Wilson and Tye family photographs
Scope and Content
This collection contains images of Wilson and Tye family members, including Benjamin J. Wilson; Elizabeth H. Wilson; John L. Tye, Sr.; John L. Tye, Jr.; Carrie Wilson; and Mary Potts Wilson. Of note is a photograph of the Wilson family home at 266 Gordon Street (renamed Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard) in the West End neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia.
Dates
- approximately 1870-1890, undated
Creator
- Ferguson, John T. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
Administrative/Biographical History
John Tye Ferguson (1932-2012) was born to T. Alfred Ferguson (1895-?) and Caroline T. Ferguson (1902-1984) in Atlanta, Georgia. He had one brother, Ira A. Ferguson (1930-2011). John Tye Ferguson was the great grandson of Benjamin J. Wilson (1823-1896). Wilson was active in the Masonic Lodge and Presbyterian Church in Atlanta and West End. Wilson was twice married, to Miss Cheely and later to Miss Hill. He had six children, four sons: John B. Wilson (1875-1881), Robert E. Wilson (-1920), Will Wilson (-1898) Philip D. Wilson; and two daughters Carrie Wilson Tye (-1942) and Mary Dell Wilson Potts. Additional biographical information about Wilson and family has not been determined.
Extent
11 photographic print(s) (eight cabinet cards and three cartes de visite)
Language
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, 1968
General
VIS 307 was previously cataloged as JFT.
Description Control
This collection was reprocessed in 2018.
- Title
- Wilson and Tye family photographs
- Status
- In Process
- Author
- Felicia D. Render
- Date
- June 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository