Atlanta Cyclorama and Civil War Museum visual arts materials
Scope and Content
This collection contains photographs including parts of the painting depicting the Battle of Atlanta, portraits of generals, museum displays, creation and maintenance of the painting, and staff. Also included are photographs from Civil War reenactments and commemorations, museum events, the Cyclorama in Gettysburg, and Georgia landmarks such as Stone Mountain and the Old State Capitol in Milledgeville. Of special interest are maps of Civil War battles; a Cyclorama elevation plan; a Cyclorama building plan; and color drawings titled, "The Texas," "The General," and "The Chase."
Dates
- 1884-2012, undated
Creator
- Atlanta Cyclorama & Civil War Museum. (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
Administrative/Biographical History
The Battle of Atlanta, commonly called the Atlanta Cyclorama, is a 360-degree panoramic painting depicting the Battle of Atlanta, a key event in the Atlanta Campaign of the Civil War in 1864. The American Panorama Company completed the painting in 1886. In 1898, Florida businessman George V. Gress donated the Atlanta Cyclorama to the City of Atlanta, where it was operated jointly by the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Department of Cultural Affairs. In 1921 a fireproof building was constructed in Grant Park to house the painting, and in 1927 the Texas, one of the locomotives from the Great Locomotive Chase, was added to the museum. The painting underwent its first restoration and the addition of the diorama to the exhibit in 1936. From 1979 to 1981, the painting underwent its second major restoration. In 2015 custody of the Atlanta Cyclorama and the artifacts from the Civil War Museum was transferred to the Atlanta History Center.
Extent
668 image(s) (320 black and white photographic prints, 7 black and white negatives, four printing blocks, 155 color photographic prints, 158 color negatives, 17 drawings, three maps, two posters, one film, one floppy disk)
Language
English
System of Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically according to titles supplied by staff.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Some of this collection is located in cold storage (CS) as indicated in the descriptive inventory. Patrons must allow 24 hours after retrieval of cold storage items before viewing material.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
16 mm film and 3 1/2 inch floppy disk can be made accessible only through conversion to digital format. Patrons who request access to the digital content in this collection are responsible for digital conversion costs.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Loan, 2015
Description Control
This collection was processed in 2017.
- Title
- Atlanta Cyclorama and Civil War Museum visual arts material
- Author
- Maeve Vitale and Kelley Warrington
- Date
- August 2017
- 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