Cotton States Exposition (1895 : Atlanta, Ga.)
Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:
African American visual arts collection
B. W. Wrenn ephemera
This collection contains invitations sent by Georgia governor William Y. Atkinson and by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Thompson during the Cotton States and International Exposition. The collection also contains newspaper clippings on the entertaining during the Exposition and on the death of B. W. Wrenn in New York City.
Charles F. Rice Scrapbooks
Cotton States and International Exposition collection
Cotton States and International Exposition, Georgia State Exhibit Commission minutes
This collection includes minutes of the Georgia State Exhibit Commission, financial allocations, board appointments and decisions.
Daughters of the American Revolution Atlanta Chapter records
This collection contains minute books, reports, treasurer's records, membership lists, correspondence, annual histories, a scrapbook, and other materials that document the activities of the club. Also included is Volume 1, Number 1, of The American Monthly, a DAR publication. Of particular interest is a visitor's register from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Building at the Atlanta Cotton States and International Exposition in 1895.
Fred L. Howe Cotton States and International Exposition Photographs
George M. Traylor papers
This collection contains receipts from companies such as M. Rich Brothers (Rich's); Western Union; and Hunnicutt and Bellingrath Company.
H. I. Kimball House collection
This collection primarily contains ground rent receipts as well as some records pertaining to the original Kimball House.
Lucille K. Peters photographs
This collection contains photographs of the Peters family and their residence at the intersection of Ponce de Leon and Piedmont Avenues, as well as houses in their immediate area, including the Samuel M. Inman (1843-1915) home. Also included are photographs of the Peters family farm in Gordon County, Georgia, views of downtown Atlanta and Piedmont Park, and scenes from the 1895 Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia.
Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce records
Millie J. McCreary diary
This collection contains a diary of Millie J. McCreary, a teacher at the Atlanta Baptist Seminary (later Morehouse College). She was born in Erie, Pennsylvania in 1858. She married another of the teachers, William P. Manguse. The diary mentions several fellow teachers and the activities of Atlanta Baptists, the Colored Baptist Mission Society convention in Atlanta, Spelman College, and the Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta.
Mrs. Charles L. Gray photographs
This collection contains photographs of Mrs. Charles L. Gray as she was being interviewed by R.T. Eltzroth and Franklin Garrett during her visit to the Atlanta Historical Society's 1895 Cotton Exposition Exhibition on August 26, 1970.
Richard Dees Funderburke research papers
Samuel M. Inman scrapbook
This collection consists of a single scrapbook that includes newspaper clippings, correspondence, telegrams, and invitations all pertaining to Samuel M. Inman.
Sidney Root papers
This collection contains autobiographic and biographic materials on Sidney Root as well as transcriptions of letters and newspaper articles written by Root. Materials include the manuscripts for Root's unpublished autobiography, Memorandum of My Life and genealogy papers on the Root family. Of particular note is a manuscript of a biography of Root by Walter McElreath, one of the founders of the Atlanta Historical Society.
Susie Flynn Hughs photographs
This collection contains images of buildings constructed for the Cotton States International Exposition in Piedmont Park approximately 10 years after the fair. Other images include photographs of downtown Atlanta and two family members.
Walter T. Downing letter and travel article
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