JAMES ELISHA FOLSOM PAPERS,

JAMES ELISHA FOLSOM PAPERS, 1938-1981 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: http://adahcat.archives.alabama.gov:81/vwebv/holdingsinfo?bibid=3941 Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, 624 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36130 www.archives.alabama.gov

JAMES E. FOLSOM PAPERS FINDING AID TABLE OF CONTENTS LPR34 Page 3 A. Biographical and Genealogical Records, n.d. B. Private Papers, 1938-1981 3 1. Correspondence, 1944-1965 4 2. Subject files, 1942-1960 4 3. Appointment book, 1954 5 4. Postcards, 1943-1960 and n.d. 5 5. Invitations, 1945-1953 and n.d. 5 6. Greeting cards, ca.1945 - ca.1960 and n.d. 5 7. Photographs, ca. 1945-ca.1961, n.d. 5 8. Awards, certificates, and memberships, 1945-1960 and n.d. 5 9. Legal records, 1948-1956 5 10. Financial records, 1945-1965 6 11. Printed matter, 1938-1981. C. Political Campaigns, 1942-1962. 8 1. 1942 campaign for governor, 1942 8 2. 1946 campaign for governor, 1945-1946 13 3. 1954 campaign for governor, 1953-1955 and n.d. 22 4. 1962 campaign for governor, 1958-1962 and n.d. 24 5. 1960 Ed Pepper campaign for public service commissioner,1960 25 6. 1960 national campaign, 1960-1961 25 D. Political Correspondence, 1951-1954 26 E. Speeches, 1944-1962 27 F. Scrapbooks, 1946-1962 Page 2 of 28

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, 1938-1981 Reels 1-6 & 61 This series contains eleven subseries including: 1. Correspondence, 1944-1965; 2. Subject files, 1942-1960; 3. Appointment book, 1954; 4. Postcards, 1943-1960 and n.d.; 5. Invitations, 1945-1953 and n.d.; 6. Greeting cards, ca.1945 - ca.1960 and n.d.; 7. Photographs, ca. 1945-ca.1961, n.d.; 8. Awards, certificates, and memberships, 1945-1960 and n.d.; 9. Legal records, 1948-1956; 10. Financial records, 1945-1965; and 11. Printed matter, 1938-1981. 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, 1944-1965. 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, 1951-1953; 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

B. PRIVATE PAPERS, 1938-1981. (continued) 1. CORRESPONDENCE, 1944-1965. (continued) Frank M. Long; Joe T. Booth III; La Rue Horn; Orville F. Rush; Hubert H. Humphrey (1960); Dr. Sidney P. Antwerp; John Patterson (1960-1965); Lyndon B. Johnson (1960); Fuller Kinbrell; Bob Fain; and John F. Kennedy. The 1946-1952 correspondence are arranged chronologically exact, while those from 1953-1965 are chronologically arranged by year and month only. 1 2 1944-1952 Reel 1 1 3 Jan. - June 1953 1 4 July - Dec. 1953 1 5 1954-1955 1 6 Jan. - Apr. 1959 1 7 May - July 1959 1 8 Aug. - Sept. 1959 Reel 2 1 9 Oct. - Dec. 1959 2 1 Jan. - Mar. 1960 2 2 Apr. - Aug. 1960 2 3 Sept. - Dec. 1960 2 4 1961-1965 Reel 3 2. SUBJECT FILES, 1942-1964 In these individual files various subjects are discussed. The most important subjects include Dr. Louis L. Friedman, 1958-1964; Folsom s income taxes, 1942-1960; insurance matters, 1944-1961; and oil and gas ventures, 1944-1946. 2 5 Bob-tailers 1960 Reel 3 2 6 Fraternal Order of Police 1945 2 7 Friedman, Louis L. 1958-1964 2 8 Great Southern Mills 1955 2 9 Income tax 1942-1960 2 10 Insurance 1944-1961 2 11 Lists n.d. 2 12 Oil and gas ventures 1944-1946 2 13 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

