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Art museums -- Georgia -- Atlanta

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Charlotte and Alvin Ferst, Jr. papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1038
Scope and Content This collection contains reports, correspondence, meeting minutes, and memoranda from organizations in which either Alvin or Charlotte Ferst were active during their professional and civic careers. Among these organizations are the High Museum of Art, the Museum Trustees Association, Rich's Department Store, Central Atlanta Progress, TransFact Inc., the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, and the United Way. The collection also contains personal correspondence from Charlotte and Alvin Ferst,...
Dates: 1954-2009, undated

Forward Arts Foundation, Inc. (Atlanta, Ga.) scrapbooks

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS915
Scope and Content

These scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings, photographs, correspondence and other papers to document the history of the Forward Arts Foundation since it moved into the Swan Coach House.

Dates: 1967-2002

Gudmund Vigtel papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS872f
Scope and Content

The collection contains articles and newspaper clippings regarding Gudmund Vigtel's tenure as the director of the High Museum of Art. Also included in the collection are memoranda and articles written by Vigtel about art museums. Of particular note is his commencement speech for the graduating class of the Atlanta School of Art when he received his honorary degree.

Dates: 1965-2008, undated

High Museum of Art records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS944
Scope and Content

This collection contains administrative records of the Atlanta Art Association and the High Museum of Art. This includes correspondence, meeting minutes, calendars, marketing materials, and date books. Of particular interest to researchers is information regarding the crash of Air France Flight 007 at Orly Airport, exhibit catalogs and news releases, and the constitution and bylaws of the Atlanta Art Association.

Dates: 1926-2012, undated

Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce visual arts materials

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS167
Scope and Contents This collection consists of images of geographic locations in the Metropolitan Atlanta region, and several events, most probably used in promotional material published by the Chamber. The majority of the photographs are aerial views of the city, as well as Atlanta landmarks, and commercial and government buildings. The identity of the photographers who produced the images has not been determined. This collection also contains four films produced by the Chamber. They depict Atlanta's first...
Dates: 1922-1993, undated