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Alton Bowie Reddick, Jr. Time Capsule Documents
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS789f
Scope and Content
This collection primarily consists of telegrams sent to Alton Bowie Reddick, Jr. (1920-2009) in regards to the Time Capsule Committee project. Telegrams were sent from Ralph McGill (1898-1969), Mayor William B. Hartsfield (1890-1971), and Collett E. Woolman (1899-1966), with predictions of Atlanta's growth and development between 1959 and 1998. There are also newspaper clippings with predictions of urban growth in every city and county in Georgia between 1959 and 2033.
Dates:
1959 May
American Institute of Industrial Engineers conference papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS862f
Scope and Content
This collection contains materials from the 1959 conference and convention of the American Institute of Industrial Engineers in Atlanta, Georgia. Included are a scenic map of Atlanta, pamphlets on the history of Georgia and popular attractions, the conference schedule and agenda, and a directory of exhibits. Also included are a complete list of attendees, and a nametag and a resume belonging to Joseph M. Lee Jr. (1921-1999).
Dates:
1959
Atlanta Department of City Planning records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1268
Scope and Contents
This collection contains meeting minutes from the Atlanta Department of City Planning and its boards and committees, including the Atlanta-Fulton County Joint Planning Board, Board of Zoning Adjustment, Zoning Review Board, and the Planning and Development Committee. The minutes include summaries from public hearings and executive meetings about decisions pertaining to zoning requests and discussions about city-wide redevelopment. Specifically, the Atlanta-Fulton County Joint Planning Board,...
Dates:
1920-1997, undated
Atlanta Urban Design Commission records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1272
Scope and Contents
This collection contains administrative records and documentation of the creation of AUDC through meeting minutes, reports, newspaper articles, and correspondence. The records also contain data collected about historic nominations of properties and neighborhoods, and records from the Cooperation of Olympic Development in Atlanta (CODA). Historic nomination forms include the nominee's history, correspondence, meeting minutes from the commission, and nomination and acceptance packets. The bulk...
Dates:
1973-2008, undated
Atlanta Urban Design Commission visual arts materials
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS443
Scope and Contents
This collection contains images, historic property surveys, and maps which depict Atlanta and its neighborhoods. AUDC generated these materials, gathered by trained volunteers and unidentified photographers, to document and study the neighborhoods and important structures to gauge their historic significance. Materials depict residences, commercial buildings, streetscapes, religious structures, schools, cemeteries, industrial sites, parks, and government buildings. Also included are city...
Dates:
1912-2005, undated (bulk 1973-1995)
Central Atlanta Progress, Inc. Records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS591
Scope and Contents of the Records
This collection consists primarily of the records of Central Atlanta Progress, Inc. The collection includes a small amount of material (1929-1952) from predecessor organizations: Central Atlanta Improvement Association, Greater Atlanta for Annexation, Inc, and the Central Marietta Street Association. The collection also includes early correspondence regarding the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad and the construction of viaducts and bridges in downtown Atlanta in the 1920s and...
Dates:
1924-1994, undated
City of Atlanta Records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.CityofAtlanta
Scope and Content
This collection consists of administrative records from the City of Atlanta, which have been divided into sixteen series. Records include materials pertaining to select mayors of Atlanta and correspondence and memos from the Executive Office. The collection also includes City Council and Board of Alderman legislation, minutes, and proceedings. Records also include material regarding transportation, public safety, finance, planning and community development, courts, public works, and maps....
Dates:
1848-2013, undated
Clair McLeod Muller papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1244
Scope and Contents
This collection contains papers of city council member Clair Muller during her time in office from 1990-2009. Included are planning materials for the Atlanta BeltLine, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), Georgia State Route 400, environment and sustainability efforts, and community outreach. These papers were generated by her work on subcommittees for the Atlanta Department of Transportation, Atlanta Department of Watershed Management, Atlanta Regional Commission, and the...
Dates:
1980-2012, undated
David Messer photograph collection
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS237
Scope and Content
The images in this collection consist of photographs of the construction of the Atlanta Civic Center taken by David James Messer, Sr. Photographs include black and white interior and exterior images of the auditorium of the convention center and the exhibit building for the City of Atlanta. Messer produced monthly images to document the stages of the Atlanta Civic Center's development. The collection depicts views of the initial groundbreaking in 1965 to the completion of the convention...
