Henley, Linn, Hooks, And Parker Families
Papers
Biography/Background:
The Henley
and Linn families are among the earliest settlers of Birmingham, Alabama. Robert
Henley
served as the city's first mayor (1871 to 1873) and Charles Linn built
Birmingham's first "skyscraper" in 1873,
the three-story First
National Bank building.
Source:
Atkins,
Leah Rawls. The Valley and the Hills: An Illustrated History ofBirmingham and
Jefferson
County. Woodland Hills, California: Windsor Publishing, 1981.
Scope and Content:
This
collection contains correspondence, journals, clippings, photographs,
publications, and other
material relating to the Henley, Linn, Hooks, and Parker
families. Significant amounts of material are included
relating to Charles Linn,
Robert Henley, Annie Linn Henley, John C. Henley, Thomas Henley, John C. Henley,
Jr., Walter Henley, and John C. Henley, III. The papers of Annie Linn Henley
include material relating to her
education and a journal from a trip to Alaska.
The collection also includes material on the history of Birmingham,
Alabama and
Birmingham area businesses and family history charts and other material relating
to the four allied
families.
Guide to Collection:
File level
guide available in the Archives Department.
Subject Areas:
Birmingham (Ala.) -- History.
Henley
family.
Hooks family.
Linn family.
Parker
family.
Travel --
Personal narratives.
Collection Number: 1065
Size: 4 linear feet (5 boxes)
Restrictions: Standard preservation and copyright restrictions.
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