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James Kolloch Hines Papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS767
Scope and Content

This collections includes a diary, newspaper clippings, legal papers, and letters.

Dates: 1873-1967

James L. Day Confederate States of America Quartermaster Department, Atlanta Depot research materials

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1279
Scope and Contents

This collection contains research materials pertaining to the Confederate States of America Quartermaster Department, Atlanta Depot records. Included are biographical and contextual descriptions written by Day in the early 2000s about civilian contractors and Confederate officer and enlisted personnel mentioned within those records. There are also copies of webpages about these individuals and their assigned military units.

Dates: 2003-2004, undated

James M. Wright Papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS211
Scope and Content The bulk of the James M. Wright papers, circa 1964, consists of handwritten research on note cards, handwritten manuscripts, typescripts, and galleys of his book, The License System of the City of Atlanta (1964). Box 4 contains subject files containing articles, pamphlets, reports, surveys, and other printed material related to public utilities, taxation, religion, slavery, and transportation. Information about Wright’s background in education and employment is contained in the folder...
Dates: 1896-1964

James P. Wickersham letter and biographical sketch

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Collection number: ahc.MSS373f
Scope and Content

This collection contains a letter from James P. Wickersham on July 17, 1881 to his wife Emerine written during a train ride to Atlanta from Pennsylvania. He wrote that the trip took 34 hours, including a 5 or 6 hour delay because of engine failure. He speaks of Atlanta as "beautiful and thrifty" compared to the city as he saw it in 1866 as it lay in ruins.

Dates: 1881, undated

Jane Cooper newsclippings

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Collection number: ahc.MSS406f
Scope and Content

This collection contains clippings about the social life of Jane Cooper of Atlanta, Georgia.

Dates: 1913

J.E. Mellett Jr. photographs

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Collection number: ahcVIS369
Scope and Content

This collection contains black and white photographs of construction scenes in downtown Atlanta by J.E. "Ned" Mellett Jr. They were submitted to the 1949 Atlanta Historical Society Historical Photographic Exhibition in partnership with the Dixie Camera Club under the category "construction." Additional photographs include scenes of Atlanta Zoo and activities such as tennis, baseball, and swimming in Piedmont Park, Grant Park, and Lakewood Park.

Dates: 1949-1950

Jeff Askew and Guy Dobbs Photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS171
Scope and Contents of the Records This collection contains photographic images previously owned by Jeff Askew and Guy Dobbs. The first part of the collection features images of Askew's family and friends at various social functions including holiday and costume parties, from the late 1940s to the early 1970s. Photographs of Atlanta-native and actress Jane Withers, actor John Bromfield and his wife Mary Ellen Tillotson Bromfield, the Dobbs family, Billy Jones, and Dennis Machett are also included. Images from Guy Dobbs's...
Dates: 1946 - circa 1978, bulk circa 1955

Jehu Neal Carter Diary Excerpts

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Collection number: ahc.MSS54f
Scope and Content

This collection consists of three photocopied pages from Jehu Neal Carter's diary. In 1857, Carter traveled by rail car through Georgia and Tennessee. Carter records his impressions of Knoxville, Tennessee; Dalton, Georgia; and Atlanta, Georgia. While in Atlanta, he describes the town "as a city of Railroads and from all appearances of Do Nothings and loffers." [sp] He attended the First Baptist Church "preaching to the colored people."

Dates: 1857

Jennie Clarke photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS350
Scope and Content

This collection contains photographs of the Clarke family, images of the Atlanta Terminal Station in 1969, and a photograph of a 1940 lynching near Marietta, Georgia.

Dates: 1869-1969, undated

Jennie Meta Barker research papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS53
Scope and Content These papers consist primarily of newspaper clippings collected by Jennie Meta Barker about Atlanta and it's history. Most clippings relate broadly to Atlanta, but particular subjects include history, the arts, politics and government, business and organizations, notable Atlantans, and Georgia geography. In addition to clippings, there are also reports, pamphlets, publications, and correspondence relating to these topics. The collection also contains notes and chapters that Barker wrote...
Dates: approximately 1820-1967, undated; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1967

Jessie Boynton photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS288
Scope and Content

This collection contains images of the Fulton County Alms Home for African Americans; Fulton County Alms Haven Home; Boynton's farm house; and a photograph of Jessie Lee Clark.

