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Western and Atlantic Railroad minute book
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS64
Scope and Content
Minute book of the Western and Atlantic Railroad covering the years 1870-1890.
Dates:
1870-1890
Western and Atlantic Railroad report
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS503f
Scope and Content
This collection consists of one published report, a United States Senate version of an 1837 survey report by Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Harriman Long (1784-1864), Chief Engineer of the W&A. The survey includes detailed maps of north Georgia and information about construction costs.
Dates:
1837
White Star Automobiles documents
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS501f
Scope and Content
This collection contains stock certificates, correspondence, and an illustrated brochure for White Star Automobiles.
Dates:
1909-1910
Wier G. Boyd papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS37f
Scope and Content
This collection mainly consists of legal interrogatories used in Georgia Superior Courts from 1859-1866. One of the interrogatories, dated March 8, 1852, concerns Shands and Co., a partnership represented by Wier Boyd, which filed suit against Andrew Howell and Andrew Mullinax to recover damages for gold stolen from a mine. The suit was initially brought to court in Greenwood Township, El Dorado County, California, and later in Lumpkin County, Georgia, and was tried three times before a...
Dates:
1852-1886
Wilbur G. Kurtz III papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS102
Scope and Content
Correspondence, newsclippings, school and military records of Wilbur G. Kurtz, III of Atlanta. Of special note is a letter from Wilbur Kurtz II describing his visit to former President Harry Truman
Dates:
1945-1967
Wilbur G. Kurtz, Sr. papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS130
Scope and Content
This collection contains the personal and professional papers of Wilbur G. Kurtz, Sr. The bulk of the personal papers pertain to the Kurtz and Fuller families and Wilbur's early adult life in Greencastle, Indiana and Chicago, Illinois. The personal papers also contain a series of diaries written by Wilbur and correspondence between Kurtz and Fuller family members.The professional papers and research papers consist primarily of the research materials and notes compiled by Wilbur...
Dates:
1814-1993, undated
Wilbur G Kurtz, Sr. visual arts collection
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS197
Scope and Content
This collection contains the family photographs of the Kurtz and Fuller families as well as visual materials Kurtz created and collected during the course of his career. Family photographs pertain to Kurtz and Fuller families as well as a few images from Annie Pye Kurtz prior to her marriage to Wilbur Sr. Also included are images of Wilbur Sr. and friends during his time in Chicago, Illinois. The bulk of this collection is photographic materials which support the research and field work...
Dates:
1859-1972, undated
Wiley Albert Cash papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1216
Scope and Contents
This collection documents Wiley A. Cash’s finances, state records, legal contracts, and family correspondence. Financial records include household and business expenses, especially with Evens Implement Company, Wofford Oil Company, and C.P. Suber General Merchandise; legal records include documentation about a family dispute about estate inheritance and a land contract with neighbor George McIntosh. The collection also contains a genealogy of the Cash family and a 1928 Emory University...
Dates:
1899-1978, undated
Wiley family Bible
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS470
Scope and Content
This collection contains a single family Bible. It includes family genealogy.
Dates:
1869
Wilhelmina Drummond papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS95f
Scope and Content
This collection contains a French automobile license issued to Wilhelmina Drummond; newspaper clippings; a contract signed by Miss Drummond to serve with American Women's hospitals; a bulletin of The American Women's Hospitals; and an identification paper.
Dates:
1918-1920
Willcox family papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1148
Scope and Content
This collection contains family correspondence; a copy of the Atlanta Journal and other newspaper clippings; eyesight and speedwriting examination sheets; a composition notebook; a notepad; and a recipe book containing handwritten recipes, newspaper and magazine clippings, and a pamphlet with dietary recommendations from the Atlanta branch of Pat Walker’s Figure Perfection Salons, International. This collection also contains materials pertaining to specific...
Dates:
1923-1986, undated
Willette C. Elrod graduation scrapbook
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS534f
Scope and Content
This collection contains a graduation book "A Girl's Commencement: Rosebud Memories" kept by Willette C. Elrod upon her graduation from Commercial High School in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dates:
1919
William A. Bass High School documents
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1193
Scope and Content
This collection contains editions of the student newspapers The Aerial and The Ambassador. Articles cover important school matters as well as current events. The newspapers also contain short works of fiction, jokes, and a long-running gossip column called "Campus Cliques." Additional material includes Parent Teacher Association pamphlets, commencement programs, and graduation programs.
