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'''Hill Ferguson''' (died [[1971]]) was a civic leader and archivist who compiled more than 150 scrapbooks tracing the history of [[Birmingham]] from its founding through the mid-1960s. He was the brother-in-law and business partner of real estate developer [[Robert Jemison, Jr]]. | '''Hill Ferguson''' (died [[1971]]) was a civic leader and archivist who compiled more than 150 scrapbooks tracing the history of [[Birmingham]] from its founding through the mid-1960s. He was the brother-in-law and business partner of real estate developer [[Robert Jemison, Jr]]. He acted as press agent for the amateur [[Elite Opera Company]]. | ||
Ferguson's scrapbooks make up the valuable '''Hill Ferguson Collection''' housed at the [[Birminigham Public Library]]'s Department of Archives and Manuscripts. | Ferguson's scrapbooks make up the valuable '''Hill Ferguson Collection''' housed at the [[Birminigham Public Library]]'s Department of Archives and Manuscripts. | ||
Revision as of 22:45, 6 June 2008
Hill Ferguson (died 1971) was a civic leader and archivist who compiled more than 150 scrapbooks tracing the history of Birmingham from its founding through the mid-1960s. He was the brother-in-law and business partner of real estate developer Robert Jemison, Jr. He acted as press agent for the amateur Elite Opera Company.
Ferguson's scrapbooks make up the valuable Hill Ferguson Collection housed at the Birminigham Public Library's Department of Archives and Manuscripts.
References
- Hames, Carl Martin (c. 1978) Hill Ferguson, His Life and Works." Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press.
- Bryant, Walter (August 2, 2007) "Birmingham library archivist presents paper in England." Birmingham News.