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Allen family papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1014
Scope and Content This collection contains newspaper clippings, correspondence, awards and ceremony programs, and scrapbooks collected by the Allen family. The bulk of the collection pertains to Ivan Allen, Sr. and Ivan Allen, Jr.'s business, civic, and political affairs. Ivan Allen, Sr.'s state senate campaign and election, and Ivan Allen, Jr.'s mayoral campaign and election, and both father and son's work with various charities and civic minded associations are included. Of note are the numerous...
Dates: 1899-2004, undated

Atlanta Woman's Club records

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Collection number: ahc.MSS353
Scope and Content

This collection is comprised of records that provide details on the history of the club. Included in the collection are yearbooks, scrapbooks, pressbooks, newspaper clippings, and programs pertaining to the club's social and civic activities. Of special interest are materials that provide details on the historic Wimbish House.

Dates: 1895-1986, undated

Atlanta Women's Network records

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Collection number: ahc.MSS710
Scope and Contents This collection contains records documenting the establishment and operation of the Atlanta Women's Network. Areas of the organization documented include the Board of Directors, committee creation and work, luncheon and other event planning, and business operations. The bulk of papers consist of correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, marketing ephemera, newsletters and publications, and rosters and directories. Of particular note are articles of incorporation, by-laws, and surveys on...
Dates: 1978-1989, undated

Atlanta's Woman of the Year photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS455
Scope and Contents This collection contains photographs of Atlanta's Woman of the Year awardees, sponsors, and committee chairs for each year. Of particular note is a photograph of Atlanta's Woman of the Year founder, Charles H. Jagels, in 1943, as well as photographs of Mayors William B. Hartsfield (1890-1971) and Ivan Allen Jr. (1911-2003) with Woman of the Year awardees. Among the hundreds of women selected for Woman of the Year, notable awardees include Leila Denmark (1898-2012) in 1953, Ruth Blair...
Dates: 1943-1972

Atlanta's Woman of the Year records

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Collection number: ahc.MSS415
Scope and Content

This collection consists of organizational records that document activities leading up to the annual dinner and awards ceremony. Also included are agendas, correspondence, programs, and newspaper clippings. There are scrapbooks that contain photographs and newspaper clippings regarding the awards ceremony.

Dates: 1943-1973, undated

Bill Patterson records of the Buckhead Business Association

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1039
Scope and Content

This collection contains Buckhead Business Association letters of incorporation, organizational charts, membership lists, and meeting minutes. The collection also contains correspondence and newspaper clippings pertaining to the BBA's involvement in community improvement projects and Bill Patterson as president of the association.

Dates: 1970-1977, undated

Buckhead Fifty Club records

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Collection number: ahc.MSS348
Scope and Content This collection contains the constitution and by-laws of the Buckhead Fifty Club, including membership lists for the years 1932, 1934, 1952, 1956-1957, 1959, 1962-1979, 1981-1983 and one labeled the 1979 Presidential Edition. There are minutes and resolutions of the organization from the years 1935-1940 and a history of the club's activities from 1934-1956. Also included are newspaper clippings in 1955 about the Little League team and the annual Santa Claus parade the club sponsored, as...
Dates: 1932-1983

Charlotte and Alvin Ferst, Jr. papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1038
Scope and Content This collection contains reports, correspondence, meeting minutes, and memoranda from organizations in which either Alvin or Charlotte Ferst were active during their professional and civic careers. Among these organizations are the High Museum of Art, the Museum Trustees Association, Rich's Department Store, Central Atlanta Progress, TransFact Inc., the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, and the United Way. The collection also contains personal correspondence from Charlotte and Alvin Ferst,...
Dates: 1954-2009, undated

Emily Bourne Grigsby papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1201
Scope and Contents This collection contains documents from Emily Bourne Grigsby's career as an opera singer and model, as well as her time as president of the Atlanta Music Club and her association with the Atlanta Opera Arts Association. Included are opera show programs from her performances with the San Francisco Opera chorus, the Atlanta Pops Orchestra, and Moonlight Opera Company in Atlanta, Georgia. There are also newspaper clippings of Grigsby's modeling career and her involvement in the 1954 "Feast of...
Dates: 1943-2004, undated

