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Addie Steinheimer collection
Collection
Identifier: ahc.MSS465
Scope and Content
This collection contains a scrapbook compiled by Addie Steinheimer. Included in the scrapbook are newspaper clippings regarding David Mayer, David Steinheimer, and the Atlanta Jewish Community. It also contains newspaper articles on the history of Atlanta. There is also a 1939 Commercial High School yearbook and an obituary for Addie.
Dates:
1890-1962
Adelaide Ruff McCarty Photographs
Collection
Identifier: ahc.VIS125
Scope and Contents of the Records
This collection is comprised of images of the early development of Ansley Park in Atlanta, Georgia. The photographs were taken by an unidentified photographer. Mr. Solon Zachery Ruff, who was the development’s civil engineer, can be seen, along with images of the home of Amos Rhodes (now Rhodes Hall). Mr Ruff is identified as “papa” on some of the images. One of the images is of an auction of lots in Ansley Park.
Dates:
1905
Adelle Bartlett Harper papers
Collection
Identifier: ahc.MSS1136
Scope and Content
This collection contains clippings, correspondence, notes, and scrapbooks that document Adelle B. Harper's life as well as members of her family. Material provides insight into Harper's flower shop business, club activities, family life, and her wide variety of interests. Scrapbooks offer details about Auverne Harper's enrollment in Woodberry Hall School for Girls in Atlanta and Shorter College in Rome, Georgia.
Dates:
1864-2017, undated
Adolph A. Hoehling papers
Collection
Identifier: ahc.MSS115
Scope and Content
This collection contains material regarding Adolph A. Hoehling's book Last Train From Atlanta,including reviews, correspondence regarding the publication, and a copy of the book. The book documents how Atlantans reacted to General Sherman's impending occupation of the city before it was evacuated in 1864.
Dates:
1864, 1956-1960
Adolph Rosenberg papers
Collection
Identifier: ahc.MSS294f
Scope and Content
This collection contains the personal papers of Adolph Rosenberg, a reporter for the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Included are receipts, press cards, and membership cards of Zionist Organization of America, Y.M.C.A., Georgia Motor Club, Ballyhoo, and Atlanta Zionist District. Also included are play programs for events at the Penthouse, and Chastain Memorial Park. The collection includes documents of the Atlanta Jewish Community Council, Atlanta Camera Club, and World War II ration books. Also...
Dates:
1942-1954
Adolph Rosenberg Photographs
Collection
Identifier: ahc.VIS124
Scope and Contents of the Records
A varied collection, these photographs are a mixture of images of rural areas in Fulton County, images relating to Atlanta’s Jewish community, military photographs, and photographs of an elementary class. Most of the images in the collection were taken by Rosenberg, but several were not. The photographs of Fulton County include images of buildings, stores, and farms in Buckhead, Roswell, and Lebanon, Georgia, and several in Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta. Images of Atlanta’s Jewish community...
Dates:
1945-1955, undated
Adolphus W. Search payment voucher
Collection
Identifier: ahc.MSS668f
Scope and Content
The Adolphus W. Search papers include a voucher for payment received by Search during his leave of absence from August 31, 1864 to February 28, 1865, which was authorized under special order #81, most likely to recruit volunteers in Ohio. The voucher is signed by J. V. Holliway, paymaster. An African-American servant, James, accompanied Search during his leave of absence.
Dates:
1865 April 8
African American visual arts collection
Collection
Identifier: ahc.VIS68
Scope and Content
This collection contains various types of visual images, including photographs, lithoghraphs, posters, and prints from periodicals, pertaining to African Americans. Included in the collection are stereotypical racist pictures and postcards; photographs of African Americans working as domestics, agricultural laborers, musicians, streetcar conductors, etc.; portraits of African American women, men, and children; prints depicting significant events, such as the Fort Pillow Massacre and the...
