Gate City Bar Association Records
Scope and Contents
The collection documents the Gate City Bar Association from the late 1980s- early 1990s. Administrative records include agendas, minutes and correspondence. A large portion of the collection is news clippings and local publications.
Dates
- 1985 - 1995
Biographical / Historical
Established in 1948, the Gate City Bar Association is the oldest African-American Bar Association in the State of Georgia. The Gate City Bar Association was organized by ten African-American lawyers to provide the educational, social and community involvement of a professional association for African-American lawyers, who had been excluded from participating in the segregated bar associations in Atlanta and throughout the State.
Extent
5.5 Linear Feet
Language
English
Processing Information
Processed by Gloria Mimms and Monique Brown, 2019-2023.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History Repository