The ''Encyclopedia of Alabama'' is an online
encyclopedia
An encyclopedia (American English) or encyclopædia (British English) is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of knowledge either general or special to a particular field or discipline. Encyclopedias are divided into articles ...
of the state of
Alabama's history
The history of what is now Alabama stems back thousands of years ago when it was inhabited by indigenous peoples. The Woodland period spanned from around 1000 BCE to 1000 CE and was marked by the development of the Eastern Agricultural Complex. ...
, culture,
geography, and natural environment. It is a statewide collaboration that involves more than forty institutions from across Alabama that share their
archives with the project.
Auburn University
Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a public land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama. With more than 24,600 undergraduate students and a total enrollment of more than 30,000 with 1,330 faculty members, Auburn is the second largest uni ...
hosts the encyclopedia's editorial offices and servers and the Alabama Humanities Foundation holds copyright to the encyclopedia's original content.
Funding comes from a variety of sources including the
Alabama Department of Education
The Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) is the state education agency of Alabama. It is headquartered at 50 North Ripley Street in Montgomery. The department was formed by the Alabama Legislature in 1854. The department serves over 74 ...
and the
University of Alabama.
Historian
Wayne Flynt
James Wayne Flynt (born October 4, 1940) is University Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at Auburn University. He has won numerous teaching awards and been a Distinguished University Professor for many years. His research focuses ...
served as the project's first editor-in-chief. Claire Wilson is the current editor-in-chief.
Alabama Humanities Foundation
The Alabama Humanities Foundation (est. 1974), is "the
state affiliate of the
National Endowment for the Humanities."
It began as the "Committee for the Humanities and Public Policy" and in 1986 was renamed "Alabama Humanities Foundation
http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n85069003/] It operates from its headquarters in
Birmingham, Alabama, Birmingham.
See also
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List of online encyclopedias
This is a list of well-known online encyclopedias—i.e., encyclopedias accessible or formerly accessible on the Internet.
The largest online encyclopedias are general reference works, though there are also many specialized ones. Some online ency ...
References
External links
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20th-century encyclopedias
Alabama culture
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