Guide to the H. T. Scarborough Collection

Record Group 045

Date Span 1915 -2005 

Extent One scrapbook + 10 file folders

Biographical Sketch H. T. (Harvey Thomas) Scarborough was a prominent citizen of Dothan, AL.  He worked a full career at Porter Hardware Co., was so active in the Lafayette St. Methodist Church that his Men's Sunday School Class named itself for him, and became a resource for those studying local history. 

Scope / Content Collection consists of hard- and digitized copies of a scrapbook presented to Scarborough in 1958 by his Sunday school class, transcription of a 4-page memoir of Porter Hardware Co. Scarborough penned in 1979, a short autobiography, and a letter acknowledging receipt of this autobiography by the Alabama Department of Archives and History in 1988.  Also contains audiotapes of Mr. Scarborough talking about the history of his Bible class and church, Bible class yearbook, and photographs.

Organization:  Organized into 4 series:

Series 1. Bible Class, 1951 - 1984, 7 items. Scrapbooks, certificate, and audiotapes concerning the "H. T. Scarborough Bible Class."

Series 2. History of Dothan, 1988 - 2004. 3 file folders.  Scarborough essays, autobiographies and history of the Porter Hardware Company.

Series 3. Photographs, 1915 -1920, 1970s. 7 items.  Family and school photographs, 1915-1920, plus "H.T. Scarborough Bible Class, 1970s.

Series 4. Miscellaneous, 1968 - 1989, 2 file folders. Newspaper clippings and church bulletins concerning H. T. Scarborough (including notification of his death).

Provenance Original materials given to donor, Mrs. Rogers, by HTS in ca. 1984-85 or collected by her after 1985.

Associated material William Holman conducted an oral history recording of Scarborough in 1987 and Wendell Stepp did the same during the 1980s.  Both interviews are in the Dothan Landmarks Foundation, Inc. Collection.

Access: Open per Donor Agreement, 3-11-05

Date processed:   January 2005

Processed By: TB / KC / MTO

 

Inventory

 

Series 1:  Bible Class, 1951 - 1984, 7 items. Scrapbooks, certificate, and audiotapes concerning the "H. T. Scarborough Bible Class."

File I.D.                             File Label

045-04-1117-001-005     Notification of changed name--Men's Bible Class to "H. T. Scarborough Bible Class," 1951  (PDF)

045-05-0311-001-007     4 Audiotapes:  

• Tape 1 / Side A:  History of Lafayette St. Methodist Church (Dothan, AL) by H. T. Scarborough, 7-22-84
• Tape 1 / Side B: History of Scarborough Bible Class, 8-20-84
• Tape 2  History of Lafayette St. Methodist Church (Dothan, AL) by H. T. Scarborough, 7-22-84 (Copy 2)
• Tape 3  History of Lafayette St. Methodist Church (Dothan, AL) by H. T. Scarborough, 7-22-84 (Copy 3)
• Tape 4  Sunday School Lessons, 1988 ; CD-Rom:  Mp3 -- History of Lafayette St. Methodist Church, 7-22-1984.  31:08 min.

045-05-0311-001-008     Scarborough Bible Class Year Book, 1983

045-04-1117-OS-001       Scrapbook:  H. T. Scarborough, This is Your Life presented by Men's Sunday School Class, Lafayette St. Methodist Church (PDF)

 

Series 2:  History of Dothan, 1988 - 2004. 3 file folders.  Scarborough essays, autobiographies and history of the Porter Hardware Company.

File I.D.                             File Label

045-04-1117-001-001     a)  Handwritten autobiography of H. T. Scarborough ; b)  Transcript made by Ms. Rogers (2004)  (PDF) ; c)  ADAH letter of receipt (1988)  (PDF)

045-04-1117-001-002     a)  Handwritten essay:  "History of the E. R. Porter Hardware Co., 1889-1979" ; b)  Transcript made by Mrs. Rogers (2004)  (PDF)

045-04-1117-001-003     Handwritten essay:  "My Christmas Memories" by H. T. Scarborough  (PDF)

 

Series 3:  Photographs, 1915 -1920, 1970s. 7 items.  Family and school photographs, 1915-1920, plus "H.T. Scarborough Bible Class, 1970s.

 

Series 4:  Miscellaneous, 1968 - 1989, 2 file folders. Newspaper clippings and church bulletins concerning H. T. Scarborough (including notification of his death).

File I.D.                             File Label

045-04-1117-001-004     5 Newspaper Clippings re: H. T. Scarborough  (PDF)

045-04-1117-001-006     Church Bulletins re: H. T. Scarborough:  a)  October 6, 1968:  50th Anniversary as Sunday School Teacher  (PDF) ; b)  October 24, 1989:  Notice of Scarborough's death  (PDF)

 

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