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King family papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS753
Scope and Content
This collection contains correspondence between various members of the King family and payment receipts on the accounts of many of the family members.
Dates:
1858-1918
Kirkpatrick family papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS779
Scope and Content
This collection contains personal letters written by and to the Kirkpatrick family, mainly Nettie Kirkpatrick and her sister Keren Kirkpatrick Lindley. Also included are many death notices for the immediate Kirkpatrick family. Tax records from the 1860s are included. Bill of sales for several slaves are also included. There are several newspaper clippings on various subjects along with several books and pamphlets.
Dates:
1778-1920, undated
Kirkwood Neighbors Organization records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1037
Scope and Content
This collection consists of executive committee records, including bylaws and articles of incorporation, regarding the incorporation of the Kirkwood Neighbors Organization (KNO); executive committee correspondence on neighborhood concerns, such as zoning, public safety, transportation issues, and education; KNO meeting agendas and minutes; subcommittee activities and special projects, such as streetscape improvements for Kirkwood commercial district, oral history projects, green space...
Dates:
1993-2009, undated
Kirkwood School scrapbooks
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS822
Scope and Content
This collection consists of seven scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, notices, and correspondence documenting the activities of Kirkwood School.
Dates:
1942-1949
Kiser, Moore, Draper and Company ledgers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS738
Scope and Content
This collection consists of two ledger books used by Kiser, Moore, Draper and Company from 1893-1896 and 1904-1933.
Dates:
1893-1933
Kristin Oblander papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1271
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials pertaining to Oblander’s career in political fundraising. Professional materials make up the bulk of the collection, including memos and other internal documents from various campaigns, financial information and donor records, fundraising event invitations, and campaign mail. Represented in the collection are Oblander Group clients, including presidential, congressional, statewide, legislative, and municipal candidates, as well as party committees and other...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1980-2022, undated
Kuhns family photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS319
Scope and Content
This collection contains images from the Kuhn's Photography Studio, including photographs of both the Kuhns family and clients. Many of the images are identified, however most of the tintypes remain unidentified.
Dates:
approximately 1860-1929
Laura Berry Campbell's garden photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS379
Scope and Content
This collection contains photographs taken by Reeves Studios of the gardens of Laura and John Bulow Campbell's property at 2958 Andrews Drive. The images highlight a boxwood terrace garden with tulips, a central pool featuring a Leda and the Swan bronze statue, garden tile, and a grassy allee flanked by dogwoods in bloom. Of special note are several millstones, popular decoration in gardens of that time period.
Dates:
approximately 1941
Laurent DeGive collection
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS483
Scope and Content
This collection contains a certificate and document given Laurent DeGive by the Belgian government, as consul for Belgium in Atlanta, Georgia, and a gravestone rubbing.
Dates:
1853-1863
Lawshe Family Papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS235
Scope and Content
This collection spans three generations of the Lawshe Family, the bulk of the materials concentrate on John Zimmerman Lawshe. Much of the attention is given to the personal activities of John Lawshe as a graduate of Boy’s High School and the New York Homeopathic College, and his activities as a Mason in Atlanta. Documents include the commencement program for Boys’ High, 23 June 1875; and copies of obituaries and death announcements documenting John Lawshe’s activities. John’s wife, Willie...
Dates:
1875-1965
Lawshe family photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS323
Scope and Content
This collection contains portraits of Er Lawshe's wife, children, brother, and daughter-in-law. Of special note is one carte de visite of his jewelry business at 47 Whitehall Street.
Dates:
approximately 1850-1904
League of Women Voters of Atlanta-Fulton County Records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS394
Scope and Contents of the Records
Through correspondence, minutes, newspaper clippings, publications and printed material, the collection documents the activities the League of Women Voters of Atlanta-Fulton County and its relationships to national and state leagues, from 1917-1982. Subject files, the bulk of the collection, document the efforts of the group to promote political participation among the citizens of Atlanta and covers topics ranging from segregation to juvenile delinquency, as well as various city ordinances....
