Central
Archives and Manuscript Department

The Archives Department of the Birmingham Public Library collects government records, business records, maps, photographs, letters, diaries, scrapbooks, and other primary material documenting the history and development of Birmingham, Jefferson County, and the surrounding area of Alabama known as the Birmingham District.

Serving as the archives for the City of Birmingham and as the archives for numerous local organizations and institutions, the collection contains more than 12,000 linear feet of archival material and over 400,000 photographs.

Subject areas of particular strength include local government, urban and economic development, industry and the labor movement, women's history, religious history, art, music, literature, sports, and the largest collection in existence relating to the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham.

Directions: I-59/20 to 22nd Street Exit. Travel South to Park Place & turn right. Library on right.

L-11 #6 Birmingham Public Library, Central

 
2100 Park Place
Birmingham, Alabama 35203
(205) 226-3630

Weekend access:
Some archival collections are available on microfilm. If you wish to conduct research on weekends you may use microfilm collections in the library's Microforms Room, open Saturday, 9:00-6:00 and Sunday, 2:00-6:00.

You must contact the Archives Department in advance (Monday-Friday) to verify that the material you want is available on film and to have the film transported to the Microforms Room.