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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

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing 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.

Biographical / Historical

Lenox Thompson "Tom" Thornton (1924-2010) was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to Lenox Thornton (1882-1950) and Eva Thompson (1881-1968). Thornton served in the United States Army during World War II and taught at Boys High School. He was also a historian specializing in courthouses in Georgia and North Carolina. Thornton wrote one book, titled Georgia counties: a fact-book on Georgia's counties featuring photographs by the author of all 159 Georgia courthouses.

Extent

223 photographic print(s) ((218 color photographic prints and five black and white photographic prints) )

Language

English

Arrangement

This collection is arranged alphabetically by titles supplied by staff.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, 1977

Bias in Description

As archivists, we acknowledge our role as stewards of information. We choose how individuals and organizations are represented and described in our archives. We are not neutral, and bias is reflected in our descriptions, which may not accurately convey the racist or offensive aspects of collection materials. Archivists make mistakes and might use poor judgment. In working with this collection, we often re-use language used by the former owners of the material. This language provides context but often includes bias and prejudices reflective of the time in which it was created. The Kenan Research Center’s work is ongoing to implement reparative language where Library of Congress subject terms are inaccurate and obsolete.

Kenan Research Center welcomes feedback and questions regarding our archival descriptions. If you encounter harmful, offensive, or insensitive terminology or descriptions, please let us know by emailing reference@atlantahistorycenter.com. Your comments are essential to our work to create inclusive and thoughtful description.

General

This collection was previously catalogued as THN.

Processing Information

This collection was reprocessed in 2022.

Title
Lenox T. Thornton photographs
Subtitle
ahc.VIS442
Author
Ariana Lee
Date
November 2022
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository

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