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George Walton manuscript
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS646f
Scope and Content
This manuscript is a judgment on William Oakman v. John Collins and is signed by George Walton, in his role as chief justice of the state of Georgia.
Dates:
undated
George Washington Adair flyer
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS567f
Scope and Content
This collection consists of one printed item with the title "To the Land Owners of Georgia" by G.W. Adair, an Atlanta real estate agent. The article points out that natural resources, agricultural production and railroads were reasons why people should come to Georgia and live and why Georgians should welcome these Europeans and Northerners.
Dates:
1868
George Washington Collier papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS602f
Scope and Content
This collection contains a handwritten autobiography of George Washington Collier and includes Collier family history. Included is a transcription of the writings.
Dates:
1813-1903
George Young papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS612f
Scope and Content
This collection contains information relating to the military service of George Young during the Civil War. Included are the pension applications he filed for himself and those filed on behalf of his widow, Sarah. Also included is a letter (October 31, 1862) from Young to his parents written during the war from Virginia. The letter describes the weather, an incident where "a man named Allan" accidentally shot off his fingers hunting crows, and the drafting of an "Uncle...
Dates:
1862-1980
Georgia 2020, 2021 political campaign collection
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS949f
Scope and Contents
This collection contains physical and digital documents from the 2020 and 2021 political campaigns in Georgia. Physical papers include mailers from candidate campaigns, the Democratic Party of Georgia, and the Georgia Republican Party; absentee voting information; material from Planned Parenthood, Fair Fight Political Action Committee (PAC), and Ways to Vote; and postcards encouraging voter participation. Digital files are educational presentations and resource packets prepared for...
Dates:
2020-2021
Georgia alternative transportation collection
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS847f
Scope and Content
This collection contains informational pamphlets and newsletters from the national Rails-To-Trails Conservancy and Georgia Rails Into Trails Society (G.R.I.T.S.). Additionally, there is a 1941 survey created by the Coal Producers Committee for Smoke Abatement during Roy LeCraw’s half term as Mayor of Atlanta that documents the problem of coal smoke in the city.
Dates:
1941-1994
Georgia Baptist Hospital appraisal report
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS485f
Scope and Content
This collection contains 37 pages of text, maps, and diagrams of the Georgia Baptist Hospital property, prepared by Harkness T. Kernian.
Dates:
1954
Georgia Bicentennial Commission documents
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS833f
Scope and Content
This collection contains documents pertaining to the Georgia Bicentennial Celebration, and includes a budget report, event programs, meeting minutes, plaque design plans, and speech drafts. There is also correspondence between Mrs. Joseph R. Lamar (Clarinda) and other members of the executive board with the English Speaking Union in London inviting the descendants of the original 71 trustees to the celebration. In addition, there are pamphlets with information on the English Speaking Union...
Dates:
1921-1934
Georgia Bicentennial Memorial Forest scrapbook
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1059
Scope and Content
This collection consists of one scrapbook concerning the Memorial Forest project carried out by the Atlanta Public Schools. Included in the scrapbooks are photos, correspondence, and clippings providing details of the project.
Dates:
1932-1934
Georgia Botanical Society photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS257
Scope and Content
This collection contains photographic prints that document the activities and membership of the society. Items provide details of field trips, plant identification and rescues, conservation projects, and meetings. The majority of the images are of identified sites in Georgia, but a few items are of other sites in Southeastern states. Native plants and trees are included as well as rivers, swamps, mountains, and rocky outcrops. Members such as Marie Mellinger, Norma Seiferle, Vivian...
Dates:
approximately 1937-2000, undated
Georgia Botanical Society records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS979
Scope and Content
This collection contains clippings, correspondence, surveys, research, and minutes that provide details on the civic activities of the society. A large amount of material consists of biological surveys of Georgia flora as well as botanical papers and research on native, rare, and endangered plant species in Georgia. In addition, meeting and field trip summaries offer insight into the society's interests and conservation projects. The writings of several members are included such as Marie...
