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Utopian Literary Club records

 Collection
Identifier: aarl96-010
Overview

The collection contains documents that includes club activities, meeting anouncements, programs and minutes, press releases, newspaper articles, financial records, handbook and constitution updates, biographical sketches of members and speakers, annual yearbooks and programs from the annual Party For Friends events. There are also photographs of members and pictures from various club events.

Dates: 1919-1986

Verna Mae James Henderson collection

 Collection
Identifier: aarl021-002
Scope and Contents

This collection documents the life of Verna Henderson. It includes photographs, an oral history and programs.

Dates: 1914-2013

Vertical File Collection

 Collection
Identifier: VF-001
Scope and Contents

The Vertical Files consist of a collection of resources organized by various topics. These items include newspaper articles, programs, obituaries, and ephemeral materials. These topics range from education and social clubs to organizations and civil rights leaders.

The Vertical Files are a great resource for researchers hoping to gain information on the African diaspora in Atlanta from 1920-2000.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1880 - 2018

W.E.B. Du Bois collection

 Collection
Identifier: aarl013-006
Overview

A small collection of materials relating to birthday celebrations of Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois.

Dates: 1938 - 1993

WERD oral history interviews

 Collection
Identifier: aarl90-008
Overview The collection consists of twenty segments compiled and produced by Harold Lamar and broadcast from October 3-7, 1989 on radio station WVEE-WAOK (Atlanta, Ga.). The segments document the history of radio station WERD from 1949 until its demise in 1970. Topics discussed include the purchase of WERD by Jesse B. Blayton, moving the station from downtown Atlanta to Auburn Avenue, Jesse B. Blayton and the Blayton family, the relationship between black and white announcers or staff at the station,...
Dates: 1989

Wesley and Chere Hall African American Comic Book Collection

 Collection
Identifier: aarl018-007
Scope and Contents

This collection of various comic titles range from the 1940's through 2010's. Each issue has African American characters featured in the issue.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1947 - 2018

Western H. Moore Collection of Civil War Letters

 Collection
Identifier: aarl015-016
Scope and Contents note Types of materials found in this series include family correspondence written from March 1863 until December 1868 between Western H. Moore, a black soldier who was stationed in South Carolina and Virginia during the American Civil War and his family in living Mercer County, Ohio. The series of correspondence offers a unique and rare perspective on the African American experience in the war. The collection also includes a letter from Julius Converse to Hon. Justin S. Morill with regards to...
Dates: 1863 March-1868 December

Whatley and Whatley Construction Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: aarl-unknown04
Scope and Contents The Whatley and Whatley Construction Company Records consist of administration documents (1952-1992) and 38 architectural site plans(1940 to 1987), showcasing various projects across Atlanta, Georgia. The plans include housing developments such as John Hope Homes, Bowen Homes and Collier Heights, as well as commercial and recreational structures like bank offices, stores, bowling alleys, churches, and town clubs. Additionally, there are mine shaft plans, renovation plans, property maps,...
Dates: 1940 - 1992

Willard L. Strickland papers

 Collection
Identifier: aarl96-009
Overview

The papers date from the 1960s to 1989 and consist of photographs, news clippings, and memorabilia related to Willard L. Strickland's career as a police officer in Atlanta and Decatur, Georgia and his role integrating the Decatur Police Dept.

Dates: [ca. 1960]-1989

William and Mary Jackson collection

 Collection
Identifier: aarl00-004
Scope and Contents note This collection comprises the personal and professional papers of William and Mary Jackson. However, William Jackson created a majority of the items in the collection. It includes biographical data, reports from affiliated organizations such as the Atlanta University School of Social Work, The Community Action Agency (CAA), Morehouse and Morris Brown College, the Social Security Administration (SAA) and council minutes from the First Congregational Church. There are correspondences,...
Dates: 1855-2000

