Mays, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Elijah), 1894-1984
Person
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Benjamin E. Mays photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS40
Scope and Content
The images consist of portraits of Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, primarily at public events such as graduation ceremonies or committee meetings during his tenure as the president of Morehouse College. Other photographs consist of Mays with other individuals or groups, including faculty members. Most of the group photographs are identified by event only and include general faculty or administrators posed in cap and gown, consisting of Benjamin E. Mays; Charles E. Merrill, Chairman, Board of Trustees,...
Dates:
approximately 1947-1981
Bertha Y. Jones scrapbooks
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS155
Scope and Content
The Bertha Y. Jones scrapbooks contains ten scrapbooks filled with newspaper clippings dating from 1961 to 1978. These clippings concern Tucker, Georgia, the state of Georgia, the nation, and some international news. The clippings have information concerning special events, historic places, and many famous personalities. With regard to the latter, there are clippings on local people (officials, businessmen, etc.), state officials, presidents and their families, leaders of other countries,...
Dates:
1961-1978
Grace Towns Hamilton maps and photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS35
Scope and Content
The collection contains images of Grace Towns Hamilton, her family, special events, and other public officials. The bulk of the collection features Hamilton posed with public officials including: Governor Jimmy Carter, U.S. Congressman Andrew Young, Georgia Governor George Busbee, Coretta Scott King, Atlanta University President Benjamin E. Mays, and U.S. Congressman Julian Bond. Also included are photographs of Atlanta homes of the 1960s; African-American Navy yard workers (1940s); the...
Dates:
1882-1984, undated
Lucinda Bunnen photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS395
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs taken for Movers and Shakers in Georgia by Lucinda Bunnen and Frankie Coxe. The collection includes images of notable political, business, cultural, and arts figures between 1976-1978 in Georgia. Also included are photographs of events such as Jimmy Carter's presidential election, a Decatur Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) planning meeting, the Ramblin' Raft Race on the Chattahoochee River, an Atlanta...
Dates:
approximately 1976-1978
Resurgens Atlanta documents
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS659
Scope and Contents
This collection documents Resurgens Atlanta’s operations, committee membership, and executive board activities. Material includes by-laws, meetings notes and minutes, attendance records, and correspondence from members and prospective members that contain applications, resumes, and invitations to social events. In addition, there are financial records such as bank statements and invoices that detail administrative costs, no-show fees, and bills. Of particular note are booklets and...
Dates:
1970-1986, undated
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- African American civic leaders -- Georgia 2
- African American college presidents -- Georgia -- Atlanta 2
- African American politicians -- Georgia -- Atlanta 2
- African American universities and colleges -- Georgia -- Atlanta 2
- African American women -- Georgia -- Atlanta 2
- Politicians -- Georgia 2
- African American businesspeople -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- African American civic leaders -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- African American civil rights workers -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- African American college administrators -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- African American college teachers -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- African American families -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- African American legislators -- Georgia 1
- African American musicians -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- African American soldiers 1
- African American theological seminaries -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- African American universities and colleges 1
- African Americans -- Civil rights 1
- African Americans -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- History 1
- Architects -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Artists -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Atlanta (Ga.) -- Population 1
- Atlanta (Ga.) -- Race relations 1
- Atlanta (Ga.) -- Race relations -- Political aspects 1
- Baseball -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Baseball players -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Businesspeople -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Civic improvement -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Civic leaders -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Civil rights -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Conductors (Music) 1
- Department stores -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Education -- Administration 1
- Education -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Fulton County (Ga.) 1
- Georgia -- Politics and government 1
- Governors -- Georgia 1
- Graduation (School) 1
- Historians 1
- Historic preservation -- Georgia 1
- Interracial friendship -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Journalists -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Mayors -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Medical research personnel -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Parks -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Playgrounds -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Professional associations -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Racism -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Scrapbooks -- Georgia 1
- Scrapbooks -- Georgia -- Tucker 1
- Socialites -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Suburbs -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Teachers -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Television news anchors 1
- Vine City (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Women -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Women -- Political activity -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Women architects. 1
- Women artists -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Women authors 1
- Women civic leaders -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
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