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Long-Playing (LP) Record Collection

 Collection
Identifier: aarl-ephemera01
Scope and Contents

The Collection contains around 200 records which are largely musical but also includes non-musical recordings. The musical recordings include a wide variety of genres including rock, pop, rap, jazz, blues, gospel, and classical. The composers and/or performers, as well as the compositions, provide examples of African-American contributions to the field of music. The non-musical recordings are speeches, stories, debates, etc.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1940 - 1999

Lorenzo Benn papers

 Collection
Identifier: aarl92-002
Scope and Contents note

The Lorenzo Benn papers consist of biographical information, correspondence, financial records, publications, legislative works, and photographs. There is also a desk plate and funeral program of Lorenzo Benn.

Dates: Majority of material found within Bulk, 1985-1988; 1968-1990

Louis W. Sullivan collection

 Collection
Identifier: aarl025-001
Scope and Contents

The Louis W. Sullivan collection contains 6 framed items. The items include art and awards given to Dr. Sullivan. The collection was donated to AARL by Dr. Sullivan.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1990 - 2016

Lucenda Daniel papers

 Collection
Identifier: aarl-2020-001
Scope and Contents The Lucenda Daniel Collection consists of photographs, programs, and correspondence from fashion designer Lucenda Daniel of Washington, D.C. Daniel was a former President of the D.C. Chapter of the National Association of Fashion and Accessory Designers (NAFAD), an organization that supported Black fashion designers in making their mark in the fashion industry. She designed clothing for prominent individuals in the D.C. area and gained significant recognition for her creative designs....
Dates: Majority of material found within 1960 - 1967

Lucille V. Hill papers

 Collection
Identifier: aarl95-019
Overview The Lucille V. Hill Papers contain items from 1942 to 1994 created by or about Lucille V. Hill and her son, James A. Hill, Jr., of Oregon. The collection includes invitations, certificates, newspaper articles, yearbooks from Tuskegee Institute, plaques, photographs, a scrapbook, event programs, videotapes and audiotapes, books, artifacts, high school newsletters, political campaign materials, and photographs.The collection documents Lucille Hill's involvement in community...
Dates: 1942-1994

Lutheran Towers Oral History collection

 Collection
Identifier: aarl022-002
Scope and Contents The Lutheran Towers Oral History Project was a collaboration between freelance oral historian Rachel Garbus and residents of Lutheran Towers in Atlanta, Georgia. Lutheran Towers is a faith-based, non-profit senior community that provides affordable, high-quality housing with person-centered supportive services, empowering its residents to thrive. The community offers a variety of enriching activities to help residents enjoy life to the fullest.Leisa Minor, Director of Supportive...
Dates: 2022

Mabel Vernon Alford Collection

 Collection
Identifier: aarl
Scope and Contents

The Mabel Vernon Alford Photograph Collection consists of pages from a scrapbook containing photos from the 1920s and 1930s. Many of the individuals in the photographs are unidentified, and the locations of the photos are also unknown.

This collection offers a visual representation of Black life in and around Chattanooga and Atlanta during the first half of the 20th century. The scrapbook includes short poems and small snapshots of young people and family members of Alford.

Dates: undated

Marguerite F. Simon papers

 Collection
Identifier: aarl95-009
Overview

The papers consist of an assortment of periodicals including Life, Ebony, and New York magazine, books, sheet music, and news clippings. The sheet music dates from 1906 to 1932, and the articles, books, and newsclippings, dated from 1968 to 1985, treat Martin Luther King, Jr., Spelman College, Atlanta University, African American life, and history.

Dates: 1906-1985

Marie Cowser papers

 Collection
Identifier: aarl014-001
Scope and Contents

The Marie Cowser Papers consists of personal papers from Marie Cowser documenting her work as a community organizer. Also included is documentation, meeting notes and agendas for the organizations she was a part of. The organizations include Neighborhood Planning Unit-M (NPU-M), the Atlanta Empowerment Zone Corporation (AEZC), the Community Empowerment Advisory Board (CEAB) and the Atlanta Community Empowerment Board (ACE). There are also cassette tapes from some of the board meetings.