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Correspondence 24
Clippings (information artifacts) 22
Atlanta (Ga.) 18
Minutes (administrative records) 13
Scrapbooks 12
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Books 9
Ephemera (general object genre) 9
Programs (documents) 9
African American civic leaders -- Georgia -- Atlanta 8
African Americans--Politics and government--20th century. 7
Atlanta (Ga.)--Race relations. 7
Administrative records 6
African American churches -- Georgia 6
African American politicians--Georgia. 6
African American women--Georgia--Fulton County--Social life and customs. 6
African American women--Georgia--Societies and clubs. 6
African Americans--Government policy--Georgia--Atlanta 6
Audiocassettes 6
Cultural Organizations---Black---American 6
Financial records 6
Newsletters 6
Posters 6
African American businesspeople -- Georgia -- Atlanta 5
African American churches -- Southern States 5
African American educators--Georgia--Atlanta. 5
African American universities and colleges--Georgia. 5
African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century. 5
African Americans--Civil rights. 5
African Americans--Education--Georgia--Atlanta. 5
Atlanta (Ga.)--Social life and customs. 5
Awards 5
Black---Arts---Culture 5
Community arts projects--Georgia--Atlanta. 5
Oral histories (literary works) 5
Pamphlets 5
Sound recordings 5
African American art -- 20th century 4
African American artists -- 20th century 4
African American artists -- Georgia -- Atlanta 4
African American churches -- Georgia -- Atlanta 4
African American lesbians 4
African American lesbians--Georgia--Atlanta--Social life and customs--20th century 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 photographers--United States. 4
African American universities and colleges--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century. 4
African American women educators--United States. 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--Education. 4
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta. 4
African Americans--Georgia--Political activity. 4
African Americans--Political activity--Georgia. 4
Atlanta (Ga.)--Business, industries, and trades. 4
Auburn Avenue Neighborhood (Atlanta, Ga.) 4
Baptists--Clergy--Georgia 4
Brochures 4
Business records 4
Certificates 4
Community life--Georgia--Atlanta. 4
High school athletes--Georgia. 4
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) 4
Newspapers 4
Plaques (flat objects) 4
Receipts (financial records) 4
Rhythm and blues music. 4
Sheet music 4
United States -- Race relations 4
Voter registration -- Georgia 4
African American arts 3
African American athletes -- Georgia 3
African American business enterprises -- Georgia 3
African American businesspeople -- Georgia 3
African American educators--Georgia. 3
African American gay men 3
African American journalists--Georgia. 3
African American librarians--Georgia. 3
African American mayors--Georgia--Atlanta 3
African American neighborhoods--Georgia--Atlanta--History. 3
African American schools--Georgia--Atlanta. 3
African American teachers--Georgia. 3
African American teachers--Southern States. 3
African American women--Georgia--Atlanta. 3
African American women--Georgia. 3
African Americans--Civil rights--Georgia--Atlanta. 3
African Americans--Education--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century 3
African Americans--Georgia. 3
African Americans--History. 3
African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc. 3
African Americans--Music. 3
African Americans--Religious life--Georgia--Atlanta. 3
African Americans--Societies, etc. 3
American poetry--African American authors. 3
Articles 3
Arts--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century. 3
Atlanta (Ga.)--Politics and government. 3
Atlanta (Ga.)--Social life and customs--20th century. 3
Auburn Avenue (Atlanta, Ga.)--History. 3
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Language
English 230
Spanish; Castilian 1
 
Names
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 7
Young, Andrew, 1932- 7
Atlanta University 5
Morehouse College (Atlanta, Ga.) 5
Atlanta-Fulton Public Library 4
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Bond, Julian, 1940-2015 4
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change 4
Spelman College 4
First Congregational Church (Atlanta, Ga.) 3
Friendship Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.) 3
Georgia State University 3
Jackson, Maynard, 1938-2003 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 Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. 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
Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 2
Clark University (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Cooksey, Eugene V. 2
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963 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
National Black Arts Festival, Inc. 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
African Diaspora Studies Institute (2nd : 1981 : Nairobi, Kenya) 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
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity 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
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
Blayton family 1
Bolden, Dorothy, 1923- 1
Bondurant family 1
Booker T. Washington High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Boone, Joseph E., 1922-2006 1
Borders, William Holmes, 1905-1993 1
Bowden, Edgar 1
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