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Mary Ivey Campbell interview and transcript

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Collection number: ahc.MSS875f
Scope and Content

This collection contains a recording and transcript of an interview with Mary Ivey Campbell done by Emily Bealer Calhoun. Campbell discusses growing up in Atlanta in the 1910s and 1920s as well as family, school, religion, and shopping.

Dates: 1993

Maxey family photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS37
Scope and Content The collection includes photographs of Charles Lincoln Maxey, Sr., and other members of the Maxey family. The collection contains images of African American school groups at varying levels from one-room schoolhouses for elementary level children to college students. All are group photographs, primarily scenes posed before educational buildings, or graduation groups, and most are unidentified. Those identified include the Chi Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, students at Fisk University...
Dates: 1910-1945

Merry Hills Garden Club scrapbook

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1083
Scope and Content

This collection contains one scrapbook that describes the social and civic activities of the club. Documents include photographs, newsletters, clippings, and one yearbook. Of note are items highlighting the club's community beautification efforts located in the Merry Hills neighborhood and the Toco Hills Shopping Center on North Druid Hills Road.

Dates: 1961-1962

Mrs. Crawford Barnett photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS281
Scope and Content

This collection contains images of historic buildings: the Georgia State Capitol and Second Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia; a group on the veranda of the National Hotel in Dalton, Georgia; and a group posing near Tallulah Falls. Other images feature Mr. and Mrs. Amory Brown of Macon, Georgia; a wedding cake trimmed by Mrs. Amory Brown; Brown Park in Canton, Georgia; and several images of the Battle of Atlanta Cyclorama painting.

Dates: approximately 1870-1912, undated

Myrta Lockett Avary photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS279
Scope and Content The collection contains images collected by Avary, including images of Joel Chandler Harris, Uncle Remus Memorial Association members, and portraits of Myrta Avary. Also included are exterior views of Bulloch Hall and Barrington Hall in Roswell, Georgia, and the Wren's Nest in Atlanta, Georgia. Of note are images of a ceremony transferring possession of the Wren's Nest from Mrs. Joel Chandler Harris to the Uncle Remus Memorial Association. Other photographs include Joel Chandler Harris...
Dates: 1870-1917, undated

Nancy Creek Garden Club records

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1099
Scope and Content

This collection contains materials that document the civic and social activities of the club. Items include correspondence, clippings, photographs, minutes, reports, and one scrapbook. Flower show score cards and meeting announcements highlight the club's interest in flower arranging and floral decoration. Of special interest are documents describing the club's involvement with the Georgia Retardation Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dates: 1967-1977, undated

Nellie Peters Black papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS32f
Scope and Content

This collection contains reminiscences by Nellie Peters Black about her father, her childhood, and her experience in Atlanta during the Civil War. Also included are newspaper clippings, a short biographical sketch, and a short story regarding Mrs. Black.

Dates: 1896-1907, undated

Nora Stirling papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1126
Scope and Content

This collection contains correspondence, extensive newspaper reviews of Stirling's book Pearl Buck: A Woman in Conflict (1983) as well as reviews of her earlier plays. Also included are two book manuscripts and Stirling’s high school yearbook.

Dates: 1918-1990, undated

Notes from Anabelle Jones interview about Lizzie Mae Miller

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Collection number: ahc.MSS867f
Scope and Content

This collection contains brief notes from an interview with Annabelle Jones, whose husband was the nephew of Lizzie Mae Miller. The interview pertains to the life of Lizze Mae Miller. The document also includes city directory listings of the Millers that span from 1923 to 1945.

Dates: 1991

Paran Hills Garden Club scrapbooks

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1073
Scope and Content

This collection contains scrapbooks that provide information on the social and civic activities of the club. Included in the scrapbooks are photographs, clippings, and program materials that detail the clubs projects and interests. One scrapbook is devoted to the club's civic project of landscaping the grounds of the Friendship House.

Dates: 1967-1970

Peachtree-Cherokee Trust records

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Collection number: ahc.MSS54
Scope and Content

This collection contains materials regarding the creation and management of the Peachtree-Cherokee Trust, the publication and promotion of Architecture of Neel Reid in Georgia by James H. Grady, and documents detailing the life and work of Reid. Papers include legal documents, correspondence, book reviews and publicity, financial records, research notes, articles, and clippings.

Dates: 1963-1975, undated

Peachtree Creek Garden Club scrapbooks

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Collection number: ahc.MSS676
Scope and Content

This collection contains scrapbooks that provide details on the civic and social activities of the club. The scrapbooks contain clippings, correspondence, photographs, and flower show programs. Of special interest are club histories that describe the Peachtree Creek neighborhood in the early years of development.

Dates: 1946-1973

Peachtree Garden Club records

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Collection number: ahc.MSS681
Scope and Contents of the Records This collection contains minutes, committee reports, financial statements, membership information, and correspondence that documents the civic and social activities of the club. Materials from Presidents Brenda Dreyer and Dean Smith comprise a substantial section of the collection from the years 1999 to 2003. Also in the collection are scrapbooks as well as GCA manuals and meeting programs from the GCA Annual and Zone Meetings beginning with 1932. A large amount of material details the GCA...
Dates: 1923-2019, undated

Peachtree Garden Club visual arts materials

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Collection number: ahc.VIS289
Scope and Content This collection contains images of club members participating in civic and social activities. Photographs of club projects such as the Atlanta History Center Swan Woods work days and decorating the Shepherd Center are included. Also a part of the collection are images of club meetings, luncheons, and garden and home tours. A large number of photographs document the restoration of the Swan Woods and its designation as the first Garden for Peace, an international network of gardens that...
Dates: 1955-2017

Peachtree Hills Garden Club scrapbook

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Collection number: ahc.MSS682
Scope and Content

This collection contains one scrapbook that describes the social and civic activities of the club. Material includes photographs, membership rosters, clippings, and meeting announcements. The club's interest in flower arranging is highlighted in workshop photographs.

