Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Accession number |
1973-1 |
Collection |
Clay Collection |
Title |
Clay Collection |
Object Name |
Correspondence |
Scope & Content |
This is a 17-box collection of materials from the Clay family of Huntsville, Alabama. The Clays were active in politics, law, and government in Huntsville, at the state level in Alabama, and at the national level. |
Extent of Description |
17 boxes, 2.5 shelves |
Admin/Biographical History |
Clement Comer Clay served as the 8th governor of Alabama (1835-1837) and served in the state legislature as well as the United States Senate. His son, Clement Claiborne Clay served in the Unites States Senate from 1853 to 1861 and Confederate Senate from 1862 to 1864. Clement Claiborne's wife, Virginia Tunstall Clay-Clopton was active in the fight for the right to vote for women. |
Containers |
1973-1 Box 1 1973-1 Box 1 1973-1 Box 1 1973-1 Box 1 1973-1 Box 2 1973-1 Box 2 1973-1 Box 2 1973-1 Box 2 1973-1 Box 2 1973-1 Box 2 1973-1 Box 2 1973-1 Box 3 1973-1 Box 3 1973-1 Box 3 1973-1 Box 3 1973-1 Box 3 1973-1 Box 4 1973-1 Box 4 1973-1 Box 4 1973-1 Box 4 1973-1 Box 4 1973-1 Box 4 1973-1 Box 5 1973-1 Box 5 1973-1 Box 5 1973-1 Box 5 1973-1 Box 5 1973-1 Box 5 1973-1 Box 6 1973-1 Box 6 1973-1 Box 7 1973-1 Box 8 1973-1 Box 9 1973-1 Box 10 1973-1 Box 11 1973-1 Box 12 1973-1 Box 13 1973-1 Box 14 1973-1 Box 15 1973-1 Box 16 1973-1 Box 17 |