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Graham W. Jackson visual arts materials
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS34
Scope and Content
This collection contains 1,668 images. The images depict Graham Jackson, his family, and Jackson's performances at various events and locations. Also featured are photographs of Franklin Delano Roosevelt at the Little White House in Warm Springs and theLife magazine photograph by Ed Clark. Other images of politicians include President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Georgia Governor Lester Maddox, and President Jimmy Carter. The majority of the photographs are...
Dates:
1913-1981
Litterbug No Project documents
Collection
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
Photographs of substandard housing
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS284
Scope and Content
This collection contains images of substandard housing and living conditions in the southwestern areas of Atlanta, Georgia, including Stewart Avenue (later named Metropolitan Parkway); Battle Hill neighborhood (later named Westview neighborhood); Vine City neighborhood; and Philadelphia Avenue. The slides feature images of residential homes, children playing, and physically deteriorating landscapes heavily populated with trash and other discarded materials.
Dates:
approximately 1950-1968, undated
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- Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 1
- Cole, Nat King, 1919-1965 1
- Colley, Van Buren 1
- Draper, Jesse 1
- First Congregational Church (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Jackson, Gerald Wayne, 1958- 1
- Jackson, Graham Washington, 1903-1983 1
- Jackson, Graham, Jr., 1954- 1
- Jackson, Helen Balton 1
- Lane Brothers Photo News Service (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Litterbug No Project 1
- Little White House (Warm Springs, Ga.) 1
- Maddox, Lester, 1915-2003 1
- Metropolitan Atlanta Boys' Clubs 1
- Reeves Studios (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 1
- Rush, Elmer 1
- Samuel L. Jones Boys' Club (Decatur, Ga.) 1 + ∧ less
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