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Allen Family Photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS104
Scope and Contents of the Records
The collection consists of images of family members and friends of the Allen, Inman, Richardson, and Grant families of Atlanta, Georgia. Most of the photographs of family members consist of images of Ivan Allen, Sr. and Ivan Allen, Jr. Included are photographs of Ivan Allen, Sr. at business meetings, civic and social events, and with friends and family. Photographs of Ivan Allen, Jr. include those from his childhood throughout his career as a businessman and mayor of Atlanta. Also included are...
Allen W. Hairston photographs
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Collection number: ahc.VIS315
Scope and Content
This collection contains photographs taken on the property of the Hoshall and McCabe residences at 1314 and 1328 Council Bluff Drive, near the intersection with Pine Forest Drive, in the Sagamore Hills neighborhood. The images show a wooded area, a creek, trees, and tree bark.
Allen Jones papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1105
Scope and Content
This collection contains notes, correspondence, and business documentation related to Allen Jones' work in the Atlanta Executive Network, Helping Hands, Log Cabin Republicans, and Young Republicans groups. Materials also include select personal records such as a family newsletter and images of awards Jones received.
Alma Gilreath cash book
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS915f
Scope and Content
This collection contains a cash book kept by employee Alma Gilreath Edwards, which details haircut appointments and their cost from Boyd's Beauty Shoppe in Atlanta, Georgia. Edward may have been affiliated with the Florence Crittenton Home for Unwed Mothers.
Almeda Leona Askerooth scrapbook
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS541f
Scope and Content
This collection contains a scrapbook of Almeda Askerooth who graduated from Commercial High School in Atlanta, Georgia. There are images of her as well as her teachers and friends. Also included are a few items pertaining to World War I.
Alonzo Miller Civil War papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS237f
Scope and Contents of the Records
The collection consists of typed transcripts of Private Miller’s daily diary and letters to his family during his time as a soldier. The letters and diary chronicles the 12th regiment’s march from Wisconsin through Tennessee and Alabama and into Georgia. His papers provide detailed descriptions of the towns and countryside through which he travelled and include observations on the daily activities of soldiers, such as training and foraging, as well as comments on the weather and the general...
Alston family papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1068
Scope and Content
This collection includes legal documents, genealogical materials, and personal and legal correspondence pertaining to the wills and trusts of members of the Alston family and the family's "home place" in Barbour County, Alabama. Also of interest are materials relating to a visit to Atlanta in 1941 by Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl Halifax, the British ambassador to the United States, as well as the Alston family genealogy, which includes two large parchment indentures made out to...
Alston family visual arts material
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS236
Scope and Content
This collection consists of an ambrotype, cabinet card, photographic postcard, and portrait prints of the Alston family of Georgia and Alabama. Also included is a VHS tape, "Family Name," directed by Macky Alston, and a DVD, "Slavery by Another Name." Most of the photographs are unidentified family members and all are undated. Included is an 8 x 13 inch portrait print of Philip H. Alston Sr. Of note are photographs of Philip H. Alston Sr., his wife May Lewis Alston, and their children at...
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.
Alvin E. Fuller scrapbook
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS786
Scope and Content
This collection consists of one scrapbook of newspaper clippings related to Fulton County government issues.
Alvin J. Belle Isle scrapbook
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS259
Scope and Content
Newspaper clippings of Belle Isle family in the news.
Ambrose Everett Carroll Smith papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS843f
Scope and Content
This collection contains correspondence between Carroll and his parents written during the months before and after he was injured in a truck accident. It also contains inquiries written by his father, W.R.C. Smith, to find out information about his son from military leadership, American Red Cross personnel, and other Atlanta publishers. Material also includes newspaper clippings gathered by Carroll's sister that recount his homecoming as well as clippings regarding W.R.C. Smith and his...
American Council of Christian Churches documents on the Black Manifesto
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS936f
Scope and Content
This collection contains a reprint of James Forman's 1969 speech "The Black Manifesto," in which he calls for reparations to African Americans from white Christian churches. Also included is a pamphlet published by the American Council of Christian Churches defaming James Forman, and an order form for more relevant literature.
American Daffodil Society photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS252
Scope and Content
This collection contains photographs of the Oregon Bulb Farms, Sandy, Oregon, daffodil fields, machinery, and farm workers. A small number of images depict Jan De Graaff, Oregon Bulb Farms owner and bulb breeder, with other unidentified men. Also included in the collection are images of packing crates, farm buildings, and identified narcissi. Of special interest are women and children posing in the daffodil fields with Mount Hood visible in the background.
American Daffodil Society records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1029
Scope and Content
This collection contains administrative records and publications such as nursery catalogs, pamphlets, articles, and periodicals that document the history and activities of the American Daffodil Society. Board of directors minutes include financial and membership reports, as well as minutes from the executive committee meetings. These materials show the interests and areas of research that the society pursues.
