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Luther Nin Civil War letter
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS662f
Scope and Content
This collection contains one letter and its transcription. The letter is dated September 13, 1864, and was written from East Point, Georgia, to Luther Nin’s “Little Couz.” This letter contains a detailed account of life in the Federal Army during the Atlanta Campaign from August 25 - 31, 1864. Luther Nin describes his company’s job to cover the retreat of several regiments from skirmish lines on August 25, 1864. He notes that from August 26 -30, 1864, he was continually marching or on picket...
Dates:
1864 September 13
Lynch and Wootten wedding invitation
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS392f
Scope and Content
This collection contains a wedding invitation from Mr. Patrick Lynch to the wedding of his daughter, Sally Lynch to P. B. Wootten. The invitation is encased with images of the couple.
Dates:
undated
Lynwood Jester papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS841f
Scope and Content
This collection contains documents from Lynwood Jester's personal and professional life. Included is an invitation to join the United Daughters of the Confederacy, programs from her children's junior high graduations, and a pamphlet from the Atlanta Ladies Memorial Association. There are also programs from Lynwood Jester School of Art recitals (typically held at the Georgia Masonic Temple), her pupils' performance events, a promotional brochure explaining her course offerings, and a letter...
Dates:
1911-1968
M. Sinclair Jacobs photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS365
Scope and Content
This collection contains seven black and white and sepia photographic prints of Jacobs' Pharmacy on Peachtree and Marietta Streets in the Five Points district of Atlanta. Included are prints of the interior and exterior of the building.
Dates:
Approximately 1886-1934
MacDougall Family Papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS228
Scope and Content
The Papers of Robert and Margaret MacDougall consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings and scrapbook pages, and brochures and other printed materials. Many of these papers concern MacDougall’s work as an engineer, work as an administrator of the Works Progress Administration and his activities working with the city of Atlanta, particularly in the development of the expressways through the city and the bond issues to finance the projects. A second portion of these papers concern the...
Dates:
1924-1977
Mackle Construction Company Photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS159
Scope and Contents of the Records
This collection contains images of residential, commercial, and governmental property most likely built by the Mackle Construction Company in Atlanta, Chamblee, and Augusta, Georgia, and in South Carolina. The collection contains photographs of schools, hotels, apartments, stores, an office building, and a military base. Among the photographs of buildings in Atlanta are images of the J. P. Allen Building on Whitehall Street, the Cecil Hotel on Luckie Street, the F. J. Cooledge and Sons...
Dates:
1916-1920
Madison Bell papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1098
Scope and Content
This collection contains correspondence, booklets, and newspapers, the majority of which were collected by, or pertain to, the life and work of Madison Bell. The correspondence spans Bell's adult life; most are addressed from family and friends. Documents relate to his family and his career. The booklets pertain to Georgia law, Bell himself, and Georgia's secession from the Union. Items of particular note are a muster roll from the 30th Georgia Cavalry Battalion, posters advertising...
Dates:
1844-1896, 1945-1951, 1992, undated; Majority of material found within 1853 - 1896
Maggie Grier's Whittier Cotton Mill notebooks
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS784f
Scope and Content
This collection contains two notebooks used by Maggie Grier, and later her daughter-in-law Ruth, for their work at Whittier Cotton Mills in Atlanta, Georgia. The notebooks contain draft patterns and notes used to create textiles.
Dates:
approximately 1950
Magnolia Garden Club records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1135
Scope and Content
The Magnolia Garden Club records include clippings, minutes, newsletters, and scrapbooks, which document the club's social and civic history and activities. The oldest scrapbook, 1922-1949, primarily contains material in reference to Mrs. John (Adelle B.) Harper's speaking engagements and activities with both the Perennial Garden Club (1922-1934) and the Magnolia Garden Club (1935-1949). Three scrapbooks from 1969 highlight the club's community project for the Sheltering Arms Day Care....
Dates:
1922-2016, undated
Major General Marion Williamson papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS851
Scope and Content
This collection contains Georgia National Guard Annuals; a National Guard register; an army Staff Officer's field manual; a Georgia statistical register; and a United States Army Register of Retired Personnel. There are also awards and certificates that Williamson received during his education, military career, and career in the Georgia Department of Labor. In addition, there are membership and identifications cards from various civic and federal organizations; a certificate to the Georgia...
