JAMES ELISHA FOLSOM PAPERS,

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1 JAMES ELISHA FOLSOM PAPERS, Finding aid Call number: LPR34 Extent: 20 cubic ft. (46 archives boxes, 3 telescoping boxes for 3 1/2" x 5" cards, 1 oversized container, and 7 oversized scrapbooks.) To return to the ADAHCat catalog record, click here: Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, 624 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL

2 JAMES E. FOLSOM PAPERS FINDING AID TABLE OF CONTENTS LPR34 Page 3 A. Biographical and Genealogical Records, n.d. B. Private Papers, Correspondence, Subject files, Appointment book, Postcards, and n.d Invitations, and n.d Greeting cards, ca ca.1960 and n.d Photographs, ca ca.1961, n.d Awards, certificates, and memberships, and n.d Legal records, Financial records, Printed matter, C. Political Campaigns, campaign for governor, campaign for governor, campaign for governor, and n.d campaign for governor, and n.d Ed Pepper campaign for public service commissioner, national campaign, D. Political Correspondence, E. Speeches, F. Scrapbooks, Page 2 of 28

3 LPR34 JAMES E. FOLSOM PAPERS Series Description with Container Listing (Originals closed. available for research.) A. BIOGRAPHICAL AND GENEALOGICAL RECORDS, n.d. reel Several drafts of a biographical sketch that also include some genealogical information. Unarranged. Box 1, Folder 1 Reel 1 B. PRIVATE PAPERS, Reels 1-6 & 61 This series contains eleven subseries including: 1. Correspondence, ; 2. Subject files, ; 3. Appointment book, 1954; 4. Postcards, and n.d.; 5. Invitations, and n.d.; 6. Greeting cards, ca ca.1960 and n.d.; 7. Photographs, ca ca.1961, n.d.; 8. Awards, certificates, and memberships, and n.d.; 9. Legal records, ; 10. Financial records, ; and 11. Printed matter, Note: Many subjects discussed in the correspondence and subject files subseries here are also discussed in Series C and D. Consult these series for related materials on political patronage, the injury to Jamelle Bama Folsom, and many other subjects. 1. CORRESPONDENCE, The subseries covers a wide variety of subjects including the death of his first wife Sarah in 1944; Alabama Politics and government; Poll tax Alabama; Lister Hill; Insurance business Alabama; Dating Alabama; death of his brother in 1945; University of Alabama football; the 1946 gubernatorial campaign; the American Legion; the injury to his daughter Jemelle Bama Folsom in 1952; United States Politics and government; Trade unions Alabama; personal finances; the lawsuit of James E. Folsom v. Dell Publishing Co. regarding the Alabama prison system, ; the 1954 gubernatorial campaign; Korean War; Tennessee - Tombigbee waterway (1959); Political patronage; Real property Alabama; Public utilities Alabama; and other subjects. Of particular interest is the 1951 financial statement sent to Marie B. Owen. Frequent correspondents include Frank A. Boswell; Carol Folsom; Marie B. Owen; John Sparkman; Warren S. Reese, Jr.; G. Ernest Jones; Harry S. Truman (1953); Frank W. Boykin; G.M. Lewis, Jr.; Grover C. Hall, Jr.; Theodore J. Richter; Charles M. Pinkston; John C. Pace; Dr. Louis L. Friedman; Ed E. Reid; Ed Pepper; Page 3 of 28

4 B. PRIVATE PAPERS, (continued) 1. CORRESPONDENCE, (continued) Frank M. Long; Joe T. Booth III; La Rue Horn; Orville F. Rush; Hubert H. Humphrey (1960); Dr. Sidney P. Antwerp; John Patterson ( ); Lyndon B. Johnson (1960); Fuller Kinbrell; Bob Fain; and John F. Kennedy. The correspondence are arranged chronologically exact, while those from are chronologically arranged by year and month only Reel Jan. - June July - Dec Jan. - Apr May - July Aug. - Sept Reel Oct. - Dec Jan. - Mar Apr. - Aug Sept. - Dec Reel 3 2. SUBJECT FILES, In these individual files various subjects are discussed. The most important subjects include Dr. Louis L. Friedman, ; Folsom s income taxes, ; insurance matters, ; and oil and gas ventures, Bob-tailers 1960 Reel Fraternal Order of Police Friedman, Louis L Great Southern Mills Income tax Insurance Lists n.d Oil and gas ventures Patronage, personal 2 14 Truman 60 Club 3. APPOINTMENT BOOK, 1954 Box 3, Folder 1 Personal appointment book 1954 Reel 3 Page 4 of 28

