Postal clerk, nurse. Born: April 6, 1920, Brookwood. Parents: Luther Latham and Amie Estelle (Collins) Hayes. Married: March 29, 1938. Children: Two. Education: dental hygenist program of the University of Alabama in Birmingham, 1932; certification for the Chicago School of Nursing, 1953. Employed as a clerk for U.S. Selective Service, 1940-1943; clerk U.S. Postal Service, 1946-1947; physician's office nurse in Birmingham, 1950-1953; office nurse in Graysville, 1953-1981; part-time nurse, Carraway Medical Center, 1981-1982. Member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Lioness Club, and American Gold Star Mothers.
Source: A source in Adamsville, Ala.
Author: Hallowed Ground. Birmingham, Ala.: EBSCO Medin, 1973.
Our Lives, Our Fortunes, Our Sacred Honor. Birmingham, Ala.: EBSCO Media, 1975.
EASBY-SMITH, JAMES STANISLAUS, 1870-
Attorney. Born: May 17, 1870, Tuscaloosa. Parents: William Russell and Wilhelmia Maria (Easby) Smith. Married: Lillian L. Strong, June 5, 1894. Education: Georgetown College (Washington) A.B.; A.M., 1892; LL.B.; LL.M., 1894. Served as associate editor Georgetown College Journal; editor, 1891. Admitted to the bar, 1894. Employed as law examiner for the Department of Justice, 1893-1896; special assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1896; assistant U.S. Attorney in Washington, 1904-1906; quizmaster at Georgetown College Law School; taught constitutional history at Georgetown, 1905.
Source: Who Was Who in America, Vol. 5.
Author: The Department of Justice, Its History and Functions. Washington, D.C.: W. H. Lowdermilk, 1904.
History of Georgetown University, D.C., 1789-1907. New York: Lewis, 1907.
The Songs of Alcaeus. Washington, D.C.: W. H. Lowdermilk, 1901.
The Songs of Sappho. Washington, D.C.: Stormant & Jackson, 1891-1901.
EAVES, RICHARD GLEN, 1932-
University professor, college dean. Born: November 20, 1932, Louisville, Miss. Education: Mississippi State University, B.S., 1953; M.A., 1960; Peabody College, M.A., 1957; University of Alabama, Ph,D., 1970. Taught at Dana Jr. High School in San Diego, 1956-1957; professor and Dean of Men at Clarke College, 1958-1962; Birmingham-South College, 1962-1963; University of Alabama, 1963-1975; Auburn University, 1975-. Member of the American and Southern Historical Associations, Sixteenth Century Studies Conference, Renaissance Society of America, and Southeastern Renaissance Conference.
Source: Directory of American Scholars, 1982.
Author: Henry VII's Scottish Diplomacy, 1513-1524. New York: Exposition Press, 1971.
Henry VIII and James V's Regency, 1524-1528. Latham, Md: University Press of America, 1987.
EDINGTON, ANDREW, 1914-
Coach, college president. Born: January 15, 1914. Parents: David Henry and Blanche (Planck) Edington. Married: Marguerite Hass, 1940. Children: Two. Education: Southwestern College at Memphis, A.B., 1934; University of Alabama, M.A., 1938; Austin College, honorary LL.D. Coached at University Military School in Mobile, 1934-1936; Spring Hill College, 1936-1938; assistant president of Southwestern College, 1938-1940; president of Schreiner College, Herrville, Tex., 1950-1971. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Received the Admiral's Award, the President's Citation, and the General Foch Medal of France.
Source: Contemporary Authors, Vol. 73, and the files at Alabama Public Library Service.
Author: The Big Search. New York: Pageant Press, 1955.
First Aid for the Soul. Herrville, Tex.: Herring Press, 1973.
Some Folks Wonder. Herrville, Tex.: Herring Press, 1972.
Upon This Rock. Herrville, Tex.: Herring Press, 1978.
The Word Made Fresh. 3 vols. Atlanta: John Knox, 1972-1976.
