Skip to main content Skip to search results

Showing Collections: 341 - 353 of 353

Virginia MacMahon Ackerman papers

 Collection
Identifier: W001
Abstract: Virginia MacMahon Ackerman earned a bachelor's degree in business from Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia and was a stockbroker with Dean Witter Reynolds, Atlanta, for seven years and a director of marketing for Mainstream Access, Inc., Atlanta, for two years. The Virginia MacMahon Ackerman collection consists of an approximately 30 page scrapbook (with a 12 page insert), "Marketing the ERA in Cobb County," compiled by Ackerman in 1982 to document her activities to "market" the ERA in...
Dates: 1981-1982
Found in: Special Collections

Wayne J. Urban typescript

 Item
Identifier: L1976-44
Abstract

Wayne J. Urban was a professor of Educational Policy Studies and History at Georgia State University. The collection consists of a paper, "On the Origins of Teacher Unionism: Atlanta, 1905-1919," delivered at the Southern History of Education Society meeting in 1976.

Dates: 16 October 1976
Found in: Special Collections

Wayne W. Daniel collection

 Collection
Identifier: M108
Scope and Contents of the Collection The Wayne W. Daniel collection contains manuscript copies of the book Pickin' on Peachtree, audio cassette recordings of oral histories, photographs, posters and event flyers, commercial and non-commercial sound recordings, as well as commercial and non-commercial video recordings. The bulk of the collection is made up of Dr. Daniel's research files that he utilized to write his numerous articles and papers on country music as well as ...
Dates: 1891-2007
Found in: Special Collections

Wesley Chenault artifact collection

 Collection
Identifier: W034
Abstract:

Former GSU student assistant Wesley Chenault donated this collection, comprised of one feminist magnet.

Dates: undated
Found in: Special Collections

William "Bill" Roberts collection

 Collection
Identifier: L1975-12
Abstract:

The collection of William "Bill" Roberts contains telegrams, bulletins and letters relating to a strike of the Fisher Body Employees in 1936.

Dates: 1936, 1948
Found in: Special Collections

William N. Jenkins collection

 Collection
Identifier: L2002-07
Abstract:

The collection consists primarily of artifacts and non-printed materials, collected through Jenkins' association with the UFCW (United Food and Commercial Workers) and the RCIA (Retail Clerks International Association) Local 1063. The bulk of these artifacts are plaques presented to Jenkins in recognition of his continual achievements in his field. Other artifacts include memorabilia from conventions, including convention brochures, as well as photographs.

Dates: 1949-1983
Found in: Special Collections

Women Business Owners, Inc., of Atlanta records

 Collection
Identifier: W176
Abstract

Women Business Owners Inc., of Atlanta was an organization made up of women business owners. This organization is responsible for founding the Atlanta Womens Fund, now known as the Atlanta Women's Fund. The organization's records, 1979-1992, contain printed materials, photographs, artifacts, and records concerning this organization.

Dates: 1979-1992
Found in: Special Collections

Women's Events collection

 Collection
Identifier: W030
Abstract:

The Women's Events Collection is an artificial collection formed of items relating to events and exhibits about women's history or women's issues.

Dates: 1996-Ongoing
Found in: Special Collections

Women's March Oral History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: W150
Abstract On January 21, 2017, millions of people worldwide took part in marches to protest the inauguration of Donald Trump as the President of the United States. The first protest, which took place in Washington, D.C., was known as the Women's March on Washington and was intended as a response to anti-woman rhetoric and beliefs that were espoused during Trump's campaign. While women's and reproductive rights were at the forefront of marchers' concerns, many also protested the racist, anti-immigrant,...
Dates: 2017-2018
Found in: Special Collections

Women's Policy Group records

 Collection
Identifier: W094
Abstract: Originally established in 1988 as the Women and Children's Policy Group, the Women's Policy Group (WPG) is a non-profit organization in the state of Georgia with an office in Atlanta. The group's main mission is to bring interested parties together to study the problems that keep women and their families underemployed, impoverished, and underserved in order to find workable solutions. Over the years, the organizations have produced a number of important research papers and projects on a...
Dates: 1990-2008
Found in: Special Collections

Women's Printed collection: Pamphlets

 Collection
Identifier: W-Pamphlets
Abstract:

The "Printed Collection: Pamphlets" is an artificial collection of published and unpublished materials by or about women. Although called a pamphlet collection, this is in fact what some might consider to be a subject file or a vertical file, as it also includes reports, articles, directories, etc. Materials are usually received by Special Collections along with donated manuscript collections.

