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Martha Wren Gaines Research Fellowship collection

 Collection
Identifier: W048
Abstract: Martha Wren Gaines (1939-1987), a Georgia native from Thomason, dedicated her life, personally and professionally, to promoting civil and women's rights in Georgia. As part of the Georgia Women's Movement Project, an annual Gaines Research Fellowship is annually awarded to Georgia State University faculty and students who are actively pursuing research that utilizes materials from the Donna Novak Coles Georgia Women's Movement Archives and/or the ...
Dates: 2003-

Mary Jo Duncanson papers

 Collection
Identifier: W059
Abstract:

Acting as a delegate from Atlanta NOW, Mary Jo Duncanson became involved with ERA Georgia, Inc. and the Equal Rights Amendment movement. The Mary Jo Duncanson papers, 1972-1984, document her involvement in the Equal Rights Amendment movement in Georgia.

Dates: 1972-1984

Mary Lynn Walker American Federation of Government Employees collection

 Collection
Identifier: L2005-03
Abstract:

Mary Lynn Walker, a Georgia native, became very active in the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) in the late 1960s and rose to executive positons never before held by a female. The Mary Lynn Walker collection contains documents and newspaper articles chronicling labor employment issues such as unfair labor practices, age discrimination, and improper loans of government employment.

Dates: 1974-1975, 1979

Mary N. Long papers

 Collection
Identifier: W062
Abstract: Primarily correspondence, minutes and agendas, notes and writings, printed material including reports, and artifacts and ephemera make up the papers of nurse, administrator, and advocate Mary N. Long, 1957, 1965-2000. Materials relate to her employment at Grady Memorial Hospital and the Arthritis Foundation; to her service to the Georgia Nurses' Association, Georgia Nurses' Foundation, American Nurses Foundation, and other organizations; and to her work as an activist and community...
Dates: 1957, 1965-2000

Mary Vick Graves papers

 Collection
Identifier: W056
Abstract:

Mary Vick Graves' interest in the women's movement began when she was working for the Commonwealth of Virginia. The collection documents the activities of ERA Georgia Inc. and the work Graves undertook as volunteer coordinator of the organization.

Dates: 1972-1983; Majority of material found within 1981 - 1983

MaryAnne Gaunt papers

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Identifier: W080
Abstract: MaryAnne Farnsworth was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1944. She graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1965, and went to work for the US Department of Labor, Southern Regional Education Board, Agnes Scott College, and Goergia State University. The majority of the papers document Gaunt's work as committee chair of the Atlanta Women’s Network (AWN) Program from 1987 to 1988, including invitations to the monthly programs, contact lists of possible program speakers, as well as AWN annual...
Dates: 1972-1990

Marymal Dryden - Judith Allen Ingram collection

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Identifier: W023
Abstract: Establishing a reputation for planning and coordinating, Dryden has been: Assistant Director and Director for the Atlanta Council of International Programs (1972-1980); member of the University Exchange Program and member of the Board of Directors of Partners of America, Inc. (1986-1987); and from 1980-1990, Unit Head for Public Services in Georgia State University's Division of Continuing Education. Judith Allen Ingram has held various positions at GSU, including Administrative Coordinator...
Dates: 1985-1995

Matthew Cardinale papers

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Identifier: Y012
Abstract

Matthew Cardinale founded and edits the Atlanta Progressive News. His papers, 2002-2012, include materials created and gathered over the course of his activities as a journalist and political activist. A large portion of the papers concerns the demolition of public housing communities in Atlanta.

Dates: 2002-2012; Majority of material found within 2007 - 2008

Maxine Turner papers

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Identifier: W074
Abstract:

Born in 1935, Maxine Turner was a Georgia Institute of Technology professor of literature and communication, a technical writing consultant. The collection consists of a mailing list, two personal accounts, 17 photographs, three buttons, and seven picket signs related to a 1996 protest against the Episcopal Church's refusal to ordain women as ministers.