EDMONDS, HENRY MORRIS, 1878-1960
Presbyterian minister. Born: November 23, 1878, York. Parents: William and Alice Frances (Morris) Edmonds. Married: Mary Armstrong Fleming, April 30, 1907. Children: Five. Education: University of Tennessee, A.B., 1899; Presbyterian Theological Seminary, B.D., 1907; Alabama Synodical College for Men, honorary D.D., 1913; Cumberland University, LL.D., 1924; University of Alabama, 1924; Tusculum College, LL.D., 1936; Rollins College, 1907-1913; South Highlands Church in Birmingham, 1913-1915; Independent Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, 1915-1942; dean of Knowles Memorial Chapel at Rollins College, 1942-1947; Pilgrim Congressional Church in Birmingham, 1949-1952; professor at the School of Religion at Vanderbilt University, 1926-1928; columnist for Birmingham Age-Herald, 1942-1960.
Source: Who Was Who in America, Vol. 4, and files at Alabama Public Library Service.
Author: About the Manger. Boston: Stratford, 1927.
Beginning the Day. Birmingham, Ala.: s.n., 1932.
A Parson's Notebook. Birmingham, Ala.: Elizabeth Agee's Bookshelf, 1961.
Studies in Power. Nashville: Cokesbury, 1931.
The Way, the Truth, the Life. Nashville: Cokesbury, 1936.
EDWARDS, CHRISTINE WILLIAMS, 1914-1977
Artist. Born: June 14, 1914, Clay County, Tenn. Married: Thomas Edwards. Children: Two. Education: Tennessee Technical Institute. President of Athens P.T.A., 1950.
Source: Jacket of The Lure and Lore of Limestone County.
Author: The Donaldsons of Middle Tennessee. Athens, Ala.: Edwards, 1972.
Joint Author: The Lure and Lore of Limestone County. Tuscaloosa, Ala.: Portals Press, 1978.
EDWARDS, GWEN ANDERS, 1926-
University employee. Born: December 6, 1926, Magnolia. Parents: James Marvin and Alma (Shaddix) Anders. Married: Lawrence A. Edwards, June 28, 1952. Children: Two. Education: Jacksonville State University, A.B., 1947; University of Alabama, M.A., 1949; Louisiana State University. Worked for the University of Alabama, 1949-1952; University of North Carolina, 1952-1954; education curator at Magnolia Mound Plantation at Baton Rouge, 1980. Member of Phi Alpha Theta and Kappa Delta Pi.
Source: Gwen A., Edwards, Baton Rouge, La.
Joint Author: Magnolia Mound, a Louisiana River Plantation. Gretna, La.: Pelican Publishing Co., 1984.
EDWARDS, WILLIAM JAMES, 1869-
Teacher. Born: September 12, 1869, Snow Hill. Parents: James Carmichael Edwards. Originally named Ulyses Grant Edwards; grandfather changed name to William, later he added James. Education: Tuskegee Institute. Organized and operated Snow Hill Normal and Industrial Institute.
Source: Twenty-five Years in the Black Belt.
Author: Twenty-five Years in the Black Belt. Westport, Conn.: Negro Universities Press, 1970, c1918.
ELAM, VERRELL DONALD, 1928-
Born: February 25, 1928, Brent. Parents: Harvey A. and Pearlie Elam. Married: Barbara Jean Horton. Children: One. Married: Beatrice (twice). Married: Mary Elizabeth Wallace. Married: Cammie Kathleen Johnson. Served in U.S. Army, 1945-1947. Manufactured illegal whiskey. Incarcerated for a time at the Federal Prison Camp at Maxwell Air Force Base.
Source: Moonshine 'Till Dawn.
Author: Bloody Bibb. Brent, Ala.: Elam Enterprises, 1985.
Moonshine 'Till Dawn. Montevallo, Ala.: Times Printing Co., 1977.
ELLIOTT, CARL ATWOOD, 1913-
Attorney, U.S. Congressman. Born: December 20, 1913, Vina. Parents: George W. and Lenora (Massey) Elliott. Married: Jane Hamilton, June 3, 1940, Children: Four. Education: University of Alabama, A.B., 1933; LL.D., 1936. Practiced law in Russellville and Jasper, 1936; U.S. Commissioner, 1938-1939; recorder for the Jasper City Court, 1939-1942 and 1944-1946. Served in U.S. Army, 1942-1944. Elected to U.S. House of Representatives, 1949-1965. Member or chairman of Veterans Affairs Committee, 1949-1951, Committee on Education and Labor, 1951-1960, Committee on House Administration, 1956-1960, Rules Committee, 1961-1965, Select Committee on Government Research, 1963-1965, Presidents' Committee on Libraries, 1966-1968, Committee to Investigate the Administration of the State Technical Services Act, advisory board of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Member of the American, Alabama, and Walker County Bar Association, Omicron Delta Kappa and Phi Alpha Delta.