Emily Bourne Grigsby visual arts materials

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Collection number: ahc.VIS391
Scope and Contents This collection contains images of Emily Bourne Grigsby's career as an opera singer and model, as well as her time as president of the Atlanta Music Club. Included are production stills from The Tales of Hoffman and Rigoletto with the San Francisco Opera, and images from the Moonlight Opera Company in Atlanta, Georgia. There are also photographs of Grigsby modeling at The Cloister at Sea Island, Georgia; on top of Stone Mountain; for an...
Dates: 1940-2004, undated

Every Saturday Club records

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1270
Scope and Contents This collection documents civic, social, and intellectual activities of the Every Saturday Club through administrative records, minutes, yearbooks, and pa. The bulk of the content pertains to club meetings where members presented papers that they wrote on each year’s theme. In addition, the collection includes member papers, articles written about members, documentation about the club's founding, 100 year anniversary, and an Atlanta History Center exhibit in 1994 celebrating the club’s...
Dates: 1889-2023, undated

Litterbug No Project documents

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Collection number: ahc.MSS766f
Scope and Content The collection contains photocopies of correspondence, articles, and other documents of the Litterbug No Project. The bulk is Rush’s correspondence with government officials and private organizations. Also included is a copy of Rush's sworn declaration acknowledging his role in conceiving the project; a copy of a proclamation by Mayor Maynard Jackson proclaiming August 30, 1975, as “Litter Bug No Project Day;” copies of newspaper articles pertaining to the project; and copies of two...
Dates: 1975-1977, undated

Lucinda Bunnen photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS395
Scope and Contents This collection contains photographs taken for Movers and Shakers in Georgia by Lucinda Bunnen and Frankie Coxe. The collection includes images of notable political, business, cultural, and arts figures between 1976-1978 in Georgia. Also included are photographs of events such as Jimmy Carter's presidential election, a Decatur Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) planning meeting, the Ramblin' Raft Race on the Chattahoochee River, an Atlanta...
Dates: approximately 1976-1978

Marie Dodd Ivan Allen family collection

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1161
Scope and Content This collection contains documents from Marie Dodd’s personal life as well as from her time working at the Ivan Allen Company. Business material includes a Fielder and Allen Co. catalogue, an Ivan Allen-Marshall Co. catalogue, the “Road to 100,000” incentive packet, company font and logo templates, and pricing manuals. There are also documents about Ivan Allen Jr., his accomplishments, and awards he received during his years as mayor of Atlanta and afterward. This collection also contains a...
Dates: 1900-1993, undated

Marjorie Uhry Liebman papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1195
Scope and Content This collection contains materials related to the work and achievements of Marjorie Uhry Liebman. Materials include note cards from her speeches, personal calendars, cards from Scott-Liebman and the League of Women Voters, a copy of LSU Alumni News featuring Liebman, programs from Atlanta's Woman of the Year awards banquet, annual financial reports from Scott-Liebman, and various newspaper clippings featuring Liebman. One item of particular interest is a...
Dates: 1921-1976, undated

Resurgens Atlanta documents

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Collection number: ahc.MSS659
Scope and Contents This collection documents Resurgens Atlanta’s operations, committee membership, and executive board activities. Material includes by-laws, meetings notes and minutes, attendance records, and correspondence from members and prospective members that contain applications, resumes, and invitations to social events. In addition, there are financial records such as bank statements and invoices that detail administrative costs, no-show fees, and bills. Of particular note are booklets and...
Dates: 1970-1986, undated

Utopian Literary Club documents

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1120
Scope and Content

This collection consists of historical sketches written about the club, biographies highlighting members, and a proclamation from the Fulton County Board of Commissioners honoring the club. There are also programs for events and special projects, yearbooks documenting past club members, meeting minutes, financial reports, and meeting agendas.