5 B. PRIVATE PAPERS, (continued) 4. POSTCARDS, and n.d. Arranged chronologically by year, with the years 1946 and 1960 seeing the most cards arrive. Some refer to his political campaigns. Box 3, Folder , n.d. Reel 3 5. INVITATIONS, and n.d. Arranged chronologically by year. Box 3, Folder , n.d. Reel 3 6. GREETING CARDS, ca and n.d. Since the postmarked envelopes were removed from the cards, and no notation was made on the card, dating these cards is impossible. Most cards do not list the surname of the sender either. One suspects many of these cards were sent to Folsom while he was governor of Alabama, as it was noted that these cards arrived mainly in the period Unarranged. s Reel Reel 4 7. PHOTOGRAPHS, ca.1945-ca.1961 and n.d. Family photos, campaign photos, and other photographs of Folsom. Somewhat chronologically arranged. Box 4, Folder 1 ca.1945-ca.1961 and n.d. Reel 4 8. AWARDS, CERTIFICATES, AND MEMBERSHIPS, and n.d. Unarranged. Box 4, Folder and n.d. Reel 4 9. LEGAL RECORDS, The few items here reflect the 1948 lawsuit of James Douglas Folsom, an infant, v. James E. Folsom and Christine Putnam Folsom, and various contracts made in 1953 and There are also 1954 petitions regarding investments for Rachel and Melissa Folsom. Arranged chronologically. Box 4, Folder Reel 4 Page 5 of 28

6 B. PRIVATE PAPERS, (continued) 10. FINANCIAL RECORDS, In this subseries are accounts, receipts, and other types of financial records, generally routine, but often very detailed. There are some letters that discuss business matters only, such as receipts for charities and notices of insufficient funds. There is also a 1953 list of stocks Folsom owned. Arranged chronologically by year only Reel Reel PRINTED MATTER This subseries contains five subsections detailed below: a) General, ; b) Securities, general, ; c) Securities, insurance, ; d) Music ; and e) Autographed books, a) General, This contains articles on the Folsoms; Education Alabama; Politics Alabama; Road construction Alabama; Shriners Alabama; Alabama economic conditions; the wedding announcement of Sarah Rachel Folsom; and other subjects. Of special interest is the Report on the Economic Conditions of the South (1938); H.C. Nixon s Politics of the Hills (1946); the 1962 Folsom campaign materials; nominees and returns for the Alabama Democratic primary elections, (oversize material, Box 50); and the 1964 press release on Folsom s health. 5 1 General Reel Oversize material: Alabama Democratic Reel 61 primary nominees and election returns b) Securities, general, Annual reports, prospectuses, and other printed information from or about corporations in which Folsom had invested or was considering investing (excluding insurance companies). Much of the information came from Merrill Page 6 of 28

7 B. PRIVATE PAPERS, (continued) 11. PRINTED MATTER (continued) b) Securities, general, (continued) Lynch or from Goodbody and Co. Arranged in rough chronological order. Box 5, Folder Reel 5 c) Securities, insurance companies, This is divided into 1) Insurance securities, general; and 2) Universal Securities Corporation. 1) Insurance securities, general, Financial statements, annual reports, prospectuses, comparative analyses, and other items from or about insurance companies in which Folsom had invested or was considering investing. Of particular interest is a list of Alabama life insurance companies and a history of Coastal States Life Insurance Co., and an article on Folsom in The Alabama Insurer (Jan. 1955). Unarranged. Box 5, Folders 3-4 Reel 6 2) Universal Securities Corporation, An information sheet on life insurance stocks. Box 5, Folder Reel 6 d) Music, Two copies of one piece of music, and three copies of Miss Wonderful, all autographed by Bob Fillingim. Arranged chronologically. Box 5, Folder Reel 6 e) Autographed books, Two books, both autographed by their authors: Piney Woods Echoes, by Fred Watson (1949); and The Story of Horseshoe Bend, by Thomas W. Martin (1959). Arranged chronologically. Box 5, Folder Reel 6 Page 7 of 28

