City Paper Company Records, 1897-1935
Biography/Background:
City Paper
Company was founded in 1897 by German immigrants E. Lesser and Louis Braun. The
company was originally located at 1805 Second Avenue; it later moved to its
present location at 3700 1st
Avenue North. From 1895 to 1913, City Paper published Birmingham's longest
lived German language
newspaper The Birmingham Courier.
Scope and Content:
This
collection includes probate court records establishing City Paper, minutes of
the board meetings,
stock certificates, some correspondence, and other documents from the company's
early years.
Guide to Collection:
No guide
available.
Subject Areas:
Birmingham Courier.
City Paper
Company.
Germans --
Alabama -- Jefferson County.
Collection Number: 109
Size: 1 reel microfilm
Restrictions: Standard preservation and copyright restrictions.
RA/7-10-01
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