Source: Who's Who in American Politics, 1973-1974, and the files at Alabama Public Library Service.
Author: Annals of Northwest Alabama. Tuscaloosa, Ala.: s.n., 1958-1972.
Alabama Coal Miners. Jasper, Ala.: Northwest Alabama Publishing Co., 1977.
Herbert South (1913-1975), Marion County. Jasper, Ala.: Northwest Alabama Publishing Co., 1978.
Lester D. Williams, Jefferson County. Jasper, Ala.: Northwest Alabama Publishing Co., 1978.
Robert C. Bice, Jefferson County. Jasper, Ala.: Northwest Alabama Publishing Co., 1978
William M. Warren, St. Clair County. Jasper, Ala.: Northwest Alabama Publishing Co., 1979.
William T. Minor, Walker County. Jasper, Ala.: Northwest Alabama Publishing Co., 1977.
Woodie Roberts, Walker County. Jasper, Ala.: Northwest Alabama Publishing Co., 1979.
ELLIOTT, IDA WALLIS, 1867-1961
Teacher, travel agent, Born: November 1, 1867, Newborn. Parents: Charner and Isabel (Vann) Wallis. Married: James Thomas Elliott, June 27, 1888. Children: Three. Education: Presbyterian College in Talladega; Normal College, Lebanon, Ohio. Taught in city schools of Talladega. Founded Elliott Tours. Member and organizer of Talladega Women's Club of Commerce. Ida Academy named for her.
Source: Owen's Story of Alabama, Vol. 4.
Author: Laugh and Let Laugh, by Grandma. Talladega, Ala.: Roberts & Son, 1900.
Let's Go. S.l.: s.n., s.d.
ELLIOTT, JAMES WALTER, 1927-
Radio announcer. Born: August 12, 1927, Cordova. Parents: Green Smith and Jennie Dew (Pettus) Elliott. Married: Margaret Rose Knight, August 25, 1949. Education: Massey Business College in Birmingham; St. Bernard College in Cullman. Served at radio station WSGN in Birmingham; WKUL in Cullman; WJBB in Haleyville; WFMH in Cullman, WWWR in Russellville; all between 1948-1966; president and general manager of WJOL in Florence.
Source: Who's Who in Alabama, Vol, II.
Author: Transport to Disaster. New York: Holt, 1962.
ELLIOTT, WILLIAM YOUNG, SR., 1902
School teacher, steel industry. Born: April 18, 1902, Leeds, Parents: James Barnett and Ida Lee (Vann) Elliott. Married: Laura Emily Bozeman, February 25, 1928. Children: Three. Education: Birmingham-Southern, B.S., 1926; University of Alabama, M.A., 1929; George Peabody College, 1937. Taught in Jefferson County schools, 1926-1929; Boyles Grammar School in Tarrant, 1929-1937; Birmingham schools, 1937-1942; worked in pyrometry department, U.S. Steel in Fairfield, 1942-1966. Awarded first prize from New York Writers Guild, 1960; first place for Pence Prize by American Poets Society, 1967; four first prizes by the Alabama Writers Conclave, 1967-1968. Named poet laureate of Alabama, 1975. Member of the American Poetry League, American Poets Fellowship Society, Alabama Poetry Society, and the Alabama Writers Conclave. Works included The Oberfirst's Anthology of Short Stories, 1955, 1959-1960.
Source: Who's Who in the South and Southwest, 1976-1977; Who's Who in Alabama, 1972-1973 and Alabama Public Library Service files.
Author: Sisu and His Children. S.l.: s.n., 1977.
Skylights: Poems of Inspiration and Devotion, Books 1-3. Birmingham, Ala.: Privately printed, 1951-1959.
Voices: the Universal Scene. Books 1 & 2. Birmingham, Ala.: s.n., 1951-1954.
