Maddox, Lester, 1915-2003
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1915 - 2003
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
Allen family papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1014
Scope and Content
This collection contains newspaper clippings, correspondence, awards and ceremony programs, and scrapbooks collected by the Allen family. The bulk of the collection pertains to Ivan Allen, Sr. and Ivan Allen, Jr.'s business, civic, and political affairs. Ivan Allen, Sr.'s state senate campaign and election, and Ivan Allen, Jr.'s mayoral campaign and election, and both father and son's work with various charities and civic minded associations are included. Of note are the numerous...
Dates:
1899-2004, undated
Allen Family Photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS104
Scope and Contents of the Records
The collection consists of images of family members and friends of the Allen, Inman, Richardson, and Grant families of Atlanta, Georgia. Most of the photographs of family members consist of images of Ivan Allen, Sr. and Ivan Allen, Jr. Included are photographs of Ivan Allen, Sr. at business meetings, civic and social events, and with friends and family. Photographs of Ivan Allen, Jr. include those from his childhood throughout his career as a businessman and mayor of Atlanta. Also included...
Dates:
1840-1990, 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
City of Atlanta Records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.CityofAtlanta
Scope and Content
This collection consists of administrative records from the City of Atlanta, which have been divided into sixteen series. Records include materials pertaining to select mayors of Atlanta and correspondence and memos from the Executive Office. The collection also includes City Council and Board of Alderman legislation, minutes, and proceedings. Records also include material regarding transportation, public safety, finance, planning and community development, courts, public works, and maps....
Dates:
1848-2013, 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
Graham W. Jackson papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS526
Scope and Content
This collection contains materials pertaining to the musical career of Graham Washington Jackson, including advertisements, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, correspondence, musician contact records, a recital program, and a certificate for the WSBeaver Award from WSB Radio. In addition, this collection includes some of Jackson’s personal papers, such as his driver’s license, some postcards, birth announcements, business and membership cards, and event programs.
Dates:
1923-1983, undated
Graham W. Jackson visual arts materials
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS34
Scope and Content
This collection contains 1,668 images. The images depict Graham Jackson, his family, and Jackson's performances at various events and locations. Also featured are photographs of Franklin Delano Roosevelt at the Little White House in Warm Springs and theLife magazine photograph by Ed Clark. Other images of politicians include President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Georgia Governor Lester Maddox, and President Jimmy Carter. The majority of the photographs are...
Dates:
1913-1981
Henry L. Taylor visual arts materials of Atlanta Transit System, Inc.
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS382
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs and blueprints from the Atlanta Transit System, Inc. (ATS) in Atlanta, Georgia. Included are photographs and schematics of buses, streetcars, and trolleys used by ATS, as well as images of ATS staff. Of special note are photographs of Governor Lester Maddox (1915-2003) with William P. Maynard, president of ATS, signing a sales tax relief bill, which removed sales taxes on passenger fares. Also included is an image of Governor Maddox signing a proclamation...
Dates:
1923-1975, undated
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
Lester Maddox papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1267
Scope and Contents
The collection contains records generated during Lester Maddox's time in office as governor and lieutenant governor of Georgia and his political campaigns in 1966 and 1974, subject files, booklets, correspondence, scrapbooks, and audio recordings. Campaign papers include letters of support, volunteer lists, agendas, district organization charts, and lists of contributors. Subject files include information on a 1963 grand jury investigation of the Atlanta Police Department in which Atlanta...
Dates:
1915-2003, undated
Lester Maddox Photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS105
Scope and Contents of the Records
The majority of this collection is comprised of images of Lester Maddox during his tenure as governor, and lieutenant governor of Georgia. Also included are campaign events during his run for mayor of Atlanta, and governor and lieutenant governor of Georgia. Most of the campaign photographs were produced during his run for lieutenant governor and were taken at events in rural Georgia. There are several photographs of Maddox riding on bicycles and speaking to crowds. Many of the photographs...
Dates:
1934-2000, undated
Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce visual arts materials
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS167
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of images of geographic locations in the Metropolitan Atlanta region, and several events, most probably used in promotional material published by the Chamber. The majority of the photographs are aerial views of the city, as well as Atlanta landmarks, and commercial and government buildings. The identity of the photographers who produced the images has not been determined. This collection also contains four films produced by the Chamber. They depict Atlanta's first...