B. PRIVATE PAPERS, 1938-1981. (continued) 4. POSTCARDS, 1943-1960 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 2 1943-1960, n.d. Reel 3 5. INVITATIONS, 1945-1953 and n.d. Arranged chronologically by year. Box 3, Folder 3 1945-1953, n.d. Reel 3 6. GREETING CARDS, ca. 1945-1960 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 1945-1960. Unarranged. s 3 4-6 Reel 3 3 7-10 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, 1945-1960 and n.d. Unarranged. Box 4, Folder 2 1945-1960 and n.d. Reel 4 9. LEGAL RECORDS, 1948-1956 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 1956. There are also 1954 petitions regarding investments for Rachel and Melissa Folsom. Arranged chronologically. Box 4, Folder 3 1948-1956 Reel 4 Page 5 of 28

B. PRIVATE PAPERS, 1938-1981. (continued) 10. FINANCIAL RECORDS, 1945-1965 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. 4 4 1945-1951 Reel 4 4 5 1951 4 6 1952-1958 4 7 1959 4 8 1959 Reel 5 4 9 1960-1965 11. PRINTED MATTER. 1938-1981 This subseries contains five subsections detailed below: a) General, 1938-1981; b) Securities, general, 1959-1964; c) Securities, insurance, 1955-1965; d) Music 1958-1959; and e) Autographed books, 1949-1959. a) General, 1938-1981 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, 1940-1962 (oversize material, Box 50); and the 1964 press release on Folsom s health. 5 1 General 1938-1981 Reel 5 50 3 Oversize material: Alabama Democratic 1940-1962 Reel 61 primary nominees and election returns b) Securities, general, 1959-1964 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

B. PRIVATE PAPERS, 1938-1981. (continued) 11. PRINTED MATTER. 1938-1981 (continued) b) Securities, general, 1959-1964 (continued) Lynch or from Goodbody and Co. Arranged in rough chronological order. Box 5, Folder 2 1959-1964 Reel 5 c) Securities, insurance companies, 1955-1965 This is divided into 1) Insurance securities, general; and 2) Universal Securities Corporation. 1) Insurance securities, general, 1955-1964 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, 1955-1965 An information sheet on life insurance stocks. Box 5, Folder 5 1955-1965 Reel 6 d) Music, 1958-1959 Two copies of one piece of music, and three copies of Miss Wonderful, all autographed by Bob Fillingim. Arranged chronologically. Box 5, Folder 6 1958-1959 Reel 6 e) Autographed books, 1949-1959 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 7 1949-1959 Reel 6 Page 7 of 28

C. POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS, 1942-1962. Reels 6-52 and 57-61 This series contains six subseries detailed below: 1. 1942 campaign for governor, 1942; 2. 1946 campaign for governor, 1945-1946; 3. 1954 campaign for governor, 1953-1955 and n.d.; 4. 1962 campaign for governor, 1958-1962 and n.d.; 5. 1960 Ed Pepper campaign for public service commissioner,1960; and 6. 1960 national campaign, 1960-1961. 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, 1951-1954, 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. 1. 1942 CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, 1942. 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 1 1942 Reel 6 2. 1946 CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, 1945-1947. This subseries contains seven divisions detailed below: a) Correspondence, 1945-1946; b) Subject and correspondents file, 1945-1946; c) Photographs and printing plates, 1945-1946; d) Election returns, 1946; e) Lists, n.d.; f) Financial records, 1945-1946; and g) Printed materials, 1945-1946. a) Correspondence, 1945-1947. 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

