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Hal Fitzgerald Hentz papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS51

Scope and Content

These papers consist of a scrapbook, genealogy notes, obituary notices, and sympathy cards written after the death of Hal Hentz.

Dates

  • 1907-1972, undated

Creator

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Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright.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

Hal Fitzgerald Hentz was born in 1883 in City Point, Florida. He graduated from Emory University in 1904, attended the Ecole de Beaux Arts in Paris in 19908, and received a B.S. in Architecture at Columbia University in 1909. Mr Hentz came to Atlanta in 1909 and helped form the firm of Norman, Hentz & Reid. The firm changed later to Hentz, Reid & Adler, and later to Hentz, Alder & Shutze. Mr. Hentz was President of the Atlanta Area Council, and Boy Scouts of America. He married Frances Connally in 1916. He died in 1972.

Extent

0.75 linear ft. (1 half document case, 1 oversize box)

Language

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, 1972 and subsequent additions.

Title
Hal Fitzgerald Hentz papers
Author
Paul Crater
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

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