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Moses Amos letter and article

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS744f
Scope and Content

This collection contains one letter written by Moses Amos in 1907 addressed to Charles J. Hopkins, thanking him for his regard for the African American community; one newspaper article on the Amos family's pharmaceutical work; and one letter by Louise C. Merrits, a nurse, who worked with Mrs. Irby.

Dates: 1907, 1982, 2004, undated

Moses H. Wright Civil War letter

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS386f
Scope and Content

This collection consists of the official letters Moses Hannibal Wright received prior to and during the opening days of the Civil War. Of particular interest is Wright's letter of resignation from the United States Ordnance Department and the letters detailing Wright's promotions within the Confederate Ordnance Department.

Dates: 1861-1862

Mount Paran Woods Garden Club records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1000
Scope and Contents of the Records This collection includes minutes, newsletters, programs, financial records, and correspondence of the Mount Paran Woods Garden Club, documenting both the Club's social and civic activities. Treasurer's records consist of budgets, financial reports, and invoices. The Club's tax documentation includes material relating to the Club's tax-exempt status. The Club's scrapbooks provide a history of the Club's numerous social and civic activities over the decades, including details regarding the...
Dates: 1955-2019

Mrs. A. D. Johnson ephemera

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS183f
Scope and Content

This collection includes photocopies of a soldier's discharge from the Army of the State of Georgia during the Civil War; two photocopies of cover, forward, and first page of "Lessons in Reading, Writing, Arithmetic for Special School Work in Georgia"; photocopies of programs for plays; a paper on the establishment of the colony of Georgia; and copies of map sketches.

Dates: 1862-1919

Mrs. Beaufort Mathews Williams scrapbooks

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS327
Scope and Content

This collection is comprised of two scrapbooks that contain newspaper clippings pertaining primarily to southern topics. The scrapbooks were compiled by a 90 year old friend of Mrs. Williams.

Dates: 1870-1930, undated

Mrs. C. E. McDaniel financial documents

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS227f
Scope and Content

This collection contains property deeds and title searches related to Atlanta property on Harris Street owned by Mrs. C. E. McDaniel.

Dates: 1874-1892

Mrs. Charles Elrod fashion plates

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS102f
Scope and Content

This collection contains fashion plates from magazines published in the 1880's.

Dates: approximately 1880

Mrs. Charles L. Gray photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS329
Scope and Content

This collection contains photographs of Mrs. Charles L. Gray as she was being interviewed by R.T. Eltzroth and Franklin Garrett during her visit to the Atlanta Historical Society's 1895 Cotton Exposition Exhibition on August 26, 1970.

Dates: 1970 August 26

Mrs. Crawford Barnett photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS281
Scope and Content

This collection contains images of historic buildings: the Georgia State Capitol and Second Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia; a group on the veranda of the National Hotel in Dalton, Georgia; and a group posing near Tallulah Falls. Other images feature Mr. and Mrs. Amory Brown of Macon, Georgia; a wedding cake trimmed by Mrs. Amory Brown; Brown Park in Canton, Georgia; and several images of the Battle of Atlanta Cyclorama painting.

Dates: approximately 1870-1912, undated

Mrs. D. Mitchell Cox scrapbooks

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS340
Scope and Content

This collection is comprised of seven scrapbooks assembled by Mrs. D. Mitchell Cox. Included in the scrapbooks are newspaper clippings on the Daughters of the American Revolution, Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs, United Daughters of the Confederacy, and programs, photographs, and correspondence.

Dates: 1870-1930, undated

Mrs. E. L. Connally invitations and newsclipping

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS432f
Scope and Content

This collection contains documents relating to the festivities for the unveiling of the head of Robert E. Lee on the sculpture of Confederate leaders on Stone Mountain on January 19, 1924. Mary Virginia Brown Connally (Mrs. E. L. Connally) was one of the hostesses.

Dates: 1923-1924

Mrs. Henson Estes Bussey papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS775
Scope and Content

This collection contains responses to Mrs. Henson Estes Bussey's letters from various people.