2. 1946 CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, 1945-1946. (continued) a) Correspondence, 1945-1946. (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. 1946 Reel 6 6 3 Baldwin Co. 1945-1946 6 4 Barbour Co. 1946 Reel 7 6 5 Bibb Co. 1945-1946 6 6 Blount Co. 1946-1947 6 7 Bullock Co. 1946-1947 6 8 Butler Co. 1946 6 9 Calhoun Co. 1946 6 10 Chambers Co. 1946-1947 6 11 Cherokee Co. 1946-1947 6 12 Chilton Co. 1946-1947 6 13 Choctaw Co. 1946 Reel 8 6 14 Clarke Co. 1946-1947 6 15 Clay Co. 1946 6 16 Cleburne Co. 1946-1947 7 1 Coffee Co. 1946 7 2 Colbert Co. 1946-1947 7 3 Conecuh Co. 1946 7 4 Coosa Co. 1946-1947 7 5 Covington Co. May - Aug. 1946 7 6 Covington Co. Sep. 1946-1947 Reel 9 7 7 Crenshaw Co. 1946 7 8 Cullman Co. 1946-1947 7 9 Dale Co. 1946 7 10 Dallas Co. 1946 7 11 DeKalb Co. 1946 8 1 Elmore Co. 1946 8 2 Escambia Co. 1946-1947 8 3 Etowah Co. June - Aug. 1946 Reel 10 8 4 Etowah Co. Sep. 1946-1947 8 5 Fayette Co. 1946-1947 8 6 Franklin Co. 1946-1947 8 7 Geneva Co. 1945-1946 8 8 Greene Co. 1946 8 9 Hale Co. 1946-1947 Page 9 of 28

2. 1946 CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, 1945-1947. (continued) a) Correspondence, 1945-1947. (continued) 8 10 Henry Co. 1946 Reel 10 8 11 Houston Co. 1946-1947 9 1 Jackson Co. June - Sep. 1946 Reel 11 9 2 Jackson Co. Oct. 1946-1947 9 3 Jefferson Co. 1946 9 4 Lamar Co. 1946 9 5 Lauderdale Co. 1946-1947 9 6 Lee Co. 1946-1947 9 7 Limestone Co. 1946-1947 9 8 Lowndes Co. 1946 9 9 Macon Co. 1946 9 10 Madison Co. 1945 - July 1946 9 12 Madison Co. Aug. 1946-1947 Reel 12 10 1 Marengo Co. 1946-1947 10 2 Marion Co. 1945-1947 10 3 Marshall Co. 1946-1947 10 4 Mobile Co. 1945 - June 1946 10 5 Mobile Co. June - July 1946 10 6 Mobile Co. Aug. - Sep. 1946 Reel 13 10 7 Mobile Co. Oct. 1946 11 1 Mobile Co. Nov. 1946 11 2 Mobile Co. Dec. 1946-1947 11 3 Monroe Co. Apr.- June 1946 11 4 Monroe Co. July 1946-1947 11 5 Montgomery Co. 1945 - Apr. 1946 Reel 14 11 6 Montgomery Co. May 1946 11 7 Montgomery Co. June 1946 11 8 Montgomery Co. June 1946 12 1 Montgomery Co. July 1946 12 2 Montgomery Co. Aug. 1946 Reel 15 12 3 Montgomery Co. Sep. 1946 12 4 Montgomery Co. Oct. 1946 12 5 Montgomery Co. Nov. 1946 12 6 Montgomery Co. Dec. 1946-1947 13 1 Morgan Co. 1946 - Jan. 1947 13 2 Perry Co. 1946 - Jan. 1947 13 3 Pickens Co. 1946 Reel 16 13 4 Pike Co. 1944 - May 1946 Page 10 of 28

