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William Allen Fuller Papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS92
Scope and Contents of the Records
The collection contains a series of letters concerning the William Fuller’s involvement in the “Great Locomotive Chase” and correspondence between William Fuller and members of his family. In the years following the locomotive chase, several individuals claimed some involvement in the event and others exaggerated their involvement.Many of the letters Captain Fuller received requested confirmation of the events reported and the extent of their involvement. In time, Captain Fuller composed a...
Dates:
1862-1905
William B. Hartsfield films
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS194
Scope and Content
The films in this collection depict the 1939 premiere of the Gone with the Wind, hosted by the City of Atlanta; Hartsfield’s 1940 mayoral campaign; Hartsfield with Gone with the Wind author Margaret Mitchell selling war bonds in downtown Atlanta during World War II; footage highlighting his six-term career as mayor; and amateur footage of Hartsfield with unidentified individuals fishing...
Dates:
approximately 1939-1960
William B. Hartsfield papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS811
Scope and Content
This collection contains newspaper clippings and magazine articles pertaining to Hartsfield. Also, there are technical publications and articles concerning the growth of the Atlanta airport as well as the city's highways. Articles on flouridation and the Chattahoochee River Basin are also included. The collection has various awards and personal effects such as greeting cards, a checkbook, the Hartsfield coat of arms, and letters.
Dates:
1943-1970, undated
William Berry Hartsfield collection
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS530
Scope and Content
This collection contains pages from a scrapbook; a copy of a letter addressed to "William;" a thank you card from Mrs. William B. Hartsfield; and two programs pertaining to William B. Hartsfield. Also included are newspaper clippings that cover Hartsfield's elections, activities in office, death, and funeral and memorial services.
Dates:
1938-1971
William C. Pauley landscape architecture drawings
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS184
Scope and Content
This collection contains the landscape architecture drawings and topographical surveys by William C. Pauley from 1914 to 1973. Projects are mainly from the southeast, but a few early projects are from Massachusetts. Much of the work consists of residential plans, but some are of schools, colleges, parks, cemeteries, and commercial projects. Notable Georgia projects include the Bankshaven estate of Newnan, Georgia, Joel Hurt Memorial Park of Atlanta, and the Robert W. Woodruff residence in...
Dates:
1914-1973, undated
William Fulmer Hull photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS177
Scope and Contents of the Records
This collection consists of images taken by photographer Bill Hull in the course of his duties at the Atlanta Historical Society. Mr. Hull frequently photographed areas in Atlanta in support of research, exhibitions, and programs at the institution. Included are images of geographic locations in the Metropolitan Atlanta region, including Buckhead, Cabbagetown, Midtown and downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Images of geographic locations show commercial buildings, parks, and street views of important...
Dates:
1985-1996
William J. Folsom Gone With the Wind Premiere Film
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS190
Scope and Content
The collection, in its original format, is a single reel of 16mm black and white acetate film shot by William J. Folsom during the premiere events for Gone With the Wind. The majority of the film was shot at a ball hosted by the Atlanta Junior League at the Atlanta Municipal Auditorium in downtown Atlanta. There are many close-up shots of principal actors from the film including Olivia De Havilland, Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Ona Munson, and Laura Hope...
Dates:
1939
William Jack papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS925
Scope and Content
This collection contains forty-six letters regarding the Civil War. Each accompanied by a typed transcription. Included are a sixteen page letter describing the Battle of Chancellorsville, a hand drawn pencil sketch of camp, and letters regarding the Atlanta Campaign, particularly the Battle of Peachtree Creek.
Dates:
1862-1865, undated
William R. Mitchell Jr. photograph collection
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS222
Scope and Content
This collection consists of photographs documented and collected by William R. Mitchell, Jr that appeared in his books, lectures, and architectural studies. The photographs were taken in various Georgia cities including Atlanta, Savannah, Thomasville, Roswell, and Albany. The images are of residential homes and apartments, furnished interiors, historic buildings, parks, streetscapes, churches, and Edward Vason Jones's 19th Century America exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Dates:
1889-1986, undated
William Richard Venable collection
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS435
Scope and Content
This collection is comprised of one scrapbook and one funeral notice for William Richard Venable.
