BIRMINGHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY Department of Archives and Manuscripts

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1 BIRMINGHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY Department of Archives and Manuscripts Hanes, Arthur J. Art Papers, Background: A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Arthur J. Hanes was a graduate of Woodlawn High School and Birmingham-Southern College. Following college Hanes worked as a teacher and football coach before joining the U.S. Immigration Service. With the outbreak of World War II, Hanes volunteered for the Navy and commanded a PT boat in the South Pacific. After the war Hanes used funding from the G.I. Bill to attend the University of Alabama Law School and coached football at Tuscaloosa County High School. After graduating law school in 1948 Hanes became an agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, serving at offices in Chicago and Washington, D.C. He resigned from the FBI after three years and returned to Birmingham to work for Hayes Aircraft Corporation, eventually assuming the post of plant security manager. Hanes was appointed to the Birmingham Board of Education in 1958 and elected mayor of Birmingham in His brief tenure as mayor included the period of Birmingham s 1963 civil rights demonstrations. Hanes left office in May of 1963 after a referendum to change Birmingham s form of government eliminated his office. After leaving office Hanes worked as an attorney in Birmingham and briefly represented James Earl Ray, the man convicted of murdering Martin Luther King, Jr. Scope and Content: The Arthur J. Hanes Papers contain correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other material relating to Hanes term as Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama. Related Collections: Hanes, Arthur J. Scrapbooks Subject Areas: Birmingham (Ala.) City Commission. Birmingham (Ala.) Officials and employees. Birmingham (Ala.) Politics and government. Mayors Alabama Birmingham.

2 Size: 8 linear feet (8 boxes) Source: City of Birmingham, Alabama. Restrictions: Standard preservation and copyright restrictions. Guide Prepared by: Gigi Gowdy (March-April 2003) File Number: Description: Advertising, November 29, 1961 to April 17, 1962 ( Agriculture, December 28, 1960 to May ( Airlines, December 25, 1961 to December 26, 1962 ( Airlines, December 30, 1962 to May 6, 1963 ( Airmail, Post Office, July 20, 1959 to March 1, 1963 ( Airport, November 6 to December 28, 1961 ( Airport, January 3-31, 1962 ( Airport, February 1-28, 1962 ( Airport, March 5-30, 1962 ( Airport, April 1-30, 1962 ( Airport, May 1-31, 1962 ( Airport, June 1-29, 1962 ( Airport, May 29 to July17, 1962 ( Airport, June 29 to July 12, 1962 ( Airport, July 23 to August 31, 1962 ( Airport, September 5 to October 18, 1962 (67

3 Airport, October 22 to December 28, 1962 ( Airport, January 3 to February 27, 1963 ( Airport, March 1 to May 23, 1963 ( Airport, Undated ( Airport Hills Project, January 3 to March 7, 1962 ( Airport Leases, March 1, 1961 to August 31, 1962 ( Airport Leases, August 3, 1961 to December 19, 1962 ( Alabama Gas, July 25, 1962 to March 21, 1963 ( Alabama League of Municipalities, December 19, 1961 to April 12, 1963 ( Alabama League of Municipalities, Publications, November 1961 to April 27, 1962 ( Alabama League of Municipalities, Publications, May 16, 1962 to May 17, 1963 ( Alabama Power, September 13, 1962 to March 13, 1963 ( Alabama Public Service, October 19 and December 6, 1962 ( Alabama State Department of Revenue, June 1 to November 30, 1962 ( Alabama State Fair, December 29, 1961 to October 4, 1962 ( Alabama State, Miscellaneous, November 29, 1961 to June 7, 1962 ( Alabama State, Governor, January 31 to May 24, 1962 (8

4 Ambulance Service, March 19 to June 29, 1962 ( American Municipal Association, March 20 to October 15, 1962 ( American Public Works Association, April 18 to December 5, 1962 ( Annexation, November 21, 1961 to August 11, 1962 ( Anonymous Letters, July 27 to December 16, 1962 ( Anti-Tuberculosis Association, November 13, 1961 (1 page) Applications of Positions, November 15, 1961 to January 4, 1963 ( Arlington Shrine, July 13, 1961 to December 13, 1962 ( Army, Navy and Air Force, November 22, 1961 to April 18, 1963 ( Art Museum, November 13, 1961 to May 14, 1963 ( Assessments, January 19, 1961 to November 30, 1962 ( Association of City Employees, February 5 to November 7, 1962 ( Audit, January 12, 1961 to November 30, 1962 ( Auditorium, 1961 November 14, 1961 to December 18, 1962 ( Auditorium Bookings, January 1 to December 31, 1961 ( Auditorium Bookings, January 7 to December 30, 1962 (67