2. 1946 CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, 1945-1947. (continued) a) Correspondence, 1945-1947. (continued) 13 5 Pike Co. June - Dec. 1946 Reel 16 13 6 Randolph Co. 1946 13 7 Russell Co. 1946 13 8 Shelby Co. 1946-1947 13 9 St. Clair Co. 1946 13 10 Sumter Co. 1946 14 1 Talladega Co. 1945 - July 1946 Reel 17 14 2 Talladega Co. Aug. 1946-1947 14 3 Tallapoosa Co. 1945-1947 14 4 Tuscaloosa Co. 1945 - June 1946 14 5 Tuscaloosa Co. July - Oct. 1946 14 6 Tuscaloosa Co. Nov. 1946-1947 14 7 Walker Co. 1945 - July 1946 14 8 Walker Co. Aug. 1946-1947 15 1 Washington Co. 1946-1947 Reel 18 15 2 Wilcox Co. 1946-1947 15 3 Winston Co. 1946-1947 15 4 Out-of-state Arizona - Delaware 1945-1947 15 5 Out-of-state District of Columbia 1945 - Sep. 1946 15 6 Out-of-state District of Columbia Sep. 1946-1947 15 7 Out-of-state Florida 1945-1947 15 8 Out-of-state Georgia 1946-1947 15 9 Out-of-state Hawaii - Kentucky 1946-1947 16 1 Out-of-state Louisiana - New Jersey 1946-1947 Reel 19 16 2 Out-of-state New York 1946-1947 16 3 Out-of-state North Carolina - Pennsylvania 1946-1947 16 4 Out-of-state South Carolina - Tennessee 1946-1947 16 5 Out-of-state Texas - Wisconsin 1946-1947 b) Subject and correspondents file, 1945-1946 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

2. 1946 CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, 1945-1947. (continued) b) Subject and correspondents file, 1945-1946 (continued) 16 6 Cover letter 1946 Reel 19 16 7 Inaugural parade 1946 16 8 Legislative Reference Service 1945-1946 16 9 Old age pension 1945-1946 Reel 20 c) Photographs and printing plates, 1945-1946 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. 16 11 Election returns 1946 Reel 20 50 1 Oversize material: Election returns 1946 Reel 61 e) Lists, n.d. Unarranged. Box 16, Folder 12 Lists Reel 20 f) Financial records, 1945-1946 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. 16 14 Printed material Reel 20 50 1 Oversize material: Printed material Reel 61 Page 12 of 28

3. 1954 CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, 1953-1955 and n.d. Reels 20-50 and This subseries contains fifteen divisions detailed below: a) Correspondence, 57-61 1953-1955; b) Subject and correspondents files, 1953-1955; c) Patronage, political, 1954-1955; d) Invitations, 1954-1955; e) Speech invitations, 1954; f) Telegrams, 1954-1955; 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, 1954. a) Correspondence, 1953-1955 This is divided into two groupings further detailed below: 1) Campaign correspondence, 1953-1955; and 2) Correspondence with Alabama legislators, 1954. 1) Campaign correspondence, 1953-1955 This is divided into two subcategories further detailed below: (a) In-state, 1953-1955 and (b) Out-of-state, 1953-1955. (a) In-state campaign correspondence, 1953-1955 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. 17 1 Autauga Co. 1954-1955 Reel 20 17 2 Baldwin Co. Jan. - Apr. 1954 17 3 Baldwin Co. Apr. 1954-1955 17 4 Barbour Co. 1954-1955 17 5 Bibb Co. 1954-1955 Reel 21 17 6 Blount Co. Jan. - May 1954 17 7 Blount Co. May - Dec. 1954 Page 13 of 28

3. 1954 CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, 1953-1955 and n.d. (continued) a) Correspondence, 1953-1955 (continued) 1) Campaign correspondence, 1953-1955 (continued) (a) In-state campaign correspondence, 1953-1955 (continued) 17 8 Bullock Co. 1954 Reel 21 17 9 Butler Co. 1954 18 1 Calhoun Co. Jan. - Apr. 1954 18 2 Calhoun Co. Apr. 1954-1955 18 3 Chambers Co. 1954-1955 Reel 22 18 4 Cherokee Co. 1954 18 5 Chilton Co. 1954-1955 18 6 Choctaw Co. 1954 18 7 Clarke Co. 1953 - Mar. 1954 18 8 Clarke Co. Apr. - Dec. 1954 18 9 Clay Co. 1954-1955 19 1 Cleburne Co. 1954-1955 Reel 23 19 2 Coffee Co. 1954-1955 19 3 Colbert Co. 1953 - Mar. 1954 19 4 Colbert Co. Mar. 1954-1955 19 5 Conecuh Co. 1953-1954 19 6 Coosa Co. 1954-1955 Reel 24 19 7 Covington Co. 1954-1955 19 8 Crenshaw Co. 1954-1955 19 9 Cullman Co. 1954-1955 20 1 Dale Co. 1954-1955 20 2 Dallas Co. Jan. - Apr. 1954 20 3 Dallas Co. May 1954-1955 20 4 DeKalb Co. 1954 Reel 25 20 5 Elmore Co. 1953 - Apr. 1954 20 6 Elmore Co. Apr. 1954-1955 20 7 Escambia Co. 1953 - Apr. 1954 20 8 Escambia Co. Apr. 1954-1955 Reel 26 21 1 Etowah Co. Jan. - May 1954 21 2 Etowah Co. May 1954-1955 21 3 Fayette Co. 1954 21 4 Franklin Co. 1954-1955 Reel 27 21 5 Geneva Co.* 1953 - Feb. 1954 21 6 Geneva Co.* Mar. 1954-1955 [*Geneva and Greene Co. are interfiled] 21 7 Hale Co. 1954-1955 Page 14 of 28