8 C. POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS, Reels 6-52 and This series contains six subseries detailed below: campaign for governor, 1942; campaign for governor, ; campaign for governor, and n.d.; campaign for governor, and n.d.; Ed Pepper campaign for public service commissioner,1960; and national campaign, The largest subseries are the second, third, and fourth ones, with the remaining subseries consisting of only one or two folders. In the second and third subseries are many letters regarding political patronage. See also series D. Political Correspondence, , and the Governor s files (state government records) for Folsom s two terms in office and for more letters regarding Folsom s political activities generally, and specifically political patronage. Sometimes several letters from a correspondent covering several months were stapled together by the Folsom staff. The date on the top letter is the one used for filing purposes. For speeches from Folsom s 1962 gubernatorial campaign, see series E. Speeches CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, Election results from the Democratic primary 5 May 1942, a map showing how well Folsom ran in 1942, and a biographical sketch. Box 6, Folder Reel CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, This subseries contains seven divisions detailed below: a) Correspondence, ; b) Subject and correspondents file, ; c) Photographs and printing plates, ; d) Election returns, 1946; e) Lists, n.d.; f) Financial records, ; and g) Printed materials, a) Correspondence, This grouping chiefly concerns the 1946 campaign cycle. It includes letters from citizens both supporting and opposing Folsom and letters discussing campaign tactics and strategy. Letters from other gubernatorial candidates and candidates for other offices are also present. In addition, political patronage and other matters are discussed. Several county and beat level lists are included, some of which are attached to letters. Many congratulatory letters and telegrams arrived after the May primary and the November general election, as well as the January 1947 inauguration. Murrary A. Battles answered for Folsom often. Page 8 of 28

9 CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, (continued) a) Correspondence, (continued) Arranged alphabetically by county and then chronologically by year and month within. Out-of-state follows and is arranged by state. Especially interesting are the letters from the District of Columbia, Florida, and Georgia. 6 2 Autauga Co Reel Baldwin Co Barbour Co Reel Bibb Co Blount Co Bullock Co Butler Co Calhoun Co Chambers Co Cherokee Co Chilton Co Choctaw Co Reel Clarke Co Clay Co Cleburne Co Coffee Co Colbert Co Conecuh Co Coosa Co Covington Co. May - Aug Covington Co. Sep Reel Crenshaw Co Cullman Co Dale Co Dallas Co DeKalb Co Elmore Co Escambia Co Etowah Co. June - Aug Reel Etowah Co. Sep Fayette Co Franklin Co Geneva Co Greene Co Hale Co Page 9 of 28

10 CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, (continued) a) Correspondence, (continued) 8 10 Henry Co Reel Houston Co Jackson Co. June - Sep Reel Jackson Co. Oct Jefferson Co Lamar Co Lauderdale Co Lee Co Limestone Co Lowndes Co Macon Co Madison Co July Madison Co. Aug Reel Marengo Co Marion Co Marshall Co Mobile Co June Mobile Co. June - July Mobile Co. Aug. - Sep Reel Mobile Co. Oct Mobile Co. Nov Mobile Co. Dec Monroe Co. Apr.- June Monroe Co. July Montgomery Co Apr Reel Montgomery Co. May Montgomery Co. June Montgomery Co. June Montgomery Co. July Montgomery Co. Aug Reel Montgomery Co. Sep Montgomery Co. Oct Montgomery Co. Nov Montgomery Co. Dec Morgan Co Jan Perry Co Jan Pickens Co Reel Pike Co May 1946 Page 10 of 28