Dates:
1893-2007, undated
Georgia Car and Locomotive Company Records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS104
Scope and Contents of the Records
The majority of the collection consists of vendor sales brochures, pamphlets, catalogs, and specification sheets pertaining to locomotive equipment and replacement parts. Some vendors represented in the collection are Browning Locomotive Cranes, Industrial Brownhoist Corporation, The Marion Steam Shovel Company, and Western Cars. Also included in the collection are two oversized parts and sales catalogues compiled by MacRae’s Blue Book, and Manning, Maxwell, and Moore, Inc., an assortment of...
Dates:
1904-1969, undated
Georgia Chamber of Commerce collection
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS436
Scope and Content
This collection is comprised of travel information pertaining to various cities throughout Georgia. Travel materials include books, pamphlets, postcards, tour maps, correspondence, and press releases. There are also organizational materials such as periodicals, publications, and special event programs.
Dates:
1957-1978, undated
Georgia Civil War and antebellum documents
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS637f
Scope and Content
This collection contains a list of names of the Delhi Rangers, Company A of the 15th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry raised in Wilkes County; an 1863 note from the Bank of Chattanooga; a document containing orders for the 13th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry in camp near Bull Run, Virginia; and a promissory note signed by John Wilkinson.
Dates:
1832-1863
Georgia Council for International Visitors records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1004
Scope and Content
The collection includes administrative materials focusing on the organization of programs as well as statistics on the visitors and their interests. Other administrative materials include by-laws, minutes from board and executive meetings, public relations materials, fundraising documents, newsletters, and documentation of the programs hosted by the organization. The bulk of the collection is itineraries for group and individual visits to Atlanta. The itineraries detail participants’...
Dates:
1966-2004
Georgia Daffodil Society flower show records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1056
Scope and Content
This collection contains flower show brochures that detail the exhibits sponsored by the society. These materials offer information on daffodil varieties and judging standards.
Dates:
1976-2009, undated
Georgia Federation of Music Clubs records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS878
Scope and Content
These records consist of minutes, reports, and scrapbook of the Georgia Federation of Music Clubs.
Dates:
1920-1949
Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS400
Scope and Content
This collection consists of club yearbooks, pamphlets, programs, and scrapbooks.
Dates:
1912-1961, undated
Georgia Historic Landscape Initiative records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1007
Scope and Content
This collection contains descriptive landscape surveys and accompanying research material such as correspondence, articles, maps, and garden sketches which document the history and current condition of historic landscapes included in the project. Many garden surveys are associated with a significant individual or house and provide social and cultural history as well as landscape history. Material varies according to the availability of information about each site.
Dates:
2002-current, undated
Georgia Horticultural Society records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1092
Scope and Content
This collection contains correspondence, minutes, membership rosters, and treasurer's reports that provide a history of the social and civic activities of the society. Also included are newsletters and meeting programs, which offer details on topics of interest and field trips. Of special interest are documents that show the society's involvement with the State Botanical Garden in Athens, Georgia.
Dates:
1964-1994, undated
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- Atlanta (Ga.) -- History 123
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- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 75
- Atlanta Campaign, 1864 74
- Scrapbooks -- Georgia 69
- Associations, institutions, etc. -- Georgia -- Atlanta 67
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- Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 52
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- Atlanta (Ga.) 47
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- Women -- Georgia -- Societies and clubs 47
- Georgia -- Politics and government 46
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- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate 44
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- World War, 1939-1945 39
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- Account books -- Georgia -- Atlanta 19
