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Atlanta (Ga.) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 123 Collections and/or Records:

Student Aid Foundation Records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1
Scope and Contents of the Records

These records comprise the minutes, correspondence, reports, pamphlets, yearbooks of the Student Aid Foundation from 1908-1977.

Dates: 1908-1977
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Student Aid Foundation Records

Susan Ann Clarke Hayes family photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS13
Scope and Content

This collection contains images of Susan Ann Clarke Hayes and her descendants.

Dates: approximately 1860-1914
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Susan Ann Clarke Hayes family photographs

Tenth Street School World War I Memorial papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS774
Scope and Content

The collections consists of the papers found in the box put in the Memorial.

Dates: 1920-1922, 1969, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Tenth Street School World War I Memorial papers

Thomas Callahan Davison collection

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS926
Scope and Content

This collection contains copies of articles from scientific journals, newspaper clippings, awards, newsletters, and correspondence. There is also a pamphlet written by Davison titled Self-Examination of the Breast by Women. Included in the collection are a scrapbook of articles on the Tenth Southern Surgical Congress (1939) as well as Margaret Block's programs.

Dates: 1899-1983, undated; Majority of material found within 1906 - 1953
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Thomas Callahan Davison collection

TWFB Corporation Records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS2
Scope and Contents of the Records

These records contain legal and business papers relating to the business and property holdings in Atlanta of the TWFB Corporation.

Dates: 1957-1974
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / TWFB Corporation Records

Ursula Adelaide Adkins papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS882
Scope and Content

This collection consists of a memory book belonging to Ursula Adelaide Adkins, kept during her senior year at Girls' High School and her Girls' High diploma with diploma tie.

Dates: 1929-1932, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Ursula Adelaide Adkins papers

Virginia Lou Pirkle scrapbook

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS847
Scope and Content

This collection contains one memory book kept by Virginia Lou Pirkle during her senior year. Included in the book are autographs from teachers and classmates, newspaper clippings, photos, dance cards, and various materials from neighboring school during 1928.

Dates: 1928
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Virginia Lou Pirkle scrapbook

Vogue, The Picture record

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS899
Scope and Content This collection contains one seventy-eight revolutions per minute record which has a picture on each side. One of the songs is "Atlanta, G.A." by Skylar and Shaftel, performed by Shep Fields and his Orchestra with Jack Prince as vocalist. This side has a picture of a train, the Atlanta Limited, a young woman, and morning glories. The other side of the record is "Aren't You Glad You're You" by Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van Heusen, performed by Shep Fields and his Orchestra with Meredith Blake as...
Dates: undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Vogue, The Picture record

W. T. Clinton and Moore, Marsh, and Company ledgers and scrapbook

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS755
Scope and Content

This collection consists of two ledger books: one belonging to W. T. Clinton and one belonging to W. M. Moore of Moore, Marsh, and Company. Also included is a scrapbook belonging to W. T. Clinton which also contains a ledger at the back of the scrapbook.

Dates: 1876-1881, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / W. T. Clinton and Moore, Marsh, and Company ledgers and scrapbook

Waddell-Setze-McClatchey family papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS842
Scope and Content This collection contains the personal correspondence and memorabilia of two families of two different time periods. The Waddells are the contributors of the Civil War period correspondence which demonstrate in great detail the conditions of the lives of those left at home and of the needs of the soldiers. These letters also demonstrate the role of an officer and the ability to have his wife follow his movements. The later correspondence and personal records were contributed by the Setze...
Dates: 1855-1966, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Waddell-Setze-McClatchey family papers

Wallace Putnam Reed papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS280f
Scope and Content

This collection contains research papers by Reed on electricity in Atlanta and the first gun fired in the Civil War in Atlanta. The collection also includes a letter to Reed about the history of the West End neighborhood and a sketch of Confederate General Wade Hampton.

Dates: approximately 1890
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Wallace Putnam Reed papers

Walter H. Grant scrapbook

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS96
Scope and Content

This collection contains a scrapbook kept by Rose Grant, wife of Walter H. Grant. It contains clippings regarding notable Atlanta citizens and adoption papers of their daughter, Louise.

Dates: 1915-1925
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Walter H. Grant scrapbook

Walter McElreath Papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS154
Scope and Content This collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, certificates, manuscripts, handwritten notes, and pamphlets. The bulk of the collection contains McElreath's writings; research; rough drafts; a play for the Atlanta Centennial celebration; manuscripts of books and articles; and newspaper notices about his publications. Also included are notes and articles about Gertrude Stein and George Bernard Shaw. Newspaper clippings cover topics such as the Atlanta Centennial in 1948; the...
Dates: 1879-1963, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Walter McElreath Papers

Walter S. Burns civil war correspondence

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS603f
Scope and Contents of the Records This collection contains 11 letters from Walter S. Burns to his parents living in Findlay, Ohio. He writes about living conditions in the army camps, the needs of a soldier, his business matters at home, and news such as deaths of friends and family. Burns’ letters begin in Nashville, Tennessee in 1862 and continue through 1864 from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Ringgold and Atlanta, Georgia. He records fighting outside of Atlanta and the shelling of the city in his letter written on August 20,...
Dates: 1862 – 1864
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Walter S. Burns civil war correspondence

Washington Seminary records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS28
Scope and Content

These papers consist of catalogues (organized chronologically), invitations, programs, newspaper clippings, Memories, and a history of Washington Seminary.

Dates: 1878-1978
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Washington Seminary records

Wilbur G. Kurtz, Sr. papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS130
Scope and Content This collection contains the personal and professional papers of Wilbur G. Kurtz, Sr. The bulk of the personal papers pertain to the Kurtz and Fuller families and Wilbur's early adult life in Greencastle, Indiana and Chicago, Illinois. The personal papers also contain a series of diaries written by Wilbur and correspondence between Kurtz and Fuller family members.The professional papers and research papers consist primarily of the research materials and notes compiled by Wilbur...
Dates: 1814-1993, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Wilbur G. Kurtz, Sr. papers

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
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / William B. Hartsfield films

William B. Hartsfield papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS811
Scope and Content

This collection contains newspaper clippings and magazine articles pertaining to Hartsfield. Also, there are technical publications and articles concerning the growth of the Atlanta airport as well as the city's highways. Articles on flouridation and the Chattahoochee River Basin are also included. The collection has various awards and personal effects such as greeting cards, a checkbook, the Hartsfield coat of arms, and letters.

Dates: 1943-1970, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / William B. Hartsfield papers

William Jack papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS925
Scope and Content

This collection contains forty-six letters regarding the Civil War. Each accompanied by a typed transcription. Included are a sixteen page letter describing the Battle of Chancellorsville, a hand drawn pencil sketch of camp, and letters regarding the Atlanta Campaign, particularly the Battle of Peachtree Creek.

Dates: 1862-1865, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / William Jack papers

William Richard Venable collection

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS435
Scope and Content

This collection is comprised of one scrapbook and one funeral notice for William Richard Venable.

Dates: 1873, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / William Richard Venable collection