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Abbie M. Brooks diaries and church invitation
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS39f
Scope and Content
This collection contains two diaries of Abigail M. Brooks, which date from 1865 and 1870 along with typed transcriptions of both. In addition, there is an invitation to attend church which dates from 1858. In the 1865 diary, Brooks describes life in rural Tennessee, near Nashville, where she teaches in a one room school house. Later in the year, Abigail moves to Edgefield, Tennessee, also near Nashville, and starts her own school. She describes life in Edgefield, trials with her students,...
Dates:
1858-1870
Alert Americans Association broadside "Martin Luther King...At Communist Training School”
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS964f
Scope and Contents
Alert Americans Association published this broadside, "Martin Luther King...At Communist Training School,” on page four of The Augusta Courier. The boradside depicts a photo of a group of men in a class at the Highlander Folk School in Monteagle, Tennessee. Myles Horton founded the school in 1932; it was a center for adult education on labor rights and African American citizenship. As an integrated space, the school hosted civil rights leadership...
Dates:
1963 July 8
Alexander Hamilton Stephens letter to James M. Calhoun
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS580f
Scope and Content
This collection contains a letter written by Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens to James M. Calhoun, mayor of Atlanta, Georgia. The letter discusses Calhoun's recent appointment to civil governor of Atlanta by General Braxton Bragg. Stephens writes that the prohibition of the sale of alcohol to soldiers is unconstitutional according to the Confederate Constitution and the Rules and Articles of the Confederacy. He also states that Calhoun’s new position as civil governor of Atlanta...
Dates:
1862 September 8
Allen C. Smith papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS333
Scope and Content
This collection contains the manuscript and research for Allen C. Smith's thesis, The Republican Party in Georgia, 1867-1871. It was completed as part of his master's degree from Duke University in 1936. Also included are essays by Smith entitled The Union League in Georgia, The Secession Fight in Georgia, and Aggressive Slavocracy in Georgia, as well as...
Dates:
1930-1950, undated
Alli Royce Soble photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS409
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs of LGBTQ+ events and nightclubs taken by Alli Royce Soble. Images depict the annual Atlanta Pride Festival and Parade, the Easter Drag Races sponsored by the Armory, and a drag show at My Sister's Room. Of special note are photographs of the 1993 March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation in Washington, D.C. All images were taken in Atlanta, Georgia, unless otherwise noted.
Dates:
1993-2000
Anna R. Jordan Papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS128
Scope and Content
The collection includes letters addressed to Anna Jordan from family and friends, along with personal items of her family. Included are letters to Anna R. Jordan from Inez James, a teenaged girl in Varnell’s Station, Georgia. Two letters from Ms. James describe how she and her neighbors were under siege from Union soldiers who confiscated food and personal items from their farms. Her letters after the war briefly tell of Union occupation, weddings, and her school work. Correspondence from...
Dates:
1844-1921, undated
Annette Burdges papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1157
Scope and Content
This collection contains documents that Annette Burdges collected while she worked as secretary for the Atlanta Chapter of NOW. Materials include monthly NOW newsletters, membership and action pamphlets, stickers, and Atlanta Chapter correspondence. There are additional documents from an Equal Opportunity for Employment telecast conference as well as a United States Department of Labor and Women's Bureau conference. This collection also includes reports, articles, and a copy of the ...
Dates:
1965-1989, undated
Antebellum and Civil War Collection
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS645
Scope and Contents of the Records
This is a collection of documents, most of which chronicle the history of the American Civil War, particularly the Atlanta Campaign. In addition, there are several documents which reflect the history of the Antebellum South, including African American slavery. The collection includes letters, diaries, special orders, pardons, requisitions, poems, pamphlets, newspapers, personal narratives, biographies, circulars, broadsides, muster rolls, currency, bibles, research papers, and other private...
Dates:
1832-1935, undated
Art Papers records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS942
Scope and Content
The Art Papers records summarize the activities of this Atlanta-based art-related news periodical. The conception of the paper is included with the organizational information. Minutes from various board meetings date from the late 1970s. Original formation papers illuminate how the paper came to be and other materials chronicle the evolution of the paper up to the early 1990s. Although only one (microfiche) copy of Art...