Dates: 1996, undated

Melvin Leon Jones collection

 Collection
Identifier: L1975-44
Abstract:

This collection consists of transcripts of interviews Melvin Jones conducted with former employees of the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills in Atlanta, Ga. regarding working conditions and union activity.

Dates: 1974

Men Stopping Violence, Inc. records

 Collection
Identifier: W066
Abstract:

Men Stopping Violence is a social change organization dedicated to ending men's violence against women.

Dates: 1982-2006

Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless records

 Collection
Identifier: Y020
Scope and Contents of the Records

Records of the the Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless, circa 1987-2017, document the organization's operations and programs, such as Peachtree-Pine shelter, advocacy work, and outreach programs. The records include manuals and policy documents, audit reports and other financial records, publications, photos, client forms and files, real estate records and floor plans, city contracts, and subject files.

Dates: circa 1987-2017

Metropolitan Atlanta Library Association records

 Collection
Identifier: L1978-08
Abstract

The Metropolitan Atlanta Library Association, 1931-1977, contains correspondence, printed items, financial documents, minutes and organization constitutions on topics such as labor union involvement, cultural and educational comparisons of the U.S., integration, scholarship funding, and interest of students in library science education.

Dates: 1931-1977

M.H. Mitchell, Inc. collection of Southern Structure

 Collection
Identifier: Y022
Abstract

M.H. Mitchell, Inc. Collection of Southern Structure consists of books, sheet music, maps, artifacts, photographs, business cards, advertisements, flyers, neighborhood zoning materials, scrapbooks, and other manuscript materials detailing the history of Atlanta, Georgia and specifically the Grant Park neighborhood.

Dates: 20th century

M.H. Mitchell, Inc. collection of Stone Mountain

 Collection
Identifier: Y025
Abstract

The M.H. Mitchell, Inc. Collection of Stone Mountain, 1970, 1972, consists of 7 brochures related to Stone Mountain Park and its bas relief carving, 12 postcards related to the park and 3 small posters of the mountain. Stone Mountain is a quartz monzonite dome monadnock and the site of Stone Mountain Park, 16 miles (26 km) east of Atlanta, Georgia. Outside the park is the small city of Stone Mountain, Georgia.

Dates: 1970, 1972, undated

M.H. Mitchell, Inc. - Judge Charles G. Bruce, Sr. collection

 Collection
Identifier: Y027
Abstract

M.H. Mitchell, Inc. - Judge Charles G. Bruce, Sr. collection, 1916-1949, 1956-1958 [bulk 1943-1949] primarily consists of case files from Bruce's practice as an attorney in Atlanta. Bruce supported and assisted Governor Eugene Talmadge, and the papers also include material relating to Talmadge's 1946 campaign and the "three governors" controversy after his death.

Dates: 1916-1949, 1956-1958; Majority of material found within 1943-1949

M.H. Mitchell, Inc. – South Atlantans for Neighborhood Development collection

 Collection
Identifier: Y029
Abstract

South Atlantans for Neighborhood Development (SAND) is an umbrella organization that was formed in 1979 to serve the residents and businesses of the South East Atlanta neighborhoods situated between Grant Park and East Atlanta. The M.H. Mitchell, Inc. – S.A.N.D./South Atlantans for Neighborhood Development collection, 1970-1984 consists of meeting minutes, correspondence, financial records, periodicals, and plans.

Dates: 1970-1984

M.H. Mitchell, Inc. - The Jennifer Ann Jenkins Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Y024
Abstract

Jennifer Ann Jenkins (1955-2021) worked as the manager of the Perimeter College theater and drama club and was active in the Atlanta theater scene as a costume designer. The Jennifer Ann Jenkins Collection consists of household files, professional materials detailing her career in theater, photo albums, scrapbooks, costume patterns and designs, and theatre programs and posters.

