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Bertha Harwood (Mrs. Milton W.) Arrowood scrapbooks
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS816
Scope and Content
This collection consists of scrapbooks compiled by Mrs. Arrowood. The scrapbooks consist of pamphlets, newspaper clippings, letters, photographs, and notes made by Mrs. Arrowood.
Dates:
1898-1938
Bertha Y. Jones scrapbooks
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS155
Scope and Content
The Bertha Y. Jones scrapbooks contains ten scrapbooks filled with newspaper clippings dating from 1961 to 1978. These clippings concern Tucker, Georgia, the state of Georgia, the nation, and some international news. The clippings have information concerning special events, historic places, and many famous personalities. With regard to the latter, there are clippings on local people (officials, businessmen, etc.), state officials, presidents and their families, leaders of other countries,...
Dates:
1961-1978
Beryl Bergquist papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1240
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials relating to the professional organizations to which Beryl Bergquist was affiliated. The bulk of materials are administrative files of the Society of International Business Fellows and planning papers for the Atlanta Sports Carnival, organized by Atlanta Leukemia Research, Inc. Included are biographies of the presidents of the organizations, correspondence, finances, meeting minutes, travel notes, membership rosters, and her membership application and...
Dates:
1977-2017, undated
Beryl Knight Brown papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1090
Scope and Content
This collection contains typewritten and handwritten records of nurseries and plants that provide an inventory of Brown's garden on Knollwood Drive in Atlanta in the 1970s. Sizes, quantities, varieties, and prices paid are included in the lists. Awards and a brochure on azaleas and rhododendrons highlight Brown's interest in these plants.
Dates:
1971-1975, undated
Bessie Duke Small collection
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS466
Scope and Content
This collection contains a scrapbook compiled by Bessie Duke Small and miscellaneous ephemeral materials. The scrapbook includes newspaper clippings primarily regarding the Democratic Party and various political events.
Dates:
1908-1961, undated
Bessie Shaw Stafford papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS352
Scope and Content
This collection is comprised of personal papers of Bessie Shaw Stafford. Included in the collection are photographs, newspaper clippings, and wedding book of Elizabeth (Bessie) Shaw and George R. Stafford.
Dates:
1892-1950
Betsy Teplis papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS737f
Scope and Content
This collection contains materials pertaining to the life and education of Betsy Edith (Blumberg) Teplis. Materials include: concert and theater programs, a certificate of completion from Daniel C. O'Keefe Junior High School, a Girls High School freshman handbook, Girls High School class of 1944 fifty year reunion program (1994), and commencement announcements from the Girls High School graduation of Betsy Teplis. Also included is a Georgia School of Technology (later the Georgia Institute...
Dates:
1938-1994
Beulah R. Inman Heinitsh interview transcription
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS531f
Scope and Content
This collection contains the transcription of an oral history regarding the Inman Family and the Swan House of Atlanta, Georgia.
Dates:
1990
Beverly Dubose, Jr. Battle of Atlanta Cyclorama correspondence
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS515
Scope and Content
This collection contains correspondence to and from the Georgia Historical Commission, the Georgia National Register Board, the National Register Board, and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources regarding placing the Battle of Atlanta Cyclorama on the Historic Register. The majority of the material focuses on the restoration of the Battle of Atlanta Cyclorama.
Dates:
1958-1984, undated
Bickerstaff family papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS732
Scope and Content
This collection contains correspondence from Charles Augustus Bickerstaff, Jr., Joel Hurt Bickerstaff, and John Marshall Bickerstaff to their parents, Charles Augustus Bickerstaff and Mabel Hurt, and sister, Bright Bickerstaff West, during World War II.
Dates:
1942-1946, undated
Bill Horne Marietta Street Film
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS192
Scope and Content
The collection, in its original format, is a single 8mm black and white acetate film. The film captures the roadside environs along Marietta Street and other downtown roadways beginning in or near downtown Atlanta, heading northwest towards Kennesaw Mountain, and ending in the Marietta Square. Mr. Horne appears to be following the inner urban streetcar route. There are several billboards for businesses located in downtown Atlanta: Downtown Chevrolet Co., Henry Grady Hotel, Ansley Hotel,...
