National Parks and reserves
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Bartram Trail collection
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS867
Scope and Content
This collection contains three reports regarding the Bartram Trail. One report, the Bartram Heritage Report, is the culmination of the Bartram Heritage Studies that were proposed to the U.S. Department of the Interior. The main objective of this report was the establishment of a Bartram National Scenic Trail. The other two studies are of the scenic trail during the early 1980s. The reports contain various information including biographical data on William Bartram, maps of his travels,...
Dates:
1978-1982
Dorothy A. Vogel photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS461
Scope and Contents
This collection contains four albums containing photographs related to Dorothy Vogel's life. Images include family, friends, school trips, stylized portraits, and travel destinations such as the Grand Canyon; Yellowstone National Park; Oregon; Miami; New York; and Ontario, Canada. Also included are photographs of Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) and United Service Organization (USO) events, dances, and women's basketball, as well as summer camps such as Camp Highland in Plum Lake,...
Dates:
1917-1960, undated
Friends of the River collection
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1269
Scope and Contents
These records document the efforts of the environmental and educational organization Friends of the River to preserve and protect the Chattahoochee River Corridor. Included are correspondence, financial records, membership lists, newspaper clippings, agendas, minutes, pamphlets, periodicals, publications, and subject files that highlight the work of this group and members Marcia Bansley and Claude Terry. The collection also includes organizational records from other environmental groups...
Dates:
1966-2016, undated
Norma K. and Edwin J. Seiferle papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1050
Scope and Content
This collection contains articles, memoranda, and correspondence relating to professional and civic organizations with which the Seiferles were involved. Among those organizations are the Atlanta Historical Society, the Georgia Conservancy, the Georgia Botanical Society, and the Highpoint Civic Association. The collection also contains personal correspondence, coursework, family history, environmental studies, and travel interests. Material highlights a wide range of topics such as...
Dates:
1867-1989, undated
Norma K. and Edwin J. Seiferle photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS296
Scope and Content
This collection contains images that document the social and civic activities of the Seiferles. The majority of images were taken on their hiking and botany trips, sometimes with groups such as the Georgia Appalachian Trail Club (GATC). Photographs are largely of gardens and flora, but also include scenic landscapes, mountains, rivers, harbors, and coastlines. Plant images are mostly identified and a great number of photographs are from the Seiferles' own Atlanta garden (later incorporated...
Dates:
1875-1988, undated
William B. Hartsfield films
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS194
Scope and Content
The films in this collection depict the 1939 premiere of the Gone with the Wind, hosted by the City of Atlanta; Hartsfield’s 1940 mayoral campaign; Hartsfield with Gone with the Wind author Margaret Mitchell selling war bonds in downtown Atlanta during World War II; footage highlighting his six-term career as mayor; and amateur footage of Hartsfield with unidentified individuals fishing...
Dates:
approximately 1939-1960