Neighborhoods -- Georgia -- Atlanta
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 48 Collections and/or Records:
Herbert Jenkins photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS43
Scope and Content
The bulk of this collection consists of photographs of Police Chief Herbert Jenkins and Atlanta Police Department personnel throughout Jenkins' career. Noteworthy images of Jenkins include photographs of him as a child, a portrait taken on his first day as a police officer, and a photograph of him being sworn in by Mayor William B. Hartsfield. Other images of note include a series of photographs of the Summerhill riot of 1966, pictures of the first African American patrolmen, and portraits...
Dates:
1890s-1975, undated
Hugh Brannon papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1170
Scope and Content
This collection mostly contains documents relating the Hugh Brannon's education at Technological High School, and the neighborhood in which he lived, Inman Park. Included are examples of Brannon's classwork at William A. Bass Junior High School and at Technological High School, in courses such as mathematics, science, English, and social studies. Student assignments represented in the collection sometimes touched upon the subject of war in Europe. Brannon, a lifelong resident of Atlanta's...
Dates:
1922-2007, undated
Hugh Brannon photographs | Note: this collection is out for digitization and currently unavailable.
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS477
Scope and Contents
The bulk of this collection contains color slides that document buildings, street scenes, and fire incidents in downtown Atlanta during the 1960s and 1970s. Of particular note are images of Atlanta Fire Department stations and firefighting scenes. Also included are photographs of local events including the Inman Park Festival, Atlanta Braves and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets sporting events, and a civil rights demonstration by Atlanta University Center students in 1960. There is also a...
Dates:
1945-1996, undated
Inman Park Restoration, Inc. documents
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS650f
Scope and Content
The records include intra-neighborhood communications, minutes, by-laws, and promotional and publicity materials.
Dates:
1971-1974
Jennie Meta Barker research papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS53
Scope and Content
These papers consist primarily of newspaper clippings collected by Jennie Meta Barker about Atlanta and it's history. Most clippings relate broadly to Atlanta, but particular subjects include history, the arts, politics and government, business and organizations, notable Atlantans, and Georgia geography. In addition to clippings, there are also reports, pamphlets, publications, and correspondence relating to these topics. The collection also contains notes and chapters that Barker wrote...
Dates:
approximately 1820-1967, undated; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1967
John Terrell photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS469
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photographs of Atlanta Fire Department personnel, fire chiefs and assistant chiefs, fire stations, and the Fire Department Band and Drum Corps. Also featured are aerial views of Atlanta, a group portrait of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, and a series of portraits of Atlanta Fire Chief John Terrell. Of particular note are images of the aftermath of the Great Atlanta Fire of 1917 in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood.
Dates:
1875-1960, undated
Kirkwood Neighbors Organization records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1037
Scope and Content
This collection consists of executive committee records, including bylaws and articles of incorporation, regarding the incorporation of the Kirkwood Neighbors Organization (KNO); executive committee correspondence on neighborhood concerns, such as zoning, public safety, transportation issues, and education; KNO meeting agendas and minutes; subcommittee activities and special projects, such as streetscape improvements for Kirkwood commercial district, oral history projects, green space...
Dates:
1993-2009, undated
Map collection
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS290
Scope and Content
This collection includes city maps of Atlanta and its suburbs, as well as plat maps drawn to facilitate the purchase of new homes in neighborhoods and subdivisions in Fulton, DeKalb and Cobb counties. The maps illustrate the physical growth of the city of Atlanta and the creation of neighborhoods in and around the city in the latter half of the 19th century through the late 20th century.
Dates:
1853-1991, undated
Meeting Place for Travellers, West End, Atlanta, essays
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1231
Scope and Contents
This collection contains two bound volumes of typescript essays written by the 1947 tenth and 1949 twelfth grade English classes at Joseph E. Brown High School under the direction of James E. Warren Jr. in West End, Atlanta. The writings highlight a variety of topics including West End schools, churches, residents, parks, businesses, transportation, newspapers, and smaller neighborhoods within West End. Many of the essays were inspired by oral interviews with long-term West End residents....
