TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama School of Law recently published “The Private Life Of A New South Lawyer: Stephens Croom’s 1875-1876 Journal.” The publication, produced by the UA Law School Bounds Law Library, is an edited glimpse into the private life of a respected Mobile lawyer.
The book, heavily based on Croom’s journal, focuses on “a time when Alabama was in transition from Old South to New South.” A constitutional revisionist, Croom faced many of the same dilemmas evident in the current move for constitutional reform in Alabama.
The book contains archival photographs of Croom’s family and the Mobile area from the mid- to late-1800s.
Edited by Bounds Law Library Archivist David Durham and Special Collections Librarian Paul Pruitt, Croom’s journal is an example of the candid thoughts of a man involved in both public and private causes.
More than 4,000 copies were distributed to legal historians, judges, justices, libraries and archives across the United States.
To obtain a copy of the book, call Pruitt at 205/348-1107.
Contact
Katina Powe or Linda Hill, Office of Media Relations, 205/348-8325, lhill@ur.ua.edu
Source
Amy Cline, 205/348-0994, acline@law.ua.edu