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Family life -- Georgia

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Alva Pinkston McCrary photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS466
Scope and Contents This collection contains images of the McCrary family, the bulk of which are portraits of Alva Pinkston McCrary, and photographs he took or collected while stationed in France during World War I, such as battlefield images depicting French, American, and German trenches, troops, artillery, aircraft, medical facilities and equipment, and living conditions. Also included are images of dead German soldiers; battle damage to buildings, bridges, and villages; several American naval vessels; and...
Dates: approximately 1870-1949, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Alva Pinkston McCrary photographs

Bozeman, Jackson, and McCurry family papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS913f
Scope and Content

The collection contains correspondence, financial records, certificates, pamphlets, and cards that belonged to Dr. James Fort Bozeman, Raymond Speed McCurry, and other members of the Jackson family. Documents of special note include Raymond Speed McCurry's death certificate, Joan McCurry Jackson's birth certificate, Dr. James Fort Bozeman's personal correspondence, and business receipts from Henry Rootes Jackson.

Dates: 1852-1968, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Bozeman, Jackson, and McCurry family papers

Cobb family papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS820f
Scope and Content This collection contains letters to and from Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb; his mother Sarah 'Birdie' Rootes Cobb; his wife Marion Cobb; and Marion's sister, Callie King (1826-1905). Thomas wrote about his children, his travels throughout the southern states, and the Civil War, as well as poems to his wife. Sarah, Marion, and Callie wrote about their families and home life. Included with some of the letters are photocopies and typed or handwritten transcripts. The collection also contains one...
Dates: 1843-1890, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Cobb family papers

Cox family letters

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS390f
Scope and Content This collection contains three letters from the Cox family. Two letters were written by O.W. Cox and Helen Cox to William Markham and Sarah Bartlett, in 1848 and 1849, respectively. In one document permission is granted to Thomas H. Cox and Andrew Moore to practice law in Georgia. The third letter was written by Kitte M. Cox and send to a cousin. In addition, the collection contains a typescript of a letter to Thomas Cox from this father Colonel Oliver Cox. The letter contains genealogical...
Dates: 1848-1864
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Cox family letters

Cunningham family photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS373
Scope and Content This collection contains photographs of the Cunningham family, as well as photographs of Gussie Swafford Cunningham's father, John Augustus Swafford, and her cousin, Ray Swafford (1889-1917), pictured in front of the Maddox-Rucker Banking Company in Atlanta, Georgia. Also included are photographs of a Georgia Power Company line crew, which features Julian Cunningham's father-in-law, Major Holland Collins (1883-1966). There are also photographs of Ella Swafford's father, David Terrell Duncan,...
Dates: Approximately 1890-1923, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Cunningham family photographs

Daniel and William A. McDougald papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS229f
Scope and Content

This collection contains land deeds from Macon County, Muscogee County, and Meriwether County in Georgia, receipts, business records, and legal documents. Of particular note is a bill of sale for enslaved people in Muscogee County, Georgia; a list of enslaved people with ages and brief descriptions; and correspondence relating to land transactions on the part of William A. and Daniel McDougald.

Dates: 1825-1889, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Daniel and William A. McDougald papers

Grant and Slaton family photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS449
Scope and Contents

This collection contains photographs of members of the Grant and Slaton families. It also includes images of residences belonging to George W. Connor, John Thomas Grant, William Daniel Grant, John W. Grant Sr., John Marshall Slaton, and Hugh T. Inman. Of special note are portraits of Emily MacDougald (Mrs. Edward H. Inman) in her wedding dress. Locations are unknown unless otherwise noted.

Dates: approximately 1845-1955, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Grant and Slaton family photographs

Hale family visual arts materials

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS381
Scope and Content This collection contains photographs of Frank Sheffield Hale's family, including members of the Bradley, Davis, Fogle, Harrold, Long, and Sheffield families and their residences. Of special note are photographs of the Hale family farm in Marengo County near Uniontown, Alabama, and the Long family farm in Russell County, Alabama, as well as the Long family's 1984 reunion in Uchee, Alabama. Locations in the collection are unknown unless otherwise noted; however, several of the individuals...
Dates: 1850-2018, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Hale family visual arts materials

Henry C. Garrison correspondence

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS749f
Scope and Content

This collection contains letters and telegraphs addressed to and from Henry C. Garrison pertaining to the life and well being of him and his family.

Dates: 1892-1898
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Henry C. Garrison correspondence

Mildred Traver Coggin photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS314
Scope and Content

This collection contains images of Mildred Traver Coggin and her family members and friends, including: Lilly Hill Traver, Charles Wesley Traver, Frances Traver, Raymond Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Hodge Havis, and unidentified individuals.

Dates: 1888-1944, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Mildred Traver Coggin photographs

Sam P. Jones photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS327
Scope and Content This collection contains portraits of Reverend Sam P. Jones, as well as his immediate and extended family. Photographs depict family and friends in front of "The Cottage," Jones' residence in Cartersville, Georgia; celebrations such as Sam Jones' 50th birthday; Faneuil Hall in Boston, Massachusetts, where Jones held revival meetings. Other photographs include portraits Tom Dunham, Jones' secretary, and the Jones family cook, Mat McCoy. Of particular note is a group portrait of Foreign...
Dates: 1870-1953, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Sam P. Jones photographs

Tate family greeting cards

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS765f
Scope and Content

The collection contains 31 greeting and holiday cards to and from members of the Tate family. There is also an envelope and a bank receipt from 1928.

Dates: 1928, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Tate family greeting cards

William A. Manning photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS313
Scope and Content

This collection contains photographs of William A. Manning, Sr and his family. It also includes images of street scenes in Atlanta.

Dates: approximately 1907-1939
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / William A. Manning photographs