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Marguerite Y. McConnell papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS872
Scope and Content

This collection contains material concerning Henry Grady High School in Atlanta, Georgia, as well as commencements, camp programs, newspaper clippings, financial records, and personal letters regarding the Atlanta, Georgia branch of the Camp Fire Girls from 1947-1985.

Dates: 1947-1986, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

Maria C. Wynn letter

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS405f
Scope and Content

This collection contains a copy of an undated letter to Maria C. Wynn from "Aunt Sophia" discussing marriage.

Dates: undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

Maria Helena Dolan papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1196
Scope and Contents This collection contains materials collected by Maria Helena Dolan that document her work in LGBTQ+ and feminist organizations, her personal life, events she attended, her work at MARTA, as well her various other interests, including gardening, arts, and travel. Specific causes documented include AIDS awareness and safe sex, domestic violence, civil rights, and LGBTQ+ rights. Organizations represented include Atlanta History Center, Charis Books & More, Pride, ACLU, and Atlanta Lesbian...
Dates: 1970-2007, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

Maria Helena Dolan photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS423
Scope and Contents This collection contains materials collected by Maria Helena Dolan that document her personal life and Atlanta LGBTQ+ community activist meetings and events such as Black Pride, sponsored by In The Life Atlanta (ITLA). Of special note are images related to a Forsyth County protest in response to the Ku Klux Klan's attack on civil rights marchers a week earlier during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration. Also included is an image of Ray Kluka, Chris Hagen, and Gil Robison as recipients...
Dates: 1954-2003, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

Marian Josephine Bateman Hulsey photograph

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Collection number: ahc.VIS10
Scope and Content

This collection consists of one cased image of Marian Josephine Bateman Hulsey. The image is hand colored and printed on a waxed paper with a piece of milk glass behind. The case contains an oval glass opening which allows viewing without opening the case.

Dates: approximately 1860
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

Marian Wolff Hillyer scrapbook

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Collection number: ahc.MSS542f
Scope and Content

This collection contains a scrapbook containing greeting cards given to Marian Wolff by her aunt in 1881.

Dates: 1881
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

Marie Dodd Ivan Allen family collection

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1161
Scope and Content This collection contains documents from Marie Dodd’s personal life as well as from her time working at the Ivan Allen Company. Business material includes a Fielder and Allen Co. catalogue, an Ivan Allen-Marshall Co. catalogue, the “Road to 100,000” incentive packet, company font and logo templates, and pricing manuals. There are also documents about Ivan Allen Jr., his accomplishments, and awards he received during his years as mayor of Atlanta and afterward. This collection also contains a...
Dates: 1900-1993, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

Marie S. Nicholson papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS242
Scope and Content The collection consists primarily of a series of scrapbooks documenting the activities of Marie Nicholson as president and member of the Tulip Study Club, president of the National Tulip Society, and an active speaker and organizer of tulip festivals in Atlanta. Also included in the collection is correspondence pertaining to Nicholson's involvement with clubs and various civic organizations within the Southeast region. The collection contains a series of posters Nicholson created detailing...
Dates: 1938-1975, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

Marie S. Nicholson visual arts material

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Collection number: ahc.VIS251
Scope and Content This collection contains slides, photographs, and films that document the tulip and garden club related activities of Marie Nicholson and the Tulip Study Club. Color slides provide details of Marie Nicholson's garden and tulip varieties as well as tulip arrangements. Also included in the collection are two architectural drawings by William C. Pauley for a tulip show in the Municipal Auditorium in Atlanta, Georgia. Of special interest are films documenting Nicholson's East Lake garden in...
Dates: 1934-1965, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

Marietta City Cemetery burial listings

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Collection number: ahc.MSS599f
Scope and Content

This information regarding the Marietta City Cemetery was compiled by David Eric Troemel as an Eagle Project, Troop 714, of the Boy Scouts of America. He cross referenced all records and verified ground readings in order to compile this listing. Included in this project are the names and locations of the people buried in the old portion of the Marietta City Cemetery listed in three ways: alphabetical order, family groups, and sections.

Dates: 1988
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

Marietta Council of Garden Clubs records

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1266
Scope and Contents This collection includes scrapbooks, minutes, and membership records that provide details of the civic and social activities of the Marietta Council of Garden Clubs. Council scrapbooks provide photographs, newsletters, programs, and yearbooks that hightlight the council's activities such as beautifying historic downtown Marietta, maintaining the Marietta Educational Garden Center and Library, fundraising for member clubs' civic projects, and participating in flower shows. Also a part of the...
Dates: 1928-1999, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

Marion Johnson photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS33
Scope and Content This collection documents the Atlanta urban environment, particularly during the 1950s and 1960s, through cityscapes, aerial views and scenes of individual buildings as the city underwent a period of building and growth. The arrival of the city's first professional sports team, the Atlanta Braves, is documented. Also included in the collection are scenes pertaining to Southern politics including local, state and presidential races. A wide variety of Georgia agriculture and industry is...
Dates: 1938-1975
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

Marion Wesley Ray diary transcriptions

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Collection number: ahc.MSS906f
Scope and Content

This collection contains transcriptions of diaries written by Marion Wesley Ray in which he wrote about his family and kept daily accounts in Bethlehem, Georgia. Also included are pieces of poetry written by Ray. Of particular note is the 1905 entry in which Ray describes the death of his mother, Sarah.

