Women civic leaders -- Georgia -- Atlanta
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
Atlanta Woman's Club records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS353
Scope and Content
This collection is comprised of records that provide details on the history of the club. Included in the collection are yearbooks, scrapbooks, pressbooks, newspaper clippings, and programs pertaining to the club's social and civic activities. Of special interest are materials that provide details on the historic Wimbish House.
Dates:
1895-1986, undated
Atlanta Women's Network records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS710
Scope and Contents
This collection contains records documenting the establishment and operation of the Atlanta Women's Network. Areas of the organization documented include the Board of Directors, committee creation and work, luncheon and other event planning, and business operations. The bulk of papers consist of correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, marketing ephemera, newsletters and publications, and rosters and directories. Of particular note are articles of incorporation, by-laws, and surveys on...
Dates:
1978-1989, undated
Atlanta's Woman of the Year photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS455
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs of Atlanta's Woman of the Year awardees, sponsors, and committee chairs for each year. Of particular note is a photograph of Atlanta's Woman of the Year founder, Charles H. Jagels, in 1943, as well as photographs of Mayors William B. Hartsfield (1890-1971) and Ivan Allen Jr. (1911-2003) with Woman of the Year awardees. Among the hundreds of women selected for Woman of the Year, notable awardees include Leila Denmark (1898-2012) in 1953, Ruth Blair...
Dates:
1943-1972
Charlotte and Alvin Ferst, Jr. papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1038
Scope and Content
This collection contains reports, correspondence, meeting minutes, and memoranda from organizations in which either Alvin or Charlotte Ferst were active during their professional and civic careers. Among these organizations are the High Museum of Art, the Museum Trustees Association, Rich's Department Store, Central Atlanta Progress, TransFact Inc., the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, and the United Way. The collection also contains personal correspondence from Charlotte and Alvin Ferst,...
Dates:
1954-2009, undated
Emily Bourne Grigsby papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1201
Scope and Contents
This collection contains documents from Emily Bourne Grigsby's career as an opera singer and model, as well as her time as president of the Atlanta Music Club and her association with the Atlanta Opera Arts Association. Included are opera show programs from her performances with the San Francisco Opera chorus, the Atlanta Pops Orchestra, and Moonlight Opera Company in Atlanta, Georgia. There are also newspaper clippings of Grigsby's modeling career and her involvement in the 1954 "Feast of...
Dates:
1943-2004, undated
Emily Bourne Grigsby visual arts materials
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS391
Scope and Contents
This collection contains images of Emily Bourne Grigsby's career as an opera singer and model, as well as her time as president of the Atlanta Music Club. Included are production stills from The Tales of Hoffman and Rigoletto with the San Francisco Opera, and images from the Moonlight Opera Company in Atlanta, Georgia. There are also photographs of Grigsby modeling at The Cloister at Sea Island, Georgia; on top of Stone Mountain; for an...
Dates:
1940-2004, undated
Lucinda Bunnen photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS395
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs taken for Movers and Shakers in Georgia by Lucinda Bunnen and Frankie Coxe. The collection includes images of notable political, business, cultural, and arts figures between 1976-1978 in Georgia. Also included are photographs of events such as Jimmy Carter's presidential election, a Decatur Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) planning meeting, the Ramblin' Raft Race on the Chattahoochee River, an Atlanta...
Dates:
approximately 1976-1978
Marjorie Uhry Liebman papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1195
Scope and Content
This collection contains materials related to the work and achievements of Marjorie Uhry Liebman. Materials include note cards from her speeches, personal calendars, cards from Scott-Liebman and the League of Women Voters, a copy of LSU Alumni News featuring Liebman, programs from Atlanta's Woman of the Year awards banquet, annual financial reports from Scott-Liebman, and various newspaper clippings featuring Liebman. One item of particular interest is a...
Dates:
1921-1976, undated
Utopian Literary Club documents
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1120
Scope and Content
This collection consists of historical sketches written about the club, biographies highlighting members, and a proclamation from the Fulton County Board of Commissioners honoring the club. There are also programs for events and special projects, yearbooks documenting past club members, meeting minutes, financial reports, and meeting agendas.
Dates:
1927-2003, undated
Women's Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta and Dogwood Festival records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS938
Scope and Content
The records of the Women's Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta have been divided into two series; series have been designated for Women's Chamber of Commerce and the Atlanta Dogwood Festival. The first series includes the charter, by-laws, and policies and procedures of the Women's Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta, as well as correspondence, newsletters, meeting literature, news clippings, photographs, and financial data. The records of the Atlanta Dogwood Festival include correspondence,...
Dates:
1952-1989
Women's Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta visual arts materials
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS398
Scope and Contents
This collection contains images and items related to the Women's Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta's outreach activities and members. Included are photographs, negatives, and slides of annual events and contests, as well as WCC members and officers, meetings, and committees. Also included are materials related to activities conducted in partnership with the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and the Atlanta Junior Chamber of Commerce. All images were taken in Atlanta, Georgia, unless otherwise...
Dates:
approximately 1948-1981, undated