Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Centennial celebrations, etc.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Cyclorama-Phoenix Commemoration Day proclamation
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS635f
Scope and Content
This collection contains a proclamation signed by Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young "in commemoration of the 120th anniversary of the Battle of Atlanta." It considers the history of Atlanta's emergence from the Civil War.
Dates:
1984 July 22
DuBose family collection
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1020
Scope and Content
This collection contains the personal and professional papers of the DuBose family and the historical Civil War items they collected. The personal papers pertain to geneaology, correspondence, and DuBose Jr.'s military service in the United States Navy. Also included are manuscripts and presentations written by members of the DuBose family as well as many collected from others about the Civil War.These papers document the DuBose family's interest in the Civil War. There is...
Dates:
1782-2001, undated
DuBose family visual arts materials
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS198
Scope and Content
This collection contains artwork, images, and maps collected by the DuBose family. The artwork pertains to Civil War historical sites and scenes and includes etchings, engravings, drawings, and paintings. Much of the artwork was done by Wilbur G. Kurtz (1882-1967), a family friend, historian, writer, and artist. There are original photographs from the Civil War era in a variety of formats, such as cartes de visite, tintypes, and albumen prints. Photographic subject matter includes military...
Dates:
1783-2007, undated
May Frank Chapman papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS73
Scope and Content
Correspondence and newspaper clippings regarding Atlanta's Civil War Centennial.
Dates:
1935-1960
Rubie Austin Acker photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS468
Scope and Contents
This collection contains images collected by Rubie Austin Acker of Confederate memorial events in Georgia, including the Battle of Jonesboro Centennial Celebration in 1964 in Jonesboro, Georgia, as well as images of the Patrick R. Cleburne Confederate Memorial Cemetery. Also included are group portraits of United Daughters of the Confederacy, Frankie Lyle Chapter members. Of particular note are photographs of the 100th Confederate Memorial Day event at Oakland Cemetery in 1966 in Atlanta,...
Dates:
approximately 1960-1969, undated