11 CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, (continued) a) Correspondence, (continued) 13 5 Pike Co. June - Dec Reel Randolph Co Russell Co Shelby Co St. Clair Co Sumter Co Talladega Co July 1946 Reel Talladega Co. Aug Tallapoosa Co Tuscaloosa Co June Tuscaloosa Co. July - Oct Tuscaloosa Co. Nov Walker Co July Walker Co. Aug Washington Co Reel Wilcox Co Winston Co Out-of-state Arizona - Delaware Out-of-state District of Columbia Sep Out-of-state District of Columbia Sep Out-of-state Florida Out-of-state Georgia Out-of-state Hawaii - Kentucky Out-of-state Louisiana - New Jersey Reel Out-of-state New York Out-of-state North Carolina - Pennsylvania Out-of-state South Carolina - Tennessee Out-of-state Texas - Wisconsin b) Subject and correspondents file, In the first folder of this division are a few letters Folsom wrote to newspapers. These are followed by dozens of cover letters, each one addressed to a different newspaper, thanking Alabamians for making him the Democratic nominee for governor in the June runoff. Other subjects discussed include the inaugural parade, Legislative Reference Service requests, and old age pensions. Page 11 of 28

12 CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, (continued) b) Subject and correspondents file, (continued) 16 6 Cover letter 1946 Reel Inaugural parade Legislative Reference Service Old age pension Reel 20 c) Photographs and printing plates, Unarranged. Box 16, Folder 10 Photographs and printing plates Reel 20 d) Election returns, 1946 Returns from both the 7 May primary and the 4 June runoff Election returns 1946 Reel Oversize material: Election returns 1946 Reel 61 e) Lists, n.d. Unarranged. Box 16, Folder 12 Lists Reel 20 f) Financial records, Many routine accounts, receipts, and cancelled checks, as well as a bank statement and a calculation of mileage driven by Folsom and Gordon Persons, an opponent of Folsom. Unarranged. Box 16, Folder 13 Financial records Reel 20 g) Printed material, 1946 Printed platform of Folsom, postcards, etc Printed material Reel Oversize material: Printed material Reel 61 Page 12 of 28

13 CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, and n.d. Reels and This subseries contains fifteen divisions detailed below: a) Correspondence, ; b) Subject and correspondents files, ; c) Patronage, political, ; d) Invitations, ; e) Speech invitations, 1954; f) Telegrams, ; g) Photographs, ca. 1954; h) Congratulatory cards, 1954; i) Position papers, n.d.; j) Speeches, 1954; k) Schedule, songs, and program, 1954 and n.d.; l) Lists, n.d.; m) Financial records, 1954; n) primary returns and printed matter, 1954; and o) Card files, a) Correspondence, This is divided into two groupings further detailed below: 1) Campaign correspondence, ; and 2) Correspondence with Alabama legislators, ) Campaign correspondence, This is divided into two subcategories further detailed below: (a) In-state, and (b) Out-of-state, (a) In-state campaign correspondence, Almost every aspect of the 1954 campaign is detailed here. There are many letters from individuals of different socioeconomic status and from a variety of organizations. Citizens supporting and opposing Folsom wrote to him, and campaign tactics and strategy are often discussed. There are hundreds of congratulatory cards, postcards, letters, and telegrams that arrived when Folsom won the Democratic nomination and when he won the general election. There are also several county and / or beat level lists here, some of which are attached to letters. Arranged alphabetically by county and chronologically by year and month. There is a folder of unfiled letters at the end of this subcategory Autauga Co Reel Baldwin Co. Jan. - Apr Baldwin Co. Apr Barbour Co Bibb Co Reel Blount Co. Jan. - May Blount Co. May - Dec Page 13 of 28