5 Auditorium Bookings, January 6 to May 20, 1963 ( Aviation Advisory Commission, July 31, 1962 to January 29, 1963 ( Banks, January 22 to October 17, 1962 ( Beautification Board, May 15, 1961 to June 11, 1962 ( Bids, November 28, 1961 to May 15, 1963 ( Bishop, C. D., June 5, 1962 (1 page) Birmingham Bar Association, January 17, 1962 ( Birmingham-Southern College, April 18 to November 1, 1962 ( Birmingham Transit System, December 29, 1961 to June 1, 1962 ( Birmingham Transit System, June 1 to November 8, 1962 ( Birmingham Transit System, November 13 to December 29, 1961 ( Birmingham Transit System, January 18 to April 18, 1963 ( Birmingham Transit, Complaints, December 5, 1961 to November 13, 1962 ( Board of Education, November 28, 1961 to April 11, 1963 ( Board of Equalization, November 22, 1961 to September 25, 1962 ( Boards, November 17, 1961 to July 11, 1962 ( Bombings, December 21 and 31, 1962 (2

6 Bonds, November 14, 1961 to April 4, 1963 ( Budget, Mayor, Commissioners and Miscellaneous, September 1 to 14, 1962 ( Budget Requests, August 2, 1961 to May 22, 1962 ( Budget Requests, June 27 October 22, 1962 ( Building Code, March 4, 1963 ( Building Code Department, October 3-9, 1962 ( Building Superintendent, January 25, 1962 to March 22, 1963 ( Buildings, December 21, 1961 and March 21, 1962 ( Chamber of Commerce, Birmingham, November 2 to December 19, 1961 ( Chamber of Commerce, January 11 to April 23, 1962 ( Chamber of Commerce, May 7 to December 5, 1962 ( Chamber of Commerce, 1961 to 1962 ( Churches, March 4 and 18, 1963 ( City Commission, January 15 to 30, 1963 ( City Comptroller, November 20, 1961 to July 23, 1962 ( City Comptroller, July 30 to December 28, 1962 ( City Comptroller, December 18, 1961 to May 13, 1963 ( City Hall, November 28, 1961 to April 3, 1963 (5

7 City Hall, Building, Tours November 17, 1961 to May 28, 1963 ( City Hall, Parking Lot, April 20, 1962 (1 page) Civic Symphony, Ballet and Opera, January 2 to February 6, 1962 ( Civil Defense, January 9, 1961 to may 30, 1962 ( Civil Defense, October 24, 1961 to October 4, 1962 ( Civil Defense, November 20, 1962 to March 8, 1963 ( Civil Defense Buildings, March 16 to April 23, 1962 ( Claims, January 13, 1958 to December 22, 1961 ( Committee of 100, December 7, 1961 to November 29, 1962 ( Communism, September 26, 1961 ( Community Chest, December 26, 1961 to December 28, 1962 ( Connor, Eugene Bull, September 22, 1961 to March 8, 1963 ( Coordinating Council, August 1, 1961 to October 1, 1962 ( Conventions, July 5, 1962 to April 27, 1963 ( Cotton, June 6, 1962 (1 page) Cruiser, USS Birmingham, July 26 and 30, 1962 ( Democratic Party, December 12, 1961 to October 1, 1962 (20

8 Department Heads Notices, January 9 to November 28, 1962 ( Downtown Improvement Committee, March 1 to October 16, 1962 ( Drives 9, April 4 to May 8, 1942 ( Dumas Bill, June 18 to July 31, 1962 ( Election, Bond Issue, April 2 to July 2, 1962 ( Elevator Code, Undated ( Employment Agencies, March 2-6, 1962 ( Engineering Department, November 13 to December 19, 1961 ( Engineering Department, January 4 to March 30, 1962 ( Engineering Department, March 29 to June 8, 1962 ( Engineering Department, June 21 to October 31, 1962 ( Engineering Department, November 1 to December 26, 1962 ( Engineering Department, January 7 to May 14, 1963 ( England, January 16, 1962 to February 19, 1963 ( Farmer s Market, Finley Avenue, February 21-23, 1962 ( Fair Park Authority, April 4 to July 30, 1962 ( Fair Park Authority, New Agricultural Building, June 29, 1961 (1 page).

