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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.

Dates: approximately 1930-1950, undated

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.

Dates: 1810-2019, undated

American Forestry Association book cover

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS946f
Scope and Contents This collection contains one book cover produced by the American Forestry Association's Southern Forestry Education Project, which promoted fire prevention and forest education among school children. The book cover includes illustrations of trees and a schoolhouse as well as slogans such as "Growing Trees Need Your Help" and "Stop Wood Fires!" The cover was fastened to a textbook, Essentials of Arithmetic, inscribed with "Hazel Edge,...
Dates: approximately 1928

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).

Dates: 1959

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.

Dates: 1882-1969, undated

Amos Beckwith certificates

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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.

Dates: 1850-1888

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...
Dates: approximately 1920-1945

Andrew Guy documents of Arrow Company

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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.

Dates: 1963-2001, undated

Andrew Kohr records of the South Carolina Historic Landscape Initiative

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1071
Scope and Content This collection contains descriptive landscape surveys and accompanying research material such as correspondence, articles, maps, and garden sketches, which document the history and current condition of historic landscapes included in the project. Surveys included in the collection are from records maintained by landscape architect Andrew Kohr and are primarily from Charleston County, South Carolina. Many garden surveys are associated with a significant individual or house and provide...
Dates: 2014

Andrew Sparks Photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS156
Scope and Contents of the Records

These photographs were taken by Andrew Sparks, and include images of geographic locations in College Park, Georgia and in Southwest Atlanta, Georgia. College Park images include the Atlantic and West Point Railroad Depot, City Auditorium, City Hall, College Park High School, First Baptist Church, First Methodist Church, Georgia Military Academy, Main Street, and the Post Office. Southwest Atlanta images include the Enon Baptist Church in Old Campbell on Stonewall-Tell Road.

Dates: 1949 - 1954

Andrew Young candidacy collection

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Collection number: ahc.MSS806f
Scope and Content

This collection contains documents pertaining to Andrew J. Young's candidacy in the 1972 Georgia Congressional election. These documents include ephemera promoting Young such as mailings, pamphlets, and bumper stickers; materials outlining his political positions; a pamphlet about the general voting process; a biography; a copy of the Andrew Young Campaigner; and a list of voters in favor of and leaning towards Young.

Dates: 1972, undated

Ann C. Jones photograph collection

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS14
Scope and Content

This collection consists of two ambrotype portraits of unidentified males.

Dates: 1860s

Ann E. Lewis Georgia Magazine photograph and postcard collection

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS230
Scope and Content

This collection contains photographs collected by Ann Lewis during her tenure as editor of Georgia Magazine. Photographs include Georgia state parks and monuments, historic sites, the Georgia coast, golf courses, and scenic vistas including the North Georgia mountains, Stone Mountain, and Callaway Gardens.

Dates: approximately 1906-1970, undated

Anna Belle Watkins papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1277
Scope and Contents This collection contains papers from Anna Watkins' career in education, her family, and her community involvement. Included are materials that document her career as a teacher such as curriculum materials. In addition there is correspondence, the bulk of which are invitations to graduations from former students. There are also publications and correspondence from universities that she, Dewey Watkins Sr., and Myron Watkins attended, including Clark College and Atlanta University (which later...
Dates: 1923-1978, undated

Anna R. Jordan Papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS128
Scope and Content The collection includes letters addressed to Anna Jordan from family and friends, along with personal items of her family. Included are letters to Anna R. Jordan from Inez James, a teenaged girl in Varnell’s Station, Georgia. Two letters from Ms. James describe how she and her neighbors were under siege from Union soldiers who confiscated food and personal items from their farms. Her letters after the war briefly tell of Union occupation, weddings, and her school work. Correspondence from...
Dates: 1844-1921, undated

Anne Edwards papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS524
Scope and Content

This collection consists of research files created by Anne Edwards while writing her book Road to Tara: the life of Margaret Mitchell. Included are correspondence; copies of newspaper and magazine articles; questionnaires; galley proofs; transcripts and original audiocassette tapes of interviews; and notecards containing information about Margaret Mitchell's life and other subjects pertaining to Edwards' book.

Dates: 1908-1983

Anne Spence scrapbook

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Collection number: ahc.MSS900
Scope and Content This collection contains one scrapbook belonging to Anne Spence during her senior year at Commercial High School in Atlanta, Georgia. Included in the scrapbook are autographs and notes from classmates, a flyer for the graduation dress which was to be purchased at Rich's, graduation cards, various graduation programs of area schools, and photographs of classmates. Also included are a few items related to Technology High School in Atlanta, Georgia and American Junior National Red Cross...
Dates: 1931-1932

Annette Burdges papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1157
Scope and Content This collection contains documents that Annette Burdges collected while she worked as secretary for the Atlanta Chapter of NOW. Materials include monthly NOW newsletters, membership and action pamphlets, stickers, and Atlanta Chapter correspondence. There are additional documents from an Equal Opportunity for Employment telecast conference as well as a United States Department of Labor and Women's Bureau conference. This collection also includes reports, articles, and a copy of the ...
Dates: 1965-1989, undated

Annie B. Slider papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS692f
Scope and Content This collection contains personal papers and memorabilia of the Slider family. The bulk of the collection pertains to activities at the Baptist Tabernacle Church and includes weekly church bulletins, flyers, and church programs. In addition, there are newspaper clippings about members of the Slider family. The collection also contains certificates of appreciation and completion for Annie B. Slider and her daughter, Annie Mae. There is one black and white photograph of Elma Virginia Slider...
Dates: 1927-2006, undated

Annie Glenn Robinson letters

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS290f
Scope and Content

This collection contains two letters written to Annie Glenn Robertson about her father, John L. Robertson and his military pension from serving in the Confederate Army from Georgia. The letters are from Robert L. Rogers who served with Mr. Robertson, and from A. B. Myack, both of whom offered to assist in helping her with his pension.

Dates: 1919

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Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 21
Atlanta Cyclorama (Atlanta, Ga.) 20
Grady Memorial Hospital (Atlanta, Ga.) 20
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Coca-Cola Company 19
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority 19
Cotton States Exposition (1895 : Atlanta, Ga.) 18
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Rich's (Retail store) 18
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Tullie Smith House (Atlanta, Ga.) 16
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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
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Young, Andrew, 1932- 14
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Atlanta Braves (Baseball team) 12
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Georgia Power Company 12
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Lee, Robert E., (Robert Edward), 1807-1870 12
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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
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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
American Red Cross 8
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
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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
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
Confederate States of America. Army 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
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