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People, 1957-1981, undated

 Series
Collection number: Series 2

Scope and Content Note

This series contains images of Atlanta business executives, civic leaders, employees of Central Atlanta Progress, entertainment figures, and unidentified groups of people whose relation to Central Atlanta Progress in unclear. Prominent people include former mayors Ivan Allen Jr. and Maynard Jackson, Central Atlanta Progress President Dan Sweat, former Vice President, businessman and philanthropist Nelson Rockefeller, ambassador Vernon Weaver, Atlanta Police Commissioner Lee Brown, President of Rich’s Inc. Dick Rich, Chairman of Central Atlanta Progress Larry Gellerstedt, lawyer Chester Davenport, architects John Portman and Houshang Farhadi, civic entrepreneur Richard Fleming, Cable News Network anchors Bella Shaw and Don Miller, as well as various Atlanta businessmen and Central Atlanta Progress employees. Persons included in unidentified groups include Central Atlanta Progress President Dan Sweat, Maynard Jackson, and former Atlanta Councilman Marvin Arrington. It is probable that many of the unidentified group images include Central Atlanta Progress task force members and employees engaged in meetings and seminars.

Dates

  • 1957-1981, undated

Creator

Restrictions on Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 1801 image(s)

Language

From the Collection: English

General Physical Description note

210 color slides, 84 black and white and color photographic prints

Repository Details

Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository

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