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Immigrants -- Georgia -- Atlanta

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Carl J. Weinmeister hotel guestbook and naturalization papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS973f
Scope and Contents

This collection contains the guestbook from Hotel Weinmeister that documents the name, residence, time, and room of each guest staying at the hotel between 1898 and 1921. Also a part of the collection is a copy of Carl J. Weinmeister's 1874 naturalization papers, which he signed at the Fulton Superior Court in Atlanta as part of his United States citizenship application.

Dates: 1874-1921

Emilie Schumann Behre memoirs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS517f
Scope and Content

This collection contains a memoir by the daughter of Theodore and Edwine Schumann.

Dates: 1985

Enrico A. Massa papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1123
Scope and Content This collection contains correspondence, business ledgers, production reports, recipes, and notes from Enrico A. Massa's pharmacy and extracts company E.A. Massa Extracts Inc. The collection also contains a 1940 program for the movie, Gone With The Wind. Of particular interest are Massa's recipes for extracts, fruit juices, and flavoring, as well as Massa's application to use alcohol in his extracts during prohibition. One recipe from 1901 is written in...
Dates: 1901-1940, undated

George Aristides Poulos papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS850
Scope and Content

This collection contains four financial ledgers of Poulos Soda Company and the successor business as well as the business license and other related records. Included are sales, purchases, and salaries with amounts in dollars. Column headings are in Greek.

Dates: 1911-1960

Ladies Auxiliary of the Atlanta Scottish Association records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS964
Scope and Content

Books of minutes and expenditures (1919-1921, 1938-1979) form the bulk of the records. These materials primarily document membership, organizational structure, organizational activities, and finances. Other materials - by-laws, check stubs, correspondence, and a Burns Club newsletter - also document activities of the organization.

Dates: 1915-1979

Loo Suey papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1276
Scope and Contents This collection mostly contains tax return documents and receipts for services related to Loo Sang Laundry located on Houston Street (later renamed John Wesley Dobbs Avenue), and later Luckie Street and Peachtree Street. Tax documents from Chew Sam Laundry and Hai Ping of Hai Ping Laundry are also included. In addition, there are English and Mandarin periodicals including Life and China Pictorial that cover performing arts,...
Dates: 1926-1979, undated

The Japan-America Society of Georgia directories and festival program

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1225
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of directories of members and corporate sponsors of The Japan-America Society of Georgia. It also contains a program from the Japan Week Film Festival in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dates: 1983-2015