Archival ResourcesAlabama Writers' Conclave Records and Publications, 1923-1975
Background:
The
Alabama Writer's Conclave was founded in 1923 at Alabama College in Montevallo
as a women's club, but it quickly opened the membership to include men and "all
people in Alabama interested in
writing." By 1930 the Conclave was composed of Alabama historians,
playwrights, fiction writers, poets, and
newspaper writers. The purpose of the conclave is to promote fellowship, to
provide an opportunity for
improvement of craft, and to support Alabama writers.
The Conclave
meets for four days every summer, usually at the University of Montevallo,
although
the conference has been held at Samford University and, during the years of the
Second World War, at the
Birmingham Public Library.
In 1931 the
Alabama State Legislature created the honorary office of Poet Laureate of
Alabama.
Poet laureates are designated by the Alabama Writer's Conclave.
Source:
Davis,
Raecile Gwaltney. Giant Sages of the Pen: A Narrative History of the
Alabama Writer's Conclave, 1923-1946. [Alabama]: R.G. Davis, 1993.
Scope and Content:
The
collection is largely comprised of Conclave programs from 1923 to 1975 with some
missing. Also
included are a brief history of the AWC and other literary clubs in Alabama, the
constitution and by-laws of the
AWC, a roster of members, and a bulletin from 1962.
Guide to Collection:
File level
guide available in the Archives Department.
Subject Areas:
Alabama
Writers' Conclave -- History.
Authors --
Alabama.
Bessemer
Writers' Club (Bessemer, Ala.) -- History.
Birmingham
Poetry Club (Birmingham, Ala.) -- History.
Birmingham
Quill Club (Birmingham, Ala.) -- History.
Birmingham
Writers' Club (Birmingham, Ala.) -- History.
Clubs --
Alabama.
Loafers' Club
(Birmingham, Ala.) -- History.
National
League of American Pen Women. Birmingham Branch -- History.
Writers'
Workshop (Birmingham, Ala.) -- History.
Collection Number: 1396
Size: 1/4 linear foot (1 box)
Restrictions: Standard preservation and copyright restrictions.
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