Dr. Robert and Mary Latta photographs and postcards
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs and postcards which provide details of the personal and professional lives of Dr. Robert E. Latta and Mary Hewlett Latta in Atlanta, Georgia. Included are images of Dr. Robert E. Latta's work as a dentist and Mary Hewlett Latta's involvement in Forsythia Garden Club. Of particular interest are photographs of the Lattas socializing with friends and Robert Latta posing with taxidermy animals.
Dates
- approximately 1930-1950, undated
Creator
- Latta, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1894-1956 (Person)
- Groome, Mary (Mary Hewlett Latta), 1912-1996 (Person)
- Jillson, Floyd, 1926-2011 (Person)
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 Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
Biographical / Historical
Dr. Robert Edward Latta (1894-1956) was born to William Herbert Latta (1860-1932) and Sarah Cason Francis Latta (1866-1913) in Camden, South Carolina. He graduated from Emory University in 1917 with a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree and practiced dentistry in Atlanta. He served as a major in the United States Army Dental Corps during World War I.
Mary Stewart Hewlett (1902-1996) was born to Robert Dritzall Hewlett (1873-1949) and Ruth Almand Hewlett (1878-1957) in Conyers, Georgia. She graduated from Agnes Scott College in 1923 with a bachelor of arts degree; and Emory University in 1931 with a master of arts degree. Mary Hewlett married William Alexious Langley (1897-1965) in 1927; Robert Edward Latta in 1933; and James Irvin Groome (1893-1979) in 1957. There were no children from these marriages.
The Lattas lived at 365 Peachtree Battle Avenue in Atlanta's Buckhead neighborhood. Mary belonged to Forsythia Garden Club and held numerous leadership roles. Robert belonged to Men’s Garden Club of Atlanta and the Dahlia Society of Georgia. Robert and Mary were members of Burns Club of Atlanta and Ladies' Burns Club of Atlanta, respectively. Robert was also a founder and former president of the Fulton County Dental Society.
Extent
19 item(s) (14 black and white photographic prints and five postcards)
Language
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically by titles supplied by staff.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, 1997
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Processing Information
This collection was processed in 2026.
- Architecture, Domestic -- Georgia -- Atlanta
- Atlanta (Ga.) -- Social life and customs
- Buckhead (Atlanta, Ga.)
- Clubs -- Georgia -- Atlanta
- Dentists -- Georgia -- Atlanta
- Forsythia Garden Club (Atlanta, Ga.)
- Gardening -- Georgia -- Atlanta
- Groome, Mary (Mary Hewlett Latta), 1912-1996
- Latta, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1894-1956
- Men -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- Societies and clubs
- Men's Garden Club of Atlanta (Ga.)
- Taxidermy
- Wildlife-related recreation
- Women -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- Societies and clubs
- Title
- Dr. Robert and Mary Latta photographs and postcards
- Subtitle
- ahc.VIS545
- Author
- Ginny Van Winkle
- Date
- February 2026
- 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