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E. Leon Stamey papers

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Identifier: L1980-03
Abstract:

E. Leon Stamey was Field Representative for the Organizing Department of the AFL-CIO, of Atlanta, Georgia. His papers, 1971-1975, include AFL-CIO organizing campaign files, subject files on other organizing campaigns, general files, correspondence, and printed material. The papers include some personal materials.

Dates: 1951-1975

E. T. Kehrer papers

 Collection
Identifier: L1989-22
Abstract: E.T. (Edward Thomas) "Al" Kehrer (1921-1996) was a labor union official born near Brighton, Michigan. Kehrer served as the Southeastern Regional Director of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) (1953-1964) and Southern Director for the AFL-CIO Civil Rights Department (1965-1989). His papers, 1940-1989, include records relating to educational activities (1940-1950); professional activities files (1953-1980) containing correspondence, expense reports, and weekly calendars...
Dates: 1940-1989

Ecumenical Coalition of Working People records

 Collection
Identifier: L1984-45
Abstract:

The Ecumenical Coalition of Working People was incorporated on March 15, 1979 in Atlanta, Georgia. The Coalition was organized to improve the living and working conditions of workers and their families, and sought to alleviate the historical bias against trade unions in the South by conducting labor education programs and lobbying the Georgia General Assembly.

Dates: 1973-1984

Ed Arnold papers

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Identifier: Y006
Ed Arnold Papers

Ed Arnold served as executive director of the Atlanta chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility. His papers (1976-2009) consists of office files, meetings minutes, conferences, workshops, campaign flyers, project information, audio and visual materials, periodicals, and artifacts documenting his environmentalism and antinuclear activism.

Dates: 1976-2009; translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.Creation: Majority of material found within 1980 - 2000

Ed Scruggs papers

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Identifier: Q113
Abstract:

Ed Scruggs (1929-2009) was a gay and civil rights activist from Atlanta, Georgia who was active in the coalition to change the Georgia state flag. The papers are comprised of newspaper clippings, photographs, correspondence, certificates and awards, commemorative materials from president Bill Clinton and information pertaining to the campaign to get the 1994 Olympics out of Cobb county.

Dates: 1972, 1993-2009

Eddie Wallace papers

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Identifier: M054
Abstract:

Eddie Wallace (born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1924), was a founding member of "The Sunshine Boys," a male vocal quartet specializing in spiritual music, that appeared on radio, in motion pictures, and on recordings from 1943. His papers consist of copies of correspondence, newsclippings, magazines, programs, and other printed material and reproductions of photographs and posters.

Dates: 1940-1983

Edmund Torbush papers

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Identifier: L1972-77
Abstract:

Edmund Torbush was a member of the Atlanta Typographical Union (International Typographical Union, Local 48) who worked for Atlanta Newspapers, Inc. His papers include correspondence, minutes, news clippings, printed materials, pamphlets, photographs pertaining to the International Typographical Union, the Atlanta Typographical Union, and its Women's Auxiliary. The papers also contains artifacts used in the typesetting profession.

Dates: 1906-1985

Edwin D. Harrison collection

 Collection
Identifier: L1980-08
Abstract:

The Edwin D. Harrison Collection contains materials regarding his role as mediator between the City of Atlanta and the Atlanta Firefighters Union in the mid-1960s.

Dates: 1966

Elaine Hazleton Bolton papers

 Collection
Identifier: W039
Abstract:

Elaine Hazleton Bolton worked as a political activist in support of ERA ratification and began her political activism in the late 1970s by working as a legislative aid to Senator Virginia Shapard. The Elaine Hazleton Bolton papers includes a file documenting the Polly Bergen/National Business Council for the Equal Rights campaign, a necklace, two pinback buttons, a t-shirt and two scarves.

Dates: 1980-1981

Elaine Taylor-Klaus papers

 Collection
Identifier: W154
Abstract:

Elaine Taylor-Klaus has followed a lifelong mission to pursue justice and empowerment. The Elaine Taylor-Klaus papers consist of correspondence, phone logs, meeting agendas, minutes, videos, as well as pamphlets and brochures from 1989-2007.

