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Urban Studies Institute records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS951
Scope and Content The records are organized into two series, which best represent the Institute's research agenda. The more recent documents have been organized in the first series, which contains the application to the national community building project introduced by President Bill Clinton. The application and information regarding community building are followed by the City of Atlanta's 1993 strategic plan, which won Atlanta the title of Empowerment Zone and funding. The second series chronologically...
Dates: 1953-1995
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

Ursula Adelaide Adkins papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS882
Scope and Content

This collection consists of a memory book belonging to Ursula Adelaide Adkins, kept during her senior year at Girls' High School and her Girls' High diploma with diploma tie.

Dates: 1929-1932, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

USLTA Clay Court Championships collection

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Collection number: ahc.MSS357
Scope and Content

This collection is comprised of scrapbook material retained by Natalie Cohen and two scrapbooks assembled by others. Included are newspaper clippings, ticket stubs, a players pass, pamphlets regarding the championships, participant brackets, and score cards.

Dates: 1955-1959
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

U.S.S. Atlanta bond subscribers signatures

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS527f
Scope and Content

This collection contains a ledger of signatures of bond subscribers for the U.S.S. Atlanta (CL- 104) in 1943.

Dates: 1943
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

U.S.S. Atlanta collection

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Collection number: ahc.MSS221
Scope and Contents of the Records The artificial collection documents through a booklet, correspondence, an invitation, programs, war savings bonds and other printed material the efforts of Atlantans, among them Margaret Mitchell, to support and commemorate the third and fourth iterations of the U.S.S. Atlanta, primarily between 1941 and 1946. To a lesser extent, the activities of these two naval cruisers are documented through a printed summary and naval communications. The collection does not contain material related to...
Dates: 1941-1946, 1979, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

U.S.S. Atlanta visual arts collection

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Collection number: ahc.VIS76
Scope and Contents of the Records The artificial collection, ranging from 1891 to 1982, documents the efforts of prominent Atlantans, among them Margaret and Stephens Mitchell and Mayor William B. Hartsfield, to support and commemorate various iterations of the U.S.S. Atlanta, primarily during the early 1940s, through photographic and albumen prints, lithographs, and a postcard. The bulk of the collection contains visual materials (black and white photographs, one lithograph, and one postcard) related to U.S.S. Atlanta, the...
Dates: 1891-1982, bulk 1944
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

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
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

Valentine family Bible

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Collection number: ahc.MSS478
Scope and Content

This collection contains a single family Bible that includes a family record.

Dates: 1821
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

Van Buren Colley Photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS149
Scope and Contents of the Records This collection of photographs includes pictures of Atlanta and rural areas in the metropolitan Atlanta region, including Adamsville, and Alpharetta, and other areas of Fulton County. Included are street scenes in downtown Atlanta, and private residences, such as the interior of the home of Civil War collector Beverly DuBose on 2737 Peachtree Street, the home of Lemuel P. Grant in Grant Park, and farmland on Dunwoody Road. The collection is comprised of photographs of churches, including the...
Dates: circa 1873-1970, undated, bulk 1953-1970
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

Variola Hospital ledger

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Collection number: ahc.MSS797f
Scope and Content This collection consists of one ledger containing records on the patients of a smallpox hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. The records list dates the patients entered the hospital, their name, the type of smallpox they had contracted, notes about quarantine or treatment, and the date of discharge or death. In addition, the ledger lists employees who became patients, recording the same information collected about regular patient's in addition to their occupation at the hospital before contracting...
Dates: 1894
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

Verna Trammell Brown family bible

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Collection number: ahc.MSS49
Scope and Content

This collection consists of a Bible containing handwritten notes on the Ruff family. The Bible belonged to Mrs. Elizabeth Ruff Mitchell, ancestress of Verna Trammell Brown.