Dates:
1965-1968
E. Burton Cooke landscape architectural drawings
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS215
Scope and Content
This collection contains landscape architecture drawings of residential properties in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dates:
1916
Edward L. Daugherty papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS997
Scope and Content
This collection contains correspondence, client proposals, financial records, plant lists, project notes, and research notes that document Daugherty's landscape architecture career. Material includes a broad range of projects, such as private gardens, corporate headquarters, schools and cultural institutions. Also a part of the collection are correspondence, notes, reports, and case studies from professional organizations and committee work. Included are items from the Atlanta street tree...
Dates:
1908-1998, undated
Elizabeth Meriwether records of the Fulton County Botanical Garden Commission
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS10f
Scope and Content
This collection contains correspondence, budgets, minutes, and a roster of members of the Fulton County Botanical Garden Commission. Correspondence includes discussion of the development of both the botanical garden and an airport in the same vicinity, now known as Fulton County Airport-Brown Field.
Dates:
1946-1952, undated
Eugene R. Martini landscape architectural drawings and photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS202
Scope and Content
This collection contains landscape architectural drawings and photographs of Eugene Martini and his projects. Landscape architecture projects illustrate his focus on land planning and land use. Among his notable projects are Northside Methodist Church (Atlanta, Georgia), Springs Valley Mobile Home Court (Mobile, Alabama), and Cocoa Isles and Rivers Isles communities (Cocoa Beach, Florida). The collection also includes photographs of the Martini family and Eugene Martini from childhood...
Dates:
1946-1970, undated
Eugene R. Martini papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS148
Scope and Content
This collection contains chiefly correspondence, but also includes professional publications, seminar lectures and writings as well as family genealogy. Correspondence consists of letters and statements to residential clients, corporations, and government entities. Letters to local landscape architects, professional organizations, and family members are also included. Documents provide insight into Martini's work with site planning, subdivision planning, and career development. Personal...
Dates:
1780-1967, undated
Fed R. Thomas bridge construction scrapbook
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1260
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a scrapbook that documents Fed R. Thomas’ engineering career with the City of Atlanta. The scrapbook includes bridge construction proposals, architectural specifications, and blueprints of bridges. Proposals include Peachtree Creek Bridge and Forsyth Street Bridge and detail bridge length, materials, and weight capacity alongside correlating city regulations. Of particular note is a copy of Atlanta Mayor James Calhoun's (1811-1875) recollection of the city’s...
Dates:
1885-1980
G. Eric Harkness papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1088
Scope and Content
This collection contains landscape plans, pamphlets, reports, and a directory that provide details on the career of G. Eric Harkness. Materials are from a variety of projects, including commercial, residential, and government clients. Pamphlets show a wide range of interests and topics from ornamental plants to city street planning.
Dates:
1957-2006, undated
G. Eric Harkness visual arts material
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS240
Scope and Content
This collection contains landscape drawings and photographic prints that landscape architect G. Eric Harkness produced between 1954 and 1994. A variety of projects are represented such as city planning, commercial and residential properties, parks and urban renewal developments. Of special interest are drawings and plans for Alpine Village of Helen, Georgia.
Dates:
1954-1994, undated
Haniyfa A. Ali photographs of the Lightning neighborhood
File
Collection number: ahc.VIS472
Scope and Contents
This collection contains images taken by community activist and resident Haniyfa A. Ali and University of Georgia preservationist John Kissane documenting the Lightning neighborhood during the period in which residences and other structures were demolished. Areas documented include Rock, Tyler, Mangum, Haynes, Foundry, Thurmond, Northside, and Mayes Streets. Several images show areas surrounding the Georgia World Congress Center. Of special note are images of historic churches including Mt....
Dates:
approximately 1988-1989
James R. Cothran papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS989
Scope and Contents of the Records
This collection contains research materials collected by James R. Cothran including seed and nursery catalogs; information regarding botanists, naturalists, landscape designers and architects, and landscape architectural firms; horticultural, gardening and landscape topics; historic gardens of the Southeast region; and professional materials including correspondence, papers authored, and awards received. The collection consists primarily of photocopies of research material including seed and...
Dates:
1744-2012, undated
Joseph Victor McCannon papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1280
Scope and Contents
This collection contains McCannon's personal and professional papers as well as publications related to urban planning, historic preservation and transportation, focusing primarily on the development of the Atlanta metropolitan area. The bulk of the materials include correspondence, memoranda, and reports related to infrastructure projects by the City of Atlanta and Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA). Also included in the collection are zoning ordinances, meeting agendas, and...
Dates:
1929-2016, undated
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