Dates:
1924-1951
William A. Huff business ephemera
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS176f
Scope and Content
This collection contains business correspondence, canceled notes, receipts and invoices of William A. Huff of Macon, Georgia. Most of the invoices are from High, Butler and Company and Carroll & High of Atlanta, Georgia.
Dates:
1859-1860
William A. Manley World War II scrapbook
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS869f
Scope and Content
This collection contains a scrapbook complied by William A. Manley's father, George T. Manley, in remembrance of his son. It contains letters from William to his mother and his aunt Burnette "Birdie" Manley Fox (1900-?), as well as three letters that George Manley wrote to his son. Topics of the letters include everyday life and concern for William's safety. Newspaper clippings reporting William as missing in action are also included. Of particular note are letters expressing sympathy after...
Dates:
1943-1944, undated
William A. Manning photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS313
Scope and Content
This collection contains photographs of William A. Manning, Sr and his family. It also includes images of street scenes in Atlanta.
Dates:
approximately 1907-1939
William Albert Crouse papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS609f
Scope and Content
This collection contains a transcription of a diary kept by William Albert Crouse from May to August of 1864. It also contains a letter dated January 22, 1865, from Augustus H. McFarland to William’s wife Margaret Crouse. The diary contains daily records of the weather, personal health, meals and general conditions inside Andersonville Prison. According to Crouse the prisoners’ rations generally consisted of cornbread or corn flakes most days, but were occasionally supplemented by bacon or...
Dates:
1864
William Allen Fuller Papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS92
Scope and Contents of the Records
The collection contains a series of letters concerning the William Fuller’s involvement in the “Great Locomotive Chase” and correspondence between William Fuller and members of his family. In the years following the locomotive chase, several individuals claimed some involvement in the event and others exaggerated their involvement.Many of the letters Captain Fuller received requested confirmation of the events reported and the extent of their involvement. In time, Captain Fuller composed a...
Dates:
1862-1905
William Alvoy document
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS328f
Scope and Content
This collection contains a document in Latin dated November 7, 1724. Inscribed on the back is "Mr. William Alvoy's dominions to his copyhold estate in Smithwell Court by the death of his brother Gabrial Alvoy."
Dates:
1724
William Asbury McCormack collection
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS224f
Scope and Content
This collection contains photocopies of letters, invoices, newspaper clippings and photographs relating to William Asbury McCormack, a wrought-iron worker and assistant editor of the Cherokee Independent in Rome, Georgia.
Dates:
1926-1929
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- Atlanta Historical Society 32
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- Mitchell, Margaret, 1900-1949 26
- Hartsfield, William Berry 24
- Georgia Institute of Technology 23
- Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 21
- Atlanta Cyclorama (Atlanta, Ga.) 20
- Allen, Ivan, 1911-2003 19
- Coca-Cola Company 19
- Grady Memorial Hospital (Atlanta, Ga.) 19
- Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority 19
- Cotton States Exposition (1895 : Atlanta, Ga.) 18
- Emory University 18
- Rich's (Retail store) 18
- Atlanta Chamber of Commerce 16
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 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
- Swan House (Atlanta, Ga.) 15
- United States. Army 15
- Oakland Cemetery (Atlanta, Ga.) 14
- Young, Andrew, 1932- 14
- 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
- Lee, Robert E., (Robert Edward), 1807-1870 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
- Inman family 10
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 10
- Kurtz, Wilbur G. (Wilbur George), 1882-1967 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
- Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 9
- Democratic Party (Ga.) 9
- Fowler, Wyche, 1940- 9
- Fox Theatre (Atlanta, Ga.) 9
- Frank, Leo, 1884-1915 9
- Lane Brothers Photo News Service (Atlanta, Ga.) 9
- Stephens, Alexander H. (Alexander Hamilton), 1812-1883 9
- Technological High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 9
- United Daughters of the Confederacy 9
- 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
- American Red Cross 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
- 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
- High Museum of Art 7 + ∧ less
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