Dates: 1970s-1990s

Michael H. Trotter papers

 Collection
Identifier: Y001.PUBLIC
Abstract Michael H. Trotter (born 1936) has been dedicated to civic and educational reform in his home city of Atlanta. In addition to his career as an attorney, professor of law, and legal historian, he has participated in such civic groups as the Atlanta Action Forum, the Atlanta Committee for Public Education, and Good Government Atlanta, earning recognition for his work toward racial equality and school reform. Trotter's papers, 1962-2016, document civic reform in Atlanta with minutes,...
Dates: 1962-2016

Mildred & Stella playbill collection

 Collection
Identifier: W091
Abstract:

This collection consists of one playbill for the Feminist play "Mildred and Stella" by Gayle Austin.

Dates: early 1990s

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Georgia State University 17
ERA Georgia, Inc. 16
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Georgia State AFL-CIO 10
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Atlanta Federation of Trades 7
Georgia State University. Women's Studies Institute 7
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Grady Memorial Hospital (Atlanta, Ga.) 6
National Women's Political Caucus (U.S.) 6
American Association of University Women 5
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AFL-CIO. Committee on Political Education 4
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Abbott, Franklin 4
Eastern Air Lines 4
Georgia Federation of Labor 4
Georgia Power Company 4
Graphic Communications International Union 4
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers 4
International Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union of North America. Printing Specialties and Paper Products Union Local 527 (Atlanta, Ga.) 4
International Typographical Union 4
J.P. Stevens & Co. 4
Mitchell, David Yoakley 4
North Georgia Building and Construction Trades Council 4
Ray, Richard, 1941- 4
United Steelworkers of America. District 35 4
Abercrombie, E. L. 3
Amalgamated Transit Union. Local 732 (Atlanta, Ga.) 3
American Association of University Women. Atlanta Branch 3
American Federation of Labor 3
Atlanta Women's Foundation 3
Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators, and Paperhangers of America. District Council 38 3
Communications Workers of America 3
Feminist Action Alliance (Atlanta, Ga.) 3
Ford Motor Company 3
Fowlkes, Diane L., 1939-2020 3
Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills 3
Gay Spirit Visions (Organization) 3
Georgia NOW 3
Georgia Network Against Domestic Violence 3
Georgia State University. School of Business Administration 3
Graphic Communications International Union. Local 8-M (Atlanta, Ga.) 3
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. Local Lodge 1 (Atlanta, Ga.) 3
International Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union of North America 3
International Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union of North America. Printing Specialities and Paper Products Union Local 8 (Atlanta, Ga.) 3
Jacobs, Joseph, 1908- 3
Laundry, Dry Cleaning, and Dye House Workers' International Union. Local 218 (Atlanta, Ga.) 3
Lewis, John, 1940-2020 3
Meers, Ralph 3
Mercer, Johnny, 1909-1976 3
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority 3
National Organization for Women. Atlanta Chapter 3
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company 3
True, Martha, 1924-2008 3
Unitarian-Universalist Congregation of Atlanta 3
United Association of Plumbers and Steam Fitters of the United States and Canada 3
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America 3
United States. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 3
United Steelworkers of America 3
WAGA (Radio station : Atlanta, Ga.) 3
Wolfdancer, Raven, 1946-1993 3
Young, Andrew, 1932- 3
AFL-CIO 2
AFL-CIO. Region 5 2
AFL-CIO. Region 6 2
AFSCME 2
AFSCME. Local 1644 (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
AID Atlanta (Organization) 2
Altrusa International 2
Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees of America. Division 732 (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
American Federation of Government Employees 2
American Federation of Teachers 2
American Nurses Association 2
Archer, Thomas D. 2
Atlanta (Ga.). Board of Education 2
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Atlanta Feminist Women's Chorus (Ga.) 2
Atlanta Fire Fighters Union, Independent (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Atlanta Gay Center 2
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Atlanta journal-constitution 2
Atlantic Steel Company 2
Austin, Gayle 2
Bricklayers, Masons, and Plasterers International Union of America. Local 8 (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators, and Paperhangers of America. Local 193 (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Building Service Employees' International Union 2
Cahill, Jeanne Taylor, 1932- 2
Carrier, Billy (William S.) 2
Carrier, Cotton (Joseph A.) 2
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