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Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Arnall T. Connell papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1046
Scope and Content This collection consists of papers related to Arnall T. Connell's tenure as a professor in the College of Architecture at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in Atlanta, Georgia. Student papers written by Connell's graduate students form the largest portion of the collection. The papers cover a large array of Atlanta-related subjects, including neighborhoods and their histories, historic preservation of buildings and homes, renovation and repurposing ideas for historic...
Dates: 1894-1994, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Arnall T. Connell papers

Atlanta Urban Design Commission records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1272
Scope and Contents This collection contains administrative records and documentation of the creation of AUDC through meeting minutes, reports, newspaper articles, and correspondence. The records also contain data collected about historic nominations of properties and neighborhoods, and records from the Cooperation of Olympic Development in Atlanta (CODA). Historic nomination forms include the nominee's history, correspondence, meeting minutes from the commission, and nomination and acceptance packets. The bulk...
Dates: 1973-2008, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Atlanta Urban Design Commission records

Atlanta Urban Design Commission visual arts materials

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS443
Scope and Contents This collection contains images, historic property surveys, and maps which depict Atlanta and its neighborhoods. AUDC generated these materials, gathered by trained volunteers and unidentified photographers, to document and study the neighborhoods and important structures to gauge their historic significance. Materials depict residences, commercial buildings, streetscapes, religious structures, schools, cemeteries, industrial sites, parks, and government buildings. Also included are city...
Dates: 1912-2005, undated (bulk 1973-1995)
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Atlanta Urban Design Commission visual arts materials

Florence Inman photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS389
Scope and Contents This collection contains photographs of Focal Point Inc.'s awards and recognitions, the staff and workshop, and the moldings they designed and manufactured. Examples of moldings and decorative medallions are shown after they were manufactured in the Focal Point workshop, or installed in residences and historic properties. Of special note are images of Focal Point co-founders, Florence Inman and Jerry Garrison, as well as custom-made designs for Atlanta's Fox Theatre, historic properties at...
Dates: 1970-1990, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Florence Inman photographs

Peachtree-Cherokee Trust records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS54
Scope and Content

This collection contains materials regarding the creation and management of the Peachtree-Cherokee Trust, the publication and promotion of Architecture of Neel Reid in Georgia by James H. Grady, and documents detailing the life and work of Reid. Papers include legal documents, correspondence, book reviews and publicity, financial records, research notes, articles, and clippings.

Dates: 1963-1975, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Peachtree-Cherokee Trust records

Poppy Garden Club records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS942f
Scope and Contents

This collection contains items that document the club's efforts to support the Tullie Smith House and Farm. Included in the collection are writings about the Tullie Smith House, correspondence about the publication of the Tullie Smith House booklet, and Atlanta Historical Society (later Atlanta History Center) publications and newsletters. Of special interest are notes for a Yule Log slide presentation.

Dates: 1978-1979
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Poppy Garden Club records

Robert Jones records of the Atlanta Cyclorama restoration

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS739
Scope and Content

This collection contains material pertaining to the restoration of the Atlanta Cyclorama, including invoices, receipts, newspaper clippings, employee information, payrolls, bank statements, and correspondence.

Dates: 1958-1986, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Robert Jones records of the Atlanta Cyclorama restoration