Dates: circa 1968-1999
Found in: Special Collections

Women's Printed Collection: Periodicals

 Collection
Identifier: W-Periodicals
Abstract:

The Women's Printed Collection: Periodicals is an artificial collection of serial publications by or about women. Materials are usually received by Special Collections along with donated manuscript collections.

Dates: 1947-
Found in: Special Collections

Working Women in Atlanta Oral History project

 Collection
Identifier: L1989-24
Abstract:

Rebecca Sharpless interviewed ten women from Atlanta, Georgia, mostly from Spelman College, for a paper on "Atlanta Working Women." Records of the project consist of transcripts and audio tapes.

Dates: October-November 1987
Found in: Special Collections

Filtered By

  • Subject: Atlanta (Ga.) X

Filter Results

Additional filters:

Repository
Special Collections 331
Georgia State University Archives 22
 
Subject
Atlanta (Ga.) 348
Labor union locals 51
Georgia 50
Feminism 46
photographs 46
∨ more
Women political activists 38
correspondence 33
minutes (administrative records) 33
Equal rights amendments 31
Labor unions -- Organizing 31
Labor leaders 28
contracts 27
Collective labor agreements 25
Country music 19
Southern States 19
reports 19
Strikes and lockouts 18
Women's rights 18
photocopies 17
Country musicians 16
buttons (information artifacts) 15
Industrial relations 14
clippings (information artifacts) 13
Labor unions -- Jurisdictional disputes 12
Labor unions -- Political activity 12
artifacts (object genre) 12
Central labor councils 11
Family violence 11
Labor unions 11
Printers -- Labor unions 11
Women's studies 11
financial records 11
DeKalb County (Ga.) 9
Grievance arbitration 9
Tennessee 9
Boycotts 8
Printers 8
Universities and colleges -- Faculty 8
Women -- Political activity 8
articles 8
scrapbooks 8
Automobile industry workers -- Labor unions 7
Florida 7
Gay activists 7
Iron and steel workers -- Labor unions 7
Labor unions and education 7
Political campaigns 7
Women in higher education 7
oral histories (document genres) 7
pamphlets 7
Collective bargaining 6
Machinists -- Labor unions 6
North Carolina 6
Painters, Industrial -- Labor unions 6
Telecommunication -- Employees -- Labor unions 6
Universities and colleges 6
Universities and colleges -- Administration 6
audiocassettes 6
periodicals 6
Abortion -- Law and legislation 5
Abused women 5
Automobile industry workers 5
Cobb County (Ga.) 5
Feminist theater 5
Gay community 5
Lawyers 5
Local transit 5
Local transit -- Employees 5
Macon (Ga.) 5
Municipal officials and employees -- Labor unions 5
Political activists 5
Popular music 5
Protest movements 5
Richmond (Va.) 5
South Carolina 5
Tampa (Fla.) 5
Textile workers -- Labor unions 5
Virginia 5
Washington (D.C.) 5
Women labor leaders 5
Women politicians 5
administrative records 5
membership lists 5
videocassettes 5
AIDS (Disease) 4
Abused women -- Services for 4
Alabama 4
Arbitration, Industrial 4
Birmingham (Ala.) 4
Building trades 4
Chicago (Ill.) 4
Clerks (Retail trade) -- Labor unions 4
Collective bargaining -- Government employees 4
College teachers 4
Decatur (Ga.) 4
Gay men 4
Knoxville (Tenn.) 4
Laundry workers -- Labor unions 4
Louisville (Ky.) 4
New Orleans (La.) 4
+ ∧ less
 
Names
Georgia State University 17
ERA Georgia, Inc. 16
WSB (Radio station : Atlanta, Ga.) 16
Georgia State AFL-CIO 10
Georgia Women's Political Caucus 9
∨ more
AFL-CIO. Atlanta Labor Council 8
Atlanta Federation of Trades 7
Georgia State University. Women's Studies Institute 7
National Organization for Women 7
Democratic Party (Ga.) 6
Grady Memorial Hospital (Atlanta, Ga.) 6
National Women's Political Caucus (U.S.) 6
American Association of University Women 5
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 5
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 5
ACT UP (Organization) 4
AFL-CIO. Committee on Political Education 4
AFSCME. District Council 14 (Atlanta, Ga.) 4
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
Atlanta Building Trades Council 2
Atlanta Feminist Women's Chorus (Ga.) 2
Atlanta Fire Fighters Union, Independent (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Atlanta Gay Center 2
Atlanta Gay and Lesbian Center (Ga.) 2
Atlanta Project 2
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 2
Atlanta constitution 2
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
Central Atlanta Progress, Inc. 2
Coalition of Labor Union Women (U.S.) 2
Communications Workers of America. Local 3250 (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
+ ∧ less
 

Visit Georgia State University Library