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Broadwell family papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS431f
Scope and Content

This collection contains deeds, bonds, commissions, receipts and a will concerning E. E. Broadwell, his family and properties in Cherokee County, Georgia.

Dates: 1834-1917, undated

Brodnax and Setley families documents

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS468f
Scope and Content

This collection contains correspondence, genealogical material, memorabilia, poetry, essays, and deeds to two cemetery plots.

Dates: 1865-1934

Bronte Woodard papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1144
Scope and Content

This collection contains materials from Bronte Woodard’s career as an author. Materials include pamphlets and a leather-bound screenplay of Grease; a program and a leather-bound screenplay of Can’t Stop the Music; a copy of a review of Meet Me at The Melba published in Vanity Fair; and a photocopy of two newspaper articles.

Dates: 1977-1980, undated

Brookwood Hills Garden Club photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS276
Scope and Content

This collection contains photographs of the park in Brookwood Hills including the playground, picnic and pool areas during restoration work by the club. Images show playground structures, picnic tables, planters, stone steps, as well as trees, shrubs, and other plants. Also a part of the collection are photographs of the club's Christmas decorations inside Rhodes Memorial Hall, Atlanta, Georgia. Of particular interest are club members and children shown during park workdays and events.

Dates: 1974-1982, undated

Brookwood Hills Garden Club records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS648
Scope and Content

This collection contains minutes, reports, yearbooks, and correspondence that document the civic and social activities of the club. Minutes also include membership and financial reports. Scrapbooks detail the club's programs, flower shows, and civic projects. Three of the scrapbooks are devoted to the club's restoration of Brookwood Hills Park in the 1970s.

Dates: 1938-1988, undated

Bruce Elmore letter

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS673f
Scope and Content

This collection consists of a letter written by Bruce Elmore on July 29, 1864, near Atlanta, Georgia, to his wife, Libbie. The letter provides a firsthand description of the Atlanta Campaign, describing sharpshooter fire, changes in Union leadership after the death of General James McPherson, and an attack involving the 15th, 16th, and 17th Corps. He also thanks his wife for the cigars she sent, asks about the farm, and expresses the hope that he will soon send money home.

Dates: 1864 July 29

Bruce & Morgan architectural specifications

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS877f
Scope and Content

This collection contains architectural specifications for the rebuilding of the Confederate Soldier's Home of Georgia in Atlanta. The plan was produced by the Bruce and Morgan Architectural Firm and sent to a building committee for approval.

Dates: 1902

Buckeye Woman's Club scrapbooks

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS795
Scope and Content

This collection consists of two scrapbooks. The scrapbooks contain invitations, newspaper clippings, photographs, yearbooks, and notices related to the Buckeye Woman's Club activities.

Dates: 1913-1962

Buckhead Fifty Club records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS348
Scope and Content This collection contains the constitution and by-laws of the Buckhead Fifty Club, including membership lists for the years 1932, 1934, 1952, 1956-1957, 1959, 1962-1979, 1981-1983 and one labeled the 1979 Presidential Edition. There are minutes and resolutions of the organization from the years 1935-1940 and a history of the club's activities from 1934-1956. Also included are newspaper clippings in 1955 about the Little League team and the annual Santa Claus parade the club sponsored, as...
Dates: 1932-1983

Buckhead Men's Garden Club of Atlanta, Inc. records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1036
Scope and Content

This collection contains correspondence, rosters, minutes, membership, and financial records of the club. Also included is the club's monthly newsletter, The Good Earth Boys, which highlights their activities. Material also documents the club's operation of three successive greenhouses.

Dates: 1960-2013, undated

Buford Burch Photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS163
Scope and Contents of the Records This collection is comprised of photographs of buildings, street scenes, and landmarks in Atlanta, Georgia. Also included is a set of images of houses, churches, and public buildings in the Druid Hills neighborhood, and another group of photographs of the Edward Peters home on 179 Ponce de Leon Avenue. Among the images of buildings are Atlanta City Hall, Atlanta Stadium, Georgia State Capitol building, Georgia State Penitentiary, Georgia Tech, Peachtree Center, and Yaarab Shriner’s Temple....
Dates: 1969-1974

Bulloch Hall deeds

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS851f
Scope and Content

This collection contains deeds conveying ownership of Bulloch Hall in Roswell, Georgia. Documents start with its transfer from the Bulloch family to the Howell family in 1850 and end with the Wing family's ownership in 1932.

Dates: 1850-1932

Burns Club of Atlanta documents

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS433
Scope and Content

This collection is comprised of records pertaining to the organization and administration of the Burns Club of Atlanta and the Ladies' Burns Club of Atlanta. Records include legal documents, correspondence, membership lists, program information, and pamphlets. Topics include the construction of the Burns Cottage, the Annual Anniversary Dinner, club operations, and poetry written by club members.

Dates: 1900-1985, undated

Burns Club of Atlanta photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS286
Scope and Content

This collection consists of images of the Burns Club of Atlanta and Ladies' Burns Club members, as well as photographs of the Burns Cottage. Of particular note is a poster advertising the organization's second annual Cèilidh, a traditional Scottish social event. All photographs were taken in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dates: approximately 1910-1915, undated

Business accounts ledger

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1176
Scope and Content

This collection contains a ledger used to record business accounts. Each page contains the name of a business or individual, followed by a list of dates and numbers. It is possible this ledger was used by a general store, with each list containing purchases and wages.

