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Jehu Neal Carter Diary Excerpts
Collection
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
Collection
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
Collection
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
Collection
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
Collection
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
Collection
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
Collection
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
Collection
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
Collection
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
Collection
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
Collection
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
Collection
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
Collection
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
Johnny E. Green photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS371
Scope and Content
This collection contains black and white photographs taken by Johnny E. Green. Images include a portrait of a young woman with a tennis racket labeled as the Atlanta Academy of Charm, a Bible reading at a residence on North Avenue, and interior scenes at the Grove Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dates:
1949-1950
Joseph C. Fisch Photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS172
Scope and Contents of the Records
The collection contains photographs of Atlanta, Georgia, including federal and state buildings, retail stores and businesses, streets, expressways, churches, hospitals, colleges and residences. Included are photographs of the Georgia State Capitol, Atlanta City Hall, Federal Penitentiary, Atlanta Naval Air Station, Carnegie Library, Atlanta Municipal Auditorium, The Journal Building, Terminal and Union Stations, Cathedral of St. Philip, Christ the King Cathedral, Glenn Memorial Church, Emory...
Dates:
1954, 1963
Joseph Victor McCannon papers
Collection
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
Joshua Gilbert papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS776f
Scope and Content
This collection consists of a letter from Joshua Gilbert to his family, a description of United States Army prisoner of war camps in the Civil War, one deed to a cemetery plot, and one clipping from the Atlanta Constitution with Gilbert's obituary.
Dates:
1855-1889
Judge Thomas L. Camp papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS916
Scope and Content
Much of the collection consists of newspaper articles and clippings relating to Judge Camp’s professional life and the personal life of him and his relatives. Letters, programs, financial records, and postcards comprise a portion of the collection. Also included are three Camp family scrapbooks, one scrapbook for the Joseph Habersham chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and Thomas Camp’s diploma from George Washington University. The oldest item in the collection is a...
Dates:
1884-1997
Katharine Hinton Wootten scrapbooks
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS330
Scope and Content
This collection is comprised of four scrapbooks that contain cards, newspaper clippings, and photographs. The majority of the materials pertain to Atlanta events.
Dates:
1884-1917, undated
Kathleen Moon Photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS129
Scope and Contents of the Records
This collection is comprised of images of schools, churches, farms, homes, public buildings, town squares, railroads, industrial facilities, cemeteries, rivers, stores, parks, community centers, and entertainment venues in Fulton County. The photographs were taken in the cities and towns of Alpharetta, Atlanta, Ben Hill, Cascade Heights, Campbellton, Cedar Grove, College Park, Crabapple, East Point, Fairburn, Hapeville, Hopewell, Newtown, Ocee, Palmetto, Red Oak, Rico, Roswell, Sandtown,...
Dates:
1951-1954, undated
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- Atlanta (Ga.) -- History 122
- Atlanta (Ga.) -- Social life and customs 83
- Atlanta (Ga.) -- Politics and government 53
- Atlanta (Ga.) 47
- Neighborhoods -- Georgia -- Atlanta 43
- Peachtree Street (Atlanta, Ga.) 42
- Buckhead (Atlanta, Ga.) 33
- Flower shows -- Georgia -- Atlanta 32
- Parks -- Georgia -- Atlanta 31
- Women -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- Societies and clubs 31
- Piedmont Park (Atlanta, Ga.) 29
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 28
- Scrapbooks -- Georgia 28
- Architecture, Domestic -- Georgia -- Atlanta 25
- Gardening -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- Societies, etc. 25
- Transportation -- Georgia -- Atlanta 25
- Ansley Park (Atlanta, Ga.) 22
- Associations, institutions, etc. -- Georgia -- Atlanta 22
- Atlanta (Ga.) -- Race relations 22
- Houses -- Georgia -- Atlanta 22
- Buildings -- Georgia -- Atlanta 21