Dates: 1977

Joe McTyre Photograph Collection

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Collection number: ahc.VIS106
Scope and Contents of the Records This collection is comprised of images taken by Atlanta Journal- Constitution journalist Joe McTyre, and images of other Atlanta photojournalists. The photographs in the collection include images of prominent individuals in government, business, entertainment, sports, and others who were the subject of news events. Also included are photographs of the physical environment of Atlanta, and in rural Georgia towns. The remaining photographs relate to news coverage of events such as airplane...
Dates: 1889-1985, undated

Joel Hurt Papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS65
Scope and Contents of the Collection The majority of the Joel Hurt Papers consist of documents pertaining to the East Atlanta Land Company and financial transactions effected by Joel Hurt. Documents found within the collection include deeds, abstracts of title, personal and professional correspondence, financial documents related to various business interests, and an East Atlanta Land Company account book. The bulk of the deeds pertain to land transactions within Fulton County, 14th land district, land lots 51, 52, 77, and...
Dates: 1859-1920

John A. White papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS358f
Scope and Content

This collection contains a New Testament given to Lieut. John A. White while at Camp Gordon by his mother, Mrs. B. J. White, a resolution from the Atlanta City Council honoring White on his death, and a letter from Alexander Allison to Milton Allison on farming conditions in Troup County, Georgia.

Dates: 1850, 1966

John Baeder Summerhill neighborhood photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS270
Scope and Content

This collection contains photographs of the Summerhill neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia, including images of houses, advertisements, landscapes, stores and businesses, hotels, and construction areas. Of special note is a photograph of the Windsor Street Coca-Cola sign.

Dates: 1963

John Isham Papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS232
Scope and Content This collection consists of six diaries written by John Isham and his wife, Maria Louisa “Lou”, during the years 1878 to 1892. At the conclusion of the diaries there is one page dated February 1893, most probably written by his daughter. John Isham died on 1 August 1892. The daily entries usually begin with observations of the weather and temperature, followed by comments about daily events. In addition, Isham and his wife give a great deal of attention to the news and gossip around Atlanta....
Dates: 1855-1893

John J. Eagan papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS71
Scope and Content

This collection includes personal correspondence, biographical sketches, news clippings, business records, personal financial records, and property records of John Eagan.

Dates: 1846-1977, undated

John J. Woodside Family Papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS250
Scope and Content This collection contains the business records from Woodside Storage Company and also admission records from the Home for the Friendless. These are a variety of papers and documents that reflect the character of each member of the Woodside Family. The several cash books from Woodside Storage contain the business records of John J. Woodside, Sr. in the last few years of his life. The admissions books from the Home for the Friendless are records kept by Margaret Woodside during the years she...
Dates: 1889-1950

John Pattillo visual arts materials

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Collection number: ahc.VIS463
Scope and Contents This collection contains photographs collected by John Patillo of Atlanta buildings and street scenes, schools, churches, residences, and portraits. Buildings and residences include Atlanta City Hall, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, First National Bank, Georgia State Captiol, the Carnegie Library, as well as residences in the Peachtree Park neighborhood. Also in the collection are images of churches such as St. Marks Methodist Episcopal Church and the Cathedral of St. Philip; and...
Dates: approximately 1852-1970, undated

John Terrell photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS469
Scope and Contents

This collection includes photographs of Atlanta Fire Department personnel, fire chiefs and assistant chiefs, fire stations, and the Fire Department Band and Drum Corps. Also featured are aerial views of Atlanta, a group portrait of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, and a series of portraits of Atlanta Fire Chief John Terrell. Of particular note are images of the aftermath of the Great Atlanta Fire of 1917 in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood.

