This collection documents the political life of Charles Longstreet Weltner and the built landscape of Atlanta, Georgia, in the 1950s and 1960s. Film footage highlights a variety of Weltner's campaign activities including him walking on the sidewalk through a blighted Atlanta neighborhood; Weltner looking over the city of Atlanta from the top of the Merchandise Mart; and scenes most likely used for campaign ads. Included are street scenes of downtown Atlanta, with views of public and private buildings, including Smith Hughes Vocational School for adults (later Atlanta Technical College); 1958 footage of the construction of Grady Memorial Hospital; footage of Fulton County Administration building; the Merchandise Mart (later AmericasMart); the Bellwood Quarry in west Atlanta; and panoramic views of downtown Atlanta. Also included in this collection is a film to promote the development of Atlanta, produced by Southeastern Films and commissioned by the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. The film is based on Atlanta Chamber of Commerce's 1943 report titled The Greatest Needs of Atlanta and Georgia, a Summary of Opinion. Of special note is another film clip of Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy seated at a desk and speaking into the camera. In this short film, Kennedy is asking Georgia voters to reelect Weltner to Congress. All films are silent, except the footage of Kennedy.