Dates:
1947-1949
Morningside-Monroe Civic Association records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS712f
Scope and Content
This collection contains materials related to the proposed Interstate 485 (I-485) and the civic organizations that were formed to fight it. Included in the collection is a chronology of the fight to stop I-485, correspondence, petitions, flyers, a map, and newspaper clippings. Letters consist of correspondence between the Morningside-Monroe Civic Association, Board of Aldermen President Sam Massell, Jr., former Atlanta Mayor William B. Hartsfield, and Congressmen Richard B. Russell, Harry...
Dates:
1964-1974, undated
Peachtree Park Civic Association records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1062
Scope and Content
This collection contains the Articles of Incorporation and certificate, meeting minutes, notices for special events and meetings, memos, and newsletters. Also included in the collection is a new Atlanta resident welcome kit from the First National Bank of Atlanta and records of the Rainbow Road Race.
Dates:
1960 -1991, undated
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
Rick Beard papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS730
Scope and Content
These papers consist of research for the dissertation correspondence.
Dates:
1890-1980, undated
Ross Ingram Photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS165
Scope and Contents of the Records
This collection contains snapshots of various neighborhoods in Atlanta, Georgia as well as portraits of members of the Weaver and Drake families as well as some of their extended families. Most of the snapshots of Atlanta were taken in the 1960s, but the family portraits are from an earlier period, and were evidently purchased by Mr. Ingram. The neighborhoods included in this collection are Ansley Park, Buttermilk Bottoms, Grant Park, Inman Park, Lower Midtown, Pittsburgh, and West End. The...
Dates:
circa 1885-1969, undated, bulk 1964-1969
Series IV: Planning and Development Committee records, 1957-1973
Series
Scope and Contents
This series contains committee meeting minutes from the Planning and Development Committee which reviewed and evaluated living conditions in Atlanta neighborhoods to ensure their suitability for citizens. The Planning and Development Committee also took considerations from the Department of Planning and Atlanta-Fulton County Joint Planning Board on urban renewal matters. The committee originally reviewed redevelopment of areas that included Butler Street, Atlanta University Center,...
Dates:
1957-1973
Sherwood Forest Garden Club records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1287
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials that document the civic and social activities of the Sherwood Forest Garden Club. Included in the collection are flower show programs and ribbons, minutes, and yearbooks. Also a part of the collection are scrapbooks which illustrate the club's many projects including maintenance and beautification of the greenspace islands at intersections throughout the neighborhood.
Dates:
1952-2012, undated
Simon Terrace Neighborhood Club collection
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS494
Scope and Content
This collection contains a single scrapbook compiled by the neighborhood club. Included in the scrapbook are photographs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and announcements. The scrapbook includes material from 1976 to 1982.
Dates:
1978
South Bend Militia District documents
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS907f
Scope and Content
This collection contains material about the families who established the South Bend Militia District. The collection includes an account of the Gardner family and their neighbors; copies of newspaper articles and district maps; images of graves, plaques, and aerial shots; and reports on the local families and Orchard Knob Baptist Church. The collection also contains information about the petition to create the South Bend District, including a copy of the petition published in the ...
Dates:
1881-2018, undated
Southern Voice photographs | Note: this collection is out for digitization and currently unavailable.
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS415
Scope and Contents
This collection contains images used for stories published by Southern Voice newspaper. Images include businesses, individuals, organizations, demonstrations and events, and photographs related to political issues concerning the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender communities. Of particular note are demonstrations associated with ACT UP and the Cobb Citizens Coalition, as well as images of the Atlanta Pride Festival and Parade and Atlanta Black Pride....
Dates:
approximately 1968-2010, bulk dates approximately 1990-2010
Southline Press, Inc. records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1015
Scope and Content
This collection contains corporate records of Southline Press, and includes advertising and administrative records, published articles, and research files. Advertising records include advertising copy, sales records, advertising rates, and sales invoices. Administrative records contain budgets, contracts, reader surveys, and correspondence of Southline publisher Todd Evans. The remainder of the collection consists of drafts and copies of articles published in...
Dates:
1959-1988, undated; Majority of material found within 1985 - 1988