Oscar W.
- Publication:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
May 2009
500 Hackberry Lane
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
archives@ua.edu
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Oscar W. Adams papers
- Unit ID:
MSS.0010
- Repository:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Quantity:
3.6 Linear feet
- Dates:
1909-1952
- Language of Materials note
English
- Abstract:
Correspondence of this Birmingham, Alabama, minister of the A.M.E. Zion Church, principally concerning the struggle to remain solvent during the Great Depression. Also includes budget sheets, receipts, reports, and legal documents for this and other A.M.E churches throughout the South.
- creator
Adams, Oscar W.
Scope and Contents note
Extensive files of correspondence of the A.M.E. Zion church from 1902 to 1952, primarily concerning the struggle to prevent the church from filing for bankruptcy during the Great Depression. Also includes information on church politics and history and audit reports for various A.M.E. churches in other states.
- Preferred Citation:
Preferred Citation
Oscar W. Adams, W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, University of Alabama
Provenance
Purchased from Cather and Brown Books, 1990
- Access Restrictions:
Restrictions
None
Biographical/Historical note
Adams attended Alabama A&M College, served as secretary/treasurer of the extension department of the A.M.E. Zion Church for over twenty years and as a newspaper publisher in the Birmingham area.
- Usage Restrictions:
Conditions Governing Use note
None
Source(s)
Wyman, William Stokes, 1830-1915 (Library_of_Congress_Name_Authority_File)
African Americans in Alabama (Local)
Alabama Churches (Local)
Birmingham (Ala.) (lcsh)
Great Depression--United States (Local)
Box 3319 Box 3319
Box 3320-3326 Box 3320-3326
Box 3327 Box 3327