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7 Stages Theatre (Atlanta, Ga.) records

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Identifier: M219
Abstract The 7 Stages Theatre (Atlanta, Ga.) records give a view into the daily operations of a major local theatre. Founded by Del Hamilton and Faye Allen in 1979 in Little Five Points, Atlanta, the humble beginnings took off to showcase productions not only by famous play wrights but also emerging international and local theatrical groups. The prolific series of productions over the course of 30 plus years culminated into a creative gem, addressing complex issues that face contemporary society. The...
Dates: 1960-2014; Majority of material found within 1979 - 2010

African Americans in Transportation Oral History Project

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Identifier: L-OH_AAT
Abstract

The African Americans in Transportation Oral History Project consists of 7 oral history interviews, 11 photographs, and a scrapbook.

Dates: 2015-2017

Anne Bolton collection

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Identifier: M208
Abstract:

Anne and Horace Bolton were promoters for the Central Alabama Music Park (C.A.M.P.), an outdoor venue in Jemison, Alabama, which hosted concerts by Country music and Bluegrass artists. The collection contains press releases, fact sheets, phonograph records, posters, contracts, artifacts, and approximately 460 press photographs, many of them autographed by the artists.

Dates: 1981-1990

Anne Deeley papers

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Identifier: W026
Abstract: Anne Deeley has been a champion of women's rights both as an activist and a businesswoman. The Anne Deeley papers, 1975-1983, include material from two scrapbooks (dismantled for preservation purposes) of photographs, contact sheets, printed material (flyers, newsletters, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, invitations, programs and registration forms), and letters pertaining to Deeley-Fenton and Associates, Inc., the Atlanta chapter of the Feminist Action Alliance, women and work, and career...
Dates: 1975-1983

Banning, Georgia collection

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Identifier: L1987-09
Abstract:

Banning, Georgia, was a mill town located in Carroll County that thrived from the mid 1800s into the early 1900s. The collection includes a photograph, circa 1890, and excerpts from publications regarding the history and preservation of the site, 1980-1983, undated.

Dates: circa 1890, 1980-1983

Bernice Dixon papers

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Identifier: L2016-06
Scope and Contents of the Papers The Bernice Dixon papers, 1851, 1881-1882, 1899-2015 (bulk 1954-1982), consist of correspondence, annual reports, catalogs, bylaws, programs, student materials, scrapbooks, photographs, yearbooks, and other printed material. The materials document the activities of the Grady Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, relevant institutions, organizations, students, alumni and the hospital’s nursing service. Bernice Dixon collected the materials during her employment at Grady Hospital and while...
Dates: 1851, 1881-1882, 1899-2016; Majority of material found within 1954 - 1982

Beth Judy collection of Girl Vigilantes records

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Identifier: W087
Abstract:

The Girl Vigilantes were an anonymous group of political activists in Atlanta, Georgia, who used images and action to draw attention to reproductive rights and other social issues.

Dates: 1989-1992, undated

Bill Gripp collection of Atlanta Gay Center records

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Identifier: Q196
Scope and Contents of the Records The Bill Gripp Collection of Atlanta Gay Center Records consists of administrative reports, committee and board minutes, correspondence, press releases, flyers, photographs, photo negatives, audio cassettes, VHS tapes, newspapers, and newspaper clippings collected by William (Bill) Gripp in connection with the Atlanta Gay Center. The collection spans from 1940-2006, with most materials from 1982-1996. This is the period Gripp served as a board member of the Atlanta Gay Center. ...
Dates: 1940-2006; Majority of material found within 1982-1996

Billy Carrier papers

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Identifier: M032
Abstract: William S. Carrier ("Billy") was a guitarist and member of the popular Swanee River Boys, playing white southern gospel as well as traditional folk songs and African-American spirituals. In 1941, the group joined WSB Radio's "Barn Dance," broadcast from Atlanta. In 1952, Carrier left the Swanee River Boys, but he continued to perform in the Landmark Church Quartet until May 1956. His papers contain fifty-seven photographs and a photocopy of a datebook recording Swanee River Boys engagements,...
Dates: circa 1935-1957