- Baseball -- Georgia -- Atlanta 19
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- Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 19
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- Grant Park (Atlanta, Ga.) 18
- Mayors -- Georgia -- Atlanta 18
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- Theaters -- Georgia -- Atlanta 18
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- Civic improvement -- Georgia -- Atlanta 17
- Druid Hills (Atlanta, Ga.) 17
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- Photography -- Georgia -- Atlanta 17
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- Daguerreotypes 16
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- Gay bars -- Georgia -- Atlanta 16
- Plants, Ornamental -- Georgia 16
- Universities and colleges -- Georgia -- Atlanta 16
- West End (Atlanta, Ga.) 16
- Architecture, Domestic -- Georgia 15
- Cycloramas -- Georgia -- Atlanta 15
- Department stores -- Georgia -- Atlanta 15
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- Atlanta Historical Society 31
- Girls High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 31
- Mitchell, Margaret, 1900-1949 26
- Hartsfield, William Berry 24
- Georgia Institute of Technology 23
- Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 21
- Atlanta Cyclorama (Atlanta, Ga.) 20
- Grady Memorial Hospital (Atlanta, Ga.) 20
- Allen, Ivan, 1911-2003 19
- Coca-Cola Company 19
- Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority 19
- Cotton States Exposition (1895 : Atlanta, Ga.) 18
- Emory University 18
- Rich's (Retail store) 18
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 17
- Atlanta Chamber of Commerce 16
- Tullie Smith House (Atlanta, Ga.) 16
- University of Georgia 16
- Atlanta History Center 15
- Brown, Joseph E. (Joseph Emerson), 1821-1894 15
- C. W. Motes (Atlanta, Ga.) 15
- Garden Club of Georgia. 15
- Georgia State Capitol (Atlanta, Ga.) 15
- Jackson, Maynard, 1938-2003 15
- Oakland Cemetery (Atlanta, Ga.) 15
- Swan House (Atlanta, Ga.) 15
- United States. Army 15
- Young, Andrew, 1932- 14
- Lee, Robert E., (Robert Edward), 1807-1870 13
- Maddox, Lester, 1915-2003 13
- Atlanta (Ga.). Fire Department 12
- Atlanta Braves (Baseball team) 12
- Atlanta Municipal Airport (Ga.) 12
- Atlanta Public Schools 12
- Georgia Power Company 12
- Georgia School of Technology 12
- Piedmont Driving Club 12
- Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 12
- Western and Atlantic Railroad Company 12
- Agnes Scott College 11
- Atlanta (Ga.). City Council 11
- Atlanta (Ga.). Police Department 11
- Atlanta Water Works (Ga.) 11
- First National Bank of Atlanta 11
- Inman, Emily Caroline MacDougald, 1881-1965 11
- Junior League of Atlanta 11
- United States. Navy. 11
- Atlanta City Hall (Atlanta, Ga.) 10
- Atlanta Music Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 10
- Capital City Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 10
- Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 10
- Inman family 10
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 10
- Kurtz, Wilbur G. (Wilbur George), 1882-1967 10
- Lane Brothers Photo News Service (Atlanta, Ga.) 10
- Massell, Sam 10
- Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-2002 10
- Washington Seminary (Atlanta, Ga.) 10
- Allen, Ivan, 1877-1968 9
- Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Atlanta, Ga.) 9
- Atlanta Pride Committee 9
- Atlanta Pride Festival 9
- Commercial High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 9
- Connally, Joseph E. Brown, 1875-1920 9
- Democratic Party (Ga.) 9
- Fowler, Wyche, 1940- 9
- Fox Theatre (Atlanta, Ga.) 9
- Frank, Leo, 1884-1915 9
- Stephens, Alexander H. (Alexander Hamilton), 1812-1883 9
- Technological High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 9
- United Daughters of the Confederacy 9
- American Red Cross 8
- Atlanta Art Association 8
- Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 8
- Biltmore Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.) 8
- Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs 8
- Georgia. Militia 8
- Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891 8
- Jones family 8
- Jones, Bobby 8
- King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006 8
- Ku Klux Klan, 1915- 8
- League of Women Voters of Atlanta/Fulton County 8
- Olympic Games. (26th : 1996 : Atlanta, Ga.) 8
- Woodruff, Robert Winship 8
- Aaron, Hank, 1934- 7
- Allen, Louise Richardson, 1917-2008 7
- Atlanta Civic Center (Atlanta, Ga.) 7
- Atlanta Journal (Firm) 7
- Atlanta Lesbian and Gay History Thing (Ga.) 7
- Atlanta Public Library 7
- Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta, Ga.) 7
- Condon, Linnie, 1844-1909 7
- Confederate States of America. Army 7
- Daughters of the American Revolution 7
- English-American Building (Atlanta, Ga.) 7
- Garrett, Franklin M. (Franklin Miller), 1906-2000 7
- Georgia State University 7
- Georgia. General Assembly 7
- Henry Grady Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.) 7 + ∧ less
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