Dates: 1927-2003, undated

Women's Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta and Dogwood Festival records

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Collection number: ahc.MSS938
Scope and Content The records of the Women's Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta have been divided into two series; series have been designated for Women's Chamber of Commerce and the Atlanta Dogwood Festival. The first series includes the charter, by-laws, and policies and procedures of the Women's Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta, as well as correspondence, newsletters, meeting literature, news clippings, photographs, and financial data. The records of the Atlanta Dogwood Festival include correspondence,...
Dates: 1952-1989

Women's Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta visual arts materials

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Collection number: ahc.VIS398
Scope and Contents This collection contains images and items related to the Women's Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta's outreach activities and members. Included are photographs, negatives, and slides of annual events and contests, as well as WCC members and officers, meetings, and committees. Also included are materials related to activities conducted in partnership with the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and the Atlanta Junior Chamber of Commerce. All images were taken in Atlanta, Georgia, unless otherwise...
Dates: approximately 1948-1981, undated

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Allen, Ivan, 1911-2003 5
Allen, Louise Richardson, 1917-2008 4
Allen, Ivan, 1877-1968 3
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce 3
Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 3
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Hartsfield, William Berry 3
Jackson, Maynard, 1938-2003 3
Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-2002 3
Yarn, Jane Hurt, 1924- 3
Young, Andrew, 1932- 3
Allen family 2
Allen, Ivan, III, 1938-1992 2
Atlanta Braves (Baseball team) 2
Atlanta Dogwood Festival 2
Atlanta Music Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Atlanta Woman's Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Atlanta's Woman of the Year Organization (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Ferst, Alvin M., Jr., 1922-2009 2
Fielder and Allen (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Forward Atlanta Commission 2
Franklin, Shirley, 1945- 2
Georgia Institute of Technology 2
Grigsby, Emily Bourne, 1922-2020 2
Ivan Allen-Marshall Company (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006 2
Maddox, Lester, 1915-2003 2
Mays, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Elijah), 1894-1984 2
Rich's (Retail store) 2
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 2
San Francisco Opera 2
Sanders, Carl, 1925-2014 2
Sibley, Celestine 2
Women's Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta 2
Aaron, Hank, 1934- 1
Aldredge, Jim 1
Alexander, Cecil A., 1918-2013 1
Alexander, Dorothy, 1904-1986 1
Ali, Muhammad, 1942-2016 1
Allen, Beaumont, 1951-2014 1
Allen, Inman (Hugh Inman) 1
Allen, Irene Beaumont, 1890-1972 1
Alston, Philip H., 1911-1988 1
Arnall, Ellis Gibbs, 1907-1992 1
Arnett, Bill 1
Associated Charities (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Atlanta (Ga.). Fire Department 1
Atlanta Community Chest 1
Atlanta Junior Chamber of Commerce 1
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 1
Atlanta Women's Network 1
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Austin, Paul 1
Beene, Geoffrey 1
Bell, Griffin B., 1918-2009 1
Black, Nellie Peters, 1851-1919 1
Black, William G. 1
Blair, Ruth, 1889- 1
Bleckley, Katharine Caroline, 1892- 1
Bourne, Geoffrey H. (Geoffrey Howard), 1909-1988 1
Bowens, Eugene 1
Boy Scouts of America . National Council 1
Brand, W. A. 1
Brown, Charlie, 1902-1995 1
Buckhead Business Association (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Buckhead Fifty Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Bullard, Helen, 1908-1979 1
Bunnen, Lucinda 1
Busbee, George, 1927-2004 1
Callaway, Virginia Hand 1
Carr, Julian Shakespeare 1
Carter, Billy 1
Carter, Lillian, 1898-1983 1
Carter, Rosalynn 1
Chambers, Anne Cox, 1919- 1
Chappell, Amey, Dr. 1
Cherry, John 1
Coca-Cola Company 1
Cooper, Pola 1
Counts, Charles 1
Daughtry-Denmark, Leila, 1898-2012 1
Delta Air Lines 1
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 1
Elliotts' Peachtree Studio (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Every Saturday Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
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Ferst, Charlotte, 1924-2003 1
Fowler, Wyche, 1940- 1
Fox Theatre (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Frangiamore, Roy 1
Gellerstedt, Lawrence L., 1926-2003 1
George, Mose 1
Georgia Department of Education 1
Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs 1
Georgia State Capitol (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
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Gossett, J. B. 1
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