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Allen family papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1014
Scope and Content This collection contains newspaper clippings, correspondence, awards and ceremony programs, and scrapbooks collected by the Allen family. The bulk of the collection pertains to Ivan Allen, Sr. and Ivan Allen, Jr.'s business, civic, and political affairs. Ivan Allen, Sr.'s state senate campaign and election, and Ivan Allen, Jr.'s mayoral campaign and election, and both father and son's work with various charities and civic minded associations are included. Of note are the numerous...
Dates: 1899-2004, undated

Atlanta Community Relations Commission documents

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1228
Scope and Contents

This collection contains minutes, reports, and other items generated by the Atlanta Community Relations Commission. These items document the Commission's establishment; relations with Atlanta Public Services; and reports on housing, discrimination, and race relations. Of particular interest is correspondence pertaining to segregation in schools, real estate, and employment.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1966-1968

Atlanta Department of City Planning records

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1268
Scope and Contents This collection contains meeting minutes from the Atlanta Department of City Planning and its boards and committees, including the Atlanta-Fulton County Joint Planning Board, Board of Zoning Adjustment, Zoning Review Board, and the Planning and Development Committee. The minutes include summaries from public hearings and executive meetings about decisions pertaining to zoning requests and discussions about city-wide redevelopment. Specifically, the Atlanta-Fulton County Joint Planning Board,...
Dates: 1920-1997, undated

Atlanta Urban Design Commission visual arts materials

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Collection number: ahc.VIS443
Scope and Contents This collection contains images, historic property surveys, and maps which depict Atlanta and its neighborhoods. AUDC generated these materials, gathered by trained volunteers and unidentified photographers, to document and study the neighborhoods and important structures to gauge their historic significance. Materials depict residences, commercial buildings, streetscapes, religious structures, schools, cemeteries, industrial sites, parks, and government buildings. Also included are city...
Dates: 1912-2005, undated (bulk 1973-1995)

Central Atlanta Progress, Inc. Records

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Collection number: ahc.MSS591
Scope and Contents of the Records This collection consists primarily of the records of Central Atlanta Progress, Inc. The collection includes a small amount of material (1929-1952) from predecessor organizations: Central Atlanta Improvement Association, Greater Atlanta for Annexation, Inc, and the Central Marietta Street Association. The collection also includes early correspondence regarding the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad and the construction of viaducts and bridges in downtown Atlanta in the 1920s and...
Dates: 1924-1994, undated

David Messer photograph collection

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Collection number: ahc.VIS237
Scope and Content The images in this collection consist of photographs of the construction of the Atlanta Civic Center taken by David James Messer, Sr. Photographs include black and white interior and exterior images of the auditorium of the convention center and the exhibit building for the City of Atlanta. Messer produced monthly images to document the stages of the Atlanta Civic Center's development. The collection depicts views of the initial groundbreaking in 1965 to the completion of the convention...
Dates: 1965-1968

Garden Hills Garden Club records

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1101
Scope and Content

This collection contains materials that document the civic and social activities of the club. Included in the collection are directories that list members, committees, and calendars of activities. Additionally, a scrapbook provides details of the first two years of the club's neighborhood Ice Cream Socials and traffic island improvements.

Dates: 1972-2014

Harry G. Lefever papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1011
Scope and Content The Harry G. Lefever papers consist primarily of records Mr. Lefever kept on neighborhoods and community organizations in Atlanta, Georgia. The papers reflect his involvement in community organizing; race relations and urban renewal; Atlanta inner-city neighborhoods and associations; and the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. These files contain correspondence; articles from books, magazines, and newspapers; reports; and student papers on the relationship between the community...
Dates: 1966-2009, undated

J. Forsythe Gordy papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS492
Scope and Content

This collection contains newsletters and materials pertaining to the growth and development of the City of Atlanta, Georgia. There are also pamphlets, copies of legislation, and newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1951-1981, undated

Joseph Victor McCannon papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1280
Scope and Contents This collection contains McCannon's personal and professional papers as well as publications related to urban planning, historic preservation and transportation, focusing primarily on the development of the Atlanta metropolitan area. The bulk of the materials include correspondence, memoranda, and reports related to infrastructure projects by the City of Atlanta and Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA). Also included in the collection are zoning ordinances, meeting agendas, and...
Dates: 1929-2016, undated

Kirkwood Neighbors Organization records

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1037
Scope and Content This collection consists of executive committee records, including bylaws and articles of incorporation, regarding the incorporation of the Kirkwood Neighbors Organization (KNO); executive committee correspondence on neighborhood concerns, such as zoning, public safety, transportation issues, and education; KNO meeting agendas and minutes; subcommittee activities and special projects, such as streetscape improvements for Kirkwood commercial district, oral history projects, green space...
Dates: 1993-2009, undated

NorthEast Atlanta Beltline Group records

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1249
Scope and Contents

This collection contains records documenting land acquisition and sale to create the northeastern portion of the Atlanta BeltLine. Included in the collection are property sale and lease agreements, clippings and articles about the planning and development of the Atlanta BeltLine, correspondence, environmental reports, transportation studies, site plans, land surveys, and maps.

