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Size | 7.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 7000 items) |
Abstract | Lawyer, and U.S. Representative, 1873-1875, from Mobile, Ala. Chiefly correspondence, legal documents, and other papers relating to Bromberg's cases, typically with estates and other real estate. Included among his clients was an American mining operation in Mexico (Cedral Mines?) and material appears, 1910 and following, describing unrest in Mexico. Material also appears relating to Reconstruction, Alabama politics (chiefly after 1875), and the Freedmen's Bureau in Mobile. |
Creator | Bromberg, Frederick George, 1837-1930. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Buck Beasley, June 1990
Encoded by: ByteManagers Inc., 2008
Updated by: Nancy Kaiser, August and November 2020; January 2021
Compiled by Buck Beasley with assistance from John Baddley under the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation
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Frederick George Bromberg was born in New York City, 19 June 1837, and moved with his parents to Mobile, Alabama, in 1838. He graduated from Harvard University in 1858, and studied and tutored there, 1861-1865.
Bromberg held a number of political positions in Mobile following the Civil War: treasurer of Mobile, 1867-1869; state senator, 1868-1872; postmaster of Mobile, 1869-1871; and U.S. Representative, 1873-1875. He was a Liberal Republican.
Bromberg was admitted to the bar in 1877 and began practicing in Mobile. He remained an active lawyer in his own office, and served as president of the state bar in 1906. He died in Mobile, 4 September 1930.
Information for this note was taken from The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-1989.
Back to TopThis collection consists chiefly of papers relating to Bromberg's legal cases in Mobile, Alabama, 1877-1924. Most of these cases dealt with real estate sales or inheritance, and the papers are largely routine. Small amounts of material appear relating to Reconstruction, the Freedmen's Bureau, Alabama politics, and the Cedral mines in Mexico. These items are imbedded in large amounts of other material; however, they can be accessed by keeping in mind the dates of the items: Reconstruction material is chiefly in the late 1860s, and Mexican revolution material peaks in 1911.
The correspondence and legal documents relating to Bromberg's cases have been divided into subseries based on phases of Bromberg's career. Bills and receipts have been separated from other material, and are not chronologically arranged; these items also relate to Bromberg's clients. Series also appear for miscellaneous personal items, and for pictures.
Back to TopArrangement: chronological.
Chiefly correspondence and other documents relating to legal cases, largely concerning real estate cases in the Mobile area.
Folder 1-5
Folder 1Folder 2Folder 3Folder 4Folder 5 |
1823-1865About 50 items. Chiefly Mobile real estate documents, apparently collected later by Bromberg. Some Bromberg family material appears. |
Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-90/1 |
Attorney certifications, 1860s-1880s |
Folder 6-12
Folder 6Folder 7Folder 8Folder 9Folder 10Folder 11Folder 12 |
1866-1876About 50 items. Chiefly Mobile real estate and legal documents. Some material appears relating to Alabama Republican politics. Also included is scattered correspondence relating to the Alabama Freedmen's Bureau and other Reconstruction matters. |
Folder 13-80
Folder 13Folder 14Folder 15Folder 16Folder 17Folder 18Folder 19Folder 20Folder 21Folder 22Folder 23Folder 24Folder 25Folder 26Folder 27Folder 28Folder 29Folder 30Folder 31Folder 32Folder 33Folder 34Folder 35Folder 36Folder 37Folder 38Folder 39Folder 40Folder 41Folder 42Folder 43Folder 44Folder 45Folder 46Folder 47Folder 48Folder 49Folder 50Folder 51Folder 52Folder 53Folder 54Folder 55Folder 56Folder 57Folder 58Folder 59Folder 60Folder 61Folder 62Folder 63Folder 64Folder 65Folder 66Folder 67Folder 68Folder 69Folder 70Folder 71Folder 72Folder 73Folder 74Folder 75Folder 76Folder 77Folder 78Folder 79Folder 80 |
1877-1902About 1000 items. Chiefly Mobile real estate and legal documents. |
Folder 81-254
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1903-1930About 1500 items. Chiefly Mobile real estate and legal documents. Scattered material appears relating to the Cedral mines in Mexico. Material concerning political unrest in Mexico peaks in 1911. |
Bills, receipts, a mining report, and other financial records, relating to Bromberg's clients.
Mining report from the Cedral, Mexico, mines, chiefly showing wages.
Folder 255 |
Mining report, 1888 |
Financial records collected by Bromberg, chiefly dealing with real estate cases handled by his office.
Folder 256-275
Folder 256Folder 257Folder 258Folder 259Folder 260Folder 261Folder 262Folder 263Folder 264Folder 265Folder 266Folder 267Folder 268Folder 269Folder 270Folder 271Folder 272Folder 273Folder 274Folder 275 |
Bills and receipts, circa 1830-1930 |
Notes, greeting and business cards, invitations, and other items, from family members and business associates.
Folder 276 |
Miscellaneous, 1830-1930 |
Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-90/1 |
1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago |
Richard Rummell drawing of Harvard University |
Studio portraits of unidentified individuals and groups, probably members of Bromberg's family.
Image Folder PF-00090/1 |
Portraits |
Image Folder PF-00090/2 |
Portraits |