- Business enterprises -- Georgia -- Atlanta 21
- Grant Park (Atlanta, Ga.) 20
- Druid Hills (Atlanta, Ga.) 19
- Gardening -- Georgia -- Atlanta 19
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 19
- Urban renewal -- Georgia -- Atlanta 19
- Education -- Georgia -- Atlanta 18
- Georgia -- Politics and government 18
- Inman Park (Atlanta, Ga.) 17
- Churches -- Georgia -- Atlanta 16
- City planning -- Georgia -- Atlanta 16
- Community development -- Georgia -- Atlanta 16
- West End (Atlanta, Ga.) 16
- Civic improvement -- Georgia -- Atlanta 15
- Construction -- Georgia -- Atlanta 15
- Five Points (Atlanta, Ga.) 15
- Sports -- Georgia -- Atlanta 15
- Streets -- Georgia -- Atlanta 15
- African Americans -- Georgia -- Atlanta 14
- Atlanta (Ga.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. 14
- Auburn Avenue (Atlanta, Ga.) 14
- Civil rights -- Georgia -- Atlanta 14
- Historic buildings -- Georgia -- Atlanta 14
- Housing -- Georgia -- Atlanta 14
- Midtown (Atlanta, Ga.) 14
- Railroads -- Georgia -- Atlanta 14
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- Atlanta (Ga.) -- Religion 13
- Politicians -- Georgia 13
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- Women -- Societies and clubs 13
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- Atlanta Campaign, 1864 12
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- Women -- Georgia -- Societies and clubs 10
- World War, 1939-1945 10
- Advertising -- Georgia -- Atlanta 9
- Aerial photography -- Georgia -- Atlanta 9
- Alabama Street (Atlanta, Ga.) 9
- Atlanta (Ga.) -- Economic conditions 9
- Atlanta (Ga.) -- Politics and government -- 20th century 9
- Chastain Park (Atlanta, Ga.) 9
- Clothing and dress -- History -- 19th century 9
- Historic districts -- Georgia -- Atlanta 9 + ∧ less
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- Hartsfield, William Berry 18
- Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority 18
- Atlanta Historical Society 17
- Georgia Institute of Technology 15
- Grady Memorial Hospital (Atlanta, Ga.) 14
- Allen, Ivan, 1911-2003 13
- Rich's (Retail store) 13
- Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 12
- Georgia State Capitol (Atlanta, Ga.) 12
- Jackson, Maynard, 1938-2003 12
- Atlanta Braves (Baseball team) 11
- Atlanta Chamber of Commerce 11
- Young, Andrew, 1932- 11
- Atlanta City Hall (Atlanta, Ga.) 10
- Atlanta Municipal Airport (Ga.) 10
- Cotton States Exposition (1895 : Atlanta, Ga.) 10
- Girls High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 10
- Allen, Ivan, 1877-1968 9
- Atlanta (Ga.). Fire Department 9
- Atlanta Cyclorama (Atlanta, Ga.) 9
- Maddox, Lester, 1915-2003 9
- Swan House (Atlanta, Ga.) 9
- Atlanta (Ga.). City Council 8
- Coca-Cola Company 8
- Emory University 8
- Fowler, Wyche, 1940- 8
- Fox Theatre (Atlanta, Ga.) 8
- Georgia Power Company 8
- Massell, Sam 8
- Oakland Cemetery (Atlanta, Ga.) 8
- Atlanta (Ga.). Police Department 7
- Atlanta Civic Center (Atlanta, Ga.) 7
- Atlanta History Center 7
- Atlanta Water Works (Ga.) 7
- Hurt Building (Atlanta, Ga.) 7
- Inman, Emily Caroline MacDougald, 1881-1965 7
- Piedmont Driving Club 7
- Agnes Scott College 6
- American Red Cross 6
- Atlanta (Ga.). Bureau of Planning 6
- Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Atlanta, Ga.) 6
- Atlanta Urban Design Commission (Ga.) 6
- Atlanta Urban League 6
- Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta, Ga.) 6
- C. W. Motes (Atlanta, Ga.) 6
- Georgia. General Assembly 6
- Henry Grady Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.) 6
- Kuhns Photographic Studio (Atlanta, Ga.) 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 Art Association 5
- Atlanta Falcons (Football team) 5
- Atlanta Public Schools 5
- Atlanta Regional Commission 5
- Biltmore Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.) 5
- Busbee, George, 1927-2004 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
- Fulton National Bank 5
- Georgia School of Technology 5
- Georgia State University 5
- Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport 5
- Inman, Edward H., 1881-1931 5
- King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006 5
- Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) 5
- Lewis, John, 1940-2020 5
- Reeves Studios (Atlanta, Ga.) 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 Housing Authority 4
- Atlanta Memorial Arts Center 4
- Atlanta Pride Festival 4
- Boy Scouts of America . National Council 4
- Candler Building (Atlanta, Ga.) 4
- Carnegie Library of Atlanta 4
- Central Presbyterian Church (Atlanta, Ga.) 4
- Citizens and Southern National Bank 4
- Clark College 4
- Confederate Soldiers' Home of Georgia 4
- Delta Air Lines 4
- Flatiron Building (Atlanta, Ga.) 4
- Frank, Leo, 1884-1915 4
- Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs 4
- Georgia. Department of Natural Resources (1972- ) 4
- Georgia. Department of Transportation 4
- Grant family 4 + ∧ less
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