Dates: 1815
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

Veterans History Project oral history collection

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1010
Scope and Content This collection consists of transcripts of oral history interviews as well as documents, photographs, and other materials related to the service of veterans and civilians interviewed as part of the Veterans History Project. Also included are documents created during the interview process, such as biographical data forms and audio-video recording logs. Materials in the collection include originals and reproductions of service records and military correspondence, photographs, newspaper...
Dates: 1914-2021, undated; Majority of material found within 1941 - 1973
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

Vicki Vara papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS730f
Scope and Content

This collection contains documents, correspondence, and advertisements relating to Vicki Vara's management of Backstreet Atlanta. There are also full length LGBTQ publications, most of which contain ads for Backstreet.

Dates: 1977-2005, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

Vincent A. Irick photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS39
Scope and Content The collection provides excellent documentation of African Americans in rural Georgia and Florida, and is composed of 90 black and white and cyanotype photographs. Featured are scenes of Spencer’s farm and farm activities, and images of Irick’s friends and family. The bulk of the collection consists of images of African-Americans who lived and worked on the farm, including many depictions of children. The majority of the photographs are in excellent condition; the cyanotypes in particular...
Dates: undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

Vine City/Domed Stadium oral history recordings and transcripts

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Collection number: ahc.MSS611
Scope and Content The collection consists of sixteen audio cassette tape recordings of interviews conducted by students from Booker T. Washington High School. Interviewees include residents of the Vine City neighborhood who would be affected by the Georgia Dome construction, Fulton County Commissioner Nancy Boxill, John T. Robinson II (the assistant to County Commissioner Michael Lomax), and Clarence Williams (the international representative from United Automobile Workers). The collection also includes a...
Dates: 1988-1989
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

Vineville Garden Club records

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1218
Scope and Contents This collection contains articles, clippings, correspondence, newsletters, and yearbooks that provide details of the civic and social activities of the Vineville Garden Club. Also included in the collection are programs and yearbooks from other garden clubs and organizations as well as Bibb County Flower Show schedules. Scrapbooks highlight the club members' gardens and horticultural interests. Scrapbooks from first president, Mrs. Thomas J. (Ann "Octavia" Burden) Stewart, and former...
Dates: 1922-2015, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

Virginia Avenue Garden Club scrapbooks

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1079
Scope and Content

This collection contains two scrapbooks that detail the social and civic activities of the club. Material includes clippings, correspondence, photographs, and garden club programs. Of special interest are photographs of the Carnegie Branch Library at the Samuel M. Inman School (now Inman Middle School) in Virginia Highland.

Dates: 1934-1951
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

Virginia Broome Waterer papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS940
Scope and Content This collection includes documents from the education, personal life, and career of Virginia Marion Broome Waterer. Materials include report cards; school certificates and programs; newspaper clippings; membership cards; church bulletins; newsletters; a plan for the Virginia-Highland Civic Association; a history of the residence at 900 Arlington Place; and programs from the New Era Study Club. Of particular note are papers regarding her work in the Women's Service Pilots (WASP) during World...
Dates: 1912-1999, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

Virginia Conrad Ribble scrapbook

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1171
Scope and Content

The collection contains a copy of The Congressional Globe published in 1847 that Virginia Conrad Ribble used as a scrapbook. The book covers proceedings and debates of the twenty-ninth United States Congress. Ribble pasted newspaper clippings throughout the book to document the major events of the Civil War throughout the United States.

Dates: 1847-1868, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

Virginia Lou Pirkle scrapbook

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS847
Scope and Content

This collection contains one memory book kept by Virginia Lou Pirkle during her senior year. Included in the book are autographs from teachers and classmates, newspaper clippings, photos, dance cards, and various materials from neighboring school during 1928.