We Went Singing, and Other Alabama Inspired Poems. Huntsville, Ala.: W. Y. Elliott, 1981.
Wings for the Soul. Birmingham, Ala.: Author, 1969.
ELLISON, RHODA COLEMAN, 1904-
College teacher. Born: February 15, 1904, Centreville. Education: Randolph-Macon Women's College, B.A., 1925; Columbia University, M.A., 1929; University of North Carolina, Ph,D., 1945. Taught at Huntingdon, 1930-1972. Served as chairman of English Department. Member of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association, National Council of Teachers of English, Modern Language Association, Alabama Historical Association, and Phi Beta Kappa. Given non-fiction book award by the Alabama Library Association, 1985.
Source: Directory of American Scholars, 7th edition, and Alabama Public Library Service files.
Author: Bibb County, Alabama: the First Hundred Years, 1818- 1919. University, Ala.: University of Alabama Press, 1984.
A Checklist of Alabama Imprints, 1807-1870. University, Ala.: University of Alabama Press, 1946.
Early Alabama Publications: a Study in Literary Interests. University, Ala.: University of Alabama, 1947.
History and Bibliography of Alabama Newspapers in the Nineteenth Century. University, Ala.: University of Alabama Press, 1954.
History of Huntingdon College, 1854-1954. University, Ala.: University of Alabama Press, 1954.
ELOVITZ, MARK HARVEY, 1938-
Rabbi, lawyer. Born: May 20, 1938, Pittsburgh, Pa. Parents: Meyer David and Lillian (Werner) Elovitz. Married: Helen Arna Altheim, October 13, 1963. Children: Three. Education: New York University, B.A., 1960; Ph.D., 1973; Jewish Theological Seminary of America, M.H.L., 1962; Cumberland School of Law, J.D., 1977. Became a rabbi in 1964. Served as a chaplain in the U.S. Air Force, 1964-1967; associate rabbi for a Jewish congregation in Cedarhurst, New York, 1967-1969; rabbi in Birmingham, 1970-1977; practiced law in Birmingham, 1977. Taught at Macalester College and University of Alabama in Birmingham. Served as associate editor of Cumberland Law Review; book editor for the Reconstructionist, 1975-1976. Member Rabbinical Assembly of American Association of Jewish Chaplains, Institute of Religion and Mental Health, New York Board of Rabbis, Birmingham Jewish Federation, and Phi Beta Kappa.
Source: Contemporary Authors, Vol. 69.
Author: A Century of Jewish Life in Dixie: the Birmingham Experience. University, Ala.: University of Alabama Press, 1974.
A History of the Jews of Birmingham: 1871-1971. Birmingham, Ala.: s.n., 1973.
Like It Is. (pamphlet sermons) S.l.: Privately printed, 1970.
Joint Author: The Right to Die: Medical Ethics, Law and Human Values. S.l.: Alabama Committee for Humanities and Public Policy, 1976.
EMERSON, O. B., 1922-
University professor. Born: March 1, 1922, Ripley, Tenn. Education: Lambuth College, B.A., 1943; Vanderbilt University, M.A., 1946; Ph.D., 1962. Taught literature at the University of Alabama, 1946. Named Outstanding Professor at the University of Alabama, 1966. Member of Modern Language Association, American Dialect Society, National Council of Teachers of English, and the Southern Literary Festival Association. Served as president of the Association of College English Teachers of Alabama and of the Alabama Council of English Teachers of the Alabama Education Association.
Source: Directory of American Scholars, 7th edition, and Alabama Public Library Service files.
Author: Billy Budd and Typee: Notes. Lincoln, Neb.: Cliff's Notes, 1968.
Faulkner's Early Literary Reputation in America. Ann Arbor: UMI Research Press, 1984.
Pantosocracy: the Utopian Scheme of Southey and Coleridge. Nashville: Vanderbilt University, 1946.
Editor: Alabama Prize Stories 1970. Huntsville, Ala.: Strode, 1970.
Southern Literary Culture: a Bibliography of Masters' and Doctors' Theses. Rev. ed. University, Ala.: University of Alabama Press, 1979.