Dates: 1959-1960

Peachtree Park Garden Club scrapbooks

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Collection number: ahc.MSS723
Scope and Content

This collection contains scrapbooks that detail the civic and social activities of the club. Material includes photographs, yearbooks, correspondence, and clippings that illustrate the club's interests and projects. Of special note is a report of the club's civic work with teenage girls from the Oak Hill Homes.

Dates: 1939-1966

Peony Garden Club records

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1084
Scope and Content

This collection contains documents which describe the civic and social activities of the club. Material includes financial budgets, photographs, yearbooks, clippings, and flower show awards. One scrapbook provides details on the club's early programs, projects, flower shows, and interests. Of special note are scrapbook clippings of the first Atlanta Dogwood Festival in 1936.

Dates: 1929-1983, undated

Perennial Garden Club records

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1080
Scope and Content

This collection contains materials that provide a history of the civic and social activities of the club. Material includes meeting announcements, yearbooks, clippings, and GCG convention booklets. Scrapbooks are largely devoted to the study of horticulture, conservation, and related gardening interests, including several papers written by members. A club history details its policies on the restriction of civic work and on fundraising.

Dates: 1942-1970, undated

Plaster and Smith families photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS440
Scope and Contents This collection contains photographs of members of the Plaster and Smith families. Photographs show Plaster family members gathered for family reunions, Emma Plaster (1905-1987) at school with her classmates, and a group portrait of young women, including Tullie Smith (1886-1967), titled “The Four Smith Sisters.” Additional photographs include unidentified men, some wearing Confederate uniforms, unidentified Girl Scouts, and an unidentified residence. Of special note are photographs of the...
Dates: 1835-1950, undated

Reviewers Study Club documents

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Collection number: ahc.MSS616f
Scope and Content

This collection consist of the minutes of the Reviewers 1934-1935, a program from 1961-1962, and a printed history of the club which list the members of 1955-1956.

Dates: 1934-1962

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Names
Hartsfield, William Berry 5
Atlanta Dogwood Festival 3
Atlanta Music Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 3
C. W. Motes (Atlanta, Ga.) 3
Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 3
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Coca-Cola Company 3
Lane Brothers Photo News Service (Atlanta, Ga.) 3
Maddox, Lester, 1915-2003 3
Peachtree Garden Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 3
Poole, Paul 3
Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-2002 3
Women's Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta 3
Yarn, Jane Hurt, 1924- 3
Young, Andrew, 1932- 3
Allen, Ivan, 1911-2003 2
Allen, Louise Richardson, 1917-2008 2
American Federation of Musicians 2
Ansley Park Garden Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Atlanta History Center 2
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 2
Atlanta Tulip Flower Show Association 2
Atlanta Urban League 2
Atlanta's Woman of the Year Organization (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Bedard, L'Ella Griffith 2
Booker T. Washington High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Brady, Auverne Harper, 1908-2010 2
Burns Club of Atlanta (Ga.) 2
Busbee, George, 1927-2004 2
Cherokee Garden Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Cherry, John 2
Colonial Flower Shop (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Condon, Linnie, 1844-1909 2
Cotton States Exposition (1895 : Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Dobbs, Mary Butt Griffith 2
Emory University 2
Flower Arrangers Club of Georgia 2
Fort, Marie Johnson 2
Fowler, Wyche, 1940- 2
Fox Theatre (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Friendship Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Garden Club of Georgia. 2
Gardens for Peace (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Girls High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Griffith School of Music (Atlanta, Ga) 2
Griffith, Mary Burke 2
Griffith, William Butts 2
Grigsby, Emily Bourne, 1922-2020 2
Hamilton, Grace Towns, 1907-1992 2
Harper family 2
Harper's Flowers (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Harper, Adelle Bartlett, 1885-1974 2
Harris, Joe Frank 2
Hatcher, Thurston 2
Jackson, Maynard, 1938-2003 2
King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006 2
Kuhns Photographic Studio (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Mays, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Elijah), 1894-1984 2
Nicholson, Marie S. 2
Reeves Studios (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Reid, J. Neel (Joseph Neel), 1885-1926 2
Rich's (Retail store) 2
San Francisco Opera 2
Second Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Shutze, Philip Trammell 2
Sibley, Celestine 2
Spelman College 2
Swan Woods (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Tullie Smith House (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Tuskegee Institute 2
Woodberry Hall School for Girls (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Wren's Nest (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Aaron, Hank, 1934- 1
Abbey, Jessie Harris 1
Abbey, Lucile 1
Abbey, Theo 1
African Association of Georgia 1
Aiken family 1
Aiken, Lucy Rucker 1
Aiken, Walter Henry, 1893-1965 1
Aldredge, John 1
Aldridge, Mamie 1
Alexander Gallery (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Alexander, Dorothy, 1904-1986 1
Alexander, Judith, 1931-2004 1
Alexander, Wellington, Jr., Rev. 1
Allen, Ivan, 1877-1968 1
Almand, Ed, Mrs. 1
Almon, Leroy 1
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Tau Omega Chapter (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity 1
Alston, Philip H., 1911-1988 1
Amateur Athletic Union of the United States 1
American Institute of Architects 1
Amos, Moses, Dr. 1
Anderson, Ann Rucker 1
Anderson, Charles W., Jr. 1
Anderson, Linda 1
Andrews, Lina 1
Andrews, Lisa 1
Arnett, Bill 1
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