Dates:
1937
Bill Patterson records of the Buckhead Business Association
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1039
Scope and Content
This collection contains Buckhead Business Association letters of incorporation, organizational charts, membership lists, and meeting minutes. The collection also contains correspondence and newspaper clippings pertaining to the BBA's involvement in community improvement projects and Bill Patterson as president of the association.
Dates:
1970-1977, undated
Bill Smith papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS735f
Scope and Content
This collection contains materials relating to the life and work of Atlanta gay rights activist, Bill Smith. Materials include correspondence with his friend, Diane Hughes, one flier for an event sponsored by the Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance, and fliers and a newsletter from local activists memorializing Smith's death in 1980. Of particular note is a letter written by the executive director of the Atlanta Community Relations Commission addressing Smith's work in the community and his...
Dates:
1970-1980
Bill Wilson photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS99
Scope and Contents of the Records
This collection is comprised of original negatives, copy prints, and copy negatives created by Bill Wilson and other artists and photographers, whose works were collected by Wilson. The collection offers important documentation on a wide variety of personalities, events, and geographic locations both in Atlanta and throughout Georgia. Most of the material is captured on acetate film and color transparencies.
Dates:
1938-1984, undated
Billy Jones papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1106
Scope and Content
This collection contains magazine and news clippings collected by Mr. Jones that relate to Atlanta's gay clubs, performers, and members of the LGBTQ community. Some clippings more directly reflect Jones's participation in the community, including his judging of drag pageants. The collection also contains correspondence, personal documents, and travel brochures created and collected by Jones.
Dates:
1928-2003, undated; Majority of material found within 1975 - 1995
Billy Jones visual arts materials
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS419
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photos of the LGBTQ+ community, events at LGBTQ+ bars and drag venues, drag queens, female impersonators, performers, male actresses, bar owners, and others. Also included are autographed photographs of actors, many of which are inscribed to Jones. Of special note are photographs of Billy Jones as Phyllis Killer and Shirley Temple Jones, the Phyllis Killer Oscar Awards, and Jones at the Atlanta Pride Parade. Locations are unknown unless otherwise noted; however,...
Dates:
approximately 1950-2002, undated
Bird Isaac Moon ledger
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS407f
Scope and Content
This ledger of cabinet maker Bird Isaac Moon in Harmony Grove, Georgia, contains the names of customers, type of item made for them, and the price of the item. The collection also contains clippings of poems, recipes, and obituaries.
Dates:
1874 June 17 - 1877 December 30
Black and White Men Together records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS903
Scope and Content
The collection consists of: a full set of monthly BWMT/Atlanta newsletters; newsletters of the National Association of Black and White Men Together and of affiliated chapters from around the country; papers regarding steering committee business and special projects undertaken by BWMT/Atlanta; convention materials, reports and correspondence generated by the National Association and its regional conferences; miscellaneous flyers, brochures, and publications from outside organizations involved...
Dates:
1982-1996
Blair family papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS914
Scope and Content
This collection consists of papers on various Blair families. Most of the items donated by the Blair Society for Genealogical Research are books and can by found in the card catalog of the SAR Genealogy Room.
Dates:
1987-1994
Blair Society scrapbooks
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1025
Scope and Content
This collection contains three scrapbooks documenting the activities of the Blair Society for Genealogical Research (BSGR) from 1984 to 1998 and items about the history of the Blair surname in the United States, Ireland, Australia, Canada and New Zealand. Items cover subjects including locations with the Blair name, famous people with the Blair surname, Blair genealogical information, cemeteries, images of Blair family members and descendants, and BSGR conventions. Images in...
