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William M. Brooks court document

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS760f
Scope and Content

This collection contains a court document requiring William M. Brooks of South Carolina to pay a fine of $100.07 to William Middleton Brook.

Dates: 1810

William M. Standard papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1031
Scope and Content This collection consists of diaries; correspondence; military records and certificates; newspaper clippings; land deeds; and ephemera pertaining to William M. Standard. The collection also contains a school essay written by Standard's great-great-grandson, Ron Currens, and a 1961 map of Civil War battlefields on which Currens marked the route his ancestor followed during the war. Of particular interest are over 200 letters exchanged between Standard and his wife, Jane, as well...
Dates: 1846-1970, undated

William McElreath Branham photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS291
Scope and Content

This collection contains images of Branham family members, including: Walter McElreath at age 40; J.N. McEachern and his wife; and Emmett and May McElreath, law partner and brother of Walter McElreath. Of special note is a profile image of Robert E. Lee, believed to be signed by him.

Dates: approximately 1935, undated

William McNaught Papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS156
Scope and Content The collection is primarily a series of correspondence and documents relating to William McNaught’s business interests; and a limited collection of personal correspondence between family members. The business records document ordinary business activities as well as the effects of the Civil War on his commerce. Several letters document the difficulties collecting funds from debtors after the Civil War. During the Civil War William McNaught with a group of investors formed the Fulton Exporting...
Dates: 1836-1911

William Moore collection

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Collection number: ahc.MSS270
Scope and Content

This collection contains two ledger books from company owned by William Moore in Acworth, Cherokee County, Georgia.

Dates: 1853-1874

William N. Gantt papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS601f
Scope and Content

This collection contains an original land grant, indentures, and land warranty deeds. This collection also includes a will dated 1901.

Dates: 1869-1901

William N. Mattison Civil War correspondence

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Collection number: ahc.MSS680f
Scope and Content The collection consists of letters from William N. Mattison to his wife. The letters describe the hard living conditions of the soldiers, the battle locations of their regiment, and his task of recovering soldiers from hospitals and returning them to the regiments. His regiment moved often. His letters indicate that he was stationed at Camp Hampton Rickean; Camp Wappoo, South Carolina; Marietta, Georgia; Corinth, Mississippi; West Point, Mississippi; Sattillo, Mississippi; near Harrison,...
Dates: 1861-1864

William Orrie Tuggle documents

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Collection number: ahc.MSS355f
Scope and Content

This collection contains three handwritten historical essays titled "Let us Have Peace!"; "Local Laws Affecting Troup County"; and "Indian War of 1830," and a deed dated 1828 for land in Troup County, Georgia, Land Lot 109, District 6.

Dates: undated

William P. Cole papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS67f
Scope and Content

This collection contains correspondence, business records, tax receipts, promissory notes, bill-heads, invoices, and financial statements of people and businesses related to the Cole and Coryell families of Campbell County, Georgia.

Dates: 1860-1923, undated

William P. Harden papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS137f
Scope and Content

This collection contains military orders, a newspaper clipping, as well as business letters that Dr. Harden received. Included are a summons before an unidentified medical board for his appointment as a surgeon, a letter countermanding transfer orders, a letter about legal issues with Lew Stewart, and a letter to "Jessie" about her education.

Dates: 1862-1885

William R. Mitchell Jr. photograph collection

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Collection number: ahc.VIS222
Scope and Content

This collection consists of photographs documented and collected by William R. Mitchell, Jr that appeared in his books, lectures, and architectural studies. The photographs were taken in various Georgia cities including Atlanta, Savannah, Thomasville, Roswell, and Albany. The images are of residential homes and apartments, furnished interiors, historic buildings, parks, streetscapes, churches, and Edward Vason Jones's 19th Century America exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Dates: 1889-1986, undated

William R. Scaife research correspondence

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS741f
Scope and Content

This collection contains correspondence and Civil War research materials used by William R. Scaife. Correspondence is between Scaife and Jim Cripe of Illinois. Materials focus primarily on Colonel Daniel Cameron, a Union Brevet Brigadier General, and the infantry he oversaw, the 65th Illinois Regiment (also known as the "Scotch Regiment.")

Dates: 1930-1992, undated

William Richard Venable collection

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Collection number: ahc.MSS435
Scope and Content

This collection is comprised of one scrapbook and one funeral notice for William Richard Venable.

Dates: 1873, undated

William S. Irvine papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS122
Scope and Content

This collection contains research materials collected by William S. Irvine, including clippings from British and American magazines and newspapers about Georgia, Native Americans, and the Civil War. There are manuscripts and articles written by Elizabeth H. Hanna, Sarah Huff, and Dr. John Massey about Atlanta history. Also included are genealogy papers, correspondence, legal, and business papers.

Dates: 1773-1951, undated; Majority of material found within 1848 - 1951

William S. Irvine photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS321
Scope and Content

This collection contains images of buildings, streets, and monuments in Atlanta, Georgia. Included are photographs of service stations, high schools, churches, residences, and Confederate monuments in addition to automobiles, street views, bomb proof sites, children, and family members of William S. Irvine.

Dates: 1919-1948, undated

William Sims letter

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Collection number: ahc.MSS311f
Scope and Content

This collection contains a copy of a letter written by William Sims to Peter Graham on August 5, 1861.

