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Georgia -- Politics and government

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 46 Collections and/or Records:

Alexander Stephens Clay correspondence

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS61f
Scope and Content

This collection contains copies of correspondence written to United States Senator from Georgia Alexander Clay Stephens from constituents and associates. Most of the letters are requesting favors for military or political appointments.

Dates: 1901

Alfred Colquitt gubernatorial primary flyer

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS975f
Scope and Contents This political flyer is from the first Georgia gubernatorial primary after the state ratified a new post-Reconstruction constitution in 1877. In it, "colored men interested in the welfare of their race" urge Black Georgians to vote for Alfred Colquitt (1824-1894) over Thomas Norwood (1830-1913) because "Governor Colquitt is the first Democratic Governor that has ever given the colored people their full rights in Georgia." Colquitt, the incumbent and Democratic nominee, ultimately won the...
Dates: approximately 1880

Allen C. Smith papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS333
Scope and Content This collection contains the manuscript and research for Allen C. Smith's thesis, The Republican Party in Georgia, 1867-1871. It was completed as part of his master's degree from Duke University in 1936. Also included are essays by Smith entitled The Union League in Georgia, The Secession Fight in Georgia, and Aggressive Slavocracy in Georgia, as well as...
Dates: 1930-1950, undated

Allen Jones papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1105
Scope and Content

This collection contains notes, correspondence, and business documentation related to Allen Jones' work in the Atlanta Executive Network, Helping Hands, Log Cabin Republicans, and Young Republicans groups. Materials also include select personal records such as a family newsletter and images of awards Jones received.

Dates: 1964-2007, undated; Majority of material found within 1995 - 2007

Atlanta Lesbian and Gay History Thing papers and publications

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS773
Scope and Content

This collection consists of papers and publications related to the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender (LGBT) community in Atlanta, Georgia. Series I includes gay and lesbian publications from Atlanta,the Southeast, and nationwide. Series II consists of business and organization papers pertaining to gay rights and AIDS. Series III includes personal papers of gay and lesbian activists in Atlanta and Georgia.

Dates: 1957-2002, undated

Bessie Duke Small collection

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS466
Scope and Content

This collection contains a scrapbook compiled by Bessie Duke Small and miscellaneous ephemeral materials. The scrapbook includes newspaper clippings primarily regarding the Democratic Party and various political events.

Dates: 1908-1961, undated

Cathy Woolard papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1214
Scope and Contents This collection contains materials pertaining to Cathy Woolard's career on the Atlanta City Council, including campaign flyers, voter surveys, press clippings about her work, legal paperwork, and administrative binders. The bulk of documents are planning materials about the construction of the Atlanta BeltLine, such as financial and environmental studies, presentations, and magazines and publications. Also included are documents related to Woolard's service on the Atlanta March Committee for...
Dates: 1986-2013, undated

Charles Frederick Swint Sr. papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS968f
Scope and Contents This collection contains correspondence between Charles F. Swint and governors Eugene Talmadge (1884-1946), Herman Talmadge (1913-2002), and Lester Maddox (1915-2003) about Swint's contributions to their political campaigns; and Eugene Talmadge's appointment of Swint to the 1946 Georgia Democratic State Convention as a delegate. There is also a letter from Herman Talmadge to a constituent and brochures, flyers, and receipts pertaining to the Eugene Talmadge's monument; racial segregation;...
Dates: 1896-1970, undated

Charles Northen scrapbook

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS298
Scope and Content

This collection consists of a single scrapbook containing newspaper clippings. Topics collected include state and national politics; consolidation of Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and the Atlanta Business League; Atlanta Horse Show; Atlanta Lecture Association; and religion.

Dates: 1898-1916

Cobb Citizens Coalition records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1211
Scope and Contents This collection contains records created by the Cobb Citizens Coalition (CCC) that document the organization's efforts to remove Olympic events from Cobb County because of its anti-gay legislation. Papers include financial records, marketing and advertising ephemera, publications and research, correspondence, and event planning documentation. There are also records created by organizers, the bulk of which belonged to Elaine Hill, including meeting notes, awards, and correspondence. In...
Dates: 1980-2007, undated

Fred Williams scrapbook

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS376f
Scope and Content

This scrapbook of newspaper clippings contains general news items about the state of Georgia, state politics, and the debate over the coinage of silver.

Dates: 1895

George and Pansey Slappey scrapbook

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS318
Scope and Content

This collection is comprised of a single scrapbook pertaining primarily to newsworthy events in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dates: 1944

Georgia 2020, 2021 political campaign collection

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS949f
Scope and Contents This collection contains physical and digital documents from the 2020 and 2021 political campaigns in Georgia. Physical papers include mailers from candidate campaigns, the Democratic Party of Georgia, and the Georgia Republican Party; absentee voting information; material from Planned Parenthood, Fair Fight Political Action Committee (PAC), and Ways to Vote; and postcards encouraging voter participation. Digital files are educational presentations and resource packets prepared for...
Dates: 2020-2021

Gil Robison visual arts materials

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS422
Scope and Contents This collection features images collected by Gil Robison related to his personal and professional life, in particular his work with the Metropolitan Gazette. Photographs include those taken by Gerald Jones for the publication, primarily of Atlanta and Georgia political leaders, as well as the 1979 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. In many of these images, Robison is seen interviewing featured individuals, who include...
Dates: approximately 1900-2001, undated

Grace Towns Hamilton maps and photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS35
Scope and Content The collection contains images of Grace Towns Hamilton, her family, special events, and other public officials. The bulk of the collection features Hamilton posed with public officials including: Governor Jimmy Carter, U.S. Congressman Andrew Young, Georgia Governor George Busbee, Coretta Scott King, Atlanta University President Benjamin E. Mays, and U.S. Congressman Julian Bond. Also included are photographs of Atlanta homes of the 1960s; African-American Navy yard workers (1940s); the...
Dates: 1882-1984, undated

H.A. Godby papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS57
Scope and Contents

These papers include court cases from his years as a Justice of the Peace and some correspondence.

Dates: 1899-1926

Hamilton Lokey Photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS175
Scope and Contents of the Records

This collection includes public relations photographs of the Georgia General Assembly and the United States Army that include images of Georgia Representative Hamilton Lokey and other unidentified Georgia politicians. The photographed events include a junket to St. Simons Island, Georgia, visits to the Lockheed plant in Marietta, and to the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Other photographs are campaign photographs taken during parades, presumably in downtown Atlanta.

Dates: 1952-1956, undated

Henry Aaron Alexander collection

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS476
Scope and Content

This collection contains certificates issued to Henry Alexander to plead and practice before the United States Supreme Court and the Supreme Court of the state of Georgia and membership and charter from the American Legion for Fulton County, Post Department of Georgia No. 134.

Dates: 1900-1935

Henry K. McCay collection

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS221f
Scope and Content This collection includes copies of documents relating to the appointment of Judge Henry K. McCay as Judge on the United States District Court in the Northern District of Georgia. Included are letters in support and opposition to his appointment; a copy of oath of office of U.S. District Judge; a statement by E. A. Angier of Atlanta giving his views as to the qualifications of the applicants for District Judge; and resolutions adopted at conference of Republicans advising against the...
Dates: 1882

Hoke Smith letters

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS315f
Scope and Content

This collection contains four letters to Hoke Smith while he was Governor of Georgia. The letters concern multiple subjects, including a request to be appointed oil inspector for Carrollton, Georgia; the National Civic Congress; real estate assessments; and the Royal Council of Italy.

Dates: 1907-1909