Dates: 1975 - 2010

Martin Luther King Jr., ephemera collection

 Collection
Identifier: aarl-unknown05
Scope and Contents The Martin Luther King Jr. Collection documents the aftermath of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in 1968. The bulk of the materials originate in 1968, but their scope extends from 1968 to 1992. This collection includes publications, programs, biographical sketches, news clippings, and memorabilia created to commemorate his momentous life. Of particular significance is the program for Martin Luther King Jr.’s Funeral (1968), the program for Martin Luther King Sr.’s Retirement...
Dates: 1968 - 1992; Majority of material found within 1968

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Correspondence 25
Clippings (information artifacts) 23
Atlanta (Ga.) 19
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African American civic leaders -- Georgia -- Atlanta 9
African American educators--Georgia--Atlanta. 9
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African Americans--Civil rights. 8
African Americans--Education. 8
Financial records 8
African American churches -- Georgia 7
African American churches -- Georgia -- Atlanta 7
African American politicians--Georgia. 7
African Americans--Politics and government--20th century. 7
Atlanta (Ga.)--Race relations. 7
Black---Arts---Culture 7
Cultural Organizations---Black---American 7
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) 7
Newsletters 7
Posters 7
Administrative records 6
African American gay men 6
African American lesbians 6
African American women--Georgia--Fulton County--Social life and customs. 6
African American women--Georgia--Societies and clubs. 6
African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century. 6
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta. 6
African Americans--Government policy--Georgia--Atlanta 6
Audiocassettes 6
Awards 6
Oral histories (literary works) 6
African American arts 5
African American businesspeople -- Georgia -- Atlanta 5
African American churches -- Southern States 5
African American gay men--Social life and customs--20th century 5
African American lesbians--Georgia--Atlanta--Social life and customs--20th century 5
African American mayors--Georgia--Atlanta 5
African American political activists--History. 5
African American universities and colleges--Georgia. 5
African American women educators--United States. 5
African Americans--Education--Georgia--Atlanta. 5
Atlanta (Ga.)--Social life and customs. 5
Brochures 5
Business records 5
Certificates 5
Community arts projects--Georgia--Atlanta. 5
Newspapers 5
Obituaries 5
Pamphlets 5
Plaques (flat objects) 5
Sound recordings 5
African American Lesbian Social Organization 4
African American artists -- 20th century 4
African American artists -- Georgia -- Atlanta 4
African American journalists--Georgia. 4
African American lesbians--Social life and customs--20th century 4
African American men--Georgia--Societies and clubs. 4
African American neighborhoods--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century. 4
African American neighborhoods--Georgia--Atlanta--History. 4
African American photographers--United States. 4
African American schools--Georgia--Atlanta. 4
African American universities and colleges--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century. 4
African American women--Georgia--Atlanta--Societies and clubs. 4
African American women--Societies and clubs. 4
African Americans--Education (Higher)--Georgia--Atlanta. 4
African Americans--Georgia--Political activity. 4
African Americans--Political activity--Georgia. 4
African Americans--Religious life--Georgia--Atlanta. 4
Atlanta (Ga.)--Business, industries, and trades. 4
Auburn Avenue Neighborhood (Atlanta, Ga.) 4
Baptists--Clergy--Georgia 4
Buttons (information artifacts) 4
Community life--Georgia--Atlanta. 4
Educational---Organizations -- Social---Organizations 4
Gay press publications 4
Gospel music. 4
High school athletes--Georgia. 4
Magazines (periodicals) 4
Public schools--Georgia--Atlanta 4
Receipts (financial records) 4
Rhythm and blues music. 4
Sheet music 4
United States -- Race relations 4
Voter registration -- Georgia 4
African American art -- 20th century 3
African American artists -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- History -- 20th century 3
African American arts -- Georgia -- Atlanta 3
African American arts -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- History -- 20th century 3
African American athletes -- Georgia 3
African American business enterprises -- Georgia 3
