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Roy Frangiamore photographs of tornado damage in Atlanta, Georgia

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS304
Scope and Content

This collection contains photographs of tornado damage in northwest Atlanta, taken March 24, 1975.

Dates: 1975 March 24

Roy LeCraw papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS504
Scope and Content

This collection consists of materials removed from a group of scrapbooks and includes pamphlets, programs, invitations, political ephemera, periodicals, posters, advertisements, and some correspondence.

Dates: 1907-1973; Majority of material found within 1929 - 1949

Roy William Wallace, Jr. papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS844
Scope and Content The collection contains material pertaining to the cases in which Wallace served as judge advocate (trial correspondence and proceedings), materials relating to Wallace's Marine service, including payrolls, notice of relief from active duty, home address roster of staff officers, Marine dance invitation, etc., drafts of the historical monograph, The New Britain Campaign, personal items relating to business, notes on the trials at which he served, letters to...
Dates: 1922-1952, undated

Rubie Austin Acker photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS468
Scope and Contents This collection contains images collected by Rubie Austin Acker of Confederate memorial events in Georgia, including the Battle of Jonesboro Centennial Celebration in 1964 in Jonesboro, Georgia, as well as images of the Patrick R. Cleburne Confederate Memorial Cemetery. Also included are group portraits of United Daughters of the Confederacy, Frankie Lyle Chapter members. Of particular note are photographs of the 100th Confederate Memorial Day event at Oakland Cemetery in 1966 in Atlanta,...
Dates: approximately 1960-1969, undated

Ruby Ross Wood letter

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Collection number: ahc.MSS557f
Scope and Content

This collection contains one letter from Billy Baldwin addressed to Lisa Reynolds, curator of the Atlanta Historical Society, later the Atlanta History Center, which verifies that Wood helped decorate the Swan House.

Dates: 1978

Rufus Brown Bullock Bible and letter

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1166
Scope and Content

This collection contains a Bible that was owned by Rufus Brown Bullock. The Bible includes Bullock's signature as well as a page of family genealogy. Also included in the collection is a copy of a letter written by Margaret Mitchell (1900-1949) to E. H. Kirby in which she encourages Kirby to donate the Bible to a museum collection.

Dates: 1861, 1941

Rufus E. Lester papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS416f
Scope and Content

These papers include a letter to Rufus Lester from James K. Aames; a letter to T. P. Ravenell from T. D. Rockwell on Savannah Volunteer Guards letterhead; a document from the Supreme Court of Georgia with a handwritten note to T. P. R. from R. E. L. (probably Rufus E. Lester).

Dates: 1882-1892

Rupert Davol papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS739f
Scope and Content

This collection contains materials related to the World War II military service of Rupert Raydon Davol. The bulk of the collection is comprised of letters written by Davol to his family during wartime, updating them on his condition and well-being. The collection also includes newspaper clippings reporting Davol's wartime injuries, the awarding of the Bronze Star Medal upon return home, and his death. Davol's military registration card is also included.

Dates: 1940-1988, undated; Majority of material found within 1942 - 1945

Rural Route Directory of Fulton County, revised 1920-1921 edition

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Collection number: ahc.MSS982f
Scope and Contents This collection contains the Rural Routes Directory Company's 1920-1921 revised edition of the Revised Rural Route Directory of Fulton County, which served as a reference for farmers traveling in Fulton County, Chamblee, Lithonia, Stone Mountain, and Tucker, Georgia. The directory lists local farmer’s names, route numbers, and locations. Additionally, it features reference tables and guides, such as: weight, volume, and length conversions tables; a Doyle log...
Dates: 1920-1921

Rusha Wesley documents

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Collection number: ahc.MSS367f
Scope and Content

This collection contains items relating to Rusha Wesley's activity as a school principal at Lee Street School in Atlanta, Georgia, including a membership ticket in the National Education Association, a farewell yearbook from her fellow principals, and a guest sign in book, perhaps from a going away party in her honor.

Dates: 1929-1946

Russell Bellman Gone With the Wind Premiere Film

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Collection number: ahc.VIS189
Scope and Content The collection, in its original format, is a single reel of spliced 16mm black and white, and color film shot by Russell Bellman during the festivities and premiere of Gone With the Wind. The beginning of the footage captures the Atlanta Junior League Ball at the Atlanta Municipal Auditorium and was shot in black and white and color. Bellman shot the black and white portion from an elevated position panning the auditorium grandstands and floor area. The...
Dates: 1939

Ruth and Ethel Cockrell papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1184
Scope and Content This collection includes high school annuals, printed materials, diplomas, and correspondence concerning the Cockrells' personal education and their careers in education. The majority of the materials focus on Ethel Cockrell. The two annuals, from Roosevelt High School and Girls' High School, were dedicated and inscribed by Ethel Cockrell's students. Emory University materials include transcripts, commencement programs, the 1933 commencement address, and newspaper clippings concerning...
Dates: 1913-1976, undated

Ruth and Jean Henson papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS782f
Scope and Content

This collection contains yearbooks and notebooks from Powder Springs High School and Cartersville High School. Of particular interest is Jean Henson's 1913 yearbook, which contains some of his earlier poetry and prose. There is also a flier for a Ridgedale Baptist Church radio program called "The Hour of Power" and Ruth's freshman year cooking notes.

Dates: 1913-1920, undated

Ruth Dabney Smith scrapbooks

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Collection number: ahc.MSS884
Scope and Content

This collection consists of four scrapbooks kept by Ruth Dabney Smith as a young musician in Atlanta, Georgia. The earliest scrapbook consists of programs of concerts and performances she attended. The majority of the other three scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings regarding Smith, her family and friends, her students, and musical performances.