14 CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, and n.d. (continued) a) Correspondence, (continued) 1) Campaign correspondence, (continued) (a) In-state campaign correspondence, (continued) 17 8 Bullock Co Reel Butler Co Calhoun Co. Jan. - Apr Calhoun Co. Apr Chambers Co Reel Cherokee Co Chilton Co Choctaw Co Clarke Co Mar Clarke Co. Apr. - Dec Clay Co Cleburne Co Reel Coffee Co Colbert Co Mar Colbert Co. Mar Conecuh Co Coosa Co Reel Covington Co Crenshaw Co Cullman Co Dale Co Dallas Co. Jan. - Apr Dallas Co. May DeKalb Co Reel Elmore Co Apr Elmore Co. Apr Escambia Co Apr Escambia Co. Apr Reel Etowah Co. Jan. - May Etowah Co. May Fayette Co Franklin Co Reel Geneva Co.* Feb Geneva Co.* Mar [*Geneva and Greene Co. are interfiled] 21 7 Hale Co Page 14 of 28

15 CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, and n.d. (continued) a) Correspondence, (continued) 1) Campaign correspondence, (continued) (a) In-state campaign correspondence, (continued) 22 1 Houston Co.* 1954 Reel 27 [*Houston and Henry Co. are interfiled] 22 2 Jackson Co Reel Jefferson Co Feb Jefferson Co. Feb Jefferson Co. Feb. - Mar Jefferson Co. Mar Jefferson Co. Mar Reel Jefferson Co. Mar. - Apr Jefferson Co. Apr. - May Jefferson Co. May 1954 Reel Jefferson Co. May Jefferson Co. June Jefferson Co. July - Sep Jefferson Co. Oct Reel Lamar Co Lauderdale Co Apr Lauderdale Co. May Lawrence Co Lee Co Mar Lee Co. Mar. - Apr Reel Lee Co. May Limestone Co Lowndes Co Macon Co Madison Co. Jan. - Apr Madison Co. May - Dec Marengo Co Reel Marion Co Marshall Co. Jan. - Apr Marshall Co. Apr. - Dec Mobile Co Feb Mobile Co. Feb. - Mar Reel Mobile Co. Mar. - Apr Mobile Co. May - June Mobile Co. July Page 15 of 28

16 CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, and n.d. (continued) a) Correspondence, (continued) 1) Campaign correspondence, (continued) (a) In-state campaign correspondence, (continued) 27 1 Monroe Co Reel Montgomery Co Feb Reel Montgomery Co. Feb. - Mar Montgomery Co. Mar. - Apr Montgomery Co. Apr. - May Montgomery Co. May - June Montgomery Co. June - Sep Reel Montgomery Co. Oct Morgan Co Apr Morgan Co. Apr Perry Co Pickens Co Pike Co Reel Randolph Co Russell Co Shelby Co. Jan. - Apr Shelby Co. Apr. - Dec St. Clair Co Sumter Co Reel Talladega Co. Jan. - Mar Talladega Co. Apr. - May Talladega Co. May Tallapoosa Co Tuscaloosa Co Mar Reel Tuscaloosa Co. Apr. - May Tuscaloosa Co. June Walker Co Mar Walker Co. Mar. - Apr Walker Co. May - June Washington Co Reel Wilcox Co Winston Co Various counties or unfiled 1954 Page 16 of 28

17 CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, and n.d. (continued) a) Correspondence, (continued) 1) Campaign correspondence, (continued) (b) Out-of-state campaign correspondence, This is similar to the subcategory above, except that the bulk of the letters sent to Folsom are congratulatory. Of particular interest is correspondence between Folsom and Congressman Albert Rains regarding the Tennessee Valley Authority and other subjects. R.S. McKnight corresponded throughout also. Other congressmen and prominent people include [b = box, f = folder]: Drew Pearson (b31, f6); Pete Jarman (b31, f7); Ellis Arnall (b31, f7); Lister Hill (b31, 7-8); Frank W. Boykin (b31, f7-8 and b32, f3); George Grant (b31, f8); Leroy Collins (b32, f1); Allen Shivers (b32, f2); Adlai Stevenson (b32, f2); Herman F. Talmadge (b31, f7); Marvin Griffin (b32, f1); James A. Farley (b32, f2); and John Sparkman (b31, f8). Arranged chronologically by year and month. Most of the letters originated from the South, but not all Out-of-state Mar Reel Out-of-state Apr. - May Out-of-state May 1954 Reel Out-of-state June - July Out-of-state Aug. - Sep Out-of-state Oct (2) Correspondence with Alabama legislators, 1954 This grouping is divided into two subcategories further detailed below: (a) Correspondence with Alabama senators, 1954; and (b) Correspondence with Alabama representatives, In both cases the correspondence reveals meetings between Folsom and legislators to discuss committee assignments, legislative agenda, specific desires of the congressmen, and how Folsom and each of the congressmen could help each other. (a) Correspondence with Alabama senators, 1954 There is usually a cover memo accompanying the letter mentioning interests of the senator and committee assignment(s) desired. There is also a calendar Page 17 of 28

