1910 Handbook of the Alabama Conference Historical Society Methodist Episcopal Church South – Thomas M. Owen Montgomery AL

Handbook of the Alabama Conference Historical Society, Methodist Episcopal Church, South, compiled by Thomas M. Owen, LL.D., Secretary and Curator.
Published in Montgomery, Alabama, 1910 by The Brown Printing Company.

This rare softcover handbook documents the activities, constitution, membership, and historical initiatives of the Alabama Conference Historical Society during the early 20th century. Owen, founder of the Alabama Department of Archives and History, was a key figure in state historical preservation—making this an important early Alabama imprint.

Details

• Year: 1910

• Publisher: The Brown Printing Company, Montgomery, Alabama

• Pagination: 48 pages

• Dimensions: Approx. 9" x 6"

• Binding: Original printed paper wraps

• Contents include society organization, officers, membership roll, bibliographies, church listings, and efforts to collect relics, manuscripts, and mark historic Methodist sites.

• Condition: Very good overall for age — light toning, minor cover soil, small corner crease; interior clean and tight.

A scarce piece of early Alabama Methodist history, seldom found outside institutional collections.