Gainesville (Ga.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Albin Jackson letter
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS592f
Scope and Content
This collection contains a personal letter from Mr. Albin Jackson date October 2, 1880 asking Mr. Rumstead to examine his books about a possible accounting mistake of monies paid for a sister's tuition.
Dates:
1880
Arnall T. Connell papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1046
Scope and Content
This collection consists of papers related to Arnall T. Connell's tenure as a professor in the College of Architecture at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in Atlanta, Georgia. Student papers written by Connell's graduate students form the largest portion of the collection. The papers cover a large array of Atlanta-related subjects, including neighborhoods and their histories, historic preservation of buildings and homes, renovation and repurposing ideas for historic...
Dates:
1894-1994, undated
Atlanta Blue Print and Graphics Company Photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS112
Scope and Contents of the Records
This collection is comprised primarily of photographs of geographic locations in Atlanta and the state of Georgia. They were obtained by Atlanta Blue Print and Graphics Company through the course of business and were probably used to promote their services as a printing company. The photographs were taken by commercial photographers and photojournalists such as Edgar Orr (active 1922-1964), Kenneth Rogers (Head of the Constitutions Photography department, and later the head of the Atlanta...
Dates:
1961-1962, undated
Darlene Roth papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1210
Scope and Contents
This collection documents Darlene Roth's professional work at the History Group, Inc., the Atlanta History Center, and Darlene Roth and Associates, Inc. The bulk of papers are historical surveys and reports about the Atlanta, Georgia, metropolitan area that she completed as research assessments for corporate clients such as MARTA, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, and the Atlanta Urban Design Commission. Papers include records, reports, surveys, notes, maps, and correspondence....
Dates:
1854-2004, undated
Ernest Howington World War I papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS775f
Scope and Content
The collection consists of documents from Ernest Howington's military service. These include Howington's service records, discharge papers, billet cards, and notebook. There is also a copy of the Seventh Infantry Division's newspaper, The Hour Glass, from June 5, 1919, which contained articles about the Army's demobilization.
Dates:
1919, undated
Hall County convict flyer
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS667f
Scope and Content
The Hall County convict flyer is a single item offering a reward for two convicts who escaped from the Hall County Jail on the night of June 3, 1887. The escapees were G. V. Ayers, the “noted Harmony Grove burglar,” and Tillman Justice, who was accused of murder in Towns County, Georgia. The flyer contains physical descriptions of each man, noting that Ayers has a pistol wound in his left thigh, made at the time of his arrest by Marshal Tom Hanie. Ayers and Justice escaped by cutting...
Dates:
1887
Helen Dortch Longstreet visual arts materials
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS424
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs of Helen Dortch Longstreet and identified individuals. Several of the images feature events honoring her husband, General James Longstreet, including the Ford luncheon at the 1939 New York World’s Fair, the 1940 Golden Gate International Exposition, and the 1941 8th United States Infantry Reunion Day Exercises at Fort Benning. Of special note are photographs of a commemorative coin in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg as well as an...
Dates:
1937-1955, undated
Leila Ross Wilburn visual arts materials
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS72
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the prolific work of one of Atlanta’s pioneer women architects and businesswomen. It is comprised primarily of architectural plans, photographs, negatives, and slides of private residences, multi-family homes, and apartment buildings Wilburn designed during her career. Her portfolio of architectural plans in Series I includes designs of homes in Atlanta and its surrounding suburbs; in several cities and towns in Georgia, including Forsyth, McDonough, and Thomaston;...
Dates:
1920-1979