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Winecoff Hotel collection

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS324

Scope and Content

This collection is comprised of materials pertaining to the Winecoff Hotel fire of 1946 that killed 119 individuals. The scrapbook contains newspaper accounts of the fire and aftermath. The remainder of the material is transcripts of testimony given during courts cases involving victims of the fire.

Dates

  • 1946

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.

Administrative/Biographical History

Administrative information about the Winecoff Hotel has not been determined.

Extent

1.67 linear ft. (1 document case and 1 oversize box)

Language

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, 1980

Title
Winecoff Hotel collection
Author
Melanie Stephan
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

Contact:
130 West Paces Ferry Road
Atlanta GA 30305
404-814-4040