Dates: 1936-2009, undated, bulk dates 2004-2009

Regional Council of Churches of Atlanta, Inc. records

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1253
Scope and Contents This collection contains records from the Regional Council of Churches of Atlanta, Inc., its predecessors, and internal committees that aided in the council's ministries in Atlanta, Georgia. There are administrative documents such as minutes, rosters, and newsletters; financial records, such as ledgers; event planning documents, such as programs; committee planning documents; yearbooks; correspondence; and newspaper clippings. Administrative yearbooks highlight yearly activities and are...
Dates: 1890-2003, undated

Research Atlanta Records

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Collection number: ahc.MSS993
Scope and Contents of the Records This collection consists of the records of Research Atlanta, Inc. The records document the administrative history and research activities of the organization from its inception in 1971 to 1992. The records include correspondence, publications, clippings, research notes, and reports regarding the activities and projects in which Research Atlanta was involved. The bulk of the collection consists of the research files in Series II, which document the various topics analyzed by the organization....
Dates: 1930-1997 Bulk: 1970-1992

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Jackson, Maynard, 1938-2003 4
Allen, Ivan, 1911-2003 3
Atlanta (Ga.). Bureau of Planning 3
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce 3
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority 3
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Young, Andrew, 1932- 3
Atlanta City Hall (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Atlanta Public Schools 2
Atlanta Urban Design Commission (Ga.) 2
Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 2
Central Atlanta Improvement Association 2
Hartsfield, William Berry 2
Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-2002 2
Academy for Contemporary Problems 1
Aldredge, Jim 1
Ali, Muhammad, 1942-2016 1
Allen family 1
Allen, Beaumont, 1951-2014 1
Allen, Inman (Hugh Inman) 1
Allen, Irene Beaumont, 1890-1972 1
Allen, Ivan, 1877-1968 1
Allen, Ivan, III, 1938-1992 1
Allen, Louise Richardson, 1917-2008 1
Arnall, Ellis Gibbs, 1907-1992 1
Arrington, Marvin S. 1
Associated Charities (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Atlanta (Ga.) 1
Atlanta (Ga.). Board of Aldermen 1
Atlanta (Ga.). Board of Aldermen. Planning and Development Committee 1
Atlanta (Ga.). Board of Aldermen. Urban Renewal Committee 1
Atlanta (Ga.). Board of Aldermen. Zoning Committee 1
Atlanta (Ga.). City Council 1
Atlanta (Ga.). City Council. Board of Zoning Adjustment 1
Atlanta (Ga.). City Council. Zoning Review Board 1
Atlanta (Ga.). Municipal Planning Board 1
Atlanta (Ga.). Police Department 1
Atlanta 2000, Inc. 1
Atlanta Action Forum 1
Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. 1
Atlanta Braves (Baseball team) 1
Atlanta City Planning Commission 1
Atlanta Civic Center (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Atlanta Community Chest 1
Atlanta Community Relations Commission 1
Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau 1
Atlanta Economic Development Corporation 1
Atlanta Public Library 1
Atlanta Regional Commission 1
Atlanta University Center (Ga.) 1
Atlanta-Fulton County Joint Planning Board 1
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Bass Organization for Neighborhood Development (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Boy Scouts of America . National Council 1
Brown, Charlie, 1902-1995 1
Capacity, Inc. 1
Central Area Job Placement Center (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Central Atlanta Association 1
Central Atlanta Progress, Inc. 1
Central Marietta Street Association (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Christian Council of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Downtown Development Authority (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 1
Eplan, Leon S. 1
Evangelical Minister's Association (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Fielder and Allen (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Fleming, Richard C. D. 1
Fonts, Larry E. 1
Forward Atlanta Commission 1
Fowler, Wyche, 1940- 1
Garden Hills Garden Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Garden Hills Woman's Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Gellerstedt, Lawrence L., 1926-2003 1
Georgia Business & Industry Association 1
Georgia Downtown Development Association 1
Georgia Institute of Technology 1
Georgia State Capitol (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Georgia World Congress Center (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Georgia. Department of Natural Resources (1972- ) 1
Georgia. Historic Preservation Division 1
Gladin, Collier B. 1
Gordy, J. Forsythe 1
Greater Atlanta for Annexation, Inc. 1
Harris, Joe Frank 1
Impact Council, Inc 1
International Association of Rotary Clubs 1
International Downtown Association 1
International Downtown Executives Association 1
Ivan Allen-Marshall Company (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Jones, Boisfeuillet 1
Kennedy, Paul J. 1
Key, James Lee, 1867-1939 1
Kiepper, Alan F. 1
King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006 1
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 1
Kirkwood Neighbors Organization (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
LeCraw, Roy, 1895-1985 1
Leak, John F. 1
Lefever, Esther 1
Lefever, Harry G. 1
Lindskoog, James 1
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