Nonprofit organizations -- Georgia -- Atlanta
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
APPLE Corps, Inc. records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1252
Scope and Contents
This collection serves as an example of a grassroots neighborhood organization which was formed to improve the quality of public schools. The collection contains records that document the founding, history, and activities of APPLE Corps, Inc. Included in the collection are administrative files, annual reports, Board of Directors meeting minutes, financial records, presentations, and workshop materials. Publications of APPLE Corps represented in the collection include its newsletter,...
Dates:
1974-2003, undated
Atlanta Arts Alliance records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS584
Scope and Content
This collection contains material about the founding and early operations of the Atlanta Arts Alliance. Material includes meeting minutes, correspondence between members of the Alliance, press releases about the Atlanta Memorial Cultural Center, financial records, and issues of the magazine Atlanta Arts and other articles. Topics include fundraising efforts, financial planning (particularly raising money for the Memorial Arts Center), and community outreach....
Dates:
1961-1986, undated
Atlanta Coalition Against Tobacco records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1261
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the Atlanta Coalition Against Tobacco's operations. There are records about the organization's management including financial papers, meeting minutes, proposals, memorandum and letters, rosters, and handwritten notes. In addition, there is publicity material pertaining to ACT's promotion of anti-smoking education and legislation such as press releases, copies of their newsletters Atlanta Coalition Against Tobacco Newsletter and...
Dates:
1966, 1977-2008, undated
Atlanta Union Mission minutes
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1153
Scope and Content
This collection contains minutes of the Atlanta Union Mission Executive and Board committees led by Director Dr. William Huckand and President James Jackson. The minutes document decisions regarding community outreach and fundraising events; upkeep of the properties; changes to and the salaries of members of the board; financial changes; and operational resources.
Dates:
1942-1969
Florence Crittenton Home records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS606
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the governance of the Atlanta Florence Crittenton Home. Papers include material about finances, site management, programs, and the care of women living at the home. The bulk of the papers are Board of Trustee meeting minutes, budgets, and information about the history of the organization. Also included are publications pertaining to the organization's mission; a Board of Trustees manual that contains by-laws and historic background; newsletters written and published...
Dates:
1892-1982, undated
Friends of the River collection
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1269
Scope and Contents
These records document the efforts of the environmental and educational organization Friends of the River to preserve and protect the Chattahoochee River Corridor. Included are correspondence, financial records, membership lists, newspaper clippings, agendas, minutes, pamphlets, periodicals, publications, and subject files that highlight the work of this group and members Marcia Bansley and Claude Terry. The collection also includes organizational records from other environmental groups...
Dates:
1966-2016, undated
Hale family papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1265
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the personal papers and family records of Sheffield Hale. Personal documents include correspondence, writings, publications, newspapers, articles, and records reflecting his non-profit work and legal career. Of particular note are articles and blog posts regarding his work related to the movement to remove Confederate monuments. Family papers include research on family members and associated families of Sheffield Hale. There are copies of original documents,...
Dates:
1779-2020, undated; Majority of material found in 1953-2020
Hillside Cottages records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS657
Scope and Contents
This collection documents Hillside Cottages, formerly Home for the Friendless. The bulk of materials are minutes from Executive Board and Woman's Board meetings, which include correspondence; notes on the number of children and their activities; financial reports and budgets; health and medical reports, and medical examinations; annual reports; reports from the president and the Kiwanis Club; and statements of operation. The collection also contains a scrapbook divided and foldered by year,...
Dates:
1898-1996, undated
Janet Rechtman papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS839f
Scope and Content
This collection contains documents from the Atlanta Women’s Poetry Workshop (AWPW) as well as articles and poetry written by Janet Rechtman and other Atlantans. Materials include feminist newsletters, AWPW correspondence regarding grant applications and non-profit tax laws, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax exemption documents, AWPW member ephemera, a poetry booklet from the Atlanta Jewish Community Center, and a poetry reading poster advertisement from the Atlanta neighborhood Little Five...
Dates:
1976-1980, undated
Mary Margaret Carr records from the Child Service and Family Counseling Center
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1259
Scope and Contents
This collection contains records that Mary Margaret Carr collected during her tenure as executive director of the Child Service and Family Counseling Center. It documents the history and management of the organization as well as some of its programs and initiatives, such as the DeKalb County Task Force on Teenage Pregnancy, the Employee Assistant Program, and Maternity Homes. Record types represented include meeting agendas, project planning documents, conference materials, memos and...
Dates:
1956-1993, undated
Muriel Lokey papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS967
Scope and Content
During her term as director of the Poverty Rights Office, Muriel Lokey retained documents relating to the P.R.O., Emmaus House, and the activism efforts of Peoplestown residents. Records from the P.R.O. include copies of the Poor People's Newspaper (1970-1993), a monthly publication that contained information for poor people in Atlanta in the areas of housing, social security, welfare, school lunches, health care, the police and the law, politics, and...
Dates:
1970-1993, undated
Peachtree Park Civic Association records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1062
Scope and Content
This collection contains the Articles of Incorporation and certificate, meeting minutes, notices for special events and meetings, memos, and newsletters. Also included in the collection is a new Atlanta resident welcome kit from the First National Bank of Atlanta and records of the Rainbow Road Race.
Dates:
1960 -1991, undated
Women's Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta and Dogwood Festival records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS938
Scope and Content
The records of the Women's Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta have been divided into two series; series have been designated for Women's Chamber of Commerce and the Atlanta Dogwood Festival. The first series includes the charter, by-laws, and policies and procedures of the Women's Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta, as well as correspondence, newsletters, meeting literature, news clippings, photographs, and financial data. The records of the Atlanta Dogwood Festival include correspondence,...
Dates:
1952-1989