Guide to the Wiregrass Festival of Murals Records
Record Group 130
Processed by DS Date: 1/14/2013
Date Span: 1992-2010
Extent: 2.5 cu ft
Organizational Sketch: In the summer of 1992, Larry & Sue Register and Felton & Jean Woodham visited the town of Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada, where they discovered a series of thirty-two skillfully executed murals that depicted the history of Chemainus and the surrounding area. Returning from their vacation, the Registers suggested to Don Fabiani, Executive Director of the Dothan Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, that a similar project would benefit downtown Dothan and the Wiregrass region. Larry Register, a former mayor of Dothan, also contacted The Downtown Group because of its mission to preserve and enhance the old central business district in Dothan. The principals involved successfully invited Karl Shultz, who led the Chemainus effort, to lead a mural project workshop in Dothan.
The City of Dothan, Dothan Area Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Downtown Group endorsed the Wiregrass Festival of Murals project. The Wiregrass Festival of Murals expects to fund a total of 30 murals prepared by nationally and internationally recognized artists.
The primary objective is to encourage and stimulate the growth of the local economy through the development of tourism while providing a catalyst for downtown redevelopment, as well as enhancement of the cultural arts community and a documentation of the history of the region.
In 2010, the Wiregrass Festival of Murals ceased operating as an independent agency affiliated with The Downtown Group and became a committee of the Wiregrass Museum of Art.
See also Wendell H. Stepp Papers, RG 110; Wiregrass Museum of Art Records, RG 127; Doug Purcell Papers, RG 143.
Scope / Content: Documents the founding and operations of the Wiregrass Festival of Murals as well as detailing the creation of each mural. Administrative records include governing documents, meeting minutes, financial documents, information on relations with The Downtown Group, and general files. Files on mural design and creation include copyrights, award letters, contracts, mural renderings, research materials providing background for murals, narratives, grant information, the transparencies used for the mural wall projections, artist information, correspondence, mural prints and event posters.
Organization: Organized into 2 series with corresponding sub-series, as follows:
- Series 1—Administrative Records, 1992-2010 [61 Total Files & 1 Plaque]: Documents the various functions required to create the Wiregrass Festival of Murals.
Organized into 6 Series.
- Subseries 1.1--Organization, 1992-1997 [9 Files]: Documents activities necessary to establish the Festival of Murals. Contains forms to and from the IRS establishing the Festival of Murals; charter documents, such as by-laws; articles of incorporation and dissolution; contracts granting easements to paint the murals; copyright information such as certificates of registration; funding contracts; and National Register of Historic Places - nomination forms. Arranged alphabetically by file title.
- Subseries 1.2--Meeting Minutes, 1992-1999 [8 Files]: Documents the various committees that decided the topics, location, funding, and management of the Wiregrass Festival of Murals. Contains minutes and agendas for various committees on the Wiregrass Festival of Murals, includes Board of Directors, Mural Project Committee, Subject Committee, Ways & Means Committee. Arranged by committee.
- Subseries 1.3--Finances, 1992-1996 [14 Files]: Documents steps taken to fund Festival of Murals. Contains grant applications and awards; bids; donations; bank records; expense and repair reports creating and preserving murals. Arranged alphabetically by file title.
- Subseries 1.4--Downtown Group, 2004-2007 [8 Files]: Documents the activities of the original parent organization of the Wiregrass Festival of Murals. Contains certificates; correspondence; information on special events; newsletters; budgets and membership lists. Arranged alphabetically by file title.
- Subseries 1.5--General Files, 2005-2010 [22 Files]: Documents the history of Dothan area, the history of the Mural Project and the various promotional celebrations. Contains facts about Dothan and the Downtown District; publications about the Mural Project, information on other mural cities, such as Chemainus, B. C., Portsmouth, OH, and Stubenville, OH; reference material for murals; publications; memos; and miscellaneous photos. Arranged alphabetically by file title.
- Subseries 1.6--Awards, 2009 [1 Plaque]: Documents achievements of the Wiregrass Festival of Murals. Contains awards presented to the Wiregrass Festival of Murals.
- Series 2—Mural Creation, 2002-2007 [54 Total Files & 8 Oversized items]: Documents the individual murals of the Wiregrass Festival of Murals and the steps
needed to create each one. Organized into 2 Series.
