Alabama Supreme Court Case Files

When completed, this collection will contain all the original case files of the Alabama Supreme Court from 1820 through 1877. These records include interrogatories, exhibits, motions, and other details not included in the published rulings, though excerpts from the printed reports will be provided when possible. This project will be a multi-year endeavor, requiring the the digitization and indexing of almost 500 volumes, but it will dramatically increase the accessibility of historically rich content related to the state’s early development, slavery, wartime, emancipation, and Reconstruction. For more information, see our digital collections.