Dates:
1856-1998, undated
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- Atlanta (Ga.) -- History 123
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 118
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 91
- Atlanta (Ga.) -- Social life and customs 82
- Flower shows -- Georgia -- Atlanta 79
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 75
- Atlanta Campaign, 1864 74
- Scrapbooks -- Georgia 69
- Associations, institutions, etc. -- Georgia -- Atlanta 67
- Women -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- Societies and clubs 66
- Gardening -- Georgia -- Atlanta 53
- Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 52
- Scrapbooks -- Georgia -- Atlanta 52
- Atlanta (Ga.) -- Politics and government 50
- Atlanta (Ga.) 47
- Gardening -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- Societies, etc. 47
- Women -- Georgia -- Societies and clubs 47
- Georgia -- Politics and government 46
- Business enterprises -- Georgia -- Atlanta 44
- Education -- Georgia -- Atlanta 44
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate 44
- Neighborhoods -- Georgia -- Atlanta 40
- World War, 1939-1945 39
- Peachtree Street (Atlanta, Ga.) 38
- Parks -- Georgia -- Atlanta 37
- Architecture, Domestic -- Georgia -- Atlanta 35
- Business records -- Georgia -- Atlanta 35
- Clothing and dress -- History -- 19th century 35
- Gardening -- Georgia -- Societies, etc. 35
- Women -- Georgia -- Atlanta 34
- Transportation -- Georgia -- Atlanta 33
- Portrait photography 32
- Women -- Societies and clubs 32
- Gardening -- Societies, etc. 31
- Georgia -- Genealogy 29
- Piedmont Park (Atlanta, Ga.) 29
- Buckhead (Atlanta, Ga.) 28
- Societies -- Georgia -- Atlanta 27
- Gardens -- Georgia -- Atlanta 26
- Music -- Georgia -- Atlanta 26
- Public schools -- Georgia -- Atlanta 26
- African Americans -- Georgia -- Atlanta 25
- Business records -- Georgia 25
- Gay community -- Georgia -- Atlanta 25
- Houses -- Georgia -- Atlanta 25
- Landscape architects -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 25
- Children -- Georgia -- Atlanta 23
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- Civil rights -- Georgia -- Atlanta 23
- Family life -- Georgia -- Atlanta 23
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- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns 23
- Atlanta (Ga.) -- Race relations 22
- High schools -- Georgia -- Atlanta 22
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- Agriculture -- Georgia 21
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- Lawyers -- Georgia -- Atlanta 21
- World War, 1914-1918 21
- Ansley Park (Atlanta, Ga.) 20
- Architects -- Georgia -- Atlanta 20
- Gay men -- Georgia -- Atlanta 20
- Segregation -- Georgia -- Atlanta 20
- Slavery -- Georgia 20
- Account books -- Georgia -- Atlanta 19
- Baseball -- Georgia -- Atlanta 19
- Buildings -- Georgia -- Atlanta 19
- Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 19
- Landscape architecture -- Georgia -- Atlanta 19
- Urban beautification -- Georgia -- Atlanta 19
- Advertising -- Georgia -- Atlanta 18
- African American women -- Georgia -- Atlanta 18
- Grant Park (Atlanta, Ga.) 18
- Mayors -- Georgia -- Atlanta 18
- Portraits, American -- Georgia -- Atlanta 18
- Theaters -- Georgia -- Atlanta 18
- Banks and Banking -- Georgia -- Atlanta 17
- Civic improvement -- Georgia -- Atlanta 17
- Druid Hills (Atlanta, Ga.) 17
- Military uniforms 17
- Photography -- Georgia -- Atlanta 17
- Real estate business -- Georgia -- Atlanta 17
- Schools -- Georgia -- Atlanta 17
- Urban renewal -- Georgia -- Atlanta 17
- African American families -- Georgia -- Atlanta 16
- Community development -- Georgia -- Atlanta 16
- Daguerreotypes 16
- Gay activists 16
- Gay bars -- Georgia -- Atlanta 16
- Plants, Ornamental -- Georgia 16
- Universities and colleges -- Georgia -- Atlanta 16
- West End (Atlanta, Ga.) 16
- Architecture, Domestic -- Georgia 15
- Cycloramas -- Georgia -- Atlanta 15
- Department stores -- Georgia -- Atlanta 15
- Governors -- Georgia 15
- Housing -- Georgia -- Atlanta 15 + ∧ less
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- Chinese 1