Dates:
1922-1993, undated
Women's Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta visual arts materials
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS398
Scope and Contents
This collection contains images and items related to the Women's Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta's outreach activities and members. Included are photographs, negatives, and slides of annual events and contests, as well as WCC members and officers, meetings, and committees. Also included are materials related to activities conducted in partnership with the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and the Atlanta Junior Chamber of Commerce. All images were taken in Atlanta, Georgia, unless otherwise...
Dates:
approximately 1948-1981, undated
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Atlanta (Ga.) -- Politics and government 4
- Georgia -- Politics and government 4
- African American musicians -- Georgia -- Atlanta 3
- African American women -- Georgia -- Atlanta 3
- Economic development -- Georgia -- Atlanta 3
- Local transit -- Georgia -- Atlanta 3
- Political campaigns -- Georgia -- 1960-1970 3
- Restaurants -- Georgia -- Atlanta 3
- Transportation -- Georgia -- Atlanta 3
- African American police -- Georgia -- Atlanta 2
- African American soldiers 2
- African Americans -- Georgia -- Atlanta 2
- Air -- Pollution 2
- Airports -- Georgia -- Atlanta 2
- Associations, institutions, etc. -- Georgia -- Atlanta 2
- Atlanta (Ga.) -- Economic conditions 2
- City planning -- Georgia -- Atlanta 2
- Civil rights -- Georgia -- Atlanta 2
- Civil rights demonstrations -- Georgia -- Atlanta 2
- Civil rights movements -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- History -- 20th century 2
- Construction -- Georgia -- Atlanta 2
- Elections -- Georgia -- Atlanta 2
- Express highways -- Georgia -- Atlanta 2
- Fulton County (Ga.) 2
- Fund raising -- Georgia -- Atlanta 2
- Georgia -- Race relations 2
- Housing -- Georgia -- Atlanta 2
- Mayors -- Georgia -- Atlanta 2
- Meetings -- Georgia -- Atlanta 2
- Music -- Georgia -- Atlanta 2
- Peachtree Street (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
- Piedmont Park (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
- Police -- Georgia -- Atlanta 2
- Police corruption -- Georgia -- Atlanta 2
- Police training -- Georgia -- Atlanta 2
- Political campaigns -- Georgia 2
- Political campaigns -- Georgia -- 1970-1980 2
- Politicians -- Georgia 2
- Race riots -- Georgia -- Augusta 2
- Racism -- Georgia 2
- Segregation -- Georgia 2
- Summerhill (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
- Urban renewal -- Georgia -- Atlanta 2
- Vine City (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
- Warm Springs (Ga.) 2
- 10th Street (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Aerial photography -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Aerial views -- 1970-1980 1
- Affirmative action programs -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- African American children -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- African American civic leaders -- Georgia 1
- African American entertainers -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- African American families -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- African American legislators -- Georgia 1
- African American music teachers -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- African American politicians -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- African Americans -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- History 1
- African Americans -- Housing -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- African Americans -- Segregation 1
- Alcoholics -- Rehabilitation -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Art festivals 1
- Art museums -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Arts -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Arts fund raising -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Atlanta (Ga.) 1
- Atlanta (Ga.) -- Race relations 1
- Atlanta (Ga.) -- Race relations -- Political aspects 1
- Automobiles -- 1910-1920 1
- Automobiles -- 1930-1940 1
- Automobiles -- 1940-1950 1
- Automobiles -- 1950-1960 1
- Automobiles -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Beauty contests -- Georgia 1
- Birthday parties -- 1950-1960 1
- Broad Street (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Buildings -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Buses -- 1950-1960 1
- Business and politics -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Business enterprises -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Businessmen -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Cable cars (Streetcars) -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Campaign paraphernalia 1
- Cattle -- Showing -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Cemeteries -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Charities -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Chastain Park (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
- Chattahoochee River 1
- Church buildings -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Citizens' associations -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- City halls -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- City planning -- Citizen participation -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Civic improvement -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Civic leaders -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Civilian review boards (Police administration) 1
- Clayton County (Ga.) -- History 1
- Clothing and dress -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- College Park (Ga.) 1
- Comedy 1
- Community development -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
- Community health services -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1 + ∧ less
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