Inman family photographs
Scope and Contents
This collection contains portraits of Inman family members and residences, including the Swan House and the Inman family's residence on 15th Street in the Ansley Park neighborhood. Also included are residences designed by Cooper and Cooper, possibly by Samuel Inman Cooper, such as residences owned by Malon Courts, Henry Grady Jr., Katherine Mitchell Howell, and Dillon Winship. Of particular note are photographs of Emily MacDougald Inman with Hugh T. Inman II and his family at the Swan House in 1930. All images were taken in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dates
- 1893-1980, undated
Creator
- Cooper, Samuel Inman, 1894-1974 (Person)
- Inman family (Family)
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
Edward Hamilton Inman Sr. (1881-1931) was born in Georgia, to Hugh Theodore Inman (1846-1910) and Josephine Van Dyke Iman (1849-1920). He had four siblings: Annie Martin Inman Grant (1872-1955), Josephine Van Dyke Inman Richardson (1875-1963), Hugh Theodore Inman Jr. (1879-1881), and Louise Inman (1883-1888). In 1901, he married Emily MacDougald Inman (1881-1965) and they had two sons: Hugh Theodore Inman II (1902-1962) and Edward Hamilton Inman Jr. (1912-1999).
Samuel Martin Inman (1843-1915), Edward Inman’s uncle and Hugh Theodore Inman's brother, married twice and had three children: Henry Arthur (1869-1951), Nellie Sue (1870-1947), and Frank Martin (1876-1950). Nellie married Joseph Walter Cooper (1869-1932) and they had four children: including Samuel Inman (1894-1974), Jennie (1896-1922), Joseph Walter Jr. (1899-1972), and Mildred (1903-1996).
In 1928, the Swan House in Buckhead was designed by Philip Trammel Shutze (1890-1982) for Edward and Emily Inman. After Edwar's death, it remained as the Inman’s family residence until Emily’s death in 1965. In 1966, the Atlanta Historical Society (later the Atlanta History Center) acquired and restored the Swan House for the Society’s headquarters and a public museum. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
Extent
165 image(s) (83 black and white photographic prints, 58 black and white slides, 21 color photographic prints, two black and white negatives, and one real photo postcard)
Language
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically by titles supplied by staff.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, 1991, with subsequent additions.
Bias in Description
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Processing Information
This collection was processed in 2025.
- Ansley Park (Atlanta, Ga.)
- Architecture, Domestic -- Georgia -- Atlanta
- Family life -- Georgia -- Atlanta
- Houses -- Georgia -- Atlanta
- Inman family
- Inman, Arthur Crew, 1895-1963
- Inman, Edward H., 1881-1931
- Inman, Emily Caroline MacDougald, 1881-1965
- Inman, Hugh Theodore, 1846-1910
- Inman, Mildred Bryant, 1929-2017
- Inman, Mildred Cooper, 1903-1996
- Inman, Mildred Murphy McPheeters, 1867-1946
- Inman, Nellie
- Inman, Samuel Martin, 1843-1915
- Portraits, American -- Georgia -- Atlanta
- Swan House (Atlanta, Ga.)
- Wedding clothing & dress
- Title
- Inman family photographs
- Subtitle
- ahc.VIS518
- Author
- Kate Daly and Ariana Lee
- Date
- April 2025
- 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