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Mayors -- Georgia -- Atlanta

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:

Andrew Young candidacy collection

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS806f
Scope and Content

This collection contains documents pertaining to Andrew J. Young's candidacy in the 1972 Georgia Congressional election. These documents include ephemera promoting Young such as mailings, pamphlets, and bumper stickers; materials outlining his political positions; a pamphlet about the general voting process; a biography; a copy of the Andrew Young Campaigner; and a list of voters in favor of and leaning towards Young.

Dates: 1972, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Andrew Young candidacy collection

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

Cobb, Glenn, and McBride visual arts materials

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS9
Scope and Content

This collection consists of three cased photographs, one carte-de-visite, and four albumen prints documenting the Cobb, Glenn, and McBride families.

Dates: Approximately 1850-1900
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Cobb, Glenn, and McBride visual arts materials

Dr. Benjamin F. Bomar photograph

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS12
Scope and Content

This collection consists of a tintype portrait of Dr. Benjamin F. Bomar. The age of the sitter and unsophisticated manufacture of the case box indicate a post-Civil War date.

Dates: approximately 1865-1868
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Dr. Benjamin F. Bomar photograph

George Hillyer papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS154f
Scope and Content

This collection contains correspondence, legal papers, genealogical papers, and newspaper clippings related to Judge George Hillyer.

Dates: 1875-1931, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / George Hillyer papers

Herbert Jenkins photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS43
Scope and Content The bulk of this collection consists of photographs of Police Chief Herbert Jenkins and Atlanta Police Department personnel throughout Jenkins' career. Noteworthy images of Jenkins include photographs of him as a child, a portrait taken on his first day as a police officer, and a photograph of him being sworn in by Mayor William B. Hartsfield. Other images of note include a series of photographs of the Summerhill riot of 1966, pictures of the first African American patrolmen, and portraits...
Dates: 1890s-1975, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Herbert Jenkins photographs

Herbert T. Jenkins papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS546
Scope and Contents This collection documents Herbert T. Jenkins' career as the longest-serving police chief of Atlanta. Papers include correspondence, newspaper clippings, committee minutes, speeches, publications, and annual reports of the Atlanta Police Department and Fulton County Police Department. In addition, there are speeches, attendance reports, and planning materials related to Jenkins' participation in conferences as an attendee and speaker. Of particular note are documents pertaining to his work...
Dates: 1800-1983, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Herbert T. Jenkins papers

Ivan Allen Jr. collection,

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS846f
Scope and Content

This collection contains two letters written by Ivan Allen Jr. to the Reinsch family just before the Atlanta mayoral election in 1961. It also includes a certificate of appreciation given to Allen's son, Ivan Allen III, on behalf of the Association of the United States Army.

Dates: 1961, 1981
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Ivan Allen Jr. collection,

Kristin Oblander papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1271
Scope and Contents This collection contains materials pertaining to Oblander’s career in political fundraising. Professional materials make up the bulk of the collection, including memos and other internal documents from various campaigns, financial information and donor records, fundraising event invitations, posters, and campaign mail. Represented in the collection are Oblander Group clients, including presidential, congressional, statewide, legislative, and municipal candidates, as well as party committees...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1980-2022, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Kristin Oblander papers

Lucinda Bunnen photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS395
Scope and Contents This collection contains photographs taken for Movers and Shakers in Georgia by Lucinda Bunnen and Frankie Coxe. The collection includes images of notable political, business, cultural, and arts figures between 1976-1978 in Georgia. Also included are photographs of events such as Jimmy Carter's presidential election, a Decatur Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) planning meeting, the Ramblin' Raft Race on the Chattahoochee River, an Atlanta...
Dates: approximately 1976-1978
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Lucinda Bunnen photographs

Robert Foster Jr. Maddox papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS143
Scope and Contents

This collection documents Robert Foster Jr. Maddox’s political and banking career as well as Maddox family history. The bulk of the collection are scrapbooks, many from Maddox's years as Mayor of Atlanta.

Dates: 1861-1965
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Robert Foster Jr. Maddox papers

Sam Massell photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS322
Scope and Content This collection documents the public life of former Atlanta Mayor Sam Massell. The majority of the images in the collection depict his time as mayor; others document his career as a realtor and member of the City of Atlanta Board of Aldermen. The images also document Massell's ceremonial duties as mayor, including presiding over groundbreakings; presenting keys to the city to special visitors; and ceremonies involving MARTA and Delta Airlines. The collection features images of Massell...
Dates: 1954-1991, undated; Majority of material found within 1969 - 1974
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Sam Massell photographs

Samuel A. Hider photographs and posters

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS361
Scope and Content This collection consists of images of Techwood Home's 50th anniversary celebration and Atlanta Housing Authority's 50th anniversary. Included are photographs of Hider with Atlanta political leaders Mayor Maynard Jackson, Julian Bond, and Governor Joe Frank Harris. Other images include S. Truett Cathy, city council president Marvin Arrington, and Mayor Bill Campbell. Of special interest are posters from both anniversary celebrations, one of which includes a schedule of a week of activities...
Dates: 1986-1988
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Samuel A. Hider photographs and posters

Southwind recordings and scripts

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1118
Scope and Content This collection consists of audio recordings and scripts created for the program, Southwind.Southwind programs consisted of one to three segments that featured original reporting either by Boyd Lewis or his colleagues in public radio throughout the Southeast. Many of the segments focused on contemporary events that Lewis placed in historical context, while other segments were retrospectives of past events that featured the...
Dates: 1980-1987
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Southwind recordings and scripts

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
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / William B. Hartsfield films

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
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / William B. Hartsfield papers

William B. Hartsfield photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS4
Scope and Content

This collection consists of images of William B. Hartsfield, often with others, taken during his later years as Mayor. Also included are pictures of him with family or friends following the end of his political career.

Dates: 1950-1971, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / William B. Hartsfield photographs

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
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / WRFG records of the Living Atlanta oral history project