Dates: 1875-1960, undated

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Hartsfield, William Berry 18
Atlanta Historical Society 17
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority 15
Grady Memorial Hospital (Atlanta, Ga.) 14
Georgia Institute of Technology 13
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Rich's (Retail store) 13
Allen, Ivan, 1911-2003 12
Georgia State Capitol (Atlanta, Ga.) 12
Jackson, Maynard, 1938-2003 12
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce 11
Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 10
Cotton States Exposition (1895 : Atlanta, Ga.) 10
Girls High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 10
Young, Andrew, 1932- 10
Atlanta City Hall (Atlanta, Ga.) 9
Atlanta Cyclorama (Atlanta, Ga.) 9
Atlanta Municipal Airport (Ga.) 9
Maddox, Lester, 1915-2003 9
Allen, Ivan, 1877-1968 8
Atlanta (Ga.). City Council 8
Atlanta (Ga.). Fire Department 8
Atlanta Braves (Baseball team) 8
Coca-Cola Company 8
Emory University 8
Fowler, Wyche, 1940- 8
Georgia Power Company 8
Massell, Sam 8
Swan House (Atlanta, Ga.) 8
Atlanta (Ga.). Police Department 7
Atlanta Civic Center (Atlanta, Ga.) 7
Atlanta History Center 7
Atlanta Water Works (Ga.) 7
Fox Theatre (Atlanta, Ga.) 7
Hurt Building (Atlanta, Ga.) 7
Oakland Cemetery (Atlanta, Ga.) 7
Piedmont Driving Club 7
Agnes Scott College 6
American Red Cross 6
Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Atlanta, Ga.) 6
Atlanta Urban Design Commission (Ga.) 6
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta, Ga.) 6
C. W. Motes (Atlanta, Ga.) 6
Henry Grady Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.) 6
Inman, Emily Caroline MacDougald, 1881-1965 6
Kurtz, Wilbur G. (Wilbur George), 1882-1967 6
Mitchell, Margaret, 1900-1949 6
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 6
Slaton, John M. 6
Southeastern Fair (Atlanta, Ga.) 6
Underground Atlanta, Inc. 6
Zoo Atlanta 6
Atlanta (Ga.) 5
Atlanta (Ga.). Bureau of Planning 5
Atlanta Public Schools 5
Atlanta Regional Commission 5
Atlanta Urban League 5
Biltmore Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.) 5
Capital City Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 5
Democratic Party (Ga.) 5
DuBose, Beverly M., 1918-1986 5
English-American Building (Atlanta, Ga.) 5
First National Bank of Atlanta 5
Forward Atlanta Commission 5
Georgia School of Technology 5
Georgia State University 5
Georgia. General Assembly 5
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport 5
King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006 5
Ku Klux Klan, 1915- 5
Kuhns Photographic Studio (Atlanta, Ga.) 5
Lewis, John, 1940-2020 5
Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-2002 5
United States. Army 5
United States. Navy. 5
University of Georgia 5
Allen family 4
Atlanta (Ga.). Board of Aldermen 4
Atlanta Art Association 4
Atlanta Falcons (Football team) 4
Atlanta Housing Authority 4
Atlanta Memorial Arts Center 4
Atlanta Pride Festival 4
Boy Scouts of America . National Council 4
Busbee, George, 1927-2004 4
Candler Building (Atlanta, Ga.) 4
Carnegie Library of Atlanta 4
Central Presbyterian Church (Atlanta, Ga.) 4
Citizens and Southern National Bank 4
Confederate Soldiers' Home of Georgia 4
Delta Air Lines 4
Flatiron Building (Atlanta, Ga.) 4
Frank, Leo, 1884-1915 4
Fulton National Bank 4
Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs 4
Georgia. Department of Natural Resources (1972- ) 4
Georgia. Department of Transportation 4
Grant family 4
Inman, Edward H., 1881-1931 4
Junior League of Atlanta 4
Key, James Lee, 1867-1939 4
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