18 CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, and n.d. (continued) a) Correspondence, (continued) (2) Correspondence with Alabama legislators, 1954 (continued) (a) Correspondence with Alabama senators, 1954 (continued) of June meetings with Alabama senators and representatives. Arranged by the senatorial district number (1-35). Box 32, Folder 3 Reel 41 (b) Correspondence with Alabama representatives, 1954 A cover memo appears here also, conveying the same message as above. Arranged alphabetically by the name of the county represented. In the case of more than one representative in a county, the representatives are arranged alphabetically by surname within the county Autauga Co. - Cullman Co Reel Dale Co. - Lowndes Co Reel Macon Co. - Winston Co b) Subject and correspondents file, This contains correspondence, clippings, lists, and printed material about various people and subjects. Many of these files include information on the transition period while Folsom was governor-elect. Arranged alphabetically by subject or correspondent and then chronologically by year only Advertising Reel Ala. League of Municipalities Battles, Murray A Democratic National Committee Dixon - Yates Drinkard, William H Faulkner, Jimmy Finney, O. H Finney, O. H Finney, O. H Finney, O. H Geological Survey Highways Horn, LaRue Dec Inauguration Reel 43 Page 18 of 28

19 CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, and n.d. (continued) b) Subject and correspondents file, (continued) (s) 34 1 Fuller, Kimbrell 1954 Reel Fuller, Kimbrell Labor Legislative programs Lieut. Governor Nelson, Herman L New York Times Old age pensions Old age pensions 1954 Reel Old age pensions Old age pensions 1954 Reel Old age pensions Paxton, A.G Reel Persons, Gordon Phenix City, Ala Right-to-work Segregation State Democratic Executive Committee 1954 of Alabama Stavrakos, Henry J Temporary clerk register Veterans Women s rights 1954 c) Patronage, political, This is divided into: (1) Appointment requests, ; and (2) Job requests, (1) Appointment requests, Included are requests for office appointments with Folsom and requests for appointments to specific jobs. Most of the office visits involved requests for an appointed position. Arranged chronologically by year and month May 1954 Reel May June 1954 Page 19 of 28

20 CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, and n.d. (continued) c) Patronage, political, (continued) (1) Appointment requests, (continued) 37 1 July 1954 Reel Aug Sep Reel Oct Nov Dec Dec Jan (2) Job requests, 1954 Requests for specific jobs. Arranged chronologically by year and month Jan Reel May June - July Aug Sep Reel Oct. - Nov Dec (d) Invitations, Invitations to Folsom. Arranged chronologically by year and month Mar. - Apr 1954 Reel May - Aug Sep. - Oct Reel Oct. - Dec (e) Speech invitations, 1954 Invitations for Folsom to speak. Arranged chronologically by year and month. Box 38, Folder 9 Reel 49 Page 20 of 28