Dates:
1860-1957, undated
Agatha Sheehan photographs
File
Identifier: ahc.VIS359
Scope and Content
The collection contains images of former enslaved people and elderly African Americans who lived at the E.R. Carter Home for the Elderly. Named in honor of Reverend Edward Randolph Carter (1856-1944), the pastor spearheaded an extensive housing ministry and directed the construction of a home for the aged, which was operated by Friendship Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. The home was later demolished.
Dates:
approximately 1900, undated
Agnes "Annie" Moore scrapbook
File
Identifier: ahc.MSS927f
Scope and Content
This scrapbook documents Agnes Moore Nabers' senior year at Commercial High School. It contains newspaper clippings pertaining to Commercial High School, photographs of students and faculty, short poems and signatures from students and faculty, pressed flowers, and calling cards. Also included are lists of clubs, Moore's report card, and a graduation program.
Dates:
1919-1920
Air mail service letters
Collection
Identifier: ahc.MSS638f
Scope and Content
The collection contains one letter, with envelope, to Gov. Walker from the Jacksonville postmaster, dated September 15, 1926, and one letter from the governor to the postmaster, dated September 16, 1926.
Dates:
1926
A.J. Martin Hardware Company records
Collection
Identifier: ahc.MSS877
Scope and Content
This collection contains seven journals/ledgers and three trial balance books. The journals/ledgers give a detailed account of the items that A.J. Martin Hardware Company carried and what they paid for them.
Dates:
1895-1909, undated
A.K. Ackerman scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: ahc.MSS262
Scope and Content
This collection is a scrapbook that contains newspaper clippings pertaining to local and national events.
Dates:
1878
Albert K. Francis payment authorization
Collection
Identifier: ahc.MSS660f
Scope and Content
This collection consists of an authorization, dated September 15, 1862, to pay Albert K. Francis of Company A, 5th Infantry, Georgia Volunteers. H. T. Massengale, captain and quartermaster, signed the authorization.
Dates:
1862 September 15
Albert M. Harbin papers
Collection
Identifier: ahc.MSS503
Scope and Content
This collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, copies of photographs, time tables, wage schedules, rule books, and other publications pertaining to Harbin's employment as a railroad engineer. Also included are railroad union and Masonic publications.
Dates:
1889-1982, undated; Majority of material found within 1910 - 1921
Albert Rhyne reminiscences
Collection
Identifier: ahc.MSS285f
Scope and Content
This collection contains a bound volume of anecdotes made by Albert Rhyne of Atlanta about his maternal grandmother, Amelia Hutchins Alexander (Mrs. Hooper Alexander) of Decatur, and about various personalities and homes in Druid Hills. Mentioned extensively are the Heinz family, the family of Asa Candler, Dr. H.V.M. Miller, H. G. Hastings, and Mrs. Julius Y. Talmadge. Also included is an obituary of Dr. M. B. Hutchins, brother of Mrs. Hooper Alexander.
Dates:
1976
Alberta Orr Cofer papers
Collection
Identifier: ahc.MSS64f
Scope and Content
This collection contains greeting cards, newspaper clippings, and a publication by First Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, Georgia on its stained glass windows.
Dates:
1925-1972
Albin Jackson letter
Collection
Identifier: ahc.MSS592f
Scope and Content
This collection contains a personal letter from Mr. Albin Jackson date October 2, 1880 asking Mr. Rumstead to examine his books about a possible accounting mistake of monies paid for a sister's tuition.
Dates:
1880
Alex M. Hitz papers
Collection
Identifier: ahc.MSS854
Scope and Content
This collection contains many of Alex Hitz's business and personal papers. Included are sociel security records, tax return, military records, and general business papers, both private practice and city commission. Hitz also assembled a "Compilation of the State's Grantees to All Land Lots in Fulton County." A family history and genealogy records are also included. The collection also contains Hitz's collection of programs from various Atlanta Theaters.
