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Adelle Bartlett Harper papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1136
Scope and Content
This collection contains clippings, correspondence, notes, and scrapbooks that document Adelle B. Harper's life as well as members of her family. Material provides insight into Harper's flower shop business, club activities, family life, and her wide variety of interests. Scrapbooks offer details about Auverne Harper's enrollment in Woodberry Hall School for Girls in Atlanta and Shorter College in Rome, Georgia.
Dates:
1864-2017, undated
Adolph Rosenberg Photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS124
Scope and Contents of the Records
A varied collection, these photographs are a mixture of images of rural areas in Fulton County, images relating to Atlanta’s Jewish community, military photographs, and photographs of an elementary class. Most of the images in the collection were taken by Rosenberg, but several were not. The photographs of Fulton County include images of buildings, stores, and farms in Buckhead, Roswell, and Lebanon, Georgia, and several in Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta. Images of Atlanta’s Jewish community...
Dates:
1945-1955, undated
African American visual arts collection
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS68
Scope and Content
This collection contains various types of visual images, including photographs, lithoghraphs, posters, and prints from periodicals, pertaining to African Americans. Included in the collection are stereotypical racist pictures and postcards; photographs of African Americans working as domestics, agricultural laborers, musicians, streetcar conductors, etc.; portraits of African American women, men, and children; prints depicting significant events, such as the Fort Pillow Massacre and the...
Dates:
1860-1957, undated
Agatha Sheehan photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS359
Scope and Content
The collection contains images of former enslaved people and elderly African Americans who lived at the E.R. Carter Home for the Elderly. Named in honor of Reverend Edward Randolph Carter (1856-1944), the pastor spearheaded an extensive housing ministry and directed the construction of a home for the aged, which was operated by Friendship Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. The home was later demolished.
Dates:
approximately 1900, undated
Annette Burdges papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1157
Scope and Content
This collection contains documents that Annette Burdges collected while she worked as secretary for the Atlanta Chapter of NOW. Materials include monthly NOW newsletters, membership and action pamphlets, stickers, and Atlanta Chapter correspondence. There are additional documents from an Equal Opportunity for Employment telecast conference as well as a United States Department of Labor and Women's Bureau conference. This collection also includes reports, articles, and a copy of the ...
Dates:
1965-1989, undated
Ansley Park Garden Club photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS402
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs of club members, events, activities, and flower shows. Images include annual Easter egg hunts at McClatchey Park, Ansley Park neighborhood entrances such as The Prado, and houses. Of special interest are photographs of Rhodes Hall in Atlanta, decorated by club members for Christmas.
Dates:
1956-1998
Ansley Park Garden Club records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1132
Scope and Content
This collection contains correspondence, yearbooks, minutes, and financial reports that provide a social and civic history of the club. Scrapbooks offer details about programs, neighborhood projects, and flower shows. Of special interest are scrapbook images of members' gardens and neighborhood islands.
Dates:
1953-2015, undated
Atkins Park Garden Club records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS837
Scope and Content
This collection consists of minutes, financial papers, and scrapbooks that document the social and civic activities of the club. Minutes include reports and membership information. Scrapbooks provide further detail on the club's programs, civic projects, as well as flower shows both hosted and attended.
Dates:
1929-2004
Atlanta Dogwood Festival records of the Women's Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS718
Scope and Content
This collection contains correspondence, clippings, financial records, and programs that provide a history of the festival. Additional material provides details of events, performances, and pageant contests. Of special interest is a scrapbook providing images of parade floats and participants.
Dates:
1936-1988
Atlanta Federation of Women's Clubs records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS393
Scope and Content
The bulk of this collection is comprised of organizational scrapbooks and year books. Other materials include newspaper clippings, programs, and club organizational records.
Dates:
1898-1951, undated
Atlanta Lesbian and Gay History Thing papers and publications
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS773
Scope and Content
This collection consists of papers and publications related to the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender (LGBT) community in Atlanta, Georgia. Series I includes gay and lesbian publications from Atlanta,the Southeast, and nationwide. Series II consists of business and organization papers pertaining to gay rights and AIDS. Series III includes personal papers of gay and lesbian activists in Atlanta and Georgia.
Dates:
1957-2002, undated
Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance (ALFA) documents
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS962f
Scope and Contents
The bulk of this collection is Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance Atalanta newsletters that recount organization and member updates, including meeting minutes, reports, and announcements. Newsletters also include local and national news about gay, lesbian, and women's rights, advertisements for lesbian-owned businesses and arts groups, and community updates. The collection also contains several Southern Feminist Library & Archives...
Dates:
1978-1986, undated
Atlanta Music Club photographs and video
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS245
Scope and Content
The collection consists of images of club members and performers, club member meetings, and concerts and events produced by the Atlanta Music Club. A variety of images of events are represented in the collection such as color and black and white images from the Atlanta Community Symphony Orchestra's 26th Annual Young Artists' Concerto Concert (2000); the club's Spring Promenade (1982); the All-Star Concert Series (1985) and a fashion show (1993). There are a small number of unidentified...
Dates:
1950-2001, undated
Atlanta Music Club records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS404
Scope and Content
This collection consists of records created by the Atlanta Music Club and its subsidiary organizations including correspondence, meeting minutes, rosters, by-laws, financial statements, and committee reports. Also included are marketing materials such as press releases, advertising contracts, correspondence regarding advertising and publicity arrangements, concert series programs, newsletters, and information about artists who performed for the club. The collection contains publications of...