3. 1954 CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, 1953-1955 and n.d. (continued) a) Correspondence, 1953-1955 (continued) 1) Campaign correspondence, 1953-1955 (continued) (a) In-state campaign correspondence, 1953-1955 (continued) 22 1 Houston Co.* 1954 Reel 27 [*Houston and Henry Co. are interfiled] 22 2 Jackson Co. 1953-1954 Reel 28 22 3 Jefferson Co. 1953 - Feb. 1954 22 4 Jefferson Co. Feb. 1954 22 5 Jefferson Co. Feb. - Mar. 1954 22 6 Jefferson Co. Mar. 1954 23 1 Jefferson Co. Mar. 1954 Reel 29 23 2 Jefferson Co. Mar. - Apr. 1954 23 3 Jefferson Co. Apr. - May 1954 23 4 Jefferson Co. May 1954 Reel 30 23 5 Jefferson Co. May 1954 23 6 Jefferson Co. June 1954 24 1 Jefferson Co. July - Sep. 1954 24 2 Jefferson Co. Oct. 1954-1955 Reel 31 24 3 Lamar Co. 1954 24 4 Lauderdale Co. 1953 - Apr. 1954 24 5 Lauderdale Co. May 1954-1955 24 6 Lawrence Co. 1954 24 7 Lee Co. 1953 - Mar. 1954 24 8 Lee Co. Mar. - Apr. 1954 Reel 32 24 9 Lee Co. May 1954-1955 25 1 Limestone Co. 1954 25 2 Lowndes Co. 1954 25 3 Macon Co. 1954-1955 25 4 Madison Co. Jan. - Apr. 1955 25 5 Madison Co. May - Dec. 1955 25 6 Marengo Co. 1954 Reel 33 25 7 Marion Co. 1954 26 1 Marshall Co. Jan. - Apr. 1954 26 2 Marshall Co. Apr. - Dec. 1954 26 3 Mobile Co. 1953 - Feb. 1954 26 4 Mobile Co. Feb. - Mar. 1954 Reel 34 26 5 Mobile Co. Mar. - Apr. 1954 26 6 Mobile Co. May - June 1954 26 7 Mobile Co. July 1954-1955 Page 15 of 28

