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Atlanta's Unspoken Past oral history transcriptions

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS994
Scope and Contents of the Records

The collection is comprised of eleven interviews, transcript of each interview (edited and unedited), original audio recordings for each interview, and a CD access copy of each. The interviews with Billy Jones and Ginny Boyd are part of the Maria Helena Dolan collection (1999.142)

Dates: 1997, 2004-2005

Central Presbyterian Church records

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Collection number: ahc.MSS354
Scope and Content

This collection is comprised of the records created by the Central Presbyterian Church. Included in the records are minutes, church histories, photographs, and programs.

Dates: 1858-1969

Dave Hayward papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1104
Scope and Content

This collection contains programs, flyers, and clippings collected by Dave Hayward from LGBTQ events in the Atlanta area including Atlanta Pride, museum exhibits, film screenings, musical and theatrical performances, and religious meetings.

Dates: 1991-2010, undated

Dr. Benjamin R. Lacy Correspondence

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Collection number: ahc.MSS224
Scope and Content

The bulk of this collection consists of photocopies of letters sent to Benjamin R. Lacy during his career as a student and later Pastor of Central Presbyterian Church in Atlanta. Many of the letters are of a personal nature, covering topics of daily life such as student life, sports, and his popularity as a pastor. The correspondence comes from a variety of sources including unexplained relatives, military comrades, and former schoolmates.

Dates: 1907-1935

Dr. Stuart R. Oglesby, Jr. papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS355
Scope and Content

This collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks on Dr. Stuart. It includes his sermond and lectures.

Dates: 1867-1975

Episcopal Church, Diocese of Atlanta collection

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Collection number: ahc.MSS444
Scope and Content

This collection contains church journals.

Dates: 1928-1945

First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta documents

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1124
Scope and Content

This collection includes newsletters, brochures, and handbooks of the First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta, documenting its ministry and membership. The handbooks list outreach programs as well as its organizational structure. The collection also includes annual reports detailing the church's activities throughout the year and bulletins that detail celebrations for the church's 150th anniversary.

Dates: 1977-2001, undated

Frank P. Baskin papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1130
Scope and Content

This collection contains a recipe book, newspaper clippings, correspondence, a religious tract, and a newsletter called "Wesley News." The recipe book belonged to Kathryn Wood, who was Frank Baskin's mother-in-law.

Dates: 1880-1945, undated

Jodie Lind Talley thesis

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Collection number: ahc.MSS747f
Scope and Content

This collection consists of a copy of the Master's Thesis written by Jodie Lind Talley, a graduate student at Georgia State University. Talley's thesis is on the subject of LGBT religion in the South and covers topics in LGBT history throughout the 20th Century. Primarily an oral history, it "investigates the origins and evolving history of gay and gay-affirming religious traditions in America with an emphasis on Atlanta and Georgia."

Dates: 2006

Junius Hillyer memoirs

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Collection number: ahc.MSS156f
Scope and Content This collection contains the memoirs of Junius Hillyer, a political leader and judge. In his memoirs titled Memoirs of the Early Life and Times of Judge Junius Hillyer he describes his family genealogy; his boyhood and schooling, including his years at the University of Georgia, and growing up in Georgia. He also records his opinions on slavery. He believed that slavery "is the normal condition of the negro race." He talks about the customs of his times and the...
Dates: 1937

Peachtree Christian Church records

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Collection number: ahc.MSS441
Scope and Content

This collection contains orders of worship, administrative materials, and religious periodicals. The administrative materials include church publications, meeting notices, and meeting minutes.

Dates: 1926-1976, undated

Presbyterian Synod of Georgia records

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Collection number: ahc.MSS445
Scope and Content

This collection contains minutes and pamphlets from the Presbyterian Synod of Georgia and the Presbytery of Atlanta.

Dates: 1914-1966

Regional Council of Churches of Atlanta, Inc. records

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1253
Scope and Contents This collection contains records from the Regional Council of Churches of Atlanta, Inc., its predecessors, and internal committees that aided in the council's ministries in Atlanta, Georgia. There are administrative documents such as minutes, rosters, and newsletters; financial records, such as ledgers; event planning documents, such as programs; committee planning documents; yearbooks; correspondence; and newspaper clippings. Administrative yearbooks highlight yearly activities and are...
Dates: 1890-2003, undated

Reverend John Wesley Stipe Papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS685f
Scope and Content This collection consists of genealogical information about John Wesley Stipe as well as typewritten and handwritten memoirs of his childhood, the days of his first marriage, Civil War service, and career as a Methodist Episcopal circuit pastor. His typewritten memoirs describe life in rural antebellum Georgia including such activities as justice courts, log rolling, and corn shucking. Of particular interest are two handwritten journal entries, written in the style of a newspaper series,...
Dates: 1864-2003, undated; Majority of material found within 1864 - 1961

Samuel R. Belk diary

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Collection number: ahc.MSS878f
Scope and Content

The collection contains Samuel R. Belk's diary, which contains a page of recordings for every day of 1926. One page includes a newspaper clipping which mentions Samuel Belk by name. Entries focus mostly on everyday family life and religious matters from his work as a pastor at Trinity Church in Atlanta, Georgia. There are also notes on the memoranda pages at the end of the diary consisting of names, addresses, and times of day.

Dates: 1926, undated

Southern Voice photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS415
Scope and Contents This collection contains images used for stories published by Southern Voice newspaper. Images include businesses, individuals, organizations, demonstrations and events, and photographs related to political issues concerning the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender communities. Of particular note are demonstrations associated with ACT UP and the Cobb Citizens Coalition, as well as images of the Atlanta Pride Festival and Parade and Atlanta Black Pride....
Dates: approximately 1968-2010, bulk dates approximately 1990-2010

"Surely I Come Quickly" treatise by George Burch Hinman

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Collection number: ahc.MSS980f
Scope and Contents

This collection contains an evangelical treatise published by the Bennett Printing House, Atlanta, Georiga, titled “Surely I Come Quickly” and authored by G. Hinman. In the treatise, he argues why he believes Christ will return to save those who believe in Him and references scripture to support his argument. He also emphasizes that there will be clearly recognizable signs to mark Christ’s return at an unexpected time.

Dates: undated

United Church Women of Atlanta scrapbooks

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Collection number: ahc.MSS388
Scope and Content

This collection contains ten scrapbooks created by members of the United Church Women of Atlanta organization. The scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings, pictures, programs, reports, correspondence, and organizational records. The correspondence includes letters from Charles L. Weltner, James A. Mackay, Richard B. Russell, Herman E. Talmadge, Robert G. Stephens, Mayor Ivan Allen, and Sargent Shriver.

Dates: 1946-1976

Voices Across the Color Line oral history recordings

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Collection number: ahc.VIS180
Scope and Contents of the Records The bulk of these oral histories deal with the Civil Rights Movement in Atlanta. Specific events mentioned include the student movement centering on Atlanta University; The Committee on Appeal for Human Rights (COAHR); creation and publication of the Atlanta Enquirer newspaper; the organization of the Atlanta Committee of Cooperative Action (ACCA), the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and activities to desegregate city buses and restaurants. Other topics that are discussed...
Dates: 2005-2006

Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society Society and Allen Christian Endeavor League Sunday School Convention program

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Collection number: ahc.MSS979f
Scope and Contents

This collection contains a program from the 21st session of the W. H. & F. M. Society and Allen Christian Endeavor (A.C.E.) League’s Sunday School Convention, which was held at St. John African American Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church in Norwood, Georgia. The program lists daily itineraries for the three-day conference as well as district fees for pastors.

Dates: 1934

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