9 Federal Housing Administration, March 19 to April 12, 1962 ( Fertig, George J., November 6, 1961 to July 6, 1962 ( Fine Arts Commission, November 10, 1961 to November 30, 1962 ( Fire Department, January 24, 1962 to April 1, 1963 ( Football Committee, June 13 to August 24, 1962 ( Foreign Letters, October 24, 1962 ( Garage, September 5, 1961 to August 31, 1962 ( Greetings, November 20, 1961 to June 26, 1962 ( Harland, Bartholomew, December 26-28, 1962 ( File Missing Health Department, December 12, 1961 to September 24, 1962 ( Highways, February 8, 1961 to November 2, 1962 ( Hospitals, June 6, 1962 to March 18, 1963 ( Hospitals, Jefferson/Hillman, March 7, 1962 ( Housing, Avondale, June 25 to October 29, 1962 ( Housing Authority, January 31 to July 11, 1962 ( Housing Authority, April 27, 1962 to April 19, 1963 ( Housing Authority, Workable Program, February 1962 to April 1, 1963 (141

10 Howard College, July 27, 1961 to November 13, 1962 ( Indigent Medical Care, June 28-29, 1962 ( Industrial Health Council, February 10 to November 9, 1961 ( Industrial Management Club, March 21 to April 6, 1962 ( Industrial Water Board, November 14 to December 12, 1961 ( Industrial Water Board, March 5 to May 8, 1962 ( Industrial Water Board, January 1961 to March 31, 1962 ( Industrial Water Board, June 1961 to October 11, 1962 ( Industrial Water Board, November 6 to December 31, 1962 ( Industrial Water Board, Undated ( Industrial Water Board, January 4 to June 30, 1963 ( Inspection Service Department, February 14, 1962 to March 14, 1963 ( Insurance, August 8, 1962 to April 11, 1963 ( Insurance, May 25 to August 21, 1962 ( Invitations, December 20, 1961 to September 28, 1962 ( Jail, April 15, 1962 ( Jefferson County, January 24, 1961 to March 28, 1962 (5

11 July 4 th, June 26 to October 18, 1962 ( Junior Achievement, March 15-16, 1962 ( Keys to the City, December 11, 1961 to December 16, 1962 ( League of Women Voters, December 15, 1961 ( Legal Department, September 1, 1961 to April 5, 1963 ( Library, March 29 to August 14, 1962 ( License Department, November 22, 1961 to February 3, 1963 ( License Department, Liquor and Beer, May 4 to July 18, 1962 ( License Department, Trading Stamps, February 5-7, 1963 ( Mayors, May 7, 1962 to April 10, 1963 ( Mayor s Action Committee, February 23 to June 29, 1962 ( Mayor s Action Committee, July 13, 1962 to February 14, 1963 ( Mayor s, Jefferson County Association, February 8, 1963 (1 page) Mayor s Welcoming Committee, June 26 to August 15, 1962 ( Medical Center, March 24 and 28, 1962 ( Metropolitan Planning Commission, August 1, 1961 to July 6, 1961 ( Municipal Employees, February 7 and 14, 1962 ( Municipal, Finance, August 31, 1962 (1

12 Municipal, Tax Dollars and Brochure, March 12-21, 1962 ( New Federal Building, November 15, 1961 to May 21, 1962 ( Nineteenth Street Underpass, January 29 to October 19, 1962 ( Oak Hill Memorial Association, September 13, 1962 (1 page) Ordinance, Municipal Employees Outside Work, February 13 to May 4, 1962 ( Ordinances, March 1-4, 1963 ( Park and Recreation Board, July 25 to November 30, 1961 ( Park and Recreation Board, December 4-31, 1961 ( Park and Recreation Board, January 12-31, 1962 ( Park and Recreation Board, February 5 to March 30, 1962 ( Park and Recreation Board, April 3 to May 29, 1962 (112 pages Park and Recreation Board, June 1 to August 20, 1962 ( Park and Recreation Board, August 22 to November 14, 1962 ( Park and Recreation Board, November 11 to December 31, 1962 ( Park and Recreation Board, Undated 1962 ( Park and Recreation Board, January 3 to February 28, 1963 (110

