Guide to the Larry Register Papers
Record Group 009

Date processed:  2002 and 2003

Processed By: T. Bernath

Repository Information

Archives of Wiregrass History & Culture
Troy State University Dothan
P.O. Box 8368
Dothan, AL  36304

Ph:  334-983-6556 x-327
E-mail:  Archivist Dr. Martin T. Olliff  <molliff@troy.edu>

Administrative Information

Accession Number:  02-008

Date Span:  1890—2001  (bulk:  1935-1989)                       

Perm Acc Size:  13 cu ft

Perm Phy Desc:  11 RC Boxes; 1 OS Box; 1 Map File; 1 Flat-File Drawer

Accession Number:  03-0217

Date Span:  1917-2002

Perm Acc Size:  1.33 cu ft

Perm Phy Desc:  1 RC Box; 1 Letter DOC Box

Donor Information:

Donated by Mr. Larry Register,  2002 and 2003.

Biographical Sketch:

Larry Register is a former mayor of Dothan (1987-1989) and former state senator (1970-1974), whose interests extend well beyond politics into local history and genealogy.  In 2002-2003, Mr. Register was appointed by the Dothan City Council to a Blue Ribbon Panel to explore site options for an Interstate 10 extension into the Dothan area.  This follows on Mr. Register’s early interest in a Memphis-to-Jacksonville turnpike.

Helen Cook Lamb (whose papers make up sub-group 1 of this collection) is Mr. Larry Register’s aunt.  Born in Chipley, FL, Sept. 27, 1899, she worked as a secretary to Judge Warren Jones of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in Jacksonville, FL.  She and husband George Dewey Lamb retired to Indatlantic, FL, in 1965.  After George’s death on March 3, 1968, Mrs. Lamb moved to Marianna, FL, then to a retirement home in Dothan, AL, until her death on October 27, 1991.  She authored numerous short stories and worked on an unpublished manuscript for a novel.

A. J. (Alley J.) Register (whose papers comprise sub-group 3 of this collection) is Mr. Larry Register's father.  A railroad worker and union member, Mr. A. J. Register enjoyed a close friendship with Dothan magnate Wallace Malone, with whom he traveled to Canada and South America.

Scope / Content Note:

This collection has come to the Archives of Wiregrass History and Culture in two accessions, numbered 02-008 and 03-0127.  See above (click HERE) for administrative information about each of these accessions.  Documents much of the adult lives and work of three members of the Register family:  Larry Register, his aunt Helen Cook Lamb, and his father A. J. Register.

Collection organized into 3 sub-groups:

Sub-group 1:  Helen Cook Lamb Papers document her later life and literary work.  Organized into 2 series: 

Series 1.1. Personal Papers (includes financial documents, correspondence, and records of her work with Judge Jones)

Series 1.2. Literary Products (includes multiple drafts of her novel and numerous short stories).

Sub-group 2:  Larry Register Papers document his public career as well as his research interests in local history and genealogy.  Organized into 8 series: 

Series 2.1:  Alabama State Senate Campaign and Position Papers; 

Series 2.2: Alabama Turnpike Authority

Series 2.3: Mayoral Term

Series 2.4: Single Member Districts

Series 2.5: Local History

Series 2.6: Collected Publications

Series 2.7: Family History

Series 2.8: Miscellaneous

Sub-group 3:  A. J. Register Papers contains numerous employee magazines from the various railroad companies for which Mr. Register worked, as well as a file documenting a trip to South America taken by Mr. Register and his friend Wallace Malone.  Organized into 2 series.

Series 3.1: Publications

Series 3.2: Miscellaneous

Formats include documents such as correspondence, work product, financial records; maps; photographs; book, magazine, and journal publications; campaign materials (flyers, bumper stickers, placards); artwork.

Access/User Limit: 

Collection OPEN for research with following exception:  Mr. Register retains all copyrights to literary output of Mrs. Lamb.  Quotations of more than 100 words from Mrs. Lamb's original literary works must be approved by Mr. Register.

