National Society Colonial Dames of America in the State of Georgia. Atlanta Town Committee
Organization
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Clarinda Pendleton Lamar ephemera
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS204f
Scope and Content
This collection contains excerpts from books, magazines, and newspapers about Clarinda Pendleton Lamar; a copy of her speech titled "The Thirteenth Colony;" and a letter to Ruth Blair of the Atlanta Historical Society.
Dates:
1911-1933
Colonial Dames, Atlanta Chapter, minute books
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS520f
Scope and Content
This collection includes minute books that record membership lists, financial records, and the society's activities between 1898-1901 and 1919-1931. It also includes information on Georgia State Society activities including purchase of the Andrew Low House in Savannah, Ga.
Dates:
1898-1931
Colonial Dames of America Oral History Project collection
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS891
Scope and Content
The collection contains original tapes and transcripts of six interviews.
Dates:
1986-1990
Georgia Bicentennial Commission documents
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS833f
Scope and Content
This collection contains documents pertaining to the Georgia Bicentennial Celebration, and includes a budget report, event programs, meeting minutes, plaque design plans, and speech drafts. There is also correspondence between Mrs. Joseph R. Lamar (Clarinda) and other members of the executive board with the English Speaking Union in London inviting the descendants of the original 71 trustees to the celebration. In addition, there are pamphlets with information on the English Speaking Union...
Dates:
1921-1934
National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Georgia, Atlanta Town Committee lineage papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1045
Scope and Content
This collection contains copies of the genealogy papers, also known as "white papers," submitted by each Colonial Dame. White papers demonstrate the generational descendancy from a certified eligible ancestor and cite the specific resource supporting the information. In a few cases, documentation includes original records such as correspondence and pension records, but most files contain only copies of such materials. The collection is a resource for those conducting genealogical...
Dates:
1896-2015, undated