13 Park and Recreation Board, March 8 o August 31, 1963 ( Park and Recreation Board, Downey Park, October 12 to 26, 1961 ( Parking, August 21, 1962 ( Parking, March 2 to May 29, 1962 ( Pension, Employee, November 10, 1961 to June 1, 1962 ( Pension, Employee, June 11, 1962 to December 6, 1962 ( Pension, Employee, October 1, 1961 to April 10, 1963 ( Pension, Firemen, November 30, 1961 to March 31, 1963 ( Pension, Policemen, October 31, 1961 to March 31, 1963 ( Permits, October 17, 1961 to April 5, 1962 ( Personnel Board, November 13, 1961 to May 23, 1963 ( Personnel Board, April 13, 1962 to January 10, 1963 ( Personnel Board, Annual Reports, September 30, 1961 and September 30, 1962 ( Personnel Board, Job Notices, April 2 to August 20, 1962 ( Personnel Board, Job Notices, February 20 to December 26, 1962 ( Personnel Board, Job Notices, January 2 to May 20, 1963 (58

14 Planning Board, November 29, 1961 to May 14, 1963 ( Plumbing, January 26 to February 19, 1962 ( Police Department, December 18, 1961 to April 12, 1963 ( Post Office, December 6, 1961 to March 14, 1962 ( Pound Department, November 30, 1961 to April 27, 1962 ( Press, Queen From Birmingham, England, June 7 to December 5, 1962 ( Proclamations, November 5-29, 1961 ( Proclamations, January 16 to May 8, 1962 ( Proclamations, May 1 to December 21, 1962 ( Proclamations, January 10 to May 1, 1963 ( Protests, March 19 to September 17, 1962 ( Public Building Authority of the City of Birmingham, Alabama, February 28, 1962 ( Purchasing Department, January 15 to August 18, 1962 ( Radio, April 10, 1962 to March 4, 1963 ( Railroads, November 10, 1961 to April 13, 1962 ( Real Estate, February 8 to May 11, 1962 ( Recommendations, May 17, 1961 to April 1, 1963 ( Recorder s Court, February 19, 1962 ( Red Cross, January 10, 1962 to April 10, 1963 (97

15 Red Mountain Railway, July 16-23, 1962 ( Religious Leaders and Related Correspondence, October 25 to November 15, 1961 ( Reports, May 10-17, 1962 ( Retirement and Relief System, November 30, 1960 to August 31, 1961 ( Retirement and Relief System, January 31 to June 1962 ( Retirement and Relief System, June 8 to September, Roebuck Golf Course, June 12-19, 1962 ( Salary Data, April 1, 1960 to April 1, 1962 ( Save Our Public Schools (SOPS), March to April 26, 1962 ( Segregation, Joint Statement Issued by the Commission, January 20 to September 28, 1962 ( Segregation, Morgan, Connor, and Waggoner, et al vs. The New York Times, August 14, 1961 and January 22, 1962 ( Segregation, National, June 3, 1961 to September 18, 1962 ( Segregation, Newspaper Clippings For Speech Material on Other Cities, December 12-30, 1961 ( Segregation, Newspaper Clippings For Speech Material on Other Cities, January 1-31, 1962 ( Segregation, Newspaper Clippings, February 1-27, 1962 ( Segregation, Newspaper Clippings, March 2-30, 1962 ( Segregation, Newspaper Clippings, April 2-13, 1962 (54

16 Segregation, Newspaper Clippings, April 13-19, 1962 ( Segregation, Newspaper Clippings, April 20-30, 1962 ( Segregation, Newspaper Clippings, May 1 31, 1962 ( Segregation, Newspaper Clippings, June 4-17, 1962 ( Segregation, Surplus Food, April 4-6, 1962 ( Segregation, Surplus Food, April 6 to May 24, 1962 ( Senators and Congressmen, February 22, 1962 to April 4, 1963 ( Service Pens, August 23 to September 28, 1962 ( Slum Clearance, Downtown, November 10, 1961 to May 12, 1962 ( Slum Clearance, Pratt City, February 14 to September 13, 1962 ( Smoke Abatement, December 7-21, 1962 ( Social Security Building, November 16, 1961 to July 12, 1962 ( Social Security, Employees, January 4, 1962 ( Southern Bell Telephone Company, November 5-19, 1962 ( Southern Building Code Congress, November 1, 1961 to January 15, 1962 ( Southern Municipal Association, February 2 to March 14, 1962 (25