Dates:
1915-2001, undated; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1970
Atlanta Pioneer Women's Society collection
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS391
Scope and Content
This collection contains correspondence among the society's members, membership lists, biographies of some members, financial records, newspaper clippings, early recollections of Atlanta, and a scrapbook.
Dates:
1909-1984, undated
Atlanta Quota Club records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS431
Scope and Content
This collection is comprised of five scrapbooks.
Dates:
1929-1947, undated
Atlanta Tomboys documents
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1204
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the women's sports teams, the Atlanta Tomboys. Included are game schedules, team rosters with details about the players and points won, promotional material, and news clippings, some featuring the team's coach, Johnny Moon. Of special note is correspondence about sponsorships and exhibitions written by Johnny Moon. There are also sports programs highlighting the Atlanta Tomboys, the Lorelei Ladies, and other local women's teams. This collection also contains...
Dates:
1917-1926; 1944-1986, undated
Atlanta Woman's Club records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS353
Scope and Content
This collection is comprised of records that provide details on the history of the club. Included in the collection are yearbooks, scrapbooks, pressbooks, newspaper clippings, and programs pertaining to the club's social and civic activities. Of special interest are materials that provide details on the historic Wimbish House.
Dates:
1895-1986, undated
Atlanta's Black Women Pioneers documents
Collection
Collection number: MSS480f
Scope and Content
This collection contains biographical questionnaires of women active in the Civil Rights Movement in Atlanta gathered by the Black Women's Coalition of Atlanta; a program and lists.
Dates:
1983-1984
Atlanta's Woman of the Year photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS455
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs of Atlanta's Woman of the Year awardees, sponsors, and committee chairs for each year. Of particular note is a photograph of Atlanta's Woman of the Year founder, Charles H. Jagels, in 1943, as well as photographs of Mayors William B. Hartsfield (1890-1971) and Ivan Allen Jr. (1911-2003) with Woman of the Year awardees. Among the hundreds of women selected for Woman of the Year, notable awardees include Leila Denmark (1898-2012) in 1953, Ruth Blair...
Dates:
1943-1972
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- Nicholson, Marie S. 6
- Hartsfield, William Berry 5
- Tullie Smith House (Atlanta, Ga.) 5
- Atlanta History Center 4
- Atlanta Music Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 4
- Atlanta Tulip Flower Show Association 4
- C. W. Motes (Atlanta, Ga.) 4
- Yarn, Jane Hurt, 1924- 4
- Atlanta Dogwood Festival 3
- Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 3
- Coca-Cola Company 3
- Condon, Linnie, 1844-1909 3
- Cotton States Exposition (1895 : Atlanta, Ga.) 3
- Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs 3
- Harper, Adelle Bartlett, 1885-1974 3
- Joel Hurt Memorial Park (Atlanta, Ga.) 3
- Junior Flower Show Association (Atlanta, Ga.) 3
- Lane Brothers Photo News Service (Atlanta, Ga.) 3
- Maddox, Lester, 1915-2003 3
- Martini, Eugene R. 3
- Peachtree Garden Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 3
- Poole, Paul 3
- Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-2002 3
- Tulip Study Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 3
- Women's Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta 3
- Young, Andrew, 1932- 3
- Allen, Ivan, 1911-2003 2
- Allen, Louise Richardson, 1917-2008 2
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Tau Omega Chapter (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
- American Federation of Musicians 2
- Ansley Park Garden Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
- Atlanta Historical Society 2
- Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 2
- Atlanta Urban League 2
- Atlanta Woman's Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
- Atlanta's Woman of the Year Organization (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
- Bedard, L'Ella Griffith 2
- Bernhardt, Sarah, 1844-1923 2
- Black, Nellie Peters, 1851-1919 2
- Booker T. Washington High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
- Brady, Auverne Harper, 1908-2010 2
- Brown, Elizabeth Grisham, 1826-1896 2
- Brown, Joseph E. (Joseph Emerson), 1821-1894 2
- Burns Club of Atlanta (Ga.) 2
- Busbee, George, 1927-2004 2
- Carnegie, Andrew 2
- Cherokee Garden Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
- Cherry, John 2
- Colonial Flower Shop (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
- Cox College (College Park, Ga.) 2
- Daughters of the American Revolution 2
- Dobbs, Mary Butt Griffith 2
- Emory University 2
- Every Saturday Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
- Expressway Beautification Association (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
- Flower Arrangers Club of Georgia 2
- Fort, Marie Johnson 2
- Fowler, Wyche, 1940- 2
- Fox Theatre (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
- Friendship Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
- Gardens for Peace (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
- Girls High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
- Green Thumb Garden Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
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- Griffith, Mary Burke 2
- Griffith, William Butts 2
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- Habersham Garden Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
- Hamilton, Grace Towns, 1907-1992 2
- Harper family 2
- Harper's Flowers (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
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- Harris, Joel Chandler, 1848-1908 2
- Hastings, Louise Brown 2
- Hatcher, Thurston 2
- Hillside Cottages (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
- Inman family 2
- Jackson, Maynard, 1938-2003 2
- King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006 2
- Kuhns Photographic Studio (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
- Lenox Park Garden Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
- Magnolia Garden Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
- Mays, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Elijah), 1894-1984 2
- National Council of State Garden Clubs 2
- National League of Women Voters (U.S.) 2
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
- Pauley, William C. (William Crooks) 2
- Perennial Garden Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
- Reeves Studios (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
- Reid, J. Neel (Joseph Neel), 1885-1926 2
- Rich's (Retail store) 2
- Rosemary Garden Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
- San Francisco Opera 2
- Second Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
- Sheffield, Elizabeth Gresham Spalding 2
- Shutze, Philip Trammell 2
- Sibley, Celestine 2
- Siddons, Anne Rivers 2
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