African American businesspeople -- Georgia 3
African American civil rights workers -- Georgia -- Atlanta 3
African American educators--Georgia. 3
African American entertainers--History--20th century. 3
African American entertainers--United States. 3
African American families. 3
African American lawyers--Georgia--Atlanta. 3
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Language
English 268
French 5
Spanish; Castilian 5
German 4
Italian 2
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Names
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 7
Young, Andrew, 1932- 7
Atlanta University 6
Atlanta-Fulton Public Library 5
Georgia State University 5
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Morehouse College (Atlanta, Ga.) 5
Bond, Julian, 1940-2015 4
Jackson, Maynard, 1938-2003 4
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change 4
Spelman College 4
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. 3
Ebenezer Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.) 3
First Congregational Church (Atlanta, Ga.) 3
Friendship Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.) 3
Iota Phi Lambda Sorority. Delta Chapter. 3
King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006 3
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 3
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 3
WERD (Radio station : Atlanta, Ga.) 3
Williams, Hosea, 1926-2000 3
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity 2
Archer, Jessie Thelma Beasley, 1903-1999 2
Atlanta Life Insurance Company 2
Atlanta Public Library 2
Atlanta Public Library. Auburn Branch 2
Atlanta Public Library. West Hunter Branch 2
Atlanta Public Schools 2
Big Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Blackburn, Ruby Parks, 1901-1982 2
Blayton, Jesse B., Sr., 1897-1977 2
Booker T. Washington High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 2
Center for Democratic Renewal 2
Clark University (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Cooksey, Eugene V. 2
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963 2
Dummett, Clifton O. (Clifton Orrin) 2
Grady Memorial Hospital (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Hartsfield, William Berry 2
Hill, Jesse, 1927- 2
Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938 2
King family 2
Lee, Sanford Henry, 1878-1958 2
Lewis, John, 1940 February 21- 2
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Social Change 2
McPheeters, Annie L. 2
Morris Brown College 2
Neighborhood Arts Center (Atlanta, Ga.). 2
Oakland Cemetery (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Utopian Literary Club (Atlanta, Ga.). 2
Young, Jean Childs 2
100% Wrong Club (Atlanta, Ga.). 1
27 Club (Atlanta, Ga.). 1
Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990 1
Adams, Donald, of Ann Arbor, Mich. 1
Afro-American Life Insurance Company 1
Akola Girls' English School (Berar, India). 1
Alexander and Co. (Atlanta, Ga.). 1
Alexander, Sarah 1
Alexander, T. M. (Theodore Martin) 1
Allen family 1
Allen, Peyton Austin, 1867-1963 1
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. South Atlantic region 1
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Tau Epsilon Omega Chapter (East Point and College Park, Ga.) 1
Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation 1
American Business Women's Association. Tara Chapter 1
Amos Drug Store (Atlanta, Ga.). 1
Amos, India D., 1908-1979 1
Amos, Miles G., 1898-1995 1
Amos, Moses, 1866-1928 1
Andrews, Benny, 1930-2006 1
Andrews, Ludie, 1875-1969 1
Apex Museum 1
Archer, Nelson T. 1
Archer, Samuel Howard 1
Archer, Samuel Howard, 1870-1941 1
Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (U.S.) 1
Association of Black Women Historians (U.S.) 1
Atlanta Civic Ballet 1
Atlanta Community Relations Commission 1
Atlanta Council on Human Relations. 1
Atlanta Cultural League (Ga.). 1
Atlanta Exposition. (1899) 1
Atlanta Housing Authority 1
Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters (Ga.). 1
Atlanta Junior College 1
Atlanta Negro Voters League 1
Atlanta Public Library. Central Branch. Special Collections 1
Atlanta Southside Community Health Center. 1
Atwater, Horace T., 1930-2000 1
Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History 1
Bacote, Clarence A., 1906-1981 1
Baraka, Amiri, 1934-2014 1
Bennette, Fred C., 1928-1994 1
Bentley, Charles Edwin, 1859-1929 1
Bethune-Cookman College (Daytona Beach, Fla.) 1
Black Emergency Cultural Coalition 1
Black History at Noon Oral History Series (Atlanta, Ga.). 1
Black Panther Movement 1
Blayton family 1
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