17 Stadium, November 7 to December 14, 1961 ( Stadium, January 11 to June 1, 1962 ( Stadium, June 29, 1962 to February 26, 1963 ( Stadium, High School, December 16, 1962 to May 7, 1963 ( Stationary and Supplies, November 1, 1961 to May 28, 1963 ( Street Lighting Department, January 8 to June 27, 1962 ( Street Lighting Department, November 17, 1961 to December 20, 1962 ( Street Lighting Department, January 3 to May 22, 1963 ( Suggestions, June 19, 1962 to January 16, 1963 ( Surplus Food, October 1, 1961 to April 5, 1963 ( Tarrant City, October 8-12, 1962 ( Tax Equalization Program, January 23, 1961 to June 21, 1962 ( Tax On Communist Goods, November 26 to December 31, 1962 ( Tax Proposals, June 1 to July 31, 1962 ( Taxes, December 8, 1961 to February 27, 1963 ( Telephone Service, November 6, 1961 to April 9, 1963 ( Television, Mach 28, 1962 to January 8, 1963 ( Television, Educational, September 26 to December 21, 1962 (9

18 Traffic Engineering, January 22 to December 18, 1962 ( Transfer of Air Force Representative, June 1 to August 25, 1962 ( Treasury Department, April 25, 1962 (1 page) Trussville Franchise, August 12, 1961 to February 25, 1963 ( Tunnel, Red Mountain Expressway, January 17, to December 21, 1961 ( Tunnel, Red Mountain Expressway, February 20 to December 18, 1962 ( University of Alabama, September 25 to October 3, 1962 ( United States Conference of Mayors, October 30, 1961 to August 22, 1962 ( United States Conference of Mayors, September 5 to December 27, 1962 ( United States Conference of Mayors, January 14 to March 3, 1963 ( Valley View Mine, March 5-6, 1962 ( Veterans, June 30, 1962 ( Veteran s Day, June 5 to November 19, 1962 ( Vouchers, November 7, 1961 to June 5, 1962 ( Vouchers, January 8 to May 31, 1963 ( Vouchers, June 12 to December 18, 1962 ( Vulcan Park, May 12, 1962 (1 page) Waggoner, J.T., November 7, 1961 to July 24, 1962 (68

19 Waggoner, J.T., August 8, 1962 to March 8, 1963 ( Water Works Board, November 6, 1961 to May 6, 1963 ( Water Works Board, Complaints, January 25 to April 30, 1962 ( Weights and Measures Department, November 1961 to April 1963 ( Welcome to Birmingham, December 6, 1961 to April 5, 1963 ( Welcome To Birmingham, New Business, November 14, 1961 to July 31, 1962 ( Welfare Department, November 7, 1961 to September 7, 1962 ( Western Union Telegraph, December 27, 1961 ( Zoning Board, January 11 to March 27, 1962 ( Zoning Board, April 2 to June 28, 1962 ( Zoning Board, July 2 to August 28, 1962 ( Zoning Board, September 2 to October 25, 1962 ( Zoning Board, November 5 to December 26, 1962 ( Zoning Board, 1962 and undated, Zoning Board, January 4-30, 1963 ( Zoning Board, February 4-28, 1963 ( Zoning Board, March 4-29, 1963 ( Zoning Board, April 1 to June 4, 1963 ( Zoo, December 7, 1961 to April 4, 1963 (18

20 Zoo, Monthly Reports, November 28, 1960 to April 1963 ( Miscellaneous A File, January 2 to November 26, 1962 ( Miscellaneous B File, February 21, 1962 to February 21, 1963 ( Miscellaneous C File, January 8, 1962 to April 10, 1963 ( Miscellaneous D File, January 30, 1961 to January 29, 1963 ( Miscellaneous E File, June 28, 1962 to March 18, 1963 ( Miscellaneous F File, June 21 to October 8, 1962 ( Miscellaneous G File, January 15, 1962 to January 21, 1963 ( Miscellaneous H File, March 25, 1962 to January 4, 1963 ( Miscellaneous J File, January 23, 1963 ( Miscellaneous K File, October 26-29, 1962 ( Miscellaneous L File, January 11, 1962 to April 22, 1963 ( Miscellaneous M File, September 6, 1961 to October 23, 1962 ( Miscellaneous N File, November 16, 1961 to January 17, 1963 ( Miscellaneous O File, September 29, 1962 to March 4, 1963 ( Miscellaneous P File, December 14, 1961 to November 30, 1962 (14

21 Miscellaneous R File, September 12-17, 1962 ( Miscellaneous S File, February 6, to October 31, 1962 ( Miscellaneous T File, March 21 to November 20, 1962 ( Miscellaneous U File, July 19 to October 1, 1962 ( Miscellaneous V File, October 3, 1962 (1 page) Miscellaneous W File, December 4, 1961 to January 21, 1963 (63