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Service Group scrapbook

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS826
Scope and Content

This collection consists of a scrapbook which contains newspaper clippings, correspondence, notices, etc. related to the activities of the Service Group.

Dates: 1932-1938

Seventeenth Railway Engineers ephemera

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS304f
Scope and Content

This collection contains a regimental roster of the Seventeenth Engineers and newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1917-1919

Seydel-Woolley & Company agreement

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS663f
Scope and Content

The Seydel-Woolley & Company records include an agreement admitting Paul Vasser Seydel and John R. Seydel into the company. Dated July 1, 1941, the document also describes the business, particularly its financial operations.

Dates: 1941

SGM Carl L. Sharp papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS751f
Scope and Content

This collection contains one letter and envelope addressed to Sharp’s commanding officer, Captain Richard M. Barb, commending Sharp and his comrades for assisting the Atlanta Police Department with the investigation of the Jewish Temple bombing on October 12, 1958. It also contains a short biographical note on Sharp outlining his military career as well as correspondence between the AHC and Sharp's family.

Dates: 1958, 2017, undated

Shaler Hillyer papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS885
Scope and Content

This collection consists of correspondence from and to Shaler Hillyer. Also included is his journal, along with Captain John Freeman's estate inventory and the journals of Marian (also spelled Marion) Jean Hillyer, a descendant of Shaler Hillyer's, as a young girl documenting various trips her family took in the 1880s and 1890s.

Dates: 1797-1892, undated

Sharondale Garden Club scrapbooks

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS716
Scope and Content

This collection contains scrapbooks that document the civic and social activities of the club. Scrapbooks include photographs, yearbooks, programs, and newsletters that provide details on the club's interests and projects. Of special note is a scrapbook devoted to the club's long term project of maintaining a greenspace triangle in the Garden Hills neighborhood.

Dates: 1958-1987

Sheehan-Raines scrapbook

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS304
Scope and Content

This collection consists of a single scrapbook that primarily contains newspaper clippings. It contains a few newspaper clippings on the Sheehan family but it mostly covers social and political news in Georgia and Paris, France.

Dates: 1894-1918

Sheffield family papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS306f
Scope and Content

This collection contains speeches, a scrapbook, invitations, ribbons, and other ephemera related to Elizabeth Spalding Sheffield and her family. Of special interest is a diploma issued to her by the Winchester Junior Rifle Corps, designating her as "Marksman".

Dates: 1863-1970

Shelly Robbins papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1102
Scope and Content

This collection contains LGBT publications and event programs collected by Shelly Robbins, as well as a scrapbook of photos and pins documenting her participation in the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.

Dates: 1987-1993

Sheltering Arms Association of Day Nurseries records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS412
Scope and Content

This collection contains newspaper clippings regarding the association, annual reports, membership lists as well as organizational history.

Dates: 1888-1974, undated

Sherwood Forest Garden Club records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1287
Scope and Contents

This collection contains materials that document the civic and social activities of the Sherwood Forest Garden Club. Included in the collection are flower show programs and ribbons, minutes, and yearbooks. Also a part of the collection are scrapbooks which illustrate the club's many projects including maintenance and beautification of the greenspace islands at intersections throughout the neighborhood.

Dates: 1952-2012, undated

Short stories and poems scrapbook

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS895f
Scope and Content

This collection contains a scrapbook composed of newspaper clippings pasted over a ledger, including short stories and poems. There are also a few newspaper clippings with images. Several end pages contain dated lists of names and financial numbers in ledger form.

Dates: 1844, undated

Short story

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS626f
Scope and Content

This collection consist of one short story, author unknown, about a young attorney debating his future at his present firm. The story is written on the backs of nine copies of a political flyer promoting DuPont Guerry as Democratic Party nominee for governor of Georgia on a Prohibition platform. Joseph M. Terrell won the nomination and the election in 1902.

Dates: approximately 1902

Shorter and Fontaine family papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS465f
Scope and Content This collection consists of documents, the bulk of which are associated with the Shorter family. It includes slave bills of sale for a woman, Sarah; a man, Jerry; a man, Davy (a blacksmith); a man, Dave; and a man, Lewis. The Shorter family, especially Mary E. Shorter, was heavily involved with purchasing land so the papers also include bills of sale and deeds for property primarily in Russell County, Alabama, but also in Muscogee and Bibb Counties, Georgia. There is also a land survey...
Dates: 1827-1869

Sidney Lanier monument photographs and portrait

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS324
Scope and Content

This collection contains photographs of poet Sidney Lanier, his birthplace marker, and scenes from the Marshes of Glynn and the Chattahoochee River.

