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WILSON PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK AVAILABLE You may purchase a copy of the soft-cover book Mobile: Photographs from the William E. Wilson Collection by Marilyn Culpepper for HMPS and published by Arcadia Press in 2001 as part of its Images of America series. To order, send check or money order in the amount of $24.42 ($19.95+$1.96 tax+$2.61 S&H) to Oakleigh Gift Shop, 300 Oakleigh Place, Mobile, AL 36604 OR stop by the Oakleigh Gift Shop located on the first floor of the Oakleigh House Museum to buy a copy. The Gift Shop is open daily, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. If you wish the book personalized, please specify for whom the book is intended and what the inscription should say.
HMPS is producing a book on Mobile County History to be released next Spring. If you are interested in having the history of your business, organization or attraction included, please call 251.432.6161 or email hmps@bellsouth.net for information. |
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William E. Wilson Photography Collection
The research and study activities of the Historic Mobile Preservation Society are concentrated in the Minnie Mitchell Archives Building. Numerous original documents, Confederate documents, maps, first editions, and rare books are included in the archive's collection. There are many photographs, including the William E. Wilson Photographic Collection of 1894-1905, William E. Wilson came to Charleston, South Carolina from London, England in 1855 as a child. He began to study photography in New York and moved to Mobile in 1894. Here he compiled an impressive history of the city, which includes 2000 original glass negatives that may be viewed as 8x10 prints. Historic Mobile Preservation Society also houses the George B. Rogers architectural library. This 404-volume collection includes books on topics ranging from landscape architecture to hardware catalogs and personal photograph albums. These pieces offer a power insight into the mind and imagination of one of the city's most notable architects. The extensive files of the Bedsole Trust are also available for researchers in the Reading Room. These holdings refer to the City Hospital Restoration Board and the multi-million dollar adaptive use restoration of the 1836 City Hospital. The archive also holds the first edition of the Mobile Commercial Register, Volume 1, Number 1, dated December 10, 1821, numerous clippings and memorabilia, and the log book of the Steamer S. E. Meaher, 1855. The holdings are constantly updated with the addition of clippings, books, historical records, photographs, and related items including an oral history collection, which is a continuing project. The Historic Mobile Preservation Society continually studies ways to expand its archival program as an aid to teachers and students, for providing community program materials, and as an important asset to Mobile's overall historic preservation effort. |
HMPS appreciates the generous support of our Corporate Partners:
Farnell Heating & AC
The Oakleigh Historic Museums are open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Daily, Year-Round Groups are welcome and special rates apply. Reservations should be made in advance for groups of more than 10. School groups are invited to picnic on the grounds after their tours.
HMPS Activities (251) 432-1281 or Email hmps@bellsouth.net
Voices that Are Gone, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. A moving Readers' Theatre using Oakleigh’s Cook’s House to explore and celebrate the experiences of persons of color living in Mobile in the 19th century. Admission: HMPS members, $20; non-members, $25. Admission includes refreshments inspired by traditional African-American recipes. Call (251) 432-6161 or email hmps@bellsouth.net
for reservations and information. Mobile Historic Homes Tour, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Visit architecturally significant private homes and sacred
spaces in selected historic districts. National Historic Preservation Month
Many activities throughout the month, TBA. Bravery & Beauty Mint Julep Party, 5-8 p.m. A celebration in honor of the June 1877 visit to Oakleigh by James A. Garfield (later a president of the U.S.) when CSA Gen. T.K. Irwin served him his first mint julep. Garfield's diary entry of that occasion states: “The bravery and beauty of Mobile were there.” HMPS members, $15; general admission, $25 per person and $45 per couple. No one under age 21 admitted. All guests receive complimentary mint juleps and non-alcoholic juleps. (Cash bar for non-julep specialty beverages.) Silent auction and live music.
HMPS is working in cooperation with the Mobile County Public School Commission and local, state and national entities to pursue restoration of this architectural treasure. Each pin, which can also be worn as a pendant, is available for purchase in the Oakleigh Gift Shop for $20 plus tax. A portion of the purchase is tax-deductible and purchasers will receive confirmation of contribution for tax purposes. For information, please call Marilyn Culpepper, Executive Director, 251-432-6161 or email hmps@bellsouth.net.
Thank you for visiting.
Historic Mobile Preservation Society is a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation. It receives principal funding through memberships and fundraising. HMPS received funding for operations and/or special programs for the 2007 fiscal year from the following entities: The City of Mobile The J.L. Bedsole Foundation The Hearin-Chandler Foundation The Crampton Trust The Community Foundation of South Alabama: "Friends of Oakleigh" fund
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