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Atlanta Cooperative Preschool Center collection

 Collection
Identifier: aarl00-010
Scope and Contents

This collection documents the first years of the first interracial preschool in Atlanta. The collection includes news clippings, correspondence, flyers and other information on the school. The photographs document student activities.

Dates: 1966 - 2013

Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters Oral History Interviews

 Collection
Identifier: aarl91-007
Scope and Content Note AIB's video project began in 1990 with several purposes: (1) documenting the reminiscences of elderly members of various Afro-American churches throughout Atlanta through oral history interviews; (2) recording individual church histories; (3) interviewing outstanding personalities of the South who have made a difference to society and documenting their oral history; (4) recording styles of singing and worship that existed in a previous time and which are dying out; and (5) documenting...
Dates: 1990

Atlanta Jamaican Association records

 Collection
Identifier: aarl016-008
Scope and Contents

The Atlanta Jamaican Association (AJA) Records document the AJA journey spanning more than 30 years, including administrative, organizational, financial, and cultural facets.

The collection contains AJA history and bylaws, meeting records, membership and sponsorship, correspondence, financial documents, programs, newsletters, ephemera, photographs, and audio-visual material.

Dates: 1985 - 2017

Atlanta Life Insurance Company records

 Collection
Identifier: aarl98-016
Overview

Records of the Atlanta Life Insurance Company from 1894-1994, 2000 which primarily document the operation of the company, and to a lesser extent, the role it played in Atlanta's African-American community. The record include officer's files; financial records; insurance policies and claims; Atlanta Life publications and printed material; non Atlanta Life publications and printed material; and architectural drawings, calendars, certificates and diplomas.

Dates: Majority of material found within Bulk, 1945-1985; Bulk, 1945-1985 1894-1994 2000 1945-1985

Atlanta Tribune Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: aarl00-005
Scope and Contents This is a photograph from the Atlanta Tribune Photograph Collection. The Atlanta Tribune Photograph Collection contains an array of images featured in the Atlanta Tribune Magazine. A publication created to showcase black excellence in all business spheres. This includes but is not limited to entertainment, sports, politics, leisure, and education. Within this collection you will find major Atlanta companies such as Coca-Cola, AT&T, and McDonalds, black legends like Coretta Scott King,...
Dates: 1970 - 2000

Atlanta University collection

 Collection
Identifier: aarl89-017
Overview

The collection contains documents spanning the dates from 1865 to 1989, with the bulk of the material from the period 1882-1865, and relating to the history and operation of Atlanta University and later Atlanta University Center, including newspaper clippings, ephemera, presidential reports, general correspondence, financial documents, photographs, legal documents, and essays, memoirs, and speeches.

Dates: Majority of material found within Bulk, 1882-1965; Bulk, 1882-1965 1865-1994 1882-1965

Auburn Avenue Research Library Africana Graphic Novel and Comic Book Collection

 Collection
Identifier: aarl019-001
Scope and Contents note

This collection contains 320 graphic novels and comic books from countries around the world. All feature black characters or historical figures. Some of the content is racist and gives a historical idea of how blacks were portrayed during a certain time. Most of the content is in a foreign language, mostly French.

Dates: 1904-2008

Auburn Avenue Research Library Arts and Artifacts Collection

 Collection
Identifier: aarl1994-001
Scope and Contents The Arts and Artifact Collection consists of paintings, sketches, photographs, and other artworks of various mediums. The date ranges of the items of this collection are between 1930 and 2012. Pieces from Georgia artists such as Benny Andrews, James Hiram Malone, Mary Parks Washington and Raymond B. Cody are included in this collection. Many of the pieces of this collection highlight the African American experience in Georgia and the South as a whole. From street scenes to...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1900 - 2020

Auburn Avenue Research Library for African American Culture and History prints collection

 Collection
Identifier: aarlprints
Overview The collection contains both original prints and reproduced images including engravings, drawings, and a few photographic prints which appeared in magazines depicting African American experience during the Civil War and Reconstruction, as well as a series of engravings satirizing African Americans. Of special interest may be specific sets within the collection including the Jenner Moxon set, items published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, and items...
Dates: Majority of material found within Bulk, 1850-1900; Bulk, 1850-1900 1686-1988 1850-1900

Auburn Branch Library records

 Collection
Identifier: aarl89-008
Overview

The collection consists of public relations flyers and programs, bibliographies, a history of the Auburn Avenue branch, and articles about early library service to African Americans in Atlanta. It documents the activities of the Auburn and West Hunter branches of the Atlanta Public Library from 1950-1957, library service to African Americans during that period, and the social and educational activities of the Auburn Avenue community.

Dates: 1940-1957

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Correspondence 24
Clippings (information artifacts) 23
Atlanta (Ga.) 18
Minutes (administrative records) 14
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Programs (documents) 10
African American civic leaders -- Georgia -- Atlanta 9
Books 9
Ephemera (general object genre) 9
African American educators--Georgia--Atlanta. 8
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
Cultural Organizations---Black---American 7
Newsletters 7
Posters 7
Administrative records 6
African American women--Georgia--Fulton County--Social life and customs. 6
African American women--Georgia--Societies and clubs. 6
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta. 6
African Americans--Government policy--Georgia--Atlanta 6
Audiocassettes 6
Awards 6
Black---Arts---Culture 6
African American arts 5
African American businesspeople -- Georgia -- Atlanta 5
African American churches -- Southern States 5
African American universities and colleges--Georgia. 5
African American women educators--United States. 5
African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century. 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
Oral histories (literary works) 5
Pamphlets 5
Plaques (flat objects) 5
Sound recordings 5
African American artists -- 20th century 4
African American artists -- Georgia -- Atlanta 4
African American gay men 4
African American journalists--Georgia. 4
African American lesbians 4
African American mayors--Georgia--Atlanta 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 political activists--History. 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
Gospel music. 4
High school athletes--Georgia. 4
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) 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 Lesbian Social Organization 3
African American art -- 20th century 3
African American artists -- 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--United States. 3
African American families. 3
African American gay men--Social life and customs--20th century 3
African American lawyers--Georgia--Atlanta. 3
African American lesbians--Georgia--Atlanta--Social life and customs--20th century 3
African American librarians--Georgia. 3
African American men--Georgia--Societies and clubs. 3
African American musicians--Georgia. 3
African American nurses--Georgia--Atlanta. 3
African American teachers--Georgia. 3
African American teachers--Southern States. 3
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Language
English 258
Spanish; Castilian 5
French 3
German 3
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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