- Subseries 2.1--Murals, 2002-2007 [30 Files]: Documents the creation of the individual murals in the Wiregrass Festival of Murals. Contains information on the murals provided by the Festival of Arts events; copyrights; award letters; contracts; mural renderings; research materials providing background for specific murals; narratives; grant information; the transparencies used for the mural wall projections; mural prints and event posters. Arranged by mural in the order of their creation.
- Subseries 2.2--Reference Materials, 2002-2007 [24 Files]: Documents information used to create the murals that was not directly connected to a specific mural. Contains artist resumes; correspondence; contracts; mural locations; postcards with mural images; information on potential murals; and reference materials offering background information on the mural subjects. Arranged alphabetically by file title.
Access/User Limits?: Open per Donor Agreement.
Inventory:
Series 1—Administrative Records, 1992-2010 [61 Total Files & 1 Plaque]: Documents the various functions required to create the Wiregrass Festival of Murals. Organized into 6 Series.
Subseries 1.1--Organization, 1992-1997 [9 Files]: Documents activities necessary to establish the Festival of Murals. Contains forms to and from the IRS establishing the Festival of Murals; charter documents, such as by-laws; articles of incorporation and dissolution; contracts granting easements to paint the murals; copyright information such as certificates of registration; funding contracts; and National Register of Historic Places - nomination forms. Arranged alphabetically by file title.
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File I.D. |
File Label |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
001 |
[Agency Funding Contract - Dothan Area Convention & Visitors Bureau] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
002 |
Articles of Incorporation, 8 Dec 1992 |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
003 |
Articles of Incorporation - Amendment, 1993 |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
004 |
By-Laws - 501 (c) (3) |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
005 |
Certificate of Dissolution, 24 Sept 1997 |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
006 |
Contract Granting Easement for Murals, 1994 |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
007 |
Copyright - Murals - Certificates of Registration |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
008 |
National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Forms |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
009 |
To & From IRS |
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Subseries 1.2--Meeting Minutes, 1992-1999 [8 Files]: Documents the various committees that decided the topics, location, funding, and management of the Wiregrass Festival of Murals. Contains minutes and agendas for various committees on the Wiregrass Festival of Murals, including Board of Directors, Mural Project Committee, Subject Committee, Ways & Means Committee. Arranged by committee.
| File I.D. | File Label | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
010 |
[First Meeting of the Board of Directors of Wiregrass Festival of Murals, Inc.] [Dec 15, 1992] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
011 |
[Wiregrass Festival of Murals - Board of Director's Meeting Minutes] [Mar 1993-Aug 1994, Feb 1996-Jan 1999] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
012 |
Mural Committee - [mural examples & sketches] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
013 |
Mural Project Committee - Meeting Minutes, 1992-93 |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
014 |
Mural Project Committee - Miscellaneous |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
015 |
[Ways & Means Committee Meeting Minutes, 1992-93] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
016 |
[Wiregrass Festival of Murals, Division of The Downtown Group - 1997 Meeting Minutes] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
017 |
Wiregrass Festival of Murals - Subject Committee Minutes, Oct/Nov 1992 & Feb-Apr 1993 |
Subseries 1.3--Finances, 1992-1996 [14 Files]: Documents steps taken to fund Festival of Murals. Contains grant applications and awards; bids; donations; bank records; expense and repair reports creating and preserving murals. Arranged alphabetically by file title.
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File I.D. |
File Label |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
018 |
Arts Alliance Tab [Donation Certificates] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
019 |
Contributors |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
020 |
[Deposits Feb. 12, 1993-Aug. 25, 1995 & Check Stubs Jan. 22, 1993 - June 30, 1993 & Aug. 8, 1995 - March 4, 1996] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
021 |
F of M - Ways & Means |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
022 |
F of M: Ways & Means - State Grant |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
023 |
Financial Statements - 1993 - Wiregrass Festival of Murals |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
024 |
Historic Chattahoochee Grant |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
025 |
Murals - 1995 Repainting - Finances |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
026 |
Mural Bids |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
027 |
WFM - Grant Applications |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
028 |
[Wiregrass Festival of Murals - 1992-1996 Receipts] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
029 |
Wiregrass Festival of Murals [Financial, 1994-95] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
030 |
Wiregrass Festival of Murals - Old Bank Statements [1992-93, 1995-96] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
031 |
Took & Rickett - Expenses 1995 |
Subseries 1.4--Downtown Group, 2004-2007 [8 Files]: Documents the activities of the original parent organization of the Wiregrass Festival of Murals. Contains certificates; correspondence; information on special events; newsletters; budgets and membership lists. Arranged alphabetically by file title.