Dates: 1907-1958

Ruth Henley photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS368
Scope and Content

This collection contains black and white photographs collected by Ruth Henley of John Willis Henley inside the Fulton County Courthouse and portraits of Atlanta Journal newspaper carriers on a trip to Washington D.C., in 1910, one of whom may be Thomas Henley.

Dates: 1906-1910

Ruth Neal scrapbook

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Collection number: ahc.MSS247f
Scope and Content

This collection contains a scrapbook of sketches of Southern women from unidentified newspapers.

Dates: 1895-1896

Ruth Smith Wrench scrapbook and marriage certificates

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Collection number: ahc.MSS338
Scope and Content

This collection contains a scrapbook of items of interest to Ruth Smith Wrench. It includes such events as the Rickenbacker plane crash in Morrow, Georgia, and the founding of the Monastery of the Holy Spirit (Trappist) in Conyers. It also includes national news such as the Lindbergh kidnapping and trial and the death of John Dillinger. A folder contains two marriage certificates.

Dates: 1934-1949

Ruth Wichelhausen papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS930
Scope and Content The Ruth Wichelhausen papers have been arranged in five series. Series have been designated for Correspondence, Legal Documents, Personal Papers, Medical Papers, and Otto Wichelhausen's Papers. The correspondence has been further subdivided into three subseries: family, friends, and professional correspondence. The correspondence covers the period 1928-1993 and is both incoming and outgoing. The family correspondence is of special interest because most of it concerns Jewish life in Nazi...
Dates: 1908-1995, undated

S. H. Kress and Co. collection

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Collection number: ahc.MSS390
Scope and Content

This collection is comprised of materials pertaining to the S. H. Kress Company.

Dates: 1932-1952

Sadie Estelle Martin Partridge papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS647f
Scope and Content The Sadie Martin Partridge papers include a narrative reminiscence of her youth and photocopies of newsclippings from 1972. In the narrative, Sadie describes the life of a well-to-do young girl in turn-of-the-century Atlanta. She emerges as a spunky, flirtatious young woman. She also describes the millinery trade in Atlanta, social activities of the time period, and her memories of the 1906 Atlanta race riot. The newsclippings feature Sadie much later in her life, when she babysat to...
Dates: 1972-1980

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Atlanta (Ga.) -- History 123
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 118
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Atlanta (Ga.) -- Social life and customs 82
Flower shows -- Georgia -- Atlanta 79
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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
Women -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- Societies and clubs 66
Gardening -- Georgia -- Atlanta 53
Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 52
Scrapbooks -- Georgia -- Atlanta 52
Atlanta (Ga.) -- Politics and government 50
Atlanta (Ga.) 47
Gardening -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- Societies, etc. 47
Women -- Georgia -- Societies and clubs 47
Georgia -- Politics and government 46
Business enterprises -- Georgia -- Atlanta 44
Education -- Georgia -- Atlanta 44
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World War, 1939-1945 39
Peachtree Street (Atlanta, Ga.) 38
Parks -- Georgia -- Atlanta 37
Architecture, Domestic -- Georgia -- Atlanta 35
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Clothing and dress -- History -- 19th century 35
Gardening -- Georgia -- Societies, etc. 35
Women -- Georgia -- Atlanta 34
Transportation -- Georgia -- Atlanta 33
Portrait photography 32
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Georgia -- Genealogy 29
Piedmont Park (Atlanta, Ga.) 29
Buckhead (Atlanta, Ga.) 28
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Music -- Georgia -- Atlanta 26
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African Americans -- Georgia -- Atlanta 25
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World War, 1914-1918 21
Ansley Park (Atlanta, Ga.) 20
Architects -- Georgia -- Atlanta 20
Gay men -- Georgia -- Atlanta 20
Segregation -- Georgia -- Atlanta 20
Slavery -- Georgia 20
Account books -- Georgia -- Atlanta 19
Baseball -- Georgia -- Atlanta 19
Buildings -- Georgia -- Atlanta 19
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Landscape architecture -- Georgia -- Atlanta 19
Urban beautification -- Georgia -- Atlanta 19
Advertising -- Georgia -- Atlanta 18
African American women -- Georgia -- Atlanta 18
Grant Park (Atlanta, Ga.) 18
Mayors -- Georgia -- Atlanta 18
Portraits, American -- Georgia -- Atlanta 18
Theaters -- Georgia -- Atlanta 18
Banks and Banking -- Georgia -- Atlanta 17
Civic improvement -- Georgia -- Atlanta 17
Druid Hills (Atlanta, Ga.) 17
Military uniforms 17
Photography -- Georgia -- Atlanta 17
Real estate business -- Georgia -- Atlanta 17
Schools -- Georgia -- Atlanta 17
Urban renewal -- Georgia -- Atlanta 17
African American families -- Georgia -- Atlanta 16
Community development -- Georgia -- Atlanta 16
Daguerreotypes 16
Gay activists 16
Gay bars -- Georgia -- Atlanta 16
Plants, Ornamental -- Georgia 16
Universities and colleges -- Georgia -- Atlanta 16
West End (Atlanta, Ga.) 16
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Cycloramas -- Georgia -- Atlanta 15
Department stores -- Georgia -- Atlanta 15
Governors -- Georgia 15
Housing -- Georgia -- Atlanta 15
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Names
Atlanta Historical Society 31
Girls High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 31
Mitchell, Margaret, 1900-1949 26
Hartsfield, William Berry 24
Georgia Institute of Technology 23
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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
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