Birmingham Labor Council records

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Identifier: L1973-14
Abstract:

In 1958, the Birmingham Federation of Labor and the Birmingham Industrial Union Council merged to form the AFL-CIO, Birmingham (Alabama) Labor Council. Records, 1954-1965, include minutes of the Birmingham Federation of Labor and the Birmingham Industrial Union Council, 1955-1958, and of the Birmingham Labor Council, AFL-CIO, 1964-1965, and correspondence, financial documents, printed material, and photographs.

Dates: 1954-1965

Bob Strain papers

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Identifier: Q165
Abstract:

Classically trained pianist Bob Strain served as a council member of the Gay Spirit Visions (GSV), an organization that organizes gatherings for gay men to explore their spirituality and identity in a safe, nurturing, and sacred environment. His papers, 1994-2014, undated, include correspondence, newsletters, poems, and photographs related to Bob Strain's involvement with the organizations he served, including Gay Spirit Visions (GSV) and the Atlanta Radical Faeries Circle.

Dates: 1994-2014

Bobby Atcheson papers

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Identifier: M040
Abstract:

Fiddler and vocalist Bobby Atcheson (1920-1978) was a popular performer on the WSB "Barn Dance" radio program in the 1940s, and performed on WATL radio with his wife, Jane. His papers include correspondence, handbills, news clippings, and articles, and photographs of the Atchesons and other country music performers. The papers are photocopies of originals.

Dates: 1932-1973; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1953

Boots Woodall photographs

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Identifier: M039
Abstract: Dennis "Boots" Woodall (1921-1988) was a guitarist who belonged to several bands that performed on Atlanta radio before World War II. After Air Corps service, he returned to Atlanta and founded his own band, the Radio Wranglers, which became well known on radio and on WAGA-TV (as the TV-Wranglers). His collection consists of 119 photographs, including individual shots of Woodall, group photos of him and other country musicians, pictures of other country music groups, and an artist's sketch...
Dates: circa 1940-circa 1960

Carolyn Lee Wills collection of Eastern Airlines' Southern Region Public Relations Office records

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Identifier: L1986-27
Abstract: The Carolyn Lee Wills' collection on Eastern Airlines, Southern Region Public Relations Office, 1927-2008 (bulk 1965-2008), consists of news clippings, press releases, newsletters, annual reports, monthly reports, correspondence, memoranda, photographs, slides, an early scrapbook (or day book), artifacts (promotional items) and audiovisual materials. This collection mainly provides insight into publicity and outreach efforts at Eastern Airlines, but also its history, charitable work, and...
Dates: 1927-2008; Majority of material found within 1965 - 2008

Cathey W. Steinberg papers

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Identifier: W042
Abstract:

Cathey W. Steinberg was recognized as a leader for consumer, family, and women's rights during her service in the Georgia House of Representatives (1977-1989) and Georgia Senate (1991-1993). Her papers consist of correspondence, newsclippings, legislation, printed materials, reports, speeches, and campaign materials, 1976-1994, that document her public service and political campaigns.

Dates: 1976-1994

Chick Kimball papers

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Identifier: M051
Abstract:

Harrison "Chick" Kimball worked in a number of capacities for WSB Radio in Atlanta, mainly in country music programming. His papers consist of a news clipping, portion of a script, and photographs of Kimball by himself or with friends and associates.

Dates: circa 1942-1949

Clayton McMichen papers

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Identifier: M059
Abstract:

Country musician Clayton McMichen (1900-1970) performed as a fiddler on WSB Radio in Atlanta from 1922 and recorded with the Skillet Lickers from 1926. He had an active career after leaving Atlanta in 1931, later fronting the Georgia Wildcats and retiring from music in 1955.