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File I.D. |
File Label |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
032 |
[Certificate - Downtown Group as 2004 National Main Street Program] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
033 |
Downtown Group Banquet, March '07 [CD] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
034 |
[Downtown Group committee list for Wiregrass Festival of Murals] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
035 |
[Downtown Group - Event Flyers/Pamphlets] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
036 |
Downtown Group - Members/Name Lists |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
037 |
[Downtown Old & News - Fall 2004] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
038 |
[Letters to Cathy Cole, Downtown Group Director] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
039 |
[Sponsorship Packet for A Downtown Christmas] |
Subseries 1.5--General Files, 2005-2010 [22 Files]: Documents the history of Dothan area, the history of the Mural Project and the various promotional celebrations. Contains facts about Dothan and the Downtown District; publications about the Mural Project, information on other mural cities, such as Chemainus, B. C. and Stubenville, OH; reference material for murals; publications; memos; and miscellaneous photos. Arranged alphabetically by file title.
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File I.D. |
File Label |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
040 |
[Address Labels/Name Lists] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
041 |
Alabama's Mural City Illustrated |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
042 |
Chemainus, B.C. |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
043 |
Cowpainters llc - [Peanut displays] |
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|
130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
044 |
Downtown Dothan: Plans for Renaissance |
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|
130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
045 |
[Downtown Dothan buildings] |
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|
130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
046 |
Dothan Magazine, Jan/Feb 2007 |
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|
130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
047 |
[facts about Historic Dothan] |
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|
130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
048 |
For I Heard Them Say: An Alabama Odyssey by: Barbara Ritch Jackson |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
049 |
From the desk of Wendell Stepp |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
050 |
Guide to Historic Downtown Dothan Alabama - [brochure] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
051 |
H. D. "Doc" Woodham |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
052 |
[Miscellaneous papers & photos] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
053 |
[Mural Celebratory Events] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
054 |
Mural City ArtFest 2010 |
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|
130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
055 |
Newspaper Articles |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
056 |
Peanuts Around Town - Artist Information |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
057 |
Portsmouth, Ohio Mural Project |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
058 |
Proposed Park - Oates and Main Intersection |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
059 |
[Stubenville, Ohio Report] |
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|
130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
061 |
["Where Dothan Began"] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
062 |
Wiregrass Arts & Entertainment, Summer 05, Winter 06-07 |
Subseries 1.6--Awards, 2009 [1 Plaque]: Documents achievements of the Wiregrass Festival of Murals. Contains awards presented to the Wiregrass Festival of Murals.
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File I.D. |
File Label |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
130 |
12-0625 |
001 |
063 |
Attraction of the Year Award 2009 - Presented to Wiregrass Festival of Murals |
Series 2—Mural Creation, 2002-2007 [54 Total Files & 8 Oversized items]: Documents the individual murals of the Wiregrass Festival of Murals and the steps needed to create each one. Organized into 2 Series.
Subseries 2.1--Murals, 2002-2007 [30 Files]: Documents the creation of the individual murals in the Wiregrass Festival of Murals. Contains information on the murals provided by the Festival of Arts events; copyrights; award letters; contracts; mural renderings; research materials providing background for specific murals; narratives; grant information; the transparencies used for the mural wall projections; mural prints and event posters. Arranged by mural in the order of their creation.
