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Cecil Rentz letter

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Collection number: ahc.MSS754f
Scope and Content

This collection contains one letter addressed from Edna to Cecil Rentz, postmarked 1931, written on Henry Grady Hotel stationary. It describes a vacation in Atlanta.

Dates: 1931

Charles Bickerstaff and Joel Hurt Photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS134
Scope and Contents of the Records This collection contains photographs of banks, businesses, theaters, clubs, hotels, and grocery stores in downtown Atlanta, including two structures, the Atlanta Theater and the Equitable Building that were built by engineer and developer Joel Hurt. The collection also contains photographs of the Candler Building, the Century Building, the Empire Building, the English-American Building, and the Piedmont Hotel. Among the images are photographs taken by Tracy Mathewson, Edwards and Sons, and...
Dates: circa 1893 - 1923

Evans family photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS36
Scope and Content The collection of photographs consists of images documenting the life of William R. Evans and Alva C. Evans’ family in Atlanta. The images include portrait photographs of their family and friends; however, most of the images are studio portraits of unidentified people. Twelve photographs include William and Alva Evans at their family home, work, and in studio portraits. Also included is a small scrapbook with unidentified photographs. Most of the images in the scrapbook are of Alva Evans,...
Dates: approximately 1920-1970, undated

Florence W. Brine manuscripts

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Collection number: ahc.MSS515f
Scope and Content

This collection contains three manuscripts: "Arrogant Atlanta" retells a British newspaper account of a visit to Atlanta around 1880; "Atlanta's Heart" discusses the building of the Georgia Railroad Depot in 1864 and the activities of the Beethoven Society which was located in the building; and "David Howard" a profile of a former enslaved man and his entrepreneurial activities in post-bellum Atlanta.

Dates: approximately 1935

Grady Hospital Student Doctors Account of the Winecoff Hotel Fire

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Collection number: ahc.MSS92f
Scope and Contents of the Records This collection contains a transcript of the comments of four doctors who served as student doctors under Dr. Charles Holloway at Grady Hospital. These four witnessed the fire and assisted patients both at the scene and in the emergency room. The first doctor interviewed was unnamed and arrived at the hospital emergency room at four in the morning. His account includes details on how the hospital’s lack of space and small staff made it difficult to handle the large amount of fire victims...
Dates: 1946

H. I. Kimball House collection

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Collection number: ahc.MSS293
Scope and Content

This collection primarily contains ground rent receipts as well as some records pertaining to the original Kimball House.

Dates: 1884-1959, undated

Henry Grady Hotel records

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Collection number: ahc.MSS832
Scope and Content

This collection contains one guest register book and two time books. The guest register book, titled "Information Book & Transient Guests Index," is arranged alphabetically by the last name of the guest and includes room number, arrival date, departure date, and account number. The time books include the names of the employees, days worked and absent, total time worked in days, advances and deductions, and balance due.

Dates: 1958-1967

H.J. Carr & Co. photographs and postcard

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Collection number: ahc.VIS3
Scope and Content

This collection contains photos of commercial buildings, including hotels, office buildings, parking garages, a theatre, manufacturing buildings, a YMCA, educational facilities and railroad facilities. The architects involved on these construction projects include G. Lloyd Preacher, Ivey & Crook, and Neel Reid. Photographers include Edgar Orr, Rogers & Farmer, Fishbaugh & Lee, Francis E. Price, and Reeves Studio.

Dates: 1909-1932, undated

Marion Johnson photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS33
Scope and Content This collection documents the Atlanta urban environment, particularly during the 1950s and 1960s, through cityscapes, aerial views and scenes of individual buildings as the city underwent a period of building and growth. The arrival of the city's first professional sports team, the Atlanta Braves, is documented. Also included in the collection are scenes pertaining to Southern politics including local, state and presidential races. A wide variety of Georgia agriculture and industry is...
Dates: 1938-1975

Morton Brailsford Paine photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS341
Scope and Content

This collection contains photographs of scenes in Atlanta, Georgia, as well as Augusta, Georgia. Included are photographs of the American Bank Building; Piedmont Hotel; and the English-American Building (known as the Flatiron Building) in Atlanta. Other images include photographs of automobiles, bicycles, architecture, hotels, and bridges.

Dates: 1902-1915, undated

Postcard collection

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Collection number: ahc.VIS93
Scope and Contents This collection contains postcards that depict scenes in Atlanta and the state of Georgia. Most of the images are of man-made structures in Atlanta including Agnes Scott College, Atlanta Municipal Airport (now Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport), Biltmore Hotel, Booker T. Washington High School, Bulloch Hall, Candler Building, Capitol City Club, City Hall, Clark College (now Clark Atlanta University), Atlanta Cyclorama at Grant Park, English-American (Flatiron) Building, Fort...
Dates: 1899-1990, undated

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Henry Grady Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.) 3
Atlanta Municipal Airport (Ga.) 2
Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Century Building (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
English-American Building (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
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Grady Memorial Hospital (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Piedmont Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Trust Company of Georgia 2
Aaron, Hank, 1934- 1
Agnes Scott College 1
Ansley Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Arnall, Ellis Gibbs, 1907-1992 1
Atlanta Braves (Baseball team) 1
Atlanta Falcons (Football team) 1
Atlanta Historical Society 1
Atlanta Home Insurance Company (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Bickerstaff, Charles 1
Biltmore Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Briarcliff Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Brine, Florence W. 1
Callaway Gardens (Pine Mountain, Ga.) 1
Candler Building (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Candler, Asa Griggs, 1851-1929 1
Capital City Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Carr, Harry James, 1878-1958 1
Cotton States Exposition (1895 : Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Cox College (College Park, Ga.) 1
Crum & Forster Building (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Davison Paxon Stokes Company (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
DeKalb Theatre (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Dixon, Carl 1
Draughons Business College (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Druid Hills High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
East Lake Golf Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 1
Eiseman Building (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Equitable Building (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Evans family 1
Evans, Alva C. 1
Evans, William R. 1
Excelsior Steam Laundry (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
First Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
First National Bank of Atlanta 1
Fourth National Bank Building (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Georgia Institute of Technology 1
Georgia School of Technology 1
Georgia State Capitol (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Grady, Henry Woodfin, 1850-1889 1
Grant Building (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
H. I. Kimball House Company (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
H. J. Carr & Co. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Holloway, Charles, Dr. 1
Hosch and Sons Grocers (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio) 1
Hurt, Joel 1
Huston, Harriet Lawrence 1
Jackson, Graham Washington, 1903-1983 1
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 1
Johnson, Marion 1
Jones, Bobby 1
Klaus and Cherry Meat Market (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Ku Klux Klan, 1915- 1
Little White House (Warm Springs, Ga.) 1
Masters Golf Tournament 1
Matthews, Eddie (Edwin Lee) 1
Morningside Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
National Bank of Georgia 1
National Paper Company (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Paine, Morton Brailsford 1
Paramount Theater (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Peachtree Road Race (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Poole, Paul 1
Prudential Building (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School 1
Rentz, Cecil 1
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 1
Russell, Richard B. (Richard Brevard) 1
Saint Luke's Church (Atlanta, Ga. : Episcopal) 1
Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-2002 1
Terminal Station (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Underground Atlanta, Inc. 1
United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, Georgia 1
University of Georgia 1
Vesta Electric Supply Company (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Veterans Administration Hospital (Decatur, Ga.) 1
Warner Instrument Co. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Winecoff Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Zoo Atlanta 1
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