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).
American Legion Fulton County Post 134 records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS386
Scope and Content
This collection is comprised of organizational and financial records for the American Legion Fulton County Post 134. Included in the collection are meeting minutes, correspondence, and financial records. There are also meeting programs, membership rosters, and dues cards.
Amos Beckwith certificates
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS514
Scope and Content
This collection contains certificates awarded to Amos Beckwith and a letter sent along with one of the certificates for proof of receipt. Included are Beckwith's 1850 diploma from the United States Military Academy and commissioning certificates awarded as Beckwith moved up in rank. Among the certificates are his promotion to 2nd lieutenant in the 1st Regiment of Artillery in 1851, his promotion to brevet brigadier general in 1866, and his promotion to colonel in 1888.
Anderson family photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS42
Scope and Content
The Anderson family photographs consist of albumen prints, a cabinet card, photographic postcards, and individual and group portrait prints in studio settings and exterior snapshots around the Atlanta, Georgia area. Most of the images are unidentified men, women, and children. Identified individuals include a cabinet card of Jessie M. Anderson, a postcard image of George Ballard, and portrait prints of Alberta Adams, Alberta Anderson, and Ella Mae Matthews. Of interest is a photograph of a...
Andrew Guy documents of Arrow Company
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS755f
Scope and Content
This collection primarily contains material related to Andrew Guy's employment at Arrow Company in Atlanta. Items include correspondence, certificates, programs, pamphlets, and the by-laws of the "Twenty Five Year and Retiree Club." Content includes informaton about company operations and history as well as retiree relations.
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- Atlanta Historical Society 30
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- Grady Memorial Hospital (Atlanta, Ga.) 15
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- Swan House (Atlanta, Ga.) 14
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- Brown, Joseph E. (Joseph Emerson), 1821-1894 13
- Rich's (Retail store) 13
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- Lee, Robert E., (Robert Edward), 1807-1870 12
- Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority 12
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- Atlanta Municipal Airport (Atlanta, Ga.) 11
- Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 11
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- C.W. Motes (Atlanta, Ga.) 10
- Georgia Power Company 10
- Inman, Emily Caroline MacDougald 10
- Jackson, Maynard 10
- Maddox, Lester, 1915-2003 10
- Tullie Smith House (Atlanta, Ga.) 10
- Washington Seminary (Atlanta, Ga.) 10
- Atlanta Water Works (Atlanta, Ga.) 9
- Capital City Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 9
- Commercial High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 9
- Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 9
- Georgia School of Technology 9
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- Kurtz, Wilbur G. (Wilbur George), 1882-1967 9
- Stephens, Alexander H. (Alexander Hamilton), 1812-1883 9
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- United States. Army 9
- Young, Andrew 9
- Agnes Scott College 8
- Allen, Ivan, 1877-1968 8
- Atlanta (Ga.). Fire Department 8
- Atlanta Art Association 8
- Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Atlanta, Ga.) 8
- Atlanta Music Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 8
- Connally, Joseph E. Brown, 1875-1920 8
- English-American Building (Atlanta, Ga.) 8
- Fowler, Wyche, 1940- 8
- Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs 8
- Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891 8
- Jones family 8
- Junior League of Atlanta 8
- King, Martin Luther, Jr. 8
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- Massell, Sam 8
- Piedmont Driving Club 8
- United Daughters of the Confederacy 8
- American Red Cross 7
- Atlanta (Ga.). City Council 7
- Atlanta (Ga.). Police Department 7
- Daughters of the American Revolution 7
- Frank, Leo, 1884-1915 7
- Henry Grady Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.) 7
- Jones, Bobby 7
- Lane Brothers Photo News Service (Atlanta, Ga.) 7
- Mitchell, Eugene Muse 7
- Woodruff, Robert Winship 7
- Atlanta City Hall (Atlanta, Ga.) 6
- Atlanta Civic Center (Atlanta, Ga.) 6
- Atlanta Crackers (Baseball team) 6
- Atlanta Journal (Firm) 6
- Atlanta Public Library 6
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- Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta, Ga.) 6
- Biltmore Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.) 6
- Boys High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 6
- Carnegie Library of Atlanta 6
- Connally, Mary Virginia Brown 6
- Democratic Party (Ga.) 6
- First National Bank of Atlanta 6
- Fox Theatre (Atlanta, Ga.) 6
- Garrett, Franklin M. (Franklin Miller), 1906-2000 6
- Georgia. General Assembly 6
- Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 6
- Hurt Building (Atlanta, Ga.) 6
- King, Coretta Scott 6
- Ku Klux Klan, 1915- 6
- Loew's Grand Theatre (Atlanta, Ga.) 6
- McGill, Ralph 6
- Mitchell family 6
- Nicholson, Marie S. 6
- Reeves Studios (Atlanta, Ga.) 6
- Russell, Richard B. (Richard Brevard) 6 ∧ less
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