Dates:
1924-1983, undated
Malneda Owens etchings
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS340
Scope and Content
This collection contains etchings of various Civil War era government officials and military officers.
Dates:
1862, undated
Malone family papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS410f
Scope and Content
This collection contains an account book from the grocery store of D. R. Malone; a copy of a land grant to James McKay in 1774 in the Parish of Saint Paul, Georgia; a pen and ink drawing of a land tract in the Parish of Saint Paul; a document indicating the seizure and sale of the estate of James Franklin; and one legal document.
Dates:
1838-1878
Malone family photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS24
Scope and Content
This collection consists of two ambrotypes and one tintype believed to be family members of D. R. Malone and J. B. Malone.
Dates:
approximately 1850-1870
Mangum family papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS217f
Scope and Content
This collection consists of military records from the career of Dr. William L. Mangum as well as other family papers. Documents include military orders for Mangum to raise a cavalry company from wounded Confederate soldiers; personal letters; Confederate military passes; account pages, tax, and other receipts; and birth, marriage, and death certificates. The collection also includes weaving draft patterns from "Lizzie," possibly Mangum's sister Elizabeth, which were translated in the 1990s...
Dates:
1825-1991, undated
Manning, Selvage, and Lee Forward Atlanta Campaign Photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS113
Scope and Contents of the Records
This collection of public relations photographs contains images of the city of Atlanta that were created for the Forward Atlanta campaign in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and were meant to showcase the city. Some images were probably taken in support of other public relations activities of Bell and Stanton, but are not identified as such. Included are aerial views of downtown Atlanta, Midtown, and the Peachtree Center area, which highlight the city’s skyline and infrastructure. Other...
Dates:
circa 1960-1970
Manry-Pittman family papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS450
Scope and Content
This collection contains materials pertaining to the Manry and Pittman families. Documents include deeds and correspondence as well as genealogy papers. There are newspaper clippings, vital record documents, and military records. Of particular interest are the Civil War papers of James Manry that include his discharge and furlough papers.
Dates:
1864-1950, undated
Mansion Fine Arts Committee records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS459f
Scope and Content
This collection consists of committee minutes, correspondence, notes, and clippings. It also includes a copy of the executive order creating the Mansion Fine Arts Committee, a letter from Governor Sanders inviting Isabel Johnston to join, and a letter of appreciation from Governor Lester Maddox thanking her for her participation.
Dates:
1966-1968
Map collection
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS290
Scope and Content
This collection includes city maps of Atlanta and its suburbs, as well as plat maps drawn to facilitate the purchase of new homes in neighborhoods and subdivisions in Fulton, DeKalb and Cobb counties. The maps illustrate the physical growth of the city of Atlanta and the creation of neighborhoods in and around the city in the latter half of the 19th century through the late 20th century.
Dates:
1853-1991, undated
Marc R. Levinson papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS974
Scope and Content
This collection contains records he accumulated as chairman of the CLNHC (1979-1980) as well as correspondence from other leaders of the organization including Pat Willis; W. Leo Frame, Jr.; and Joel Cross. Most of the collection is composed of of the committee's files on banks including correspondence with bank leaders about their compliance with the CRA. Other materials found in these files include mortgage loan disclosure statements, statements of purpose in adherence with the CRA, bank...
Dates:
1974-1982
Marcus J. Wright papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS415f
Scope and Content
This collection contains typed transcriptions of 36 official letters and orders written by Brigadier General Marcus J. Wright with the Army of Tennessee, headquartered in northwest Georgia, and then Atlanta. The collection also contains newspaper clippings regarding General Wrights' uniform.
Dates:
1862-1942
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- Atlanta Chamber of Commerce 16
- Tullie Smith House (Atlanta, Ga.) 16
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- Brown, Joseph E. (Joseph Emerson), 1821-1894 15
- C. W. Motes (Atlanta, Ga.) 15
- Garden Club of Georgia. 15
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- 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
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- 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
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- Fox Theatre (Atlanta, Ga.) 9
- Frank, Leo, 1884-1915 9
- Stephens, Alexander H. (Alexander Hamilton), 1812-1883 9
- Technological High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 9
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- American Red Cross 8
- Atlanta Art Association 8
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- 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
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- Atlanta Public Library 7
- Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta, Ga.) 7
- Condon, Linnie, 1844-1909 7
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- Garrett, Franklin M. (Franklin Miller), 1906-2000 7
- Georgia State University 7
- Georgia. General Assembly 7
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