Rivers -- Georgia
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
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
Gramling journal
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS840f
Scope and Content
This collection contains a 1902 journal that belonged to a member of the Gramling family. It records measurements and observations from a reservoir in Cobb County (most likely what became the Morgan Falls Reservoir or Bull Sluice Lake) and the Chattahoochee River, including notes on the quality and height of water. The journal also contains daily logistics from the Western & Atlantic Railroad Company, including engine and boiler upkeep, worker schedules, weather, and supervisor visits....
Dates:
1902
Postcard collection
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS93
Scope and Contents
This collection contains postcards that depict scenes in Atlanta and the state of Georgia. Most of the images are of man-made structures in Atlanta including Agnes Scott College, Atlanta Municipal Airport (now Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport), Biltmore Hotel, Booker T. Washington High School, Bulloch Hall, Candler Building, Capitol City Club, City Hall, Clark College (now Clark Atlanta University), Atlanta Cyclorama at Grant Park, English-American (Flatiron) Building, Fort...
Dates:
1899-1990, undated
Sope Creek Garden Club records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1191
Scope and Content
This collection contains bound scrapbooks and club records such as awards, correspondence, and meeting minutes, detailing the civic and social activities of the Sope Creek Garden Club. Scrapbook materials consist of newspaper clippings, photographs, and flower show awards that illustrate the club's interests and projects. Of special note are scrapbook clippings and images of the Sope Creek historic covered bridge.
Dates:
1955-2012, undated