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Fire departments -- Georgia -- Atlanta

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Atlanta Fire Department company journal

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS897
Scope and Content This collection contains one company journal kept by the Atlanta Fire Department. The journal was kept in accordance with the rules for maintaining a company journal, spelled out in the front cover of the journal. Items to be recorded in the journal include: special duties performed by each member, delinquencies of officers and members, reports transmitted, alarms received, runs made, time of return from alarm, reporting back in service, apparatus out of service, changing hose, sickness of...
Dates: 1933-1937
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Atlanta Fire Department company journal

Atlanta Fire Department Detailed Statement of Fires for the Year 1894

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS821f
Scope and Content

This collection contains a chart detailing every building fire, described either as a dwelling, restaurant, or factory, that occurred Atlanta in 1894. Information includes the location, owner, value, damage, and cause of fire.

Dates: 1894
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Atlanta Fire Department Detailed Statement of Fires for the Year 1894

Atlanta Hook and Ladder Company No. 1 record books

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1150
Scope and Content

This collection contains three record books from the Atlanta Hook and Ladder Company No. 1. The books contain a record of members and expenses; an attendance record of membership; and the company constitution, bylaws, and meeting agendas. Within the record book containing the constitution is also a note from James H. Campbell Wholesale Liquor Dealer.

Dates: 1875-1884
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Atlanta Hook and Ladder Company No. 1 record books

City of Atlanta Records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.CityofAtlanta
Scope and Content This collection consists of administrative records from the City of Atlanta, which have been divided into sixteen series. Records include materials pertaining to select mayors of Atlanta and correspondence and memos from the Executive Office. The collection also includes City Council and Board of Alderman legislation, minutes, and proceedings. Records also include material regarding transportation, public safety, finance, planning and community development, courts, public works, and maps....
Dates: 1848-2013, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / City of Atlanta Records

Clair McLeod Muller papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1244
Scope and Contents This collection contains papers of city council member Clair Muller during her time in office from 1990-2009. Included are planning materials for the Atlanta BeltLine, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), Georgia State Route 400, environment and sustainability efforts, and community outreach. These papers were generated by her work on subcommittees for the Atlanta Department of Transportation, Atlanta Department of Watershed Management, Atlanta Regional Commission, and the...
Dates: 1980-2012, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Clair McLeod Muller papers

Emma E. Latimer scrapbook

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS291
Scope and Content

This collection contains a partial scrapbook pertaining to the Latimer family. Included in the scrapbook are photographs, newspaper clippings, invitations, class rosters, and receipts.

Dates: 1867-1932
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Emma E. Latimer scrapbook

Percy H. Perkins documents relating to Fire Station No. 25

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1194
Scope and Content

This collection contains documents detailing Percy H. Perkins' architectural involvement in the construction of Fulton County Fire Station No. 25. Materials include letters between Perkins and the Fulton County road service, results of concrete tests, and receipts.

Dates: 1947-1950, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Percy H. Perkins documents relating to Fire Station No. 25

Suzanne Anderson photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS405
Scope and Contents This collection contains images Suzanne Anderson took of Atlanta and metro Atlanta areas, prominent figures, and sporting events. Suzanne Anderson submitted most of the photos to Atlanta Magazine. The bulk of the images depict a two-year project in which Anderson photographed Atlanta Police Department crime scenes, patrol work, funerals, and outreach events. The collection also features photographs of major Atlanta and national figures, including Ralph David...
Dates: 1970-1999, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Suzanne Anderson photographs

Terrell Family Papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS238
Scope and Content The scope of this collection ranges through two generations of the Terrell Family. Beginning with the papers of John Terrell and continuing with the papers of his son, Ralph Terrell and John Terrell’s daughter, Evelyn. The early papers include materials collected by John Terrell in his career as a fireman. These papers include correspondence, fraternal order membership cards, and newspaper clippings. Significant additions to the collection are two diaries for the years 1930 and 1931. The...
Dates: 1869-1950
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Terrell Family Papers