Poverty -- Georgia -- Atlanta
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Florence Crittenton Home records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS606
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the governance of the Atlanta Florence Crittenton Home. Papers include material about finances, site management, programs, and the care of women living at the home. The bulk of the papers are Board of Trustee meeting minutes, budgets, and information about the history of the organization. Also included are publications pertaining to the organization's mission; a Board of Trustees manual that contains by-laws and historic background; newsletters written and published...
Dates:
1892-1982, undated
Hillside Cottages records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS657
Scope and Contents
This collection documents Hillside Cottages, formerly Home for the Friendless. The bulk of materials are minutes from Executive Board and Woman's Board meetings, which include correspondence; notes on the number of children and their activities; financial reports and budgets; health and medical reports, and medical examinations; annual reports; reports from the president and the Kiwanis Club; and statements of operation. The collection also contains a scrapbook divided and foldered by year,...
Dates:
1898-1996, undated
Muriel Lokey papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS967
Scope and Content
During her term as director of the Poverty Rights Office, Muriel Lokey retained documents relating to the P.R.O., Emmaus House, and the activism efforts of Peoplestown residents. Records from the P.R.O. include copies of the Poor People's Newspaper (1970-1993), a monthly publication that contained information for poor people in Atlanta in the areas of housing, social security, welfare, school lunches, health care, the police and the law, politics, and...
Dates:
1970-1993, undated