Dates: 1928
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

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Atlanta (Ga.) -- History 120
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 118
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 91
Atlanta (Ga.) -- Social life and customs 82
Flower shows -- Georgia -- Atlanta 79
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 74
Atlanta Campaign, 1864 72
Scrapbooks -- Georgia 69
Associations, institutions, etc. -- Georgia -- Atlanta 66
Women -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- Societies and clubs 65
Gardening -- Georgia -- Atlanta 53
Scrapbooks -- Georgia -- Atlanta 52
Atlanta (Ga.) -- Politics and government 50
Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 50
Atlanta (Ga.) 47
Gardening -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- Societies, etc. 47
Women -- Georgia -- Societies and clubs 47
Business enterprises -- Georgia -- Atlanta 44
Georgia -- Politics and government 44
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate 44
Education -- Georgia -- Atlanta 43
Neighborhoods -- Georgia -- Atlanta 39
World War, 1939-1945 39
Peachtree Street (Atlanta, Ga.) 37
Parks -- Georgia -- Atlanta 36
Business records -- Georgia -- Atlanta 35
Clothing and dress -- History -- 19th century 35
Gardening -- Georgia -- Societies, etc. 35
Women -- Georgia -- Atlanta 34
Architecture, Domestic -- Georgia -- Atlanta 33
Transportation -- Georgia -- Atlanta 33
Women -- Societies and clubs 32
Gardening -- Societies, etc. 31
Georgia -- Genealogy 29
Piedmont Park (Atlanta, Ga.) 29
Portrait photography 29
Buckhead (Atlanta, Ga.) 27
Societies -- Georgia -- Atlanta 27
Gardens -- Georgia -- Atlanta 26
Music -- Georgia -- Atlanta 26
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African Americans -- Georgia -- Atlanta 25
Gay community -- Georgia -- Atlanta 25
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Houses -- Georgia -- Atlanta 24
Children -- Georgia -- Atlanta 23
Civil rights -- Georgia -- Atlanta 23
Finance, Personal -- Georgia 23
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns 23
Family life -- Georgia -- Atlanta 22
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Sports -- Georgia -- Atlanta 22
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Gardens -- Design 21
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Lawyers -- Georgia -- Atlanta 21
Architects -- Georgia -- Atlanta 20
Gay men -- Georgia -- Atlanta 20
Segregation -- Georgia -- Atlanta 20
Slavery -- Georgia 20
World War, 1914-1918 20
Account books -- Georgia -- Atlanta 19
Ansley Park (Atlanta, Ga.) 19
Atlanta (Ga.) -- Race relations 19
Baseball -- Georgia -- Atlanta 19
Churches -- Georgia -- Atlanta 19
Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 19
Buildings -- Georgia -- Atlanta 18
Landscape architecture -- Georgia -- Atlanta 18
Mayors -- Georgia -- Atlanta 18
Portraits, American -- Georgia -- Atlanta 18
Urban beautification -- Georgia -- Atlanta 18
African American women -- Georgia -- Atlanta 17
Banks and Banking -- Georgia -- Atlanta 17
Civic improvement -- Georgia -- Atlanta 17
Grant Park (Atlanta, Ga.) 17
Photography -- Georgia -- Atlanta 17
Real estate business -- Georgia -- Atlanta 17
Theaters -- Georgia -- Atlanta 17
Advertising -- Georgia -- Atlanta 16
African American families -- Georgia -- Atlanta 16
Daguerreotypes 16
Druid Hills (Atlanta, Ga.) 16
Gay activists 16
Gay bars -- Georgia -- Atlanta 16
Military uniforms 16
Plants, Ornamental -- Georgia 16
Architecture, Domestic -- Georgia 15
Community development -- Georgia -- Atlanta 15
Cycloramas -- Georgia -- Atlanta 15
Housing -- Georgia -- Atlanta 15
Invitation cards -- Georgia 15
Landscape architecture -- Southern States 15
Politicians -- Georgia 15
Schools -- Georgia -- Atlanta 15
Universities and colleges -- Georgia -- Atlanta 15
Urban renewal -- Georgia -- Atlanta 15
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Names
