Scope and Contents

The Ann States Photograph Collection holds images of Atlanta life during the 1970s. Many of the photographs showcase Auburn Avenue and the businesses that once thrived there. The photographs also show the people of Sweet Auburn in various settings socializing and working, these images offer a glimpse to what Sweet Auburn looked like during this time period.

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,...

Scope and Contents The Harmon Perry Collection consists of images taken by photographer Harmon Perry, who worked for the Atlanta Daily World and as a reporter of the Atlanta Journal. The photographs in this collection are of Atlanta social life, politicians, educators and everyday snapshots of people in Atlanta from the 1960s to the 1980s.This collection will benefit researchers of Atlanta black life during the late 20th century, these photographs serve as a history of predominately black...

Overview

The interviews in the Summerhill Community Oral History series focus on the residents of the Summerhill neighborhood who discuss what it was like growing up in the neighborhood, as well as their childhood and teen years in the community.