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File I.D. |
File Label |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
001 |
A History of The Downtown Dothan Group's Wiregrass Festival of Murals, |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
002 |
A History of The Downtown Dothan Group's Wiregrass Festival of Murals, |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
003 |
A History of The Downtown Dothan Group's Wiregrass Festival of Murals, |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
004 |
Salute to the Peanut Industry - reference materials |
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|
130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
005 |
Salute to the Peanut Industry - [Southland Debit Card] |
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|
130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
006 |
DeSoto's First Encounter with the Wiregrass Natives [Spanish/Indians] - reference materials |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
007 |
The Abduction of Elizabeth Stuart Dill - reference materials & information on Dill House |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
008 |
Ft. Scott - reference materials |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
009 |
Johnny Mack Brown - Mural Projections [transparencies] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
010 |
Chief Eufaula - research materials |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
011 |
Chief Eufaula - Mural Projections [transparencies] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
012 |
Dothan Riot - research materials & correspondence |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
013 |
[Godwin Dispute - "Dothan Riot" Mural] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
014 |
Tribute to Sherman Rose and the Tuskegee Airmen - [autographed prints] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
015 |
Fort Rucker - [research materials & mural description] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
016 |
Fort Rucker - [mural prints] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
017 |
Women's Mural - Contract |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
018 |
Women of the Wiregrass - Mural Background Info |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
019 |
Women of the Wiregrass - Women's Mural 2002, Sponsorship Package |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
020 |
Women's Mural Grants |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
021 |
Women's Mural - [supply pricing] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
022 |
[Women's Mural Committee Correspondence] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
023 |
Women's Mural - Artist's Interpretation |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
024 |
Women's Mural - Resumes for Artwork |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
025 |
Women's Mural Proposal |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
026 |
Proposal for "Women of the Wiregrass" Mural - "Nurturing Paths," [Gayle Nelson] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
027 |
Proposal for "Women of the Wiregrass" Mural - [Judith Huey] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
028 |
The Steamboat Era - reference materials |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
029 |
AME Church [Cherry St. A.M.E.] - Thank you letters to Donators |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
030 |
Timber & Turpentine - [research for the Early Commerce Mural] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
O/S |
001 |
Framed print - Foster Street, Looking North, Dothan, Ala. |
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130 |
12-0625 |
O/S |
002 |
Framed print - Aerial view of Dothan |
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130 |
12-0625 |
O/S |
003 |
Certificate - Dothan Main Street Commercial District added to the National Register of Historic Places |
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130 |
12-0625 |
O/S |
004 |
Print - Chief Eufaula Mural |
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130 |
12-0625 |
O/S |
005 |
The Train Mural - background information poster |
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130 |
12-0625 |
O/S |
006 |
Posters - WFM Celebration of the Arts, May 1-5, 2007 & WFM Street Fest, May 5, 2007 |
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130 |
12-0625 |
O/S |
007 |
Poster - Cherry Street A. M. E. |
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130 |
12-0625 |
O/S |
008 |
Poster - Salute to the Peanut Industry |
Subseries 2.2--Reference Materials, 2002-2007 [24 Files]: Documents information used to create the murals that was not directly connected to a specific mural. Contains artist resumes; correspondence; contracts; mural locations; postcards with mural images; information on potential murals; and reference materials offering background information on the mural subjects. Arranged alphabetically by file title.
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File I.D. |
File Label |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
031 |
Art Rosenbaum [Resume] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
032 |
Artist list - Letters, Mural list - [call for proposals, resumes, artist lists] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
033 |
[Background on Murals] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
034 |
Bricks - Phase II |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
035 |
Charles M. Svob [Resume & Correspondence] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
036 |
[Civil War Mural - Boy Scout Eagle Project] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
037 |
Contracts [Agreement & Award] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
038 |
[Miscellaneous Mural research materials] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
039 |
[Mural Narratives] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
040 |
Mural Project - Correspondence |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
041 |
Mural Walls [Mural Locations] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
042 |
Mural Wall [Preparation] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
043 |
Murals - Dothan |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
044 |
Murals - [Postcards] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
045 |
Paddy Carr |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
046 |
[Resume - Cheryl Mann Hardin] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
047 |
Sam Dale |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
048 |
Wiregrass Festival of Murals - A Celebration of the Arts, Historic Downtown Dothan,
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
049 |
[WFM - A Celebration of the Arts] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
050 |
[WFM - A Celebration of the Arts - Event Account] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
051 |
Wiregrass Festival of Murals - August '95 |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
052 |
Wiregrass Festival of Murals - [miscellaneous] |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
053 |
The Wiregrass Festival of Murals - Walking Tour, 2005 |
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130 |
12-0625 |
002 |
054 |
Wiregrass Festival of Murals "white paper" ["Art and History to Reshape Dothan's Future" by Doug Purcell] |
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