Dates:
1917 – 1982
Lee Street School photo album
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS438
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a bound photo album of photographs of Lee Street School students, school activities, and stylized class portraits. Some of the Lee Street School activities included 1927 National Book Week, nativity scenes, cultural dress and dances, historical recreations, a tree planting, a Thanksgiving offering, a medieval fair, and a kindergarten birthday party. Rusha Wesley and faculty completed the album in May 1946. Of special note are group portraits of students labeled...
Dates:
1926-1946
Leila Ross Wilburn visual arts materials
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS72
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the prolific work of one of Atlanta’s pioneer women architects and businesswomen. It is comprised primarily of architectural plans, photographs, negatives, and slides of private residences, multi-family homes, and apartment buildings Wilburn designed during her career. Her portfolio of architectural plans in Series I includes designs of homes in Atlanta and its surrounding suburbs; in several cities and towns in Georgia, including Forsyth, McDonough, and Thomaston;...
Dates:
1920-1979
Lemuel P. Grant papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS100
Scope and Content
This collection contains letters to and from Grant regarding construction of railroads in Pennsylvania and throughout the southeastern United States; the defense of Atlanta during the Civil War; and personal matters. Other items in the collection include Grant’s personal diaries from 1843, 1844, and 1845, as well as account books covering railroad land transactions; railroad costs; and cash accounts. Additional items include a report on the condition of railroads around Atlanta, Georgia,...
Dates:
1838-1869
Lenox Park Garden Club records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS672
Scope and Content
This collection contains histories, minutes, and correspondence that document the history of the social and civic activities of the club. Scrapbooks provide further detail on the programs and projects of the club. One scrapbook is devoted to the Expressway Beautification Association project that the club participated in from 1952 to 1956. Also a part of the collection are scrapbooks describing the club's support of the Eventide Home for Elderly Women. Much material highlights the club's...
Dates:
1935-1977, undated
Lenox T. Thornton photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS442
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs of Georgia county courthouses used for Georgia counties: a fact-book on Georgia's counties featuring photographs by the author of all 159 Georgia courthouses. Most photographs are accompanied by descriptions detailing the county and the courthouse’s history, or the building’s architecture. Also included are photographs of former Ashby, Inman Park, and Virginia Avenue street car barns in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dates:
1920-1976, undated
Leo Frank papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS91
Scope and Content
This collection primarily consists of correspondence. There are letters of sympathy and support sent to Leo Frank and Lucille Selig Frank throughout his incarceration and after his death. Letters to the Franks are often written by many of the same people and share similar content. Also included is correspondence from members of the Frank and Selig families, from Frank's attorneys, from newspaper publishers and reporters, and to Governor Slaton on behalf of Leo Frank. In addition, the...
Dates:
1912-1916, undated
Lesbian and Gay Pride Week proclamations
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS799f
Scope and Content
This collection contains three government-issued proclamations. The first was issued by Maynard Jackson, former Mayor of Atlanta, proclaiming that June 21-27, 1993 was "Lesbian and Gay Pride/Human Rights Week" in the City of Atlanta. The second was issued by Mary Davis, member of the Atlanta City Council, also proclaiming that June 21-27, 1993 was "Lesbian and Gay Pride Week" in Atlanta. She further proclaimed that June 28, 1993 was "Stonewall Anniversary Day" in the City of Atlanta. The...
Dates:
1993
Lester Maddox papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1267
Scope and Contents
The collection contains records generated during Lester Maddox's time in office as governor and lieutenant governor of Georgia and his political campaigns in 1966 and 1974, subject files, booklets, correspondence, scrapbooks, and audio recordings. Campaign papers include letters of support, volunteer lists, agendas, district organization charts, and lists of contributors. Subject files include information on a 1963 grand jury investigation of the Atlanta Police Department in which Atlanta...
Dates:
1915-2003, undated
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