EMMET, RICHARD PERRINO, 1929-
Lawyer, judge. Born: April 13, 1929, Albertville. Parents: Joseph Herman and Nanna Rose (McMullan) Emmet. Married: Elizabeth Thigpen, October 22, 1955. Children: Five. Education: University of Alabama, B.S., 1955; J.D., 1956. Admitted to the bar in 1955 and practiced law until 1959. Served as judge of the Family Court of Montgomery, 1959-1963; judge for the 15th Judicial Circuit of Alabama, 1963. Taught at Jones Law School, 1957-1960. Elected president of Youth Legislature of Alabama; president of the Alabama Institute of Neurological Development, 1966-1969; president of Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Alabama, 1968-1973. Named Outstanding Young Man of Alabama, 1962.
Source: Who's Who in America, 1978, and files at Alabama Public Library Service.
Author: I Hope "You" Like These. Philadelphia: Dorrance, 1974.
ENGSTFELD, CAROLINE PROWELL
Librarian. Born: Dayton, Marengo County. Parents: William J. and Margaret (Jemison) Prowell. Education: Hollins College, Howard College, and Columbia University. Employed by the New York Public Library, 1905-1912; head of Reference at Birmingham Public Library, 1912-1949. Member League of American Penwomen, Alabama Association for the Blind, and the Birmingham Writers Club. Served as treasurer of the Alabama Library Association.
Source: Alabama Blue Book and Social Register, 1929, and Library Journal, March 15, 1949.
Author: Bibliography of Alabama Authors. Birmingham, Ala.: Howard College, 1923.
ERNST, MORRIS LEOPOLD, 1888-1976
Lawyer. Born: August 23, 1888, Uniontown. Parents: Carland Sarah (Bernheim) Ernst, Married: Susan Leerburger; Margaret Samuels, March 1, 1923. Children: Three. Education: Williams College, B.A., 1909; New York Law School, LL.B., 1912. Served as treasurer for shirt manufacturer in Brooklyn, 1911-1912; bookkeeper and salesman, 1911-1915, admitted to New York Bar, 1913. Practiced law, starting in 1915, specializing in labor, tax, libel, and censorship. Held several government posts: special assistant to U.S. Attorney General; personal representative of Franklin Roosevelt abroad during World War II; member of Harry Truman's Civil Rights Commission. Member of the American Civil Liberties Union, American Political Science Association, American Bar Association, Phi Beta Kappa, and Phi Gamma Delta.
Source: Contemporary Authors, Vols. 5R and 6R, and Current Biography, 1961.
Author: America's Primer. New York: Putnam, 1931.
Back and Forth. Mount Vernon, N.Y.: Peter Pauper Press, 1969.
The Best is Yet .... New York: Harper, 1945.
The Comparative International Almanac. New York: Macmillan, 1967.
Confrontation: a Free Press in a Free Society. New York: New York School of Law, 1975.
The First Freedom. New York: Macmillan, 1946.
The Great Reversals. New York: Weybright and Talley, 1973.
Lawyers and What They Do. New York: F. Watts, 1965.
A Love Affair With The Law. New York: Macmillan, 1968.
Pandect of C.L.D. Mount Vernon, N.Y.: Peter Pauper Press, 1965.
Report of Morris L. Ernst (on Anthracite Coal Industry Commission) Submitted to the Governor of Pennsylvania, May 17, 1937. Harrisburg, Pa.: Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Industry Commission, 1937.
So Far, So Good. New York: Harper, 1948.
Too Big. Boston: Atlantic-Little, Brown, 1940.
Touch Wood: a Year's Diary. New York: Atheneum, 1960.
The Ultimate Power. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1937.
Untitled: the Diary of My 72nd Year. New York: Luce, 1962.
Utopia 1976. New York: Rinehart, 1955.
Joint Author: American Sexual Behavior and the Kinsey Report. New York: Greystone, 1948.
The Censor Marches On. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Doran, 1940.
Censored: the Private Life of the Movies. New York: Cape and Smith, 1930.
Censorship: the Search for the Obscene. New York: Macmillan, 1964.
For Better or Worse. New York: Harper, 1952.
Hold Your Tongue! New York: William Morrow, 1932.
How High Is Up? Indianapolis, Ind.: Bobbs, 1964.
The People Know Best. Washington, D.C.: Public Affairs Press, 1949.
