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Alan Dion collection
The Alan Dion Collection primarily contains comic books and comic art panels that reflect the popular reading taste of American children and adults, 1947-2020, including Marvel and DC comics, as well as Archie, Image Comics, Vertigo Comics, and others.
Comic books collection
The Comic Books collection primarily contains comic books from a variety of genres, such as Superheroes, Romance, and others. It includes comic books from several publishers such as DC Comics, Marvel, Charlton, Archie Enterprise, as well as many imprint and independent publishers. They date from 1944 to 2022 with the majority from the 1970s to 1990s.
Dan E. Sweat, Jr. papers
Dan E. Sweat, Jr. (1933-1997) spent over three decades in public service and city development in Atlanta, including 15 years as president of the nonprofit corporation Central Atlanta Progress. His papers include speeches, correspondence, and newspaper clippings and document his involvement with many Atlanta organizations.
Georgia Nurses' Association records
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers artifact collection
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Artifact collection comprises a wide variety of artifacts, including charters, photographs, paintings, posters, banners, certificates, and tool kits, 1888-circa 2000. The items were created or received by IAMAW's officers, headquarters, and local lodges. The collection includes the contents of the "Time Capsule of 1955" placed in the cornerstone of the union's then headquarters.
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Local Lodge 6 (Galveston, Tex.) records
International Association of Machinists, Local Lodge 6 (Galveston, Texas), was founded in the late 1880s and merged with Local Lodge 1786 in July 2005. The lodge represented workers in a variety of industries in and around Galveston. Its records, 1929-1962, include ledgers, dues books, and artifacts.
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Local Lodge 37 (New Orleans, La.) records
IAMAW Local Lodge 37 was chartered on July 11, 1899, and dissolved in the late 1980s. Its records relate to the day-to-day activities of a major New Orleans union and its relationship to the International headquarters, and include constitutions, bylaws, minutes, correspondence, agreement reports, financial records, membership cards and artifacts.
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Local Lodge 1650 (Kansas City, Mo.) records
Members of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Local Lodge 1650 (Kansas City, Mo.) worked in the airline industry. The records of the local are comprised of ledger books, bylaws, contract agreements, and some reference materials, 1941-2002.
International Association of Machinists, Lodge 8 (Macon, Ga.) records
International Association of Machinists, Lodge 8 (Macon, Georgia) Records, 1901-1978, consist of bound ledgers recording expenses, receipt of union dues, and other income. Also included are financial ledgers from two other Macon IAM lodges (locals 842 and 918) that merged into Lodge 8.
International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades Local 30 (Savannah, Ga.) records
The records of International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades Local 30 (Savannah, Ga.) consist of office files, ledgers, publications, and some separated material. The collection includes dues and minute books from "colored" Local 1463 which joined Local 30 in the 1960s.
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 77 (Decatur, Ga.) records
Records of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT), District Council 77 (Decatur, Ga.) consist primarily of bound minute books from locals affiliated with IUPAT and its predecessors in Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee, 1905-2014. IUPAT represents workers in the finishing trades, such as painters, glaziers and glass workers, and sign and display workers.
Jim Elledge papers
Johnny and Ginger Mercer papers
The Johnny and Ginger Mercer Papers contain manuscripts, photographs, sheet music, recordings, printed materials, and memorabilia documenting the early careers (1920s through about 1931) of both Johnny and Ginger Mercer; their courtship and marriage (1930 and 1931); and Johnny Mercer's career as a songwriter, performer, and businessman as it continued after their marriage; Johnny Mercer's work as a lyricist.
M.H. Mitchell, Inc. collection of Southern Structure
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.
Peter J. Conlon family collection
Popular Culture literature collection
The Popular Culture Literature Collection primarily contains serial publications that reflect the popular reading taste of American children and adults, 1902-1914, 1931-1992, including pulp magazines, Armed Services Edition paperbacks, Big Little Books and the Big Little Times collectors' newsletter, and dime novels.
Southeastern Building Trade Conference records
The Southeastern Building Trade Conference is an umbrella organization uniting building trade unions from the southeastern states: Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. The Southeastern Building Trade Conference records include financial records, correspondence, minutes, and resolutions.
Southern Visual Storytelling collection
The Southern Visual Storytelling collection primarily contains comic books and other illustrated and visual texts that were created by and/or in the Southern United States. The collection includes books published by Marvel Comics, independent publishers and self-published works, such as IV Wall Comics. It dates from 1968 to 2023 with the majority of materials from 2020 to 2023.
Stewart Acuff papers
Former president of the Atlanta Labor Council, Stewart Acuff later served as Director of Organizing for the AFL-CIO. his papers consist of speeches, agendas, manuscripts and drafts, and notes from 1998-2011.
Structural Building Trades Alliance membership book
One working card book, entries dated 1910-1913, for the Structural Building Trades Alliance in Atlanta, Georgia.