Dates:
1893-1972
Alex P. Gaines photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: ahc.VIS18
Scope and Content
This collection consists or unidentified subjects. Some sitters appear in more than one image, but there is no known family history associated with the collection.
Dates:
1840-1870, undated
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- Atlanta Historical Society 31
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- Mitchell, Margaret, 1900-1949 25
- Hartsfield, William Berry 22
- Atlanta Cyclorama (Atlanta, Ga.) 20
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- Coca-Cola Company 18
- Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 17
- Cotton States Exposition (1895 : Atlanta, Ga.) 17
- Atlanta Chamber of Commerce 16
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 16
- Allen, Ivan, 1911-2003 15
- Garden Club of Georgia. 15
- Grady Memorial Hospital (Atlanta, Ga.) 15
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- Jackson, Maynard, 1938-2003 13
- Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority 13
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- Lee, Robert E., (Robert Edward), 1807-1870 12
- Oakland Cemetery (Atlanta, Ga.) 12
- Western and Atlantic Railroad Company 12
- Young, Andrew, 1932- 12
- Atlanta Braves (Baseball team) 11
- Atlanta History Center 11
- Atlanta Municipal Airport (Atlanta, Ga.) 11
- Maddox, Lester, 1915-2003 11
- Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 11
- Atlanta (Ga.). Fire Department 10
- C. W. Motes (Atlanta, Ga.) 10
- Georgia Power Company 10
- Georgia School of Technology 10
- Inman, Emily Caroline MacDougald 10
- Washington Seminary (Atlanta, Ga.) 10
- Atlanta Water Works (Atlanta, Ga.) 9
- Capital City Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 9
- Commercial High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 9
- Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 9
- Fowler, Wyche, 1940- 9
- Inman family 9
- Kurtz, Wilbur G. (Wilbur George), 1882-1967 9
- Stephens, Alexander H. (Alexander Hamilton), 1812-1883 9
- Technological High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 9
- United States. Navy 9
- Agnes Scott College 8
- Allen, Ivan, 1877-1968 8
- Atlanta (Ga.). City Council 8
- Atlanta (Ga.). Police Department 8
- Atlanta Art Association 8
- Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Atlanta, Ga.) 8
- Atlanta Music Club (Atlanta, Ga.) 8
- Connally, Joseph E. Brown, 1875-1920 8
- English-American Building (Atlanta, Ga.) 8
- Fox Theatre (Atlanta, Ga.) 8
- Frank, Leo, 1884-1915 8
- Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs 8
- Georgia. Militia 8
- Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891 8
- Jones family 8
- Junior League of Atlanta 8
- King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006 8
- King, Martin Luther, Jr. 8
- Lane Brothers Photo News Service (Atlanta, Ga.) 8
- League of Women Voters of Atlanta/Fulton County 8
- Massell, Sam 8
- Piedmont Driving Club 8
- United Daughters of the Confederacy 8
- Woodruff, Robert Winship 8
- American Red Cross 7
- Daughters of the American Revolution 7
- Democratic Party (Ga.) 7
- Garrett, Franklin M. (Franklin Miller), 1906-2000 7
- Georgia. General Assembly 7
- Henry Grady Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.) 7
- Jones, Bobby 7
- Mitchell, Eugene Muse 7
- Reeves Studios (Atlanta, Ga.) 7
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference 7
- Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-2002 7
- Wren's Nest (Atlanta, Ga.) 7
- Aaron, Hank, 1934- 6
- Allen, Louise Richardson, 1917-2008 6
- Atlanta City Hall (Atlanta, Ga.) 6
- Atlanta Civic Center (Atlanta, Ga.) 6
- Atlanta Crackers (Baseball team) 6
- Atlanta Journal (Firm) 6
- Atlanta Public Library 6
- Atlanta Public Schools 6
- Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 6
- Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta, Ga.) 6
- Biltmore Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.) 6
- Boys High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 6
- Busbee, George, 1927-2004 6
- Carnegie Library of Atlanta 6
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