21 CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, and n.d. (continued) (f) Telegrams, Copies of telegrams sent and received. Many involve campaign strategy and congratulations on Folsom s election. Arranged chronologically by year and month. Box 38, Folder 10 Reel 49 (g) Photographs, ca Unarranged campaign photos, mainly candids. Box 39, Folder 1 Reel 49 (h) Congratulatory cards, 1954 A few cards were filed separately rather than placed with the other campaign correspondence. Unarranged. Box 39, Folder 2 Reel 49 (i) Position papers, 1954 and n.d. Positions taken by Folsom on the issues of education, health, hospitalization, industrial development, institution of government, juvenile delinquency, old age pensions, public safety, recreation, rehabilitation of alcoholics, rural electrification, rural fire protection, and Folsom s overall platform which also included labor, prisons, roads, veterans, etc. Arranged as described above. Box 39, Folder 3 Reel 49 (j) Speeches, 1954 Unarranged. Box 39, Folder 4 Reel 49 (k) Schedule, songs, and program, 1954 and n.d. Some songs are typed and others handwritten. The schedule and songs precede the program in arrangement. Box 39, Folder 5 Reel 49 Page 21 of 28

22 CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, and n.d. (continued) (l) Lists, List of individuals from every county 1954 Reel List of individuals from Baldwin-Mobile Various lists, including post offices in Alabama 1954 (m) Financial records, 1954 Various accounts and receipts related to the gubernatorial campaign, especially with television stations and printers. Unarranged. Box 39, Folder 39 Reel 50 (n) Primary returns and printed material, ca.1954 Postcards, broadsides, announcements, and other printed material of Alabama political candidates Printed material ca Reel Oversize material: Printed material ca Reel 60 (o) Card files, 1954 There are two separate 3x5 card files occupying three boxes. Boxes 47 and 48 hold a file alphabetically arranged by surname. Box 49 holds a file in which the cards are arranged alphabetically by county. The people in the latter file were apparently Folsom organizers and campaigners. Box 47 By surname, A-H 1954 Reel 57 Box 48 By surname, I-S, T-W 1954 Reel 58,59 Box 49 By county 1954 Reel CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, and n.d. This subseries consists of nine divisions further detailed below: a) Biographical sketch and campaign schedule, 1962 and n.d.; b) Correspondence, and n.d.; c) Subject and correspondents files, ; d) Patronage, political, ; e) Invitations accepted, 1960; f) Press releases, programs, and accomplishments, 1961 and n.d.; g) School directories, ; h) Lists, ; and i) Check stubs, Page 22 of 28

23 CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, and n.d. (continued) a) Biographical sketch and campaign schedule, 1962 The biographical sketch precedes the overall schedule, with a separate September schedule following. Several of Folsom s positions on issues are appended to the biographical sketch. Box 40, Folder 1 Reel 50 b) Correspondence, Mainly correspondence regarding obtaining lists of schools, auditoriums, and teachers, and copies of a form letters Folsom sent out. Arranged by year and month Jan. - Feb Reel Mar. - May June - Sep Oct. - Dec Jan. - Apr c) Subject and correspondents file, This contains correspondence, clippings, and memoranda about various people and subjects. Arranged alphabetically by subject or correspondent and then chronologically by year only Education 1962 Reel Lyerly, Bill McRae, James Nelson, Herman L State Democratic Executive Committee of Alabama 41 2 State Democratic Executive Committee 1961 of Alabama d) Patronage, political, Appointment requests 1960 Reel Recommendations Job requests Page 23 of 28

24 CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, and n.d. (continued) e) Invitations accepted, 1960 Box 41, Folder 6 Reel 51 f) Press releases, programs, and accomplishments, 1961 and n.d. A 1961 press release, Folsom s program as governor if elected, and Folsom s accomplishments during his previous two terms in office. Unarranged. Box 41, Folder 7 Reel 51 g) School directories, Directories for several county school systems. Unarranged. Box 41, Folder 8 Reel 51 h) Lists, Several lists including the 1958 Alabama Democratic nominees for statewide offices; high school teachers and coaches; county superintendents of education; high school principals; and a roster of Democratic committeemen in Fayette Co., Ala., among other lists Reel i) Check stubs, 1962 Four check stubs from the Jefferson County Commission for Jim Folsom, all for advertisements in March Arranged numerically. Box 41, Folder 10 Reel ED PEPPER CAMPAIGN FOR PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER, 1960 This subseries contains two divisions further detailed below: a) Correspondence, 1960; and b) Schedule, lists, financial, and printed material, a) Correspondence, 1960 Primarily Folsom s correspondence as Pepper s campaign manager. Arranged chronologically exact. Box 42, Folder 1 Reel 52 Page 24 of 28

