Housing -- Georgia -- Atlanta
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:
Atlanta Community Relations Commission documents
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1228
Scope and Contents
This collection contains minutes, reports, and other items generated by the Atlanta Community Relations Commission. These items document the Commission's establishment; relations with Atlanta Public Services; and reports on housing, discrimination, and race relations. Of particular interest is correspondence pertaining to segregation in schools, real estate, and employment.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1966-1968
Atlanta Department of City Planning records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1268
Scope and Contents
This collection contains meeting minutes from the Atlanta Department of City Planning and its boards and committees, including the Atlanta-Fulton County Joint Planning Board, Board of Zoning Adjustment, Zoning Review Board, and the Planning and Development Committee. The minutes include summaries from public hearings and executive meetings about decisions pertaining to zoning requests and discussions about city-wide redevelopment. Specifically, the Atlanta-Fulton County Joint Planning Board,...
Dates:
1920-1997, undated
Bill Horne Marietta Street Film
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS192
Scope and Content
The collection, in its original format, is a single 8mm black and white acetate film. The film captures the roadside environs along Marietta Street and other downtown roadways beginning in or near downtown Atlanta, heading northwest towards Kennesaw Mountain, and ending in the Marietta Square. Mr. Horne appears to be following the inner urban streetcar route. There are several billboards for businesses located in downtown Atlanta: Downtown Chevrolet Co., Henry Grady Hotel, Ansley Hotel,...
Dates:
1937
Central Atlanta Progress, Inc. Records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS591
Scope and Contents of the Records
This collection consists primarily of the records of Central Atlanta Progress, Inc. The collection includes a small amount of material (1929-1952) from predecessor organizations: Central Atlanta Improvement Association, Greater Atlanta for Annexation, Inc, and the Central Marietta Street Association. The collection also includes early correspondence regarding the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad and the construction of viaducts and bridges in downtown Atlanta in the 1920s and...
Dates:
1924-1994, undated
City of Atlanta Records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.CityofAtlanta
Scope and Content
This collection consists of administrative records from the City of Atlanta, which have been divided into sixteen series. Records include materials pertaining to select mayors of Atlanta and correspondence and memos from the Executive Office. The collection also includes City Council and Board of Alderman legislation, minutes, and proceedings. Records also include material regarding transportation, public safety, finance, planning and community development, courts, public works, and maps....
Dates:
1848-2013, undated
Edgar Poe McBurney photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS312
Scope and Content
This collection contains interior and exterior views of the Edgar Poe McBurney's residence at 1300 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, Georgia. One photograph shows a view of a formal dinner party held at McBurney's home in celebration of his birthday. Of special note are images of Villa Nelili, McBurney's Memorial Gardens.
Dates:
1909-1929
Graham W. Jackson visual arts materials
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS34
Scope and Content
This collection contains 1,668 images. The images depict Graham Jackson, his family, and Jackson's performances at various events and locations. Also featured are photographs of Franklin Delano Roosevelt at the Little White House in Warm Springs and theLife magazine photograph by Ed Clark. Other images of politicians include President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Georgia Governor Lester Maddox, and President Jimmy Carter. The majority of the photographs are...
Dates:
1913-1981
Harry G. Lefever papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1011
Scope and Content
The Harry G. Lefever papers consist primarily of records Mr. Lefever kept on neighborhoods and community organizations in Atlanta, Georgia. The papers reflect his involvement in community organizing; race relations and urban renewal; Atlanta inner-city neighborhoods and associations; and the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. These files contain correspondence; articles from books, magazines, and newspapers; reports; and student papers on the relationship between the community...
Dates:
1966-2009, undated
Harry G. Lefever photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS203
Scope and Content
This collection contains black and white photographs collected by Harry G. Lefever through his research and work as a Sociology professor. The photographs document street scenes and residents of inner-city Atlanta neighborhoods, including scenes during and after the 1917 Atlanta fire; street scenes of Baker Street, Butler Street, Chestnut Avenue, Ellis Street, Harris Street, Houston Street, and London Lane; photos of Mrs. A. B. Jefferson, Reverend William Holmes Borders, and W. A. Scott III;...