Dates:
1980-1992
Arthur C. Ford papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS112f
Scope and Content
This collection contains correspondence, business papers, and military papers associated with Atlanta dentist Arthur C. Ford. Included are letters to Charles W. Ford from London, letters from Arthur C. Ford resigning his commission as Lieutenant in the Confederate Army, his dental license, an 1862 report declaring him unfit for military service, and various business papers. Also included is a photocopy of a letter from Inez James to Anna Jordon telling of a raid by Union forces in her family...
Dates:
1862-1976, undated
Atlanta, Birmingham & Coast Railroad land grant documents
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS935f
Scope and Content
This collection contains a binder of official documents issued by the United States War Department concerning land-grant equalization between the federal government and railroad companies. Also included is a map of land grant and bond-aided railroads.
Dates:
1937-1945
Atlanta City Council Proclamation for the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS943f
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a proclamation signed by the Atlanta City Council on September 16, 2013 in honor of the 150th anniversary of the January 1, 1863 signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. It was signed by president of the Atlanta City Council President, Ceasar C. Mitchell (1968-), and fifteen other council members.
Dates:
16 September 2013
Atlanta Cyclorama and Civil War Museum records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1103
Scope and Content
This collection contains correspondence, newspapers, reports, and documents pertaining to the Atlanta Cyclorama and Civil War Museum, the history of the Atlanta Campaign of 1864, and the history of the Battle of Atlanta painting. Documents contained within this collection pertain to the maintenance and restoration of the painting as well as operation of the museum. These materials include correspondence between museum executives and conservators, office memos, research, narration scripts,...
Dates:
1847-2013, undated; Majority of material found within 1963 - 2013
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium collection
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS854f
Scope and Content
This collection contains memorabilia from the Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Included are tickets from the first regular season Atlanta Braves game played in the stadium in 1966 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, as well as the last regular season game from 1996 against the Montreal Expos. The collection also includes a magazine, the Atlanta Stadium Special Dedication Edition, published by the City of Atlanta and Fulton County Recreation Authority. The magazine...
Dates:
1966-1996
Atlanta Glory memorabilia
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS871f
Scope and Content
This collection contains memorabilia from the women's professional basketball team Atlanta Glory's 1996-1997 season including posters, ticket stubs, schedules, bumper stickers, assorted pamphlets, and programs. Of particular note is a game record with a detailed account of a game against the Seattle Reign on February 19, 1997.
Dates:
1996-1997, undated
Atlanta Ladies Memorial Association records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS375
Scope and Content
This collection contains organizational records and histories of the Atlanta Ladies Memorial Association. Also included are historical items collected by members as well as newspaper clippings, programs, and membership information. There are files pertaining to member genealogy and biographies of Confederate soldiers.
Dates:
1866-1977
Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance (ALFA) documents
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS962f
Scope and Contents
The bulk of this collection is Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance Atalanta newsletters that recount organization and member updates, including meeting minutes, reports, and announcements. Newsletters also include local and national news about gay, lesbian, and women's rights, advertisements for lesbian-owned businesses and arts groups, and community updates. The collection also contains several Southern Feminist Library & Archives...
Dates:
1978-1986, undated
Atlanta newspapers scrapbooks
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS453
Scope and Content
This collection contains newspaper clippings from the "Atlanta Constitution" and "Atlanta Journal" newspapers. The bulk of the clippings have been arranged topically and arranged in a series of scrapbooks.
Dates:
1911-1960, undated
Aubrey Williams transcript of "The Failure of Gradualism"
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS957f
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a transcript of Aubrey Williams' speech, "The Failure of Gradualism" that that he presented in Atlanta, Georgia, before the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, a historically Black fraternity. In the speech, Williams calls for a united stand against States' Rights Democratic Party, commonly called Dixiecrat, politicians and white supremacists and argues against a gradualist approach to desegregation.
Dates:
1949
Augusta Arsenal Journal
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS855
Scope and Content
This collection consists of one journal of the Augusta Arsenal. Under the Unites States, the ledger includes an account of the early tarriffs on various goods, wages for camp people, including the wash women, budget of the post treasury, furloughs of soldiers, post orders, and other information about the general operating of the arsenal. Under the Confederacy, the ledger was used to keep inventory of the tools and contents at the arsenal including the Carriage Shop, the Carpenter Shop, the...
Dates:
1834-1866
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