Lost Cause mythology
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
James G. Nichols photographs of 1938 Atlanta Memorial Day parade
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS542
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs of the 1938 Memorial Day Parade from downtown Atlanta to Oakland Cemetery. The images include Georgia Institute of Technology band, Georgia Military Academy band, North Georgia Agriculture College band, Governor's Horse Guard, Ku Klux Klan, National Guard, "The Old Guard," possibly referring to the Old Guard of the Gate City Guard, Naval Unit of Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Fire Department, and Confederate veterans memorial.
Dates:
1938 April 26
Ku Klux Klan collection
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1238
Scope and Contents
This collection contains material generated by the national organization, as well as local chapters, primarily the Realm of Georgia, of the Ku Klux Klan. Included are periodicals such as Kourier Magazine and The Imperial Knight-Hawk; financial, business, and membership papers; flyers and notices about Klan activities; and publications about ideology. Rhetoric throughout the collection is racist, anti-Semitic, anti-Catholic,...
Dates:
1916-1998, undated
Rubie Austin Acker photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS468
Scope and Contents
This collection contains images collected by Rubie Austin Acker of Confederate memorial events in Georgia, including the Battle of Jonesboro Centennial Celebration in 1964 in Jonesboro, Georgia, as well as images of the Patrick R. Cleburne Confederate Memorial Cemetery. Also included are group portraits of United Daughters of the Confederacy, Frankie Lyle Chapter members. Of particular note are photographs of the 100th Confederate Memorial Day event at Oakland Cemetery in 1966 in Atlanta,...
Dates:
approximately 1960-1969, undated
United Daughters of the Confederacy visual arts materials
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS470
Scope and Contents
The bulk of this collection contains photographs documenting Confederate monuments and cemeteries in several Georgia cities. Of particular note are images of the DeKalb County Confederate Monument and Savannah Civil War Memorial, as well as an enlarged photograph of the orignal concept for the Stone Mountain carving. Also part of the collection are images of UDC activities and identified members of the Georgia Division and various Atlanta chapters, including Atlanta Chapter No. 18 President...
Dates:
approximately 1850-1987, undated