Winecoff Hotel collection
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS324
Scope and Content
This collection is comprised of materials pertaining to the Winecoff Hotel fire of 1946 that killed 119 individuals. The scrapbook contains newspaper accounts of the fire and aftermath. The remainder of the material is transcripts of testimony given during courts cases involving victims of the fire.
Dates
- 1946
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Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright.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
Administrative information about the Winecoff Hotel has not been determined.
Extent
1.67 linear ft. (1 document case and 1 oversize box)
Language
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, 1980
- Title
- Winecoff Hotel collection
- Author
- Melanie Stephan
- 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