3. 1954 CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, 1953-1955 and n.d. (continued) a) Correspondence, 1953-1955 (continued) 1) Campaign correspondence, 1953-1955 (continued) (a) In-state campaign correspondence, 1953-1955 (continued) 27 1 Monroe Co. 1954 Reel 34 27 2 Montgomery Co. 1953 - Feb. 1954 Reel 35 27 3 Montgomery Co. Feb. - Mar. 1954 27 4 Montgomery Co. Mar. - Apr. 1954 27 5 Montgomery Co. Apr. - May 1954 27 6 Montgomery Co. May - June 1954 28 1 Montgomery Co. June - Sep. 1954 Reel 36 28 2 Montgomery Co. Oct. 1954-1955 28 3 Morgan Co. 1953 - Apr. 1954 28 4 Morgan Co. Apr. 1954-1955 28 5 Perry Co. 1954 28 6 Pickens Co. 1954-1955 28 7 Pike Co. 1954 Reel 37 29 1 Randolph Co. 1954-1955 29 2 Russell Co. 1954 29 3 Shelby Co. Jan. - Apr. 1954 29 4 Shelby Co. Apr. - Dec. 1954 29 5 St. Clair Co. 1954 29 6 Sumter Co. 1954 Reel 38 29 7 Talladega Co. Jan. - Mar. 1954 29 8 Talladega Co. Apr. - May 1954 29 9 Talladega Co. May 1954-1955 30 1 Tallapoosa Co. 1953-1954 30 2 Tuscaloosa Co. 1953 - Mar. 1954 Reel 39 30 3 Tuscaloosa Co. Apr. - May 1954 30 4 Tuscaloosa Co. June 1954-1955 30 5 Walker Co. 1953 - Mar. 1954 30 6 Walker Co. Mar. - Apr. 1954 30 7 Walker Co. May - June 1954 31 1 Washington Co. 1954-1955 Reel 40 31 2 Wilcox Co. 1954-1955 31 3 Winston Co. 1954 31 4 Various counties or unfiled 1954 Page 16 of 28

3. 1954 CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, 1953-1955 and n.d. (continued) a) Correspondence, 1953-1955 (continued) 1) Campaign correspondence, 1953-1955 (continued) (b) Out-of-state campaign correspondence, 1953-1955 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. 31 5 Out-of-state 1953 - Mar. 1954 Reel 40 31 6 Out-of-state Apr. - May 1954 31 7 Out-of-state May 1954 Reel 41 31 8 Out-of-state June - July 1954 32 1 Out-of-state Aug. - Sep. 1954 32 2 Out-of-state Oct. 1954-1955 (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, 1954. 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

3. 1954 CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, 1953-1955 and n.d. (continued) a) Correspondence, 1953-1955 (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. 32 4 Autauga Co. - Cullman Co. 1954 Reel 41 32 5 Dale Co. - Lowndes Co. 1954 Reel 42 32 6 Macon Co. - Winston Co. 1954 b) Subject and correspondents file, 1953-1955 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. 33 1 Advertising 1953-1954 Reel 42 33 2 Ala. League of Municipalities 1954 33 3 Battles, Murray A. 1954 33 4 Democratic National Committee 1954 33 5 Dixon - Yates 1954 33 6 Drinkard, William H. 1954 33 7 Faulkner, Jimmy 1954 33 8 Finney, O. H. 1954 33 9 Finney, O. H. 1954 33 10 Finney, O. H. 1954 33 11 Finney, O. H. 1954 33 12 Geological Survey 1954 33 13 Highways 1954 33 14 Horn, LaRue Dec. 1954 33 15 Inauguration 1954-1955 Reel 43 Page 18 of 28

3. 1954 CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, 1953-1955 and n.d. (continued) b) Subject and correspondents file, 1953-1955 (continued) (s) 34 1 Fuller, Kimbrell 1954 Reel 43 34 2 Fuller, Kimbrell 1954 34 3 Labor 1952-1954 34 4 Legislative programs 1954 34 5 Lieut. Governor 1954 34 6 Nelson, Herman L. 1954 34 7 New York Times 1954 34 8-9 Old age pensions 1954 34 10-11 Old age pensions 1954 Reel 44 35 1-3 Old age pensions 1954 35 4-6 Old age pensions 1954 Reel 45 36 1-3 Old age pensions 1955 36 4 Paxton, A.G. 1954 Reel 46 36 5 Persons, Gordon 1954 36 6 Phenix City, Ala. 1953-1954 36 7 Right-to-work 1953-1955 36 8 Segregation 1954-1955 36 9 State Democratic Executive Committee 1954 of Alabama 36 10 Stavrakos, Henry J. 1954 36 11 Temporary clerk register 1954 36 12 Veterans 1954 36 13 Women s rights 1954 c) Patronage, political, 1954-1955 This is divided into: (1) Appointment requests, 1954-1955; and (2) Job requests, 1954. (1) Appointment requests, 1954-1955 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. 36 14 May 1954 Reel 46 36 15 May 1954 36 16 June 1954 Page 19 of 28