Dates: 1989-2007

Eleanor Crisler Babcock papers

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Identifier: W025
Abstract:

Eleanor Hope Crisler Babcock, born November 8, 1931 in Atlanta, Georgia, has worked as a homemaker, substitute teacher, mortgage loan counselor, and insurance claims clerical supervisor. The Eleanor Crisler Babcock Collection contains printed materials and artifacts related to ERA ratification efforts from the Georgia chapter of NOW, ERA Georgia, Inc., and HERA.

Dates: 1979-1982

Elijah H. Williams papers

 Collection
Identifier: L1973-51
Abstract:

The Elijah H. Williams papers, 1921-1973, consist of clippings, correspondence, membership cards, certificates, and biographical sketch of Williams (1895-1972), who served as President, Louisiana State Federation of Labor, and Director, AFL-CIO Region 7.

Dates: 1933-1972

Ellen Sappington papers

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Identifier: M258
Abstract

The Ellen Sappington papers primarily contain materials related to Sappington’s career as a news writer and producer at Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. channels and networks. The papers include project files, rundowns for CNN news broadcasts, and audiovisual materials of promos and TV specials recordings, masters, and reels created by Sappington. The collection dates from 1983 to 1995 with the majority of materials from 1985 to 1993.

Dates: 1983-1995; Majority of material found within 1985-1993

Emma Kelly collection

 Collection
Identifier: M183
Abstract: Emma Kelly was a lifelong resident of Statesboro, Georgia. Having learned to play the piano at the age of six, she continued to perform for civic clubs and special events across the state for the rest of her life. The locally famous "Miss Emma" achieved world-renown when author John Berendt devoted an entire chapter to her in his novel, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. The Emma Kelly collection includes documentary materials and artifacts...
Dates: circa 1900-2001; Majority of material found within 1980 - 1999

Emory F. Via papers

 Collection
Identifier: L1989-34
Abstract: Emory Franklin Via (1925-2003), was a labor educator, human rights activist, and labor consultant for the Southern Regional Council. His papers, 1936-1987, include correspondence, surveys and reports, newsclippings, printed materials, and biographical material on Via. The bulk of the correspondence is with groups related to the labor movement, other officers of the Southern Regional Council, and the Koinonia Farm, a cooperative farm in Southern Georgia. The surveys contain information on...
Dates: 1936-1987

Ernest G. Welch photographs collection

 Collection
Identifier: V2010-03
Abstract

Longtime Atlanta resident and philanthropist Ernest Welch was also an avid amateur photographer who travelled the world. Having served as an intelligence officer during World War II and after retiring from Sonoco Products, went back to school at Georgia State University to study photography. The Ernest G. Welch collection consists of photographic prints, slides, snapshots, negatives, personal correspondence and a scrapbook, mementos, videotapes, and notebooks.

Dates: 1901-2012

Ervin Drake collection

 Collection
Identifier: M142
Abstract:

One cassette tape of a song by Ervin Drake.

Dates: 1946

EstroFest Productions, Inc. records

 Collection
Identifier: W081
Abstract:

Established in 1999, EstroFest Productions, Inc. produced and sponsored programs that promoted and affirmed the creative talents and technical skills of women in the visual, performing and fine arts. EstroFest was active until the end of 2003. The records contain administrative records, documentation of EstroFest performances, and reference files.

Dates: 1997-2004

Eula McGill papers

 Collection
Identifier: L1972-48
Abstract:

Eula McGill was an organizer in the Southern textile factory worker movement of the 1930s. Her papers contain scrapbook material, composed of newspapers, clippings, and programs, which pertains to her organizing activities for the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America in Tennessee and other topics.

Dates: 1938-1964

Fair Employment Practices Committee collection

 Collection
Identifier: L1982-36
Abstract: President Franklin Roosevelt established the Fair Employment Practices Committee by Executive Order in 1942. It required all federal agencies to include in their contracts with private employers a provision obligating them not to discriminate against persons of any race, color, creed, or nationality in matters of employment. The collection consists of material obtained from the Federal Bureau of Investigation on a Freedom of Information request by Dr. Merl Reed. The records, 1943-1946,...
Dates: 1943-1946

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