Privacy: the Right to Be Let Alone. New York: Macmillan, 1962.
Report and Opinion in the Matter of Galindez. New York: s.n., 1958.
Report on the American Communist. New York: Holt, 1952.
The Taming of Technology. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1972.
To the Pure. New York: Viking, 1928.
United States of America, Libellant, Against One Book Entitled Ulysses.... New York: Ballou Press, 1933.
Editor: The Teacher. Englewood Cliffs, N.Y.: Prentice-Hall, 1967.
Contributor: The Sex Life of the Unmarried Adult. New York: Vanguard, 1934.
ERVIN, VIOLET GROSS
Music teacher. Born: 1900, LaFollette, Tenn. Parents: Cornelius and Callie (Turner) Gross. Married: Robert Hugh Ervin. Education: Tennessee College for Women, B.A., 1916; Chicago Musical College, Troy State University, M.S., 1958; attended George Peabody College. Taught at Tennessee College for Women; private music lessons in Troy, 1941-. Received the Phi Mu Alpha's Orpheus Award; Ingalls Award for Excellence in Teaching. Member of Delta Kappa Gamma and the Federation of Music Clubs.
Source: One Way To Tell It.
Author: One Way To Tell It. Troy, Ala.: Troy State University Press, 1982.
EVANS, ZELIA STEPHANS
University professor. Born: Wetumpka. Education: Alabama State College, B.S., University of Michigan, M.A. and Ed.D., Taught in Alabama and Virginia; professor and director of Early Childhood Center at Alabama State University, 1972. Member, and served as president, Alabama State Teachers Association, Alabama Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Alabama Advisory Committee on Early Childhood Education, and the American Association of Elementary-Kindergarten-Nursery Educators.
Source: Files at Alabama Public Library Service.
Author: The Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, 1877-1977. Montgomery, Ala.: The Church, 1978.
Tricks of the Trade for Teachers of Language Arts. New York: Exposition Press, 1974.
EVERETT, DONALD EDWARD, 1920-
University professor. Born: December 10, 1920, Auburn. Parents: Edward and Mary Rebecca (Hopkins) Everett. Married: Mary Lou Malancon, September 4, 1949, Children: Two. Education: University of Florida, B.A., 1941; Tulane University, M.A., 1950; Ph.D., 1952. Served in U.S. Army Air Force, 1942-1945. Taught at Tulane University, 1952-1953; editorial assistant Mississippi Valley Historical Review; faculty of Trinity University, San Antonio, 1953-; head of history department, 1966-. Member of Organization of American Historian, the Southwestern, Southern, Texas, and San Antonio Historical Associations,
Source: Who's Who in America, 1978, Directory of American Scholars, 7th and Contemporary Authors, Vol. 9R.
Author: San Antonio Legacy. San Antonio, Tex.: Trinity University Press, 1979.
San Antonio: the Flavor of Its Past. San Antonio, Tex.: Trinity University Press, 1975.
Trinity University: a Record of One Hundred Years. San Antonio, Tex.: Trinity University Press, 1968.
Editor: Chaplain Davis and Hood's Texas Brigade. San Antonio, Tex.: Principa Press of Trinity University, 1962.
EVERSOLE, FINLEY T., 1935-
Clergyman, editor. Born: December 24, 1935, Birmingham. Parents: Findley Pratt and Frieda Mae (Traweek) Eversole. Married: Mary Ann Knox, June 8, 1958. Education: Birmingham Southern College, A.B., 1956; Vanderbilt University, B.D. (with honor), 1958; Drew University and the University of Chicago Divinity School. Served as Methodist clergyman; staff associate, Motive Magazine, 1959-1961; editor of Interseminarian and Communique, director of the interseminary movement for the National Student Christian Federation, 1961-1963; editor and director of adult department of Friendship Press, 1963-. Member of American Society of Church History, Institute for Religious and Social Studies, American Society for Aesthetics, Pi Kappa Alpha, and Eta Sigma Phi.
Source: Contemporary Authors, Vol, 9R.
Joint Author: Our Christian Witness in the World of Struggle. S.l.: s.n., 1955.
Editor: Christian Faith and the Contemporary Arts. New York: Abingdon Press, 1962.