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Eleanor Hand Peoplestown neighborhood essay and interviews with Henry Phipps and Grace Barksdale

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS852f

Scope and Content

This collection contains an essay written by Eleanor Hand entitled "A Re-Viewing of Peoplestown" in which she presents a history of Peoplestown, a neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia. Specifically, she analyses it’s geographical development in relation to the railroad tracks, housing trends, racial prejudice against its residents, the Civil Rights Movement, and her hope for the future of the neighborhood. The collection also has two recordings in which Eleanor Hand interviews Henry Phipps and Grace Barksdale about their lives and the history of the Peoplestown. Phipps discusses civil rights demonstrations he attended; community organizations such as Equal Opportunity Atlanta and the Model Cities Program; shops owned by Jewish residents; and churches. Barksdale talks about generational changes; the Peoplestown Revitalization Corporation; her efforts to improve schools and healthcare, particularly at Grady Memorial Hospital; and her career in nursing.

Dates

  • 1994

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.

Administrative/Biographical History

Henry Phipps (1917-1999) was born in Monticello, Georgia, and grew up in the Peoplestown neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. He married Louise Harper, and they had six sons and four daughters. He died in Atlanta.

Grace Barksdale (1910-2008) was born in Putnam County, Georgia, and grew up in Peoplestown. She married Cornelius Barksdale (1904-1964), and they had three daughters: Elaine (1934-1999), Dennie Mae (1930-2003), and Eunice (1932-2013).

Biographical information about Eleanor Hand has not been determined.

Extent

1 folder(s) (one folder and two audio recordings)

Language

English

System of Arrangement

This collection is arranged alphabetically according to titles supplied by staff.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

The Henry Phipps and Grace Barksdale interviews have been digitized. Patrons who want access must use the digital copy available at https://cdm17222.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p17222coll32.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, 1994

Description Control

This collection was processed in 2019.

Title
Eleanor Hand Peoplestown neighborhood essay and interviews with Henry Phipps and Grace Barksdale
Author
Hallie Lonial
Date
April 2019
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository

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