Dates: approximately 1975

Sidney Root papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS908f
Scope and Content

This collection contains autobiographic and biographic materials on Sidney Root as well as transcriptions of letters and newspaper articles written by Root. Materials include the manuscripts for Root's unpublished autobiography, Memorandum of My Life and genealogy papers on the Root family. Of particular note is a manuscript of a biography of Root by Walter McElreath, one of the founders of the Atlanta Historical Society.

Dates: 1863-1897, undated

Sidney S. Daniell papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS59f
Scope and Content

This collection contains letters and postcards written by Sidney S. Daniell, a resident in Cobb County, Georgia to his sister, Reggie Sue in Bolton, Georgia, located near Atlanta. The letters and postcards were mostly written from France and Germany and other locales throughout Europe.

Dates: 1918-1919

Simms family letters

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS11
Scope and Content This collection contains 1 telegram and 106 letters written between members of the Simms family. The collection also contains transcriptions of 52 of the letters. Most of the letters were written by Arthur Benjamin Simms to his sister Lucy Jane Simms, however there are also some letters written to his mother Jerusha Simms. Other letters were written by Lucy Jane Simms, James Phillip Simms, Jerusha Simms, and Richard Lee Simms, Jr. All but three of Arthur Benjamin’s letters were written from...
Dates: 1841, 1860-1878; Majority of material found within 1860 - 1878

Simon Terrace Neighborhood Club collection

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS494
Scope and Content

This collection contains a single scrapbook compiled by the neighborhood club. Included in the scrapbook are photographs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and announcements. The scrapbook includes material from 1976 to 1982.

Dates: 1978

Small Expectations: Adjustment to Economic Status in the Deep South lecture program by Allison Davis

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS977f
Scope and Contents This collection contains a program for a lecture titled “Small Expectations: Adjustment to Economic Status in the Deep South,” which Allison Davis delivered at the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Twenty-Ninth Annual Conclave at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. In the lecture, he spoke about the economic conditions and the intersection of race and class in rural Natchez, Mississippi. He also applies these findings to the South more broadly. Specifically, Davis compared the living standards...
Dates: 1940 December 29