Dates:
1873, undated
William S. Irvine photographs | Note: this collection is out for digitization and currently unavailable.
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS321
Scope and Content
This collection contains images of buildings, streets, and monuments in Atlanta, Georgia. Included are photographs of service stations, high schools, churches, residences, and Confederate monuments in addition to automobiles, street views, bomb proof sites, children, and family members of William S. Irvine.
Dates:
1919-1948, undated
William T. Baker architectural drawings
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS363
Scope and Content
This collection contains architectural drawings from residential designer William T. Baker. Items within the collection feature designs for residential properties; architectural details; artist renderings; marketing schematics; and model home plans. Projects are predominantly within Atlanta and its surrounding areas, a small number in Nashville, Tennessee; Florence and Greenville, South Carolina; Highlands, North Carolina, and the United States Virgin Islands. Within the collection are...
Dates:
1986-2004, undated
Wilmer L. and Cornelia Jackson Moore papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS161
Scope and Content
This collection contains clippings, correspondence, and scrapbooks related to the life of the Moores. Included in the collection are diaries of Mrs. Moore as well as two wedding books from the Moore's wedding in 1895.
Dates:
1864-1950
Wilson and Tye family photographs | Note: this collection is out for digitization and currently unavailable.
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS307
Scope and Content
This collection contains images of Wilson and Tye family members, including Benjamin J. Wilson; Elizabeth H. Wilson; John L. Tye, Sr.; John L. Tye, Jr.; Carrie Wilson; and Mary Potts Wilson. Of note is a photograph of the Wilson family home at 266 Gordon Street (renamed Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard) in the West End neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia.
Dates:
approximately 1870-1890, undated
Wimberly-Peters Family Papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS3
Scope and Content
These are the personal and business papers of the Wimberly and Peters families, 1818-1951.
Dates:
1818-1951
W.M. Edwards Photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS120
Scope and Contents of the Records
This collection contains images of businesses located in Atlanta’s commercial district, including the Ivan-Allen Marshall Company, and Belle Isle-Street Company. Images of store exteriors include those located on Auburn Avenue, Whitehall Avenue, Marietta Street, Peachtree Street, and Ivy Street.
Dates:
1923
Women's Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta visual arts materials | Note: this collection is out for digitization and currently unavailable.
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS398
Scope and Contents
This collection contains images and items related to the Women's Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta's outreach activities and members. Included are photographs, negatives, and slides of annual events and contests, as well as WCC members and officers, meetings, and committees. Also included are materials related to activities conducted in partnership with the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and the Atlanta Junior Chamber of Commerce. All images were taken in Atlanta, Georgia, unless otherwise...
Dates:
approximately 1948-1981, undated
WRFG records of the Living Atlanta oral history project
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS637
Scope and Content
The bulk of this collection consists of tape recorded interviews of Atlantans used to create fifty programs titledLiving Atlanta: Atlanta Life from World War I through World War II, and the programs themselves, which aired on WRFG Radio in Atlanta, Georgia. The programs were composed of excerpts from the interviews connected by music and explanatory narration. During the course of the project, hundreds of Atlantans were interviewed, resulting in approximately...
Dates:
1977-1980, undated
YMCA of Metro Atlanta records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1108
Scope and Content
These records of the YMCA of Metro Atlanta, its Board of Trustees, and the Butler Street YMCA contain reports, newsletters, fliers, articles, announcements, and publications. The topics included are fundraising, marketing, media coverage, new buildings, programs, goals, and progress. Some administrative and financial records are included, but these records largely consists of material created for the public. YMCA time capsules from 1886 and 1913 were opened in 1959 and the contents preserved...
Dates:
1875-2001, undated
Young Matrons Circle for Tallulah Falls School records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS437
Scope and Content
These papers consist of minutes and scrapbooks. One scrapbook details the movie premier of I'd climb the Highest Mountain that the group sponsored.
Dates:
1929-1974, undated
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- Frank, Leo, 1884-1915 4
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