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=== FamilySearch Library Collection === | === FamilySearch Library Collection === | ||
The [https://www.familysearch.org/ | The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] does not have a statewide biographical index or major manuscript collection for Alabama. You will find many biographies in the biographical sections of statewide, regional, and county histories. | ||
*The WPA project Index to Alabama Biography: ''An Index to Biographical Sketches of Individual Alabamians in State, Local, and to Some Extent National Collections'' was sponsored by the Birmingham Public Library in 1956. This collection may be useful for locating persons in Alabama in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The project indexes over 100 biographical and historical titles. This index is available at the Birmingham Public Library (see the "[[Alabama Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]" section for the address.) | *The WPA project Index to Alabama Biography: ''An Index to Biographical Sketches of Individual Alabamians in State, Local, and to Some Extent National Collections'' was sponsored by the Birmingham Public Library in 1956. This collection may be useful for locating persons in Alabama in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The project indexes over 100 biographical and historical titles. This index is available at the Birmingham Public Library (see the "[[Alabama Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]" section for the address.) | ||
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