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Macon (Ga.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Borders, William Holmes, 1905-1993

 Person

Boyd Taylor's Ocmulgee Indian Mounds photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS320
Scope and Content

This collection contains photographs of objects, human remains, dig sites and workers at the Ocmulgee Indian Mounds later known as the Ocmulgee National Monument.

Dates: approximately 1930-1940
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Boyd Taylor's Ocmulgee Indian Mounds photographs

Gay Bolling Shepperson papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS522
Scope and Content

This collection consists of personal and business correspondence; copies and original newspaper and magazine clippings; house blueprints; and a World War II dated events map.

Dates: 1883-1945, undated; Majority of material found within 1933 - 1945
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Gay Bolling Shepperson papers

Georgia Power Company records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS363
Scope and Content This collection contains annual reports, Board of Directors' minutes, a property inventory, and notes on the Hatton Shoals development on the Tugaloo River. Also included are loose-leaf pages to the Georgia Power Company's Atlanta Transportation System series of franchises and ordinances, as well as booklets and manuals associated with the Transportation System and its employees. Annual reports cover the company's interests in the Railway, Electric, Gas, Steam Heat, and Operating...
Dates: 1903-1975, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Georgia Power Company records

Hale family visual arts materials

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS381
Scope and Content This collection contains photographs of Frank Sheffield Hale's family, including members of the Bradley, Davis, Fogle, Harrold, Long, and Sheffield families and their residences. Of special note are photographs of the Hale family farm in Marengo County near Uniontown, Alabama, and the Long family farm in Russell County, Alabama, as well as the Long family's 1984 reunion in Uchee, Alabama. Locations in the collection are unknown unless otherwise noted; however, several of the individuals...
Dates: 1850-2018, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Hale family visual arts materials

Leila Ross Wilburn visual arts materials

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS72
Scope and Contents This collection documents the prolific work of one of Atlanta’s pioneer women architects and businesswomen. It is comprised primarily of architectural plans, photographs, negatives, and slides of private residences, multi-family homes, and apartment buildings Wilburn designed during her career. Her portfolio of architectural plans in Series I includes designs of homes in Atlanta and its surrounding suburbs; in several cities and towns in Georgia, including Forsyth, McDonough, and Thomaston;...
Dates: 1920-1979
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Leila Ross Wilburn visual arts materials

Mrs. Crawford Barnett photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS281
Scope and Content

This collection contains images of historic buildings: the Georgia State Capitol and Second Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia; a group on the veranda of the National Hotel in Dalton, Georgia; and a group posing near Tallulah Falls. Other images feature Mr. and Mrs. Amory Brown of Macon, Georgia; a wedding cake trimmed by Mrs. Amory Brown; Brown Park in Canton, Georgia; and several images of the Battle of Atlanta Cyclorama painting.

Dates: approximately 1870-1912, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Mrs. Crawford Barnett photographs

Sidney Lanier monument photographs and portrait

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS324
Scope and Content

This collection contains photographs of poet Sidney Lanier, his birthplace marker, and scenes from the Marshes of Glynn and the Chattahoochee River.

Dates: approximately 1975
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Sidney Lanier monument photographs and portrait

Southern Railway records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1257
Scope and Contents This collection contains records created by Southern Railway, and records created by its predecessor railroads, railways, and companies. Records include annual financial and inspection reports, meeting minute proceedings, construction contracts, correspondence, publications, and company ephemera.The bulk of the materials are Southern Railway contracts and the predecessor records. More than 3,000 contracts illustrate the history of the company through the construction of train...
Dates: 1828-1996, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Southern Railway records

Una Rivers Glidden Tour photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS333
Scope and Content

This collection contains photographs taken during the 1911 Glidden Tour from New York City to Jacksonville, Florida.

Dates: 1911 October 13-26
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Una Rivers Glidden Tour photographs

Wilbur G Kurtz, Sr. visual arts collection

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS197
Scope and Content This collection contains the family photographs of the Kurtz and Fuller families as well as visual materials Kurtz created and collected during the course of his career. Family photographs pertain to Kurtz and Fuller families as well as a few images from Annie Pye Kurtz prior to her marriage to Wilbur Sr. Also included are images of Wilbur Sr. and friends during his time in Chicago, Illinois. The bulk of this collection is photographic materials which support the research and field work...
Dates: 1859-1972, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Wilbur G Kurtz, Sr. visual arts collection