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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 83
Flower shows -- Georgia -- Atlanta 82
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 74
Atlanta Campaign, 1864 73
Women -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- Societies and clubs 70
Scrapbooks -- Georgia 69
Associations, institutions, etc. -- Georgia -- Atlanta 66
Gardening -- Georgia -- Atlanta 55
Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 52
Scrapbooks -- Georgia -- Atlanta 52
Atlanta (Ga.) -- Politics and government 51
Business enterprises -- Georgia -- Atlanta 50
Gardening -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- Societies, etc. 50
Georgia -- Politics and government 48
Women -- Georgia -- Societies and clubs 48
Atlanta (Ga.) 47
Neighborhoods -- Georgia -- Atlanta 46
Education -- Georgia -- Atlanta 45
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate 44
Architecture, Domestic -- Georgia -- Atlanta 43
Parks -- Georgia -- Atlanta 40
Peachtree Street (Atlanta, Ga.) 40
World War, 1939-1945 39
Business records -- Georgia -- Atlanta 37
Clothing and dress -- History -- 19th century 36
Gardening -- Georgia -- Societies, etc. 35
Transportation -- Georgia -- Atlanta 35
Women -- Georgia -- Atlanta 34
Buckhead (Atlanta, Ga.) 33
Portrait photography 33
Women -- Societies and clubs 33
Gardening -- Societies, etc. 31
Georgia -- Genealogy 30
Houses -- Georgia -- Atlanta 30
Piedmont Park (Atlanta, Ga.) 29
Gardens -- Georgia -- Atlanta 27
Music -- Georgia -- Atlanta 27
Public schools -- Georgia -- Atlanta 27
Societies -- Georgia -- Atlanta 27
Business records -- Georgia 26
Churches -- Georgia -- Atlanta 26
City planning -- Georgia -- Atlanta 26
Family life -- Georgia -- Atlanta 26
African Americans -- Georgia -- Atlanta 25
Buildings -- Georgia -- Atlanta 25
Gay community -- Georgia -- Atlanta 25
Landscape architects -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 25
Children -- Georgia -- Atlanta 23
Civil rights -- Georgia -- Atlanta 23
Finance, Personal -- Georgia 23
Landscape architecture -- Georgia 23
Railroads -- Georgia -- Atlanta 23
Sports -- Georgia -- Atlanta 23
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns 23
Urban beautification -- Georgia -- Atlanta 23
World War, 1914-1918 23
Atlanta (Ga.) -- Race relations 22
Baseball -- Georgia -- Atlanta 22
Gardens -- Design 22
High schools -- Georgia -- Atlanta 22
Portraits, American -- Georgia -- Atlanta 22
Account books -- Georgia -- Atlanta 21
Agriculture -- Georgia 21
Ansley Park (Atlanta, Ga.) 21
Landscape architecture -- Georgia -- Atlanta 21
Segregation -- Georgia -- Atlanta 21
Theaters -- Georgia -- Atlanta 21
Architects -- Georgia -- Atlanta 20
Banks and Banking -- Georgia -- Atlanta 20
Civic improvement -- Georgia -- Atlanta 20
Gay men -- Georgia -- Atlanta 20
Lawyers -- Georgia -- Atlanta 20
Slavery -- Georgia 20
Urban renewal -- Georgia -- Atlanta 20
Advertising -- Georgia -- Atlanta 19
African American women -- Georgia -- Atlanta 19
Construction -- Georgia -- Atlanta 19
Druid Hills (Atlanta, Ga.) 19
Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 19
Grant Park (Atlanta, Ga.) 19
Mayors -- Georgia -- Atlanta 19
Schools -- Georgia -- Atlanta 19
Community development -- Georgia -- Atlanta 18
Real estate business -- Georgia -- Atlanta 18
African American families -- Georgia -- Atlanta 17
Architecture, Domestic -- Georgia 17
Military uniforms 17
Photography -- Georgia -- Atlanta 17
Universities and colleges -- Georgia -- Atlanta 17
Daguerreotypes 16
Department stores -- Georgia -- Atlanta 16
Gay activists 16
Gay bars -- Georgia -- Atlanta 16
Housing -- Georgia -- Atlanta 16
Inman Park (Atlanta, Ga.) 16
Plants, Ornamental -- Georgia 16
Restaurants -- Georgia -- Atlanta 16
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Language
French 2
Chinese 1
German 1
 
Names
Girls High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 32
Atlanta Historical Society 31
Georgia Institute of Technology 27
Mitchell, Margaret, 1900-1949 26
Hartsfield, William Berry 24
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Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 22
Allen, Ivan, 1911-2003 21
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority 21
Atlanta Cyclorama (Atlanta, Ga.) 20
Coca-Cola Company 20
Cotton States Exposition (1895 : Atlanta, Ga.) 19
Grady Memorial Hospital (Atlanta, Ga.) 19
Rich's (Retail store) 19
Emory University 18
Oakland Cemetery (Atlanta, Ga.) 18
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 18
Garden Club of Georgia. 17
Georgia State Capitol (Atlanta, Ga.) 16
Jackson, Maynard, 1938-2003 16
Swan House (Atlanta, Ga.) 16
Tullie Smith House (Atlanta, Ga.) 16
Atlanta (Ga.). Fire Department 15
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce 15
Atlanta History Center 15
Brown, Joseph E. (Joseph Emerson), 1821-1894 15
C. W. Motes (Atlanta, Ga.) 15
United States. Army 15
University of Georgia 15
Atlanta Braves (Baseball team) 14
Young, Andrew, 1932- 14
Atlanta Municipal Airport (Ga.) 13
Lee, Robert E., (Robert Edward), 1807-1870 13
Maddox, Lester, 1915-2003 13
Atlanta (Ga.). Police Department 12
Atlanta City Hall (Atlanta, 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 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
Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-2002 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
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
Fowler, Wyche, 1940- 9
Frank, Leo, 1884-1915 9
Jones, Bobby 9
Ku Klux Klan, 1915- 9
Olympic Games. (26th : 1996 : Atlanta, Ga.) 9
Reeves Studios (Atlanta, Ga.) 9
Technological High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 9
Woodruff, Robert Winship 9
Atlanta Public Library 8
Biltmore Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.) 8
Democratic Party (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
League of Women Voters of Atlanta/Fulton County 8
Stephens, Alexander H. (Alexander Hamilton), 1812-1883 8
Trust Company of Georgia 8
United Daughters of the Confederacy 8
Aaron, Hank, 1934- 7
Allen, Louise Richardson, 1917-2008 7
American Society of Landscape Architects. Georgia Chapter 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
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