Atlanta Historical Society 32
Girls High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 31
Mitchell, Margaret, 1900-1949 26
Hartsfield, William Berry 24
Georgia Institute of Technology 23
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Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 21
Atlanta Cyclorama (Atlanta, Ga.) 20
Allen, Ivan, 1911-2003 19
Coca-Cola Company 19
Grady Memorial Hospital (Atlanta, Ga.) 19
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority 19
Cotton States Exposition (1895 : Atlanta, Ga.) 18
Emory University 18
Rich's (Retail store) 18
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce 16
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 16
Tullie Smith House (Atlanta, Ga.) 16
University of Georgia 16
Atlanta History Center 15
Brown, Joseph E. (Joseph Emerson), 1821-1894 15
C. W. Motes (Atlanta, Ga.) 15
Garden Club of Georgia. 15
Georgia State Capitol (Atlanta, Ga.) 15
Jackson, Maynard, 1938-2003 15
Swan House (Atlanta, Ga.) 15
United States. Army 15
Oakland Cemetery (Atlanta, Ga.) 14
Young, Andrew, 1932- 14
Maddox, Lester, 1915-2003 13
Atlanta (Ga.). Fire Department 12
Atlanta Braves (Baseball team) 12
Atlanta Municipal Airport (Ga.) 12
Georgia Power Company 12
Georgia School of Technology 12
Lee, Robert E., (Robert Edward), 1807-1870 12
Piedmont Driving Club 12
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 12
Western and Atlantic Railroad Company 12
Agnes Scott College 11
Atlanta (Ga.). City Council 11
Atlanta (Ga.). Police Department 11
Atlanta Public Schools 11
Atlanta Water Works (Ga.) 11
First National Bank of Atlanta 11
Inman, Emily Caroline MacDougald, 1881-1965 11
Junior League of Atlanta 11
United States. Navy. 11
Atlanta City Hall (Atlanta, Ga.) 10
Atlanta Music Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 10
Capital City Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 10
Inman family 10
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 10
Kurtz, Wilbur G. (Wilbur George), 1882-1967 10
Massell, Sam 10
Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-2002 10
Washington Seminary (Atlanta, Ga.) 10
Allen, Ivan, 1877-1968 9
Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Atlanta, Ga.) 9
Atlanta Pride Committee 9
Atlanta Pride Festival 9
Commercial High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 9
Connally, Joseph E. Brown, 1875-1920 9
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 9
Democratic Party (Ga.) 9
Fowler, Wyche, 1940- 9
Fox Theatre (Atlanta, Ga.) 9
Frank, Leo, 1884-1915 9
Lane Brothers Photo News Service (Atlanta, Ga.) 9
Stephens, Alexander H. (Alexander Hamilton), 1812-1883 9
Technological High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 9
United Daughters of the Confederacy 9
Atlanta Art Association 8
Biltmore Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.) 8
Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs 8
Georgia. Militia 8
Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891 8
Jones family 8
Jones, Bobby 8
King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006 8
Ku Klux Klan, 1915- 8
League of Women Voters of Atlanta/Fulton County 8
Olympic Games. (26th : 1996 : Atlanta, Ga.) 8
Woodruff, Robert Winship 8
Aaron, Hank, 1934- 7
Allen, Louise Richardson, 1917-2008 7
American Red Cross 7
Atlanta Civic Center (Atlanta, Ga.) 7
Atlanta Journal (Firm) 7
Atlanta Lesbian and Gay History Thing (Ga.) 7
Atlanta Public Library 7
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 7
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta, Ga.) 7
Condon, Linnie, 1844-1909 7
Daughters of the American Revolution 7
English-American Building (Atlanta, Ga.) 7
Garrett, Franklin M. (Franklin Miller), 1906-2000 7
Georgia State University 7
Georgia. General Assembly 7
Henry Grady Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.) 7
High Museum of Art 7
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