Dates: 1913, undated

Butterfly Junior Garden Club yearbook

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS731f
Scope and Content

This collection contains one yearbook that details the civic and social activities of the club. Programs, projects, and a membership roster are included in the yearbook. Of special note is the involvement of Northridge Garden Club as the club's sponsor.

Dates: 1960-1961

C. D. Henson ledger

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS737
Scope and Content

This collection consists of a ledger book which recorded the business transactions of C.D. Henson, a shoemaker of Atlanta.

Dates: 1919-1921

C. G. Kendall letter and newsclipping

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS343f
Scope and Content

This collection contains a letter to C. G. Kendall regarding the naming of his child (Elise Dewey Kendall) and a newsclipping about the baby's birth in Columbus, Georgia.

Dates: 1898

C. Helen Jennison Plane collection

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS457
Scope and Content

This collection contains a scrapbook compiled by Caroline Helen Jennison Plane and is filled with her paintings of plants. The scrapbook also includes newspaper clippings regarding the death of Mrs. Plane.

Dates: 1881-1906, 1925

C. M. Clarke letter

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS133f
Scope and Content

This collection contains a letter written on March 30, 1876 by C. M. Clarke of Mount Vernon, Illinois to the Mayor of Atlanta asking for information about immigrating to Atlanta to help develop the area.

Dates: 1876

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Atlanta (Ga.) -- History 122
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 118
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 91
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 74
Atlanta Campaign, 1864 73
Scrapbooks -- Georgia 69
Women -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- Societies and clubs 67
Associations, institutions, etc. -- Georgia -- Atlanta 66
Gardening -- Georgia -- Atlanta 53
Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 52
Scrapbooks -- Georgia -- Atlanta 52
Atlanta (Ga.) -- Politics and government 50
Business enterprises -- Georgia -- Atlanta 50
Georgia -- Politics and government 48
Atlanta (Ga.) 47
Gardening -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- Societies, etc. 47
Women -- Georgia -- Societies and clubs 47
Education -- Georgia -- Atlanta 45
Neighborhoods -- Georgia -- Atlanta 44
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate 44
Peachtree Street (Atlanta, Ga.) 40
Parks -- Georgia -- Atlanta 39
World War, 1939-1945 39
Architecture, Domestic -- Georgia -- Atlanta 37
Business records -- Georgia -- Atlanta 36
Clothing and dress -- History -- 19th century 36
Gardening -- Georgia -- Societies, etc. 35
Transportation -- Georgia -- Atlanta 35
Women -- Georgia -- Atlanta 34
Portrait photography 33
Women -- Societies and clubs 32
Gardening -- Societies, etc. 31
Georgia -- Genealogy 30
Buckhead (Atlanta, Ga.) 29
Houses -- Georgia -- Atlanta 29
Piedmont Park (Atlanta, Ga.) 29
Public schools -- Georgia -- Atlanta 27
Societies -- Georgia -- Atlanta 27
City planning -- Georgia -- Atlanta 26
Family life -- Georgia -- Atlanta 26
Gardens -- Georgia -- Atlanta 26
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African Americans -- Georgia -- Atlanta 25
Buildings -- Georgia -- Atlanta 25
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Gay community -- Georgia -- Atlanta 25
Landscape architects -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 25
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Civil rights -- Georgia -- Atlanta 24
Children -- Georgia -- Atlanta 23
Finance, Personal -- Georgia 23
Sports -- Georgia -- Atlanta 23
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns 23
World War, 1914-1918 23
Atlanta (Ga.) -- Race relations 22
Baseball -- Georgia -- Atlanta 22
Gardens -- Design 22
High schools -- Georgia -- Atlanta 22
Landscape architecture -- Georgia 22
Portraits, American -- Georgia -- Atlanta 22
Railroads -- Georgia -- Atlanta 22
Agriculture -- Georgia 21
Ansley Park (Atlanta, Ga.) 21
Segregation -- Georgia -- Atlanta 21
Account books -- Georgia -- Atlanta 20
Banks and Banking -- Georgia -- Atlanta 20
Gay men -- Georgia -- Atlanta 20
Lawyers -- Georgia -- Atlanta 20
Slavery -- Georgia 20
Urban beautification -- Georgia -- Atlanta 20
Advertising -- Georgia -- Atlanta 19
African American women -- Georgia -- Atlanta 19
Architects -- Georgia -- Atlanta 19
Civic improvement -- Georgia -- Atlanta 19
Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 19
Grant Park (Atlanta, Ga.) 19
Landscape architecture -- Georgia -- Atlanta 19
Mayors -- Georgia -- Atlanta 19
Theaters -- Georgia -- Atlanta 19
Urban renewal -- Georgia -- Atlanta 19
African American families -- Georgia -- Atlanta 18
Community development -- Georgia -- Atlanta 18
Construction -- Georgia -- Atlanta 18
Schools -- Georgia -- Atlanta 18
Druid Hills (Atlanta, Ga.) 17
Military uniforms 17
Photography -- Georgia -- Atlanta 17
Real estate business -- Georgia -- Atlanta 17
Daguerreotypes 16
Department stores -- Georgia -- Atlanta 16
Gay activists 16
Gay bars -- Georgia -- Atlanta 16
Inman Park (Atlanta, Ga.) 16
Plants, Ornamental -- Georgia 16
Universities and colleges -- Georgia -- Atlanta 16
West End (Atlanta, Ga.) 16
Architecture, Domestic -- Georgia 15
Cycloramas -- Georgia -- Atlanta 15
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Chinese 1
German 1
 
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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