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Hotels -- Georgia -- Atlanta

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 11 Collections and/or 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

Carl J. Weinmeister hotel guestbook and naturalization papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS973f
Scope and Contents

This collection contains the guestbook from Hotel Weinmeister that documents the name, residence, time, and room of each guest staying at the hotel between 1898 and 1921. Also a part of the collection is a copy of Carl J. Weinmeister's 1874 naturalization papers, which he signed at the Fulton Superior Court in Atlanta as part of his United States citizenship application.

Dates: 1874-1921
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Carl J. Weinmeister hotel guestbook and naturalization papers

Cecil Rentz letter

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS754f
Scope and Content

This collection contains one letter addressed from Edna to Cecil Rentz, postmarked 1931, written on Henry Grady Hotel stationary. It describes a vacation in Atlanta.

Dates: 1931
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Cecil Rentz letter

Charles Bickerstaff and Joel Hurt Photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS134
Scope and Contents of the Records This collection contains photographs of banks, businesses, theaters, clubs, hotels, and grocery stores in downtown Atlanta, including two structures, the Atlanta Theater and the Equitable Building that were built by engineer and developer Joel Hurt. The collection also contains photographs of the Candler Building, the Century Building, the Empire Building, the English-American Building, and the Piedmont Hotel. Among the images are photographs taken by Tracy Mathewson, Edwards and Sons, and...
Dates: circa 1893 - 1923
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Charles Bickerstaff and Joel Hurt Photographs

Grady Hospital Student Doctors Account of the Winecoff Hotel Fire

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS92f
Scope and Contents of the Records This collection contains a transcript of the comments of four doctors who served as student doctors under Dr. Charles Holloway at Grady Hospital. These four witnessed the fire and assisted patients both at the scene and in the emergency room. The first doctor interviewed was unnamed and arrived at the hospital emergency room at four in the morning. His account includes details on how the hospital’s lack of space and small staff made it difficult to handle the large amount of fire victims...
Dates: 1946
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Grady Hospital Student Doctors Account of the Winecoff Hotel Fire

H. I. Kimball House collection

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS293
Scope and Content

This collection primarily contains ground rent receipts as well as some records pertaining to the original Kimball House.

Dates: 1884-1959, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / H. I. Kimball House collection

Henry Grady Hotel records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS832
Scope and Content

This collection contains one guest register book and two time books. The guest register book, titled "Information Book & Transient Guests Index," is arranged alphabetically by the last name of the guest and includes room number, arrival date, departure date, and account number. The time books include the names of the employees, days worked and absent, total time worked in days, advances and deductions, and balance due.

Dates: 1958-1967
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Henry Grady Hotel records

H.J. Carr & Co. photographs and postcard

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS3
Scope and Content

This collection contains photos of commercial buildings, including hotels, office buildings, parking garages, a theatre, manufacturing buildings, a YMCA, educational facilities and railroad facilities. The architects involved on these construction projects include G. Lloyd Preacher, Ivey & Crook, and Neel Reid. Photographers include Edgar Orr, Rogers & Farmer, Fishbaugh & Lee, Francis E. Price, and Reeves Studio.

Dates: 1909-1932, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / H.J. Carr & Co. photographs and postcard

Marion Johnson photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS33
Scope and Content This collection documents the Atlanta urban environment, particularly during the 1950s and 1960s, through cityscapes, aerial views and scenes of individual buildings as the city underwent a period of building and growth. The arrival of the city's first professional sports team, the Atlanta Braves, is documented. Also included in the collection are scenes pertaining to Southern politics including local, state and presidential races. A wide variety of Georgia agriculture and industry is...
Dates: 1938-1975
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Marion Johnson photographs

Morton Brailsford Paine photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS341
Scope and Content

This collection contains photographs of scenes in Atlanta, Georgia, as well as Augusta, Georgia. Included are photographs of the American Bank Building; Piedmont Hotel; and the English-American Building (known as the Flatiron Building) in Atlanta. Other images include photographs of automobiles, bicycles, architecture, hotels, and bridges.

Dates: 1902-1915, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Morton Brailsford Paine photographs

Postcard collection

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS93
Scope and Contents This collection contains postcards that depict scenes in Atlanta and the state of Georgia. Most of the images are of man-made structures in Atlanta including Agnes Scott College, Atlanta Municipal Airport (now Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport), Biltmore Hotel, Booker T. Washington High School, Bulloch Hall, Candler Building, Capitol City Club, City Hall, Clark College (now Clark Atlanta University), Atlanta Cyclorama at Grant Park, English-American (Flatiron) Building, Fort...
Dates: 1899-1990, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Postcard collection