 

COLLECTION INVENTORY

Sub-Group 1 – Helen Cook Lamb Papers

Contains financial records and legal documents covering later years of Mr. George Lamb and his widow, Mrs. Helen Lamb, ca. 1966-1987; tax records, 1935-1986; correspondence, 1927-1987; historical documents; records of Mrs. Lamb’s work as secretary to U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit (ca. 1955-1965); photographs; and manuscript copies of Mrs. Lamb’s fictional writings. (latter under restricted use, see latest donor agreement)

 SERIES 1.1 -- Personal Papers

File I.D. File Label
009 02-008 001 001 Annuity - Retirement
009 02-008 001 002 Bank Statements - 1965 (partial); 1966 (partial), 1983, 1984, 1987
009 02-008 001 003 Beltone – Hearing Aids – George Lamb
009 02-008 001 004 Cartoons – Office – Newspaper
009 02-008 001 005 Checking Accounts – Check Stubs  4/28/1977 to 8/23/1978
009 02-008 001 006 Checking Accounts – Check Stubs  9/01/1978 to 11/02/1979
009 02-008 001 007 Checking Accounts – Check Stubs  11/23/1979 to 12/15/1982
009 02-008 001 008 Checking Accounts – Check Stubs  12/14/1982 to 6/28/1986
009 02-008 001 009 Checking Accounts – Check Stubs  7/07/1986 to 6/18/1987
009 02-008 001 010 Church
009 02-008 001 011 Correspondence – Incomplete – 1927, 1928, 1953, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1978, 1979
009 02-008 001 012 Funeral – Mr. George Dewey Lamb – 1978
009 02-008 001 013 Globe Life & Accident Insurance
009 02-008 001 014 Identifications
009 02-008 001 015 Indiatlantic Property
009 02-008 001 016 Insurance – Auto
009 02-008 001 017 Insurance – Social Security
009 02-008 001 018 Legal Documents
009 02-008 001 019 Life Insurance – Prudential – GDL
009 02-008 001 020 Love Grove Road Property
009 02-008 001 021 Medical & IRS Records – 1981
009 02-008 001 022 Methodist Home for the Aging – Wesley Manor
009 02-008 001 023 Miscellaneous
009 02-008 001 024 Ochsner Hospital
009 02-008 001 025 Photographs – B&W and Color
009 02-008 001 026 Quotes – Literary
009 02-008 001 027 Receipts  1939 - 1944
009 02-008 001 028 Receipts  1951 - 1964
009 02-008 001 029 Satirical Writings
009 02-008 001 030 Taxes – Federal  1935 - 1939, 1949 - 1958
009 02-008 001 031 Taxes – Federal – Victory Tax 1942
009 02-008 001 032 Taxes – 1970 – Voluntary Income Tax Withholding Tables
009 02-008 001 033 Taxes – 1978
009 02-008 001 034 Taxes – 1979
009 02-008 001 035 Taxes – 1980
009 02-008 001 036 Taxes – 1981
009 02-008 001 037 Taxes – 1985
009 02-008 001 038 Taxes – 1986
009 02-008 001 039 Taxes – City – 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1942
009 02-008 001 040 Taxes – County
009 02-008 001 041 Taxes – Property – Florida  1965 - 1977
009 02-008 001 042 U.S. Civil Service Commission
009 02-008 001 043 U.S. Court of Appeals – 5th Circuit – Judicial Opinions 1955, 1963, 1965
009 02-008 001 044 U.S. Court of Appeals – Fifth Circuit – Personal Correspondence
009 02-008 001 045 U.S. Court of Appeals – Fifth Circuit – Photographs
009 02-008 001 046 U.S. Court of Appeals – Fifth Circuit – Personal Correspondence
009 02-008 001 047 1890 – 1970 Documents
009 02-008 OS2 001 1890 – Teacher’s Certificate Awarded to Miss Susie Harvey (Mrs. Lamb’s mother) – See Oversize Box 2
009 02-008 002 001 Civitan International Trip
009 02-008 002 002 Journal (n. d.)
009