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World War II memorabilia
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS598f
Scope and Content
This collection consist of seven patriotic envelopes and two editions of Guinea Gold, Australian Edition dating May 16, 1945 and August 10, 1945. The two papers were newspapers for soldiers in camp. Six of the seven envelopes were mailed to Edward V. Sachtleben of Newark, New Jersey.
Dates:
1943-1945
WPBA Southern Bases documents
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1220
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the WPBA television program Southern Bases which focused on baseball in the south, particulary the integration of Major League Baseball in the 1940s. Documents include periodicals, such as magazines, annuals, articles, and newsletters, as well as articles collected for research. Of particular note are oral history transcripts conducted with retired and active Major League Baseball players. There are also two editions of ...
Dates:
1917-1993, undated
WRFG records of the Living Atlanta oral history project
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS637
Scope and Content
The bulk of this collection consists of tape recorded interviews of Atlantans used to create fifty programs titledLiving Atlanta: Atlanta Life from World War I through World War II, and the programs themselves, which aired on WRFG Radio in Atlanta, Georgia. The programs were composed of excerpts from the interviews connected by music and explanatory narration. During the course of the project, hundreds of Atlantans were interviewed, resulting in approximately...
Dates:
1977-1980, undated
Wright Bryan World War II papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS914f
Scope and Content
This collection contains documents pertaining to Bryan's reporting on the Allied invasion of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944. Materials include correspondence concerning his placements in the European theater of World War II, as well as newspaper clippings from the day of the invasion. Also included are personal documents such as an address book and notes. Of particular note is Bryan's contract with the United States Army, which authorized him to become a war correspondent.
Dates:
1943-1945, undated
W.T. Downing, Architect documents
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS889f
Scope and Content
This collection contains documents pertaining to the cost of construction for a house designed by W. T. Downing for J. F. Beck located at 531 North Boulevard in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. Also included in the collection are the taxes paid on the house through 1902, when the house was sold.
Dates:
1893-1902
YMCA of Metro Atlanta photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS266
Scope and Content
This collection contains photographs from Metro Atlanta YMCAs including portraits of members; a 1913 time capsule containing photos of a groundbreaking ceremony; photos from the Andrew and Walter Young YMCA in Southwest Atlanta; the creation of YMCA facilities; and YMCA camps and recreational activities such as youth basketball, soccer, and swimming. Also included are photographs of the exhibition at a YMCA in Georgia of the former USSR and the 1984 Olympic Torch Relay supported by the YMCA...
Dates:
1911-1990, undated
YMCA of Metro Atlanta records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1108
Scope and Content
These records of the YMCA of Metro Atlanta, its Board of Trustees, and the Butler Street YMCA contain reports, newsletters, fliers, articles, announcements, and publications. The topics included are fundraising, marketing, media coverage, new buildings, programs, goals, and progress. Some administrative and financial records are included, but these records largely consists of material created for the public. YMCA time capsules from 1886 and 1913 were opened in 1959 and the contents preserved...
Dates:
1875-2001, undated
Yolande Copley Gwin visual arts materials
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS392
Scope and Contents
This collection contains illustrations submitted to the society column that Yolande Copley Gwin edited at the Atlanta Journal. Editorial cartoonists featured in the collection include Clifford "Baldy" Baldowski (1917-1999), Lou "Eric" Erickson (1913-1990), Howard Paris (1919-2004), and others. Also included are photographs of Gwin with unidentified individuals, possibly Atlanta Journal or Atlanta...
Dates:
approximately 1960-1975, undated
Young Matrons Circle for Tallulah Falls School records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS437
Scope and Content
These papers consist of minutes and scrapbooks. One scrapbook details the movie premier of I'd climb the Highest Mountain that the group sponsored.
Dates:
1929-1974, undated
Your Turn to Act For Freedom Civil Rights Leaflet
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS678f
Scope and Contents of the Records
This collection consists of a leaflet, dated 3 December, 1960, obtained by William Stanford Sr., which was distributed for this civil rights march by students attending college at schools within the Atlanta University Center system.
Dates:
3 December, 1960
Zachariah A. Rice correspondence and military commission
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS604
Scope and Content
This collection contains 63 letters and Zachariah A. Rice’s military commission to the rank of Major. The letters were written mostly from Zachariah to his wife living in Atlanta, Georgia; however some of her replies are included. Rice primarily wrote from Camp Marion in Virginia, but other locations include Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia and Camp Randolph, North Carolina. He describes the life of an officer in the Confederate army, including living conditions and duties. He warns his...
Dates:
1861-1862
Zadok D. Harrison scrapbook
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS283
Scope and Content
This collection consists of a single scrapbook that includes newspaper clippings and photographs pertaining to the Harrison family and Atlanta events.
Dates:
1878-1930, undated
Zenobia Tye Liles family photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS263
Scope and Content
This collection contains photographs from the extended Cooper family, Hinton family, Liles family, McKinney family, and Tye family of Atlanta, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Texas, and Missouri. Included are photographs from milestones such as graduations, weddings, and reunions, as well as baby pictures and school photos.
Dates:
1865-1992, undated
Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity Atlanta Alumnae Association scrapbooks
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS817
Scope and Content
This collection consists of scrapbooks which contain newspaper clippings, pamphlets, letters, invitations, and photographs of the members of the Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity Atlanta Alumnae Association.
Dates:
1941-1993
Zoe Bleckley papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS19
Scope and Content
The collection contains a scrapbook, correspondence, and other documents belonging to Atlanta resident Zoe Bleckley. Correspondence includes love letters, telegrams, and other family letters. Personal documents include a program from the Gainesville, Georgia Chatauqua Association, and a souvenir program for an event sponsored by the Seaboard Air Line featuring a grand military, fireman's, and bicycle parade.
Dates:
1893-1899
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