3. 1954 CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, 1953-1955 and n.d. (continued) c) Patronage, political, 1954-1955 (continued) (1) Appointment requests, 1954-1955 (continued) 37 1 July 1954 Reel 46 37 2 Aug. 1954 37 3 Sep. 1954 Reel 47 37 4 Oct. 1954 37 5 Nov. 1954 37 6 Dec. 1954 37 7 Dec. 1954 - Jan. 1955 (2) Job requests, 1954 Requests for specific jobs. Arranged chronologically by year and month. 37 8 Jan. 1954 Reel 47 37 9 May 1954 37 10 June - July 1954 37 11 Aug. 1954 38 1 Sep. 1954 Reel 48 38 2 Oct. - Nov. 1954 38 3 Dec. 1954 (d) Invitations, 1954-1955 Invitations to Folsom. Arranged chronologically by year and month. 38 4 Mar. - Apr 1954 Reel 48 38 5 May - Aug. 1954 38 6 Sep. - Oct. 1954 Reel 49 38 7 Oct. - Dec. 1954 38 8 1955 (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

3. 1954 CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, 1953-1955 and n.d. (continued) (f) Telegrams, 1954-1955 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. 1954 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

3. 1954 CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, 1953-1955 and n.d. (continued) (l) Lists, 1954 39 6 List of individuals from every county 1954 Reel 49 39 7 List of individuals from Baldwin-Mobile 1954 39 8 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. 39 10 Printed material ca. 1954 Reel 50 50 2 Oversize material: Printed material ca. 1954 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 59 4. 1962 CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, 1958-1962 and n.d. This subseries consists of nine divisions further detailed below: a) Biographical sketch and campaign schedule, 1962 and n.d.; b) Correspondence, 1960-1962 and n.d.; c) Subject and correspondents files, 1959-1962; d) Patronage, political, 1959-1960; e) Invitations accepted, 1960; f) Press releases, programs, and accomplishments, 1961 and n.d.; g) School directories, 1960-1962; h) Lists, 1958-1962; and i) Check stubs, 1962. Page 22 of 28

4. 1962 CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, 1958-1962 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, 1960-1962 Mainly correspondence regarding obtaining lists of schools, auditoriums, and teachers, and copies of a form letters Folsom sent out. Arranged by year and month. 40 2 Jan. - Feb. 1960 Reel 50 40 3 Mar. - May 1960 40 4 June - Sep. 1960 40 5 Oct. - Dec. 1960 40 6 1961 40 7 Jan. - Apr. 1962 c) Subject and correspondents file, 1959-1962 This contains correspondence, clippings, and memoranda about various people and subjects. Arranged alphabetically by subject or correspondent and then chronologically by year only. 40 8 Education 1962 Reel 51 40 9 Lyerly, Bill 1959-1960 40 10 McRae, James 1959 40 11 Nelson, Herman L. 1960-1962 41 1 State Democratic Executive Committee 1959-1961 of Alabama 41 2 State Democratic Executive Committee 1961 of Alabama d) Patronage, political, 1959-1960 41 3 Appointment requests 1960 Reel 51 41 4 Recommendations 1960 41 5 Job requests 1959-1960 Page 23 of 28

4. 1962 CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, 1958-1962 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, 1959-1962 Directories for several county school systems. Unarranged. Box 41, Folder 8 Reel 51 h) Lists, 1958-1962 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. 41 9 1958-1962 Reel 51 41 10 1962 i) Check stubs, 1962 Four check stubs from the Jefferson County Commission for Jim Folsom, all for advertisements in March 1962. Arranged numerically. Box 41, Folder 10 Reel 51 5. 1960 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, 1960. 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

5. 1960 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 52 6. 1960 NATIONAL CAMPAIGN, 1960-1961 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, 1951-1954 Reels 52-56 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, 3. 1954 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. 42 4 Autauga Co. 1951-1953 Reel 52 42 5 Baldwin Co. 1951-1954 42 6 Barbour Co. 1953 42 7 Bibb Co. 1952-1954 42 8 Blount Co. 1951-1953 42 9 Bullock Co. 1951-1953 42 10 Butler Co. 1952-1954 Page 25 of 28

