Title

Occasional Publications of the Bounds Law Library, Number Three: The Private Life of a New South Lawyer: Stephens Croom's 1875-1876 Journal

Authors

Cicero Stephens Croom
Paul M. Pruitt Jr., University of Alabama School of Law
David I. Durham, University of Alabama School of Law

Files

Description

Occasional Publications of the Bounds Law Library, Number Three contains a biographical and critical introduction to Stephens Croom (1839-1883) and the memoir/journal kept by Croom from 1875-1876. Cicero Stephens Croom was an attorney who lived and worked in Mobile, Alabama. His descriptions of the practice of law in Alabama state and federal courts and commentary of contentious issues shines a light on Alabama's legal history during one of the state's most difficult periods.

Publication Date

2002

Publisher

University of Alabama School of Law

City

Tuscaloosa

Keywords

John C. Payne Special Collections, Cicero Stephens Croom, Alabama lawyers

Disciplines

Law | Legal History

Recommended Citation

Croom, Cicero Stephens; Pruitt, Paul M. Jr.; and Durham, David I., "Occasional Publications of the Bounds Law Library, Number Three: The Private Life of a New South Lawyer: Stephens Croom's 1875-1876 Journal" (2002). Occasional Publications of the Bounds Law Library. 3.
https://scholarship.law.ua.edu/occasional_publications/3