Guide to the Administrative Records of
the Dothan Landmarks Foundation, Inc.,
Record Group 030

Date processed:  4/2004
Processed By:
A. Stokes & A. Johnson

Repository Information

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

Website:  http://dothan.troy.edu/archives

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

Administrative Information

Accession              030-04-0211

Accession Dates  1978-2004 (bulk 1984-1994)

Accession Size      4.45 cuft

Administrative History:  Dothan Landmarks Foundation, Inc. (DLF), is a private, non-profit 501(c)3 organization chartered in 1976 to preserve the cultural and natural heritage of southeast Alabama.  The Foundation's primary project has been to develop and operate Landmark Park, a 100-acre facility enjoyed by approximately 40,000 visitors annually.  DLF is governed by an 18-member Board of Directors elected by the Foundation's membership.  It has had 3 Executive Directors--Sam Kates, , William Holman.

The park features a living history farmstead and crossroads-style community typical of 1890s-1900s Wiregrass towns.  Buildings include the farmhouse and outbuildings, a one-room schoolhouse, church, pharmacy, and store.  In addition, Landmark Park has nature trails and a boardwalk traversing a wetlands.  Its classrooms, planetarium, and offices are in its 8000 square-foot Administrative Center.  The park serves as an outdoor classroom hosting approximately 12,000 school children annually, and operates summer camps.  In 1993, the Alabama Legislature designated the park as "Alabama's Official Museum of Agriculture."

DLF not only operates Landmark Park but also has a mission to preserve the history of the Dothan Area.  To that end, it has collected historical manuscripts and photographs from residents, and conducted an extensive oral history program in the 1980s and 1990s.

Scope / Content Note:  Collection documents daily administration of Dothan Landmarks Foundation, Inc., and Landmark Park, particularly its administrative business, outreach, and fundraising by the original organizers, executive directors, and staff.

Organization          Organized into 7 series:  1. Administrative Files, 1983-95;
2. Press Releases with Photos, 1982-98; 3. Exhibits with Photos, 1987-2000;
4. Events, 1978-2001; 5. Publications, 1971-2004; 6.  Financial Records, 1981-98; 7. Board of Directors Minutes.

Provenance            Secured directly from DLF, Inc.

Processing Notes  Processed by Angelia Stokes and Audrey Johnson as a project in a Troy University--Dothan Campus class, HIS 3362--Archival Methods and Practices.  Reduced from ca. 12 cuft per William Holman, 3-31-04

Access Limits?      Open

ProcDate                  4/21/2004 

INVENTORY

Series 1:  1. Administrative Files, 1983-95; ca 1.2 cubic feet.  Annual meeting reports, Alabama Budget requests, general correspondence, monthly calendar pages (1989-1994), memorial thank you notes, newsletter sponsors, park rental information, children’s summer camp sponsorships and requests, State employee SYETP forms, teacher/naturalist position information and resumes, visitor registers with names and comments, volunteer organizational information, information on books and craft items sold on consignment.

File I.D.

File Label

030-

04-0211

-001

-001

Annual Meeting, 1994

030-

04-0211

-001

-002

Annual Meeting, 1993

030-

04-0211

-001

-003

Annual Meeting, 1992

030-

04-0211

-001

-004

Annual Meeting, 1991

030-

04-0211

-001

-005

Annual Meeting, 1990

030-

04-0211

-001

-006

Annual Meeting, 1989

030-

04-0211

-001

-007

Annual Meeting, 1988

030-

04-0211

-001

-008

Annual Meeting, 1987

030-

04-0211

-001

-009

Annual Meeting, 1986

030-

04-0211

-001

-010

Annual Meeting, 1985

030-

04-0211

-001

-011

Annual Meeting, 1984

030-

04-0211

-001

-012

Alabama Dept. of Finance - Accts. Rec, 1984-88

030-

04-0211

-001

-013

Alabama Budget Request, 1992-93

030-

04-0211

-001

-014

Alabama Budget Request, 1992

030-

04-0211

-001

-015

Alabama Budget Request, 1990-91

030-

04-0211

-001

-016

Alabama Appropriations, 1985-91

030-

04-0211

-001

-017

Alabama Budget Request, 1989-90

030-

04-0211

-001

-018

Alabama Budget Request, 1988-89

030-

04-0211

-001

-019

Alabama State Budget Request, 1987-88

030-

04-0211

-001

-020

Alabama State Budget Request, 1986-87

030-

04-0211

-001

-021

Alabama State Budget [Request], 1985-86

030-

04-0211

-001

-022

Alabama State Budget [Request], 1984-85

030-

04-0211

-001

-023

Alabama State Budget [Request], 1983-84

030-

04-0211

-001

-024

Budget - Dothan Landmarks Foundation, 1994-95

030-

04-0211

-001

-025

Budget - Dothan Landmarks Foundation, 1993-94

030-

04-0211

-001

-026

Budget - Dothan Landmarks Foundation, 1992-93

030-

04-0211

-001

-027

Budget - Dothan Landmarks Foundation, 1991-92

030-

04-0211

-001

-028

Budget - Dothan Landmarks Foundation, 1990-91

030-

04-0211

-001

-029

Budget, 1989-90

030-

04-0211

-001

-030

Budget     (Oct. 1, 1988 - Sept. 1, 1989)

030-

04-0211

-001

-031

Budget     (Oct. 1, 1987 - Sept. 1, 1988)

030-

04-0211

-001

-032

Budget, 1986-87

030-

04-0211

-001

-033

Budget, 1985-86

030-

04-0211

-001

-034

Budget, 1984-85

030-

04-0211

-001

-035

Budget (Proposed), 1980

030-

04-0211

-001

-036

Budgets

030-

04-0211

-001

-037

Calendars, 1989

030-

04-0211

-001

-038

Calendars, 1990

030-

04-0211

-001

-039

Calendars, 1991

030-

04-0211

-001

-040

Calendars, 1992

030-

04-0211

-001

-041

Calendars, 1993

030-

04-0211