Dates: 1936-1947, undated

Mrs. Hermione W. Stevens property documents

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS622f
Scope and Content

This collection contains an itemized listing of money spent on Mrs. Hermione W. Stevens property at 1599 West Paces Ferry Road in northwest Atlanta, Georgia. Included are the cost of the land, the drilling of the well, the original cost of the house and the cost of various changes made to the house. Joe Walker was the contractor on the house and made several of the later changes.

Dates: 1934-1978

Mrs. Hypatia Bowdoin Ray scrapbooks

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS257
Scope and Content

This collection contains two scrapbooks that are primarily comprised of newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1886-1945

Mrs. James Morton Newspaper Clippings Collection

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS162
Scope and Content The collection is a mixture of newspaper clippings and magazine articles pertaining primarily to Georgia writers. The clippings and articles include book reviews, speaking engagements, and life events for each author. Some of the authors included in the collection are Wright Bryan, Caroline Miller, Joel Chandler Harris, Flannery O’Connor, Corbett H. Thigpen, Nunnally Johnson, Carson McCullers, Ralph McGill, and Medora Field Perkerson. There are also files pertaining to topics that influenced...
Dates: 1907-1972

Mrs. Joseph Fanning photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS302
Scope and Content This collection contains photographs of Fanning family members and images of military officers of the 17th Engineer Regiment at a parade in Atlanta, Georgia. Included are images of a person identified as Major Atwood, a person identified as Major Cushing, and a person identified as the commander in chief of the American Expeditionary Forces. Other images include group portraits of family members and children at the 1914 Lincoln Fair. Of note are two funeral photographs of a person identified...
Dates: 1904-1918, undated

Mrs. L. S. Terrell souvenir programs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS632f
Scope and Content

This collection contains a souvenir program of the Knights Templar Entertainment under the auspices of Coeur de Lion Commandery, No. 4 and Atlanta Commandery, No. 9 held at the Auditorium-Armory on November 18, 1921 and a program of the Buckhead Symphony Orchestra which performed at the Buckhead Stadium on September 16, 1934.

Dates: 1921-1934

Mrs. Lamar Rutherford Lipscomb scrapbook

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS339
Scope and Content

This collection is comprised of a scrapbook created by Mrs. Lipscomb that contains photographs, newspaper clippings, and correspondence.

Dates: 1928-1951, undated

Mrs. Preston S. (Dorothy Colquitt) Arkwright scrapbook

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS264
Scope and Content

The collection is a scrapbook that primarily contains newspaper clippings pertaining to the Arkwright family. Some of the events of interest include parties at "Pinebloom" (home of the Arkwrights), presentation of portrait of P.S. Arkwright's father, and an ice storm that left Atlanta, Georgia without lights. It also includes a folder with a certificate to Preston Stanley Arkwright from the Greensboro Lions Club for services rendered to the State of Georgia, June 22, 1939.

Dates: 1917-1939

Mrs. Ray Dougherty papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS12
Scope and Content

These papers consist of newspaper clippings, pamphlets and catalogs on gardening; and a scrapbook of the Bird and Flower Garden Club of Atlanta, Georgia.

Dates: 1926-1975

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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
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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
City planning -- Georgia -- Atlanta 23
Civil rights -- Georgia -- Atlanta 23
Family life -- Georgia -- Atlanta 23
Finance, Personal -- Georgia 23
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns 23
Atlanta (Ga.) -- Race relations 22
High schools -- Georgia -- Atlanta 22
Landscape architecture -- Georgia 22
Railroads -- Georgia -- Atlanta 22
Sports -- Georgia -- Atlanta 22
Agriculture -- Georgia 21
Churches -- Georgia -- Atlanta 21
Gardens -- Design 21
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
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Language
Chinese 1
German 1
 
Names
Atlanta Historical Society 31
Girls High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 31
Mitchell, Margaret, 1900-1949 26
Hartsfield, William Berry 24
Georgia Institute of Technology 23
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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
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
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