Dates:
approximately 1900s-1979, undated
Home Owners' Loan Corporation rental advertisements
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS556f
Scope and Content
This collection contains nine Atlanta rental advertisements, with five listings for "black properties" and four listings for "white properties." Advertisements contain the address, the number of bedrooms and bathrooms, the size of property in square feet, the annual taxes, rental prices, and full sales prices.
Dates:
1938-1940
Photographs of substandard housing
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS284
Scope and Content
This collection contains images of substandard housing and living conditions in the southwestern areas of Atlanta, Georgia, including Stewart Avenue (later named Metropolitan Parkway); Battle Hill neighborhood (later named Westview neighborhood); Vine City neighborhood; and Philadelphia Avenue. The slides feature images of residential homes, children playing, and physically deteriorating landscapes heavily populated with trash and other discarded materials.
Dates:
approximately 1950-1968, undated
Research Atlanta Records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS993
Scope and Contents of the Records
This collection consists of the records of Research Atlanta, Inc. The records document the administrative history and research activities of the organization from its inception in 1971 to 1992. The records include correspondence, publications, clippings, research notes, and reports regarding the activities and projects in which Research Atlanta was involved. The bulk of the collection consists of the research files in Series II, which document the various topics analyzed by the organization....
Dates:
1930-1997 Bulk: 1970-1992
Samuel A. Hider photographs and posters
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS361
Scope and Content
This collection consists of images of Techwood Home's 50th anniversary celebration and Atlanta Housing Authority's 50th anniversary. Included are photographs of Hider with Atlanta political leaders Mayor Maynard Jackson, Julian Bond, and Governor Joe Frank Harris. Other images include S. Truett Cathy, city council president Marvin Arrington, and Mayor Bill Campbell. Of special interest are posters from both anniversary celebrations, one of which includes a schedule of a week of activities...
Dates:
1986-1988
Series IV: Planning and Development Committee records, 1957-1973
Series
Scope and Contents
This series contains committee meeting minutes from the Planning and Development Committee which reviewed and evaluated living conditions in Atlanta neighborhoods to ensure their suitability for citizens. The Planning and Development Committee also took considerations from the Department of Planning and Atlanta-Fulton County Joint Planning Board on urban renewal matters. The committee originally reviewed redevelopment of areas that included Butler Street, Atlanta University Center,...
Dates:
1957-1973
Southline Press, Inc. photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS158
Scope and Contents of the Records
This collection contains images of people, places, and events, most of whom were represented in news stories and other features in Southline. Images of people include political and civic leaders, religious leaders, professionals, entertainers, journalists and authors, athletes, and the general public. Among the photographs are images of Marvin Arrington, Roy Barnes, Julian Bond, Mike Bowers, Bill Campbell, Shirley Franklin, Pierre Howard, Maynard Jackson, Joseph Lowry, Billy McKinney,...
Dates:
circa 1985-1989, undated
Stevens & Wilkinson, Architects, Engineers visual arts materials
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS375
Scope and Content
This collection contains images and architectural drawings of buildings designed or renovated by Stevens & Wilkinson, Architects, Engineers, and the earlier iteration of the firm, Burge and Stevens. Also included are drawings from other firms collected by Stevens & Wilkinson, most notably Abreu & Robeson, Inc. Of special note are photographs and drawings of the Piedmont Driving Club, Techwood Homes, Georgia Baptist Hospital and the William-Oliver building. Also included are...
Dates:
approximately 1919-2005, undated
Subseries I: Bureau of Planning records, 1909-1979, undated
Sub-Series
Scope and Contents
Bureau of Planning records document the efforts of the City of Atlanta government and Metropolitan Planning Comnmission (later named Atlanta Regional Commission) to peacefully integrate Atlanta neighborhoods in the 1950s and 1960s as African Americans sought to purchase homes in neighborhoods occupied by white residents. In 1952, Atlanta Mayor William Hartsfield set up the West Side Mutual Development Committee (WSMDC), a bi-racial citizens committee that worked with civic groups, real...
Dates:
1909-1979, undated