Dates: 1895-1905
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

Marjorie Uhry Liebman papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1195
Scope and Content This collection contains materials related to the work and achievements of Marjorie Uhry Liebman. Materials include note cards from her speeches, personal calendars, cards from Scott-Liebman and the League of Women Voters, a copy of LSU Alumni News featuring Liebman, programs from Atlanta's Woman of the Year awards banquet, annual financial reports from Scott-Liebman, and various newspaper clippings featuring Liebman. One item of particular interest is a...
Dates: 1921-1976, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

Mark Anthony Civil War letter

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Collection number: ahc.MSS658f
Scope and Content This collection contains a letter from Mark Anthony to Miss Lizzie Coleman and its transcription with a reply from Coleman. The letter was written from Kingston, Georgia, and is dated May 22, 1864. Mark Anthony writes to Miss Lizzie Coleman. In this letter he recalls the anniversary of the 2nd assault on Vicksburg, Mississippi. Mark writes briefly of his regiment’s involvement in the Battle of Resaca only mentioning their loss of men to death and injury. He outlines his orders to march to...
Dates: 1864 May 22
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

Mark Johnson Jr. papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS123
Scope and Contents

This collection contains correspondence and patents for various Johnson inventions.

Dates: 1908-1913
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

Mark W. Johnson & Woodruff Seedsmen coupon

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Collection number: ahc.MSS711f
Scope and Content

This collection contains a three dollar discount coupon produced by Mark W. Johnson & Woodruff Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia.

Dates: 1869
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

Marline Hornson ephemera

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Collection number: ahc.MSS166f
Scope and Content

This collection includes doilies with scenes of Hamburg, Germany dated from some time in the 19th century.

Dates: undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

Marquis DeLafayette Pittman Civil War letters

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Collection number: ahc.MSS721f
Scope and Content This collection consists of eight letters written by Marquis DeLafayette Pittman, signing himself as "Marc", between April and July of 1864. Most are addressed to "Lizzie" and all appear to be written to this same individual. In the letters Pittman describes the weather, visiting with his cousins, his concerns about the progress of the war, and his feelings for "Lizzie." In an apparent response to a letter he received from her urging him to return home in case the "Yanks get near" her, he...
Dates: 2 April 1864-11 July 1864
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

Marsha P. Webb papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1069
Scope and Content This collection contains flower show programs, award books of evidence, publicity articles, and correspondence that provide a history of Marsha Webb's career as a national flower show judge and internationally known flower arranger. Also included are documents that detail her involvement with numerous organizations such as the The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc., the Atlanta Botanical Garden, National Garden Clubs, Inc., and WAFA (World Association of Flower Arrangers). Of special interest are...
Dates: 1939-2013, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 75
Atlanta Campaign, 1864 74
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Women -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- Societies and clubs 66
Gardening -- Georgia -- Atlanta 53
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African American women -- Georgia -- Atlanta 18
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African American families -- Georgia -- Atlanta 16
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Girls High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 32
Atlanta Historical Society 31
Mitchell, Margaret, 1900-1949 26
Georgia Institute of Technology 24
Hartsfield, William Berry 24
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Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 21
Atlanta Cyclorama (Atlanta, Ga.) 20
Grady Memorial Hospital (Atlanta, Ga.) 20
Allen, Ivan, 1911-2003 19
Coca-Cola Company 19
Cotton States Exposition (1895 : Atlanta, Ga.) 19
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority 19
Emory University 18
Rich's (Retail store) 18
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 18
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce 16
Georgia State Capitol (Atlanta, Ga.) 16
Oakland Cemetery (Atlanta, Ga.) 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
Jackson, Maynard, 1938-2003 15
Swan House (Atlanta, Ga.) 15
United States. Army 15
Young, Andrew, 1932- 14
Atlanta (Ga.). Fire Department 13
Lee, Robert E., (Robert Edward), 1807-1870 13
Maddox, Lester, 1915-2003 13
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 City Hall (Atlanta, Ga.) 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 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
American Red Cross 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
Atlanta Art Association 8
Atlanta Public Library 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
Reeves Studios (Atlanta, Ga.) 8
Trust Company of Georgia 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-Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta, Ga.) 7
Boys High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 7
Carnegie Library of Atlanta 7
Citizens and Southern National Bank 7
Condon, Linnie, 1844-1909 7
Confederate Soldiers' Home of Georgia 7
Confederate States of America. Army 7
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