Dates: 1944-1984

Cotton Carrier papers

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Identifier: M029
Abstract A talented musician, Joseph "Cotton" Carrier become a well-known broadcaster on Atlanta radio and television, beginning on WSB's "Barn Dance" in 1942. Later in his career, he worked alternately as a songwriter and promoter. His papers consist of photocopied printed materials, part of one reel of microfilm, and twenty-three photographs, and contain biographical material, including information on his professional activities for WSB Radio, WAGA-TV, and the Lowery Music Group, and some details...
Dates: circa 1940-1950, 1984

Deborah J. Richardson papers

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Identifier: W086
Abstract:

Deborah J. Richardson has served as a manager and executive for a number of nonprofit organizations. Richardson's papers include newsletters, articles, speeches, and programs related to her career and organizations that she served, including the National Black Arts Festival and the Juvenile Justice Fund.

Dates: 1996-2008

Doug Spivey papers

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Identifier: M043
Abstract: W.L. "Doug" Spivey was a guitarist and vocalist, and an original member of the Pine Ridge Boys, a country group created by Pop Eckler. After retiring from the Atlanta country/gospel music scene, Spivey became an evangelist. He died January 13, 1987. His papers contain photocopied news clippings and handbills from the 1940s, a photocopy of a publication featuring photographs of and biographical information on numerous country music groups, and two images of handbills and nine photographs of...
Dates: 1930s-1940s

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Kelly, Emma (Emma Thompson) (1918-2001) 2
Laundry, Dry Cleaning, and Dye House Workers' International Union. Local 218 (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Mabry, Herbert H., 1929-2011 2
Meany, George, 1894-1980 2
Mercer, Ginger (Elizabeth Meltzer), 1909-1994 2
Miller, Zell, 1932-2018 2
Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (Washington, D.C.) 2
Ramer, Andrew 2
Ray, Richard, 1941- 2
Skillet Lickers 2
Suttles, William M., 1920-2003 2
University of Georgia. Atlanta Division 2
WAGA (Radio station : Atlanta, Ga.) 2
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Whiting, Richard A., 1891-1938 2
Wolfdancer, Raven, 1946-1993 2
Woodall, Boots, -1988 2
7 Stages Theatre (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
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AFL-CIO. Committee on Political Education 1
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Adkins, Herman B. 1
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Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence 1
Alabama State Industrial Union Council 1
Allen, Faye, 1949- 1
American Can Company 1
American Federation of Government Employees 1
Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America. Yaarab Temple (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Archer, Thomas D. 1
Atcheson, Bobby 1
Atlanta (Musical group) 1
Atlanta Gay Center 1
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Atlanta Lesbian Cancer Initiative 1
Banning Mill (Carroll County, Ga.) 1
Barnes, Roy E. 1
Berendt, John 1
Birmingham Federation of Labor (Birmingham, Ala.) 1
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Boeing Aerospace Company 1
Bolton, Geneva Anne, 1931-2013 1
Borman, Frank, 1928 March 14- 1
Brock, Kathy 1
Busch, Lou, 1910-1979 1
Carolina Tar Heels 1
Carson, Fiddlin' John 1
Carter, Jimmy 1
Center for Family Planning Program Development (Planned Parenthood-World Population) 1
Central Alabama Music Park 1
Chattanooga Central Labor Union 1
Clement, Frank Goad 1
Clephane, Thomas H. 1
Clooney, Rosemary 1
Cole, Grady (Henry W. Grady) 1
Cole, Hazel (Hazel Key) 1
Cole, Nat King, 1919-1965 1
Conlon, Peter J. 1
Conlon, Peter J., III 1
Conlon, Peter J., Jr. 1
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation 1
Crosby, Bing, 1903-1977 1
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Davis, Claude 1
DeKalb Community College 1
Deeley, Anne 1
Deeley-Fenton & Associates 1
Democratic Party (Ga.) 1
Dixon, Bernice K., 1922- 1
Dobbs, Willie L. (Bill) 1
ERA Georgia, Inc. 1
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