Dates: 1861

William Stanford Sr. photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS108
Scope and Contents of the Records

This collection is comprised of images of young African Americans, perhaps students at Atlanta University Center colleges and universities, protesting racial segregation policies of Rich’s Department Store in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dates: 1960

William T. Baker architectural drawings

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS363
Scope and Content This collection contains architectural drawings from residential designer William T. Baker. Items within the collection feature designs for residential properties; architectural details; artist renderings; marketing schematics; and model home plans. Projects are predominantly within Atlanta and its surrounding areas, a small number in Nashville, Tennessee; Florence and Greenville, South Carolina; Highlands, North Carolina, and the United States Virgin Islands. Within the collection are...
Dates: 1986-2004, undated

William T. Healey Jr. papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS105
Scope and Content

This collection contains correspondence, printed material, and yearbooks that belonged to William Healey Jr.

Dates: 1918-1942, undated

William T. Smith and Associates Inc. landscape architectural drawings and poster

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS275
Scope and Content

This collection contains landscape drawings of chiefly residential properties in Atlanta and other cities in Georgia and North Carolina. Some of the drawings from 1982-1985 were created by Franklin-Smith Associates of which Smith was a landscape architect. Also part of the collection is a business poster and landscape plans for parks and a subdivision. Of special interest are drawings for the Schlaifer residence in Atlanta and the Williamson residence, Salubrity Hall, in Augusta.

Dates: 1976-2013, undated

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Atlanta (Ga.) -- History 122
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 74
Atlanta Campaign, 1864 73
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Women -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- Societies and clubs 67
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Gardening -- Georgia -- Atlanta 53
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Segregation -- Georgia -- Atlanta 21
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African American women -- Georgia -- Atlanta 19
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Grant Park (Atlanta, Ga.) 19
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Theaters -- Georgia -- Atlanta 19
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African American families -- Georgia -- Atlanta 18
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Druid Hills (Atlanta, Ga.) 17
Military uniforms 17
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Real estate business -- Georgia -- Atlanta 17
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Names
Girls High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 32
Atlanta Historical Society 31
Mitchell, Margaret, 1900-1949 26
Georgia Institute of Technology 25
Hartsfield, William Berry 24
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Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 21
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority 21
Allen, Ivan, 1911-2003 20
Atlanta Cyclorama (Atlanta, Ga.) 20
Coca-Cola Company 20
Grady Memorial Hospital (Atlanta, Ga.) 20
Cotton States Exposition (1895 : Atlanta, Ga.) 19
Rich's (Retail store) 19
Emory University 18
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 18
Oakland Cemetery (Atlanta, Ga.) 17
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce 16
Georgia State Capitol (Atlanta, Ga.) 16
Swan House (Atlanta, Ga.) 16
Tullie Smith House (Atlanta, Ga.) 16
Atlanta History Center 15
Brown, Joseph E. (Joseph Emerson), 1821-1894 15
C. W. Motes (Atlanta, Ga.) 15
Garden Club of Georgia. 15
Jackson, Maynard, 1938-2003 15
United States. Army 15
University of Georgia 15
Atlanta (Ga.). Fire Department 14
Atlanta Braves (Baseball team) 14
Young, Andrew, 1932- 14
Lee, Robert E., (Robert Edward), 1807-1870 13
Maddox, Lester, 1915-2003 13
Atlanta City Hall (Atlanta, Ga.) 12
Atlanta Municipal Airport (Ga.) 12
Atlanta Public Schools 12
Georgia School of Technology 12
Inman, Emily Caroline MacDougald, 1881-1965 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
Georgia Power Company 11
Inman family 11
Junior League of Atlanta 11
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 11
United States. Navy. 11
Allen, Ivan, 1877-1968 10
Atlanta Music Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 10
Capital City Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 10
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 10
Fox Theatre (Atlanta, Ga.) 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
American Red Cross 9
Atlanta Art Association 9
Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Atlanta, Ga.) 9
Atlanta Pride Committee 9
Atlanta Pride Festival 9
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 9
Commercial High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 9
Connally, Joseph E. Brown, 1875-1920 9
Democratic Party (Ga.) 9
Fowler, Wyche, 1940- 9
Frank, Leo, 1884-1915 9
Jones, Bobby 9
Technological High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 9
Atlanta Public Library 8
Biltmore Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.) 8
Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs 8
Georgia. General Assembly 8
Georgia. Militia 8
Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891 8
Jones family 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
Reeves Studios (Atlanta, Ga.) 8
Stephens, Alexander H. (Alexander Hamilton), 1812-1883 8
Trust Company of Georgia 8
United Daughters of the Confederacy 8
Woodruff, Robert Winship 8
Aaron, Hank, 1934- 7
Allen, Louise Richardson, 1917-2008 7
Atlanta (Ga.). Bureau of Planning 7
Atlanta Civic Center (Atlanta, Ga.) 7
Atlanta Crackers (Baseball team) 7
Atlanta Journal (Firm) 7
Atlanta Lesbian and Gay History Thing (Ga.) 7
Atlanta University 7
Atlanta Urban League 7
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta, Ga.) 7
Boys High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 7
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