25 ED PEPPER CAMPAIGN FOR PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER, 1960 (continued) b) Schedule, lists, financial, and printed material, 1960 A few of each. Includes a handwritten list of returns called in to Folsom on the night of the primary. Unarranged. Box 42, Folder 2 Reel NATIONAL CAMPAIGN, This documents efforts to elect Democrats to office in the 1960 campaign in Alabama. Most of the correspondence involves Alabamians. There is also a 1960 address by Gov. Ross Barnett of Mississippi. Box 42, Folder 3 Reel 52 D. POLITICAL CORRESPONDENCE, Reels This series contains many letters from Alabama politicians prominent at the state and local levels. The content of many letters is not obviously political, but maintaining the person as a political contact was important. Folsom specifically attempted to maintain and create contacts to assure his election in 1954, and much of this material could have been filed in series C. Political Campaigns, Campaign for Governor. From May to December 1954 there are many letters to Folsom regarding political patronage and seeking his help with jobs, pensions, social security, pardons and paroles, among other topics. Many similar letters can be found in the Political Campaigns series for both the 1946 and 1954 gubernatorial campaigns. Also filed here are some election returns from Democratic primaries for various offices. Arranged alphabetically by county, and then within chronologically by year and, for the larger counties, by month. Some folders are unarranged. Occasionally letters covering several months were stapled together by the Folsom staff. The date of the top letter is used for filing purposes Autauga Co Reel Baldwin Co Barbour Co Bibb Co Blount Co Bullock Co Butler Co Page 25 of 28

26 D. POLITICAL CORRESPONDENCE, (continued) Calhoun Co Reel Chambers Co Cherokee Co Chilton Co Choctaw Co Clarke Co Clay Co Cleburne Co Coffee Co Colbert Co Conecuh Co Covington Co Mar Reel Covington Co. Apr. - Oct Crenshaw Co Cullman Co Dale Co Dallas Co DeKalb Co Elmore Co Escambia Co Etowah Co Fayette Co Franklin Co Geneva Co Hale Co Henry Co Houston Co Reel Jackson Co Jefferson Co Jefferson Co. Jan. - Sep Jefferson Co. Oct Jun Jefferson Co. July - Sep Jefferson Co. Oct Lamar Co Lauderdale Co Lawrence Co Lee Co Limestone Co Lowndes Co Macon Co Page 26 of 28

27 D. POLITICAL CORRESPONDENCE, (continued) Madison Co Reel Marengo Co Reel Marion Co Marshall Co Mobile Co Monroe Co Montgomery Co Montgomery Co Montgomery Co. Jan. - Mar Montgomery Co. Apr. - Sep Montgomery Co. Oct. - Dec Morgan Co Perry Co Reel Pickens Co Pike Co Randolph Co Russell Co Shelby Co St. Clair Co Sumter Co Talladega Co Tallapoosa Co Tuscaloosa Co Walker Co Washington Co Wilcox Co Winston Co E. SPEECHES, This series contains speeches by Folsom and others, as well as announcements, statements, letters praising Folsom, fact sheets, scripted broadcasts, and other material. Most items are by Folsom or praise him, but not all. Many of Folsom s speeches were campaign speeches, directly or indirectly, and covered a variety of subjects. Each folder covers a span of years, and the materials are unarranged within each folder Reel Page 27 of 28

28 F. SCRAPBOOKS, These scrapbooks primarily document Alabama political life, especially Folsom s campaigns for governor, and the Folsom family. Subjects covered include the Emergency Aid Insurance Company and others. There are some loose clippings in box 53. On the inside back cover of box 56 are photographers of the Folsom family and others. There are two 8x10 photographs of Folsom, ca.1955, and one 8x10 of a baby, ca.1955, inside the same volume. Box 51 Apr. - June 1946 Reel July Jan Jan. - Apr Apr. - May May - Oct Jan Reels Page 28 of 28