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Cobb County (Ga.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Bulloch Hall deeds

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS851f
Scope and Content

This collection contains deeds conveying ownership of Bulloch Hall in Roswell, Georgia. Documents start with its transfer from the Bulloch family to the Howell family in 1850 and end with the Wing family's ownership in 1932.

Dates: 1850-1932
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Bulloch Hall deeds

Cobb Citizens Coalition records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1211
Scope and Contents This collection contains records created by the Cobb Citizens Coalition (CCC) that document the organization's efforts to remove Olympic events from Cobb County because of its anti-gay legislation. Papers include financial records, marketing and advertising ephemera, publications and research, correspondence, and event planning documentation. There are also records created by organizers, the bulk of which belonged to Elaine Hill, including meeting notes, awards, and correspondence. In...
Dates: 1980-2007, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Cobb Citizens Coalition records

Curtis J. Hill enlistment record

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS728f
Scope and Content

This collection consists of an enlistment document declaring Curtis J. Hill's intent to enlist as a soldier in the army of the State of Georgia for a period of three years. The document is signed by the commanding officer of the 1st Georgia Regulars, Captain William J. Magill, and includes Hill's mark (in lieu of signature) and physical description.

Dates: 19 March 1861
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Curtis J. Hill enlistment record

Dr. Olin S. Cofer medical ledger

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS471f
Scope and Content

This collection contains a ledger of patients who visited Dr. Olin S. Cofer in Smyrna, Georgia.

Dates: 1915-1916
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Dr. Olin S. Cofer medical ledger

Gramling journal

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS840f
Scope and Content This collection contains a 1902 journal that belonged to a member of the Gramling family. It records measurements and observations from a reservoir in Cobb County (most likely what became the Morgan Falls Reservoir or Bull Sluice Lake) and the Chattahoochee River, including notes on the quality and height of water. The journal also contains daily logistics from the Western & Atlantic Railroad Company, including engine and boiler upkeep, worker schedules, weather, and supervisor visits....
Dates: 1902
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Gramling journal

Howard L. Preston Chattahoochee River research materials

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS175
Scope and Content

This collection includes research material gathered under a grant to study Fort Peachtree at Peachtree Creek and the Chattahoochee River. Included are notes, a copy of the Archeological Survey of Fulton and Cobb counties, and several pamphlets produced by the city of Atlanta.

Dates: 1973-1975, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Howard L. Preston Chattahoochee River research materials

Maria Helena Dolan papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1196
Scope and Contents This collection contains materials collected by Maria Helena Dolan that document her work in LGBTQ+ and feminist organizations, her personal life, events she attended, her work at MARTA, as well her various other interests, including gardening, arts, and travel. Specific causes documented include AIDS awareness and safe sex, domestic violence, civil rights, and LGBTQ+ rights. Organizations represented include Atlanta History Center, Charis Books & More, Pride, ACLU, and Atlanta Lesbian...
Dates: 1970-2007, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Maria Helena Dolan papers

Noel Lytle and David Mayersky photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS421
Scope and Contents This collection contains photographs documenting the response to the 1993 Cobb County Board of Commissioners' anti-gay resolution. Photographs include members the Cobb Citizens Coalition (CCC) addressing the Board of Commissioners, protesting the resolution at rallies, and marching in the 1994 Atlanta Pride Parade; anti-gay counter protesters; members of Olympics Out of Cobb County (OOCC), which sought to move the Olympics out of Cobb County in response to the resolution; and signs...
Dates: 1988-2001, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Noel Lytle and David Mayersky photographs

Wilbur G Kurtz, Sr. visual arts collection

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS197
Scope and Content This collection contains the family photographs of the Kurtz and Fuller families as well as visual materials Kurtz created and collected during the course of his career. Family photographs pertain to Kurtz and Fuller families as well as a few images from Annie Pye Kurtz prior to her marriage to Wilbur Sr. Also included are images of Wilbur Sr. and friends during his time in Chicago, Illinois. The bulk of this collection is photographic materials which support the research and field work...
Dates: 1859-1972, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Wilbur G Kurtz, Sr. visual arts collection

William N. Gantt papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS601f
Scope and Content

This collection contains an original land grant, indentures, and land warranty deeds. This collection also includes a will dated 1901.

Dates: 1869-1901
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / William N. Gantt papers