D. POLITICAL CORRESPONDENCE, 1951-1954 (continued) 42 11 Calhoun Co. 1951-1953 Reel 52 42 12 Chambers Co. 1951-1954 42 13 Cherokee Co. 1952-1954 42 14 Chilton Co. 1951-1953 42 15 Choctaw Co. 1951-1953 42 16 Clarke Co. 1951-1953 42 17 Clay Co. 1951-1953 43 1 Cleburne Co. 1953-1954 43 2 Coffee Co. 1953 43 3 Colbert Co. 1953 43 4 Conecuh Co. 1951-1954 43 5 Covington Co. 1953 - Mar. 1954 Reel 53 43 6 Covington Co. Apr. - Oct. 1954 43 7 Crenshaw Co. 1951-1953 43 8 Cullman Co. 1951-1953 43 9 Dale Co. 1951-1953 43 10 Dallas Co. 1952-1953 43 11 DeKalb Co. 1951-1953 43 12 Elmore Co. 1951-1953 43 13 Escambia Co. 1951-1953 43 14 Etowah Co. 1951-1953 43 15 Fayette Co. 1951-1953 43 16 Franklin Co. 1952-1953 43 17 Geneva Co. 1952-1954 43 18 Hale Co. 1951-1953 43 19 Henry Co. 1952-1953 43 20 Houston Co. 1951-1954 Reel 54 43 21 Jackson Co. 1952-1953 44 1 Jefferson Co. 1951 44 2 Jefferson Co. Jan. - Sep 1952 44 3 Jefferson Co. Oct. 1952 - Jun. 1953 44 4 Jefferson Co. July - Sep. 1953 44 5 Jefferson Co. Oct. 1953-1954 44 6 Lamar Co. 1953 44 7 Lauderdale Co. 1953-1954 44 8 Lawrence Co. 1953 44 9 Lee Co. 1953 44 10 Limestone Co. 1952-1954 44 11 Lowndes Co. 1953 44 12 Macon Co. 1953 Page 26 of 28

D. POLITICAL CORRESPONDENCE, 1951-1954 (continued) 44 13 Madison Co. 1953-1954 Reel 54 44 14 Marengo Co. 1953 Reel 55 44 15 Marion Co. 1953 44 16 Marshall Co. 1953-1954 45 1 Mobile Co. 1952-1954 45 2 Monroe Co. 1953 45 3 Montgomery Co. 1951 45 4 Montgomery Co. 1952 45 5 Montgomery Co. Jan. - Mar. 1953 45 6 Montgomery Co. Apr. - Sep. 1953 45 7 Montgomery Co. Oct. - Dec.1953 45 8 Morgan Co. 1951-1953 46 1 Perry Co. 1951-1953 Reel 56 46 2 Pickens Co. 1951-1953 46 3 Pike Co. 1953-1954 46 4 Randolph Co. 1951-1954 46 5 Russell Co. 1951-1953 46 6 Shelby Co. 1952-1953 46 7 St. Clair Co. 1951-1953 46 8 Sumter Co. 1951-1953 46 9 Talladega Co. 1951-1954 46 10 Tallapoosa Co. 1951-1953 46 11 Tuscaloosa Co. 1951-1954 46 12 Walker Co. 1951-1954 46 13 Washington Co. 1951-1953 46 14 Wilcox Co. 1953 46 15 Winston Co. 1951-1953 E. SPEECHES, 1944-1962 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. 46 16 1944-1946 Reel 56 46 17 1954-1955 48 18 1962 Page 27 of 28

F. SCRAPBOOKS, 1946-1962 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 60 52 July 1946 - Jan. 1947 53 Jan. - Apr. 1954 54 Apr. - May 1954 55 May - Oct. 1954 56 Jan. 1955 Reels 60-61 Page 28 of 28