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- Atlanta Historical Society 31
- Girls High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 31
- Mitchell, Margaret, 1900-1949 26
- Hartsfield, William Berry 24
- Georgia Institute of Technology 23
- Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 21
- Atlanta Cyclorama (Atlanta, Ga.) 20
- Grady Memorial Hospital (Atlanta, Ga.) 20
- Allen, Ivan, 1911-2003 19
- Coca-Cola Company 19
- Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority 19
- Cotton States Exposition (1895 : Atlanta, Ga.) 18
- Emory University 18
- Rich's (Retail store) 18
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 17
- Atlanta Chamber of Commerce 16
- Tullie Smith House (Atlanta, Ga.) 16
- University of Georgia 16
- Atlanta History Center 15
- Brown, Joseph E. (Joseph Emerson), 1821-1894 15
- C. W. Motes (Atlanta, Ga.) 15
- Garden Club of Georgia. 15
- Georgia State Capitol (Atlanta, Ga.) 15
- Jackson, Maynard, 1938-2003 15
- Oakland Cemetery (Atlanta, Ga.) 15
- Swan House (Atlanta, Ga.) 15
- United States. Army 15
- Young, Andrew, 1932- 14
- Lee, Robert E., (Robert Edward), 1807-1870 13
- Maddox, Lester, 1915-2003 13
- Atlanta (Ga.). Fire Department 12
- Atlanta Braves (Baseball team) 12
- Atlanta Municipal Airport (Ga.) 12
- Atlanta Public Schools 12
- Georgia Power Company 12
- Georgia School of Technology 12
- Piedmont Driving Club 12
- Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 12
- Western and Atlantic Railroad Company 12
- Agnes Scott College 11
- Atlanta (Ga.). City Council 11
- Atlanta (Ga.). Police Department 11
- Atlanta Water Works (Ga.) 11
- First National Bank of Atlanta 11
- Inman, Emily Caroline MacDougald, 1881-1965 11
- Junior League of Atlanta 11
- United States. Navy. 11
- Atlanta City Hall (Atlanta, Ga.) 10
- Atlanta Music Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 10
- Capital City Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 10
- Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 10
- Inman family 10
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 10
- Kurtz, Wilbur G. (Wilbur George), 1882-1967 10
- Lane Brothers Photo News Service (Atlanta, Ga.) 10
- Massell, Sam 10
- Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-2002 10
- Washington Seminary (Atlanta, Ga.) 10
- Allen, Ivan, 1877-1968 9
- Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Atlanta, Ga.) 9
- Atlanta Pride Committee 9
- Atlanta Pride Festival 9
- Commercial High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 9
- Connally, Joseph E. Brown, 1875-1920 9
- Democratic Party (Ga.) 9
- Fowler, Wyche, 1940- 9
- Fox Theatre (Atlanta, Ga.) 9
- Frank, Leo, 1884-1915 9
- Stephens, Alexander H. (Alexander Hamilton), 1812-1883 9
- Technological High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 9
- United Daughters of the Confederacy 9
- American Red Cross 8
- Atlanta Art Association 8
- Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 8
- Biltmore Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.) 8
- Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs 8
- Georgia. Militia 8
- Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891 8
- Jones family 8
- Jones, Bobby 8
- King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006 8
- Ku Klux Klan, 1915- 8
- League of Women Voters of Atlanta/Fulton County 8
- Olympic Games. (26th : 1996 : Atlanta, Ga.) 8
- Woodruff, Robert Winship 8
- Aaron, Hank, 1934- 7
- Allen, Louise Richardson, 1917-2008 7
- Atlanta Civic Center (Atlanta, Ga.) 7
- Atlanta Journal (Firm) 7
- Atlanta Lesbian and Gay History Thing (Ga.) 7
- Atlanta Public Library 7
- Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta, Ga.) 7
- Condon, Linnie, 1844-1909 7
- Confederate States of America. Army 7
- Daughters of the American Revolution 7
- English-American Building (Atlanta, Ga.) 7
- Garrett, Franklin M. (Franklin Miller), 1906-2000 7
- Georgia State University 7
- Georgia. General Assembly 7
- Henry Grady Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.) 7 + ∧ less
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