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Oakland Cemetery Collection

 Collection
Identifier: aarl98-003
Overview

The collection consists of three volumes of numerical lists of burials of African American Atlanta residents in the Oakland Cemetery, organized by month, day, and year from 1850 to 1997 as well as alphabetical lists of burials, divided from A to I and from J to Z compiled by Edward Allen Myers.

Dates: 1993

Olive Lindsey Wakefield Collection on Langston Hughes

 Collection
Identifier: aarl89-013
Overview

The collection consists of letters from Langston Hughes to Olive Lindsey Wakefield (wife of Paul Wakefield) of Springfield, Illinois from 1945-1955. The often lengthy letters discuss Hughes' activities including his writings and appearances, family and friends, and thoughts on a variety of subjects. Also includes a bibliography of his works, announcements of his speaking and reading engagements, play announcements, reviews of his works, and periodicals which include his poems.

Dates: 1945-1955

Oral history interview with Annie L. McPheeters

 Collection
Identifier: aarlOHC92-001
Overview The collection consists of the transcript of an oral history interview with Annie L. McPheeters on June 8, 1992 conducted by Kathy Nasstrom, of the Georgia Government Documentation Project at Georgia State University. During the interview, McPheeters discusses why she became a librarian; library's 1930 adult education program; John Wesley Dobbs; black libraries provide information for political, civic and voters leagues; Dr. Clarence A. Bacote; Reverend William Holmes Borders; Warren Cochran...
Dates: 1992

Oral history interviews of the Atlanta 1950-1979 Oral History Project

 Collection
Identifier: aarlatlanta
Overview The collection consists of the 111 audiocassette tapes and 76 transcripts recording oral history interviews that form the "Atlanta, 1950-1970 Oral History Project" conducted by the Atlanta Public Library and the Junior League of Atlanta and interviewed over eighty Atlanta residents between the years 1974 and 1980 in order to supplement existing printed resources in local history and biography from those years. The project was intended to portray the personal observations and expressions of...
Dates: 1974-1980

Othello "Chico" Renfroe collection

 Collection
Identifier: aarl90-002
Overview The collection consists of papers of Othello "Chico" Renfroe from ca. 1938-1991. The papers include scrapbooks, photo albums, baseball game books, and audiotapes documenting the Negro baseball leagues, the integration of African Americans in the white leagues, African American athletes, and the civil rights movement, as well as Renfroe's activities as a sports broadcaster. The scrapbooks contain clippings, photographs, correspondence, programs, and baseball cards. The clippings include...
Dates: [ca. 1938-1991]

Otis Dennis Howard collection

 Collection
Identifier: aarl97-009
Overview

The Otis Dennis Howard collection contains original drawings of his comic strip, correspondence, and a manuscript.

Dates: undated

Ozone Magazine collection

 Collection
Identifier: aarl017-002
Overview The Ozone Magazine highlights Hip Hop Music trends in the southern region of the United States. The magazine features famous rappers such as Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Souja Boy, Dj Khaled, T.I, Pitbull, Nipsey Hussle, Birdman and Ray J. The magazine equally set the stage for up and coming artists providing a platform for promotion. Although, a majority of the entertainers within the magazine are southern entertainers from other locations are included. During the time it ran from 2002-2010,...
Dates: 2002 - 2012

Pamphlet Collection

 Collection
Identifier: aarl-PM
Scope and Contents The Pamplet Collection holds well over 630 items from historical events, schools, organizations, and thinkpieces from scholars and laymen. This collection covers not only Georgia and the southern United States but it also includes writings and speeches from historical figures from the North. Majority of the collection consists of writings on a variety of topics like, integration, slavery, the confederacy, and the Reconstruction period. This collection will be helpful to...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1794 - 1977

Paradise Missionary Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: aarl015-001
Scope and Contents

The Paradise Missionary Baptist Church Collection dates from 1947 to 2013 and it consists of Church Anniversaries, Special Events, Social Clubs, Correspondences and a Photograph collection.

Dates: 1930-2015

Patricia Ann Harris collection

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Identifier: aarl017-004
Scope and Contents This collection contains the legal documents associated with the race discrimination lawsuit against Southern Company, Georgia Power Company, Southern Company Services, Inc. and Southern Company Energy Solutions, Inc.The collection contains legal documents which document the progress of the suit for both the class action suit and the Lawsuits for the individual Plaintiffs Patricia Harris, Cornelius Cooper, Michael Edwards, Charcella Green, Sarah Jean Harris, Irene McCuller and...
Dates: Majority of material found within 2000 - 2011

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Correspondence 24
Clippings (information artifacts) 22
Atlanta (Ga.) 18
Minutes (administrative records) 13
Scrapbooks 12
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Books 9
Ephemera (general object genre) 9
Programs (documents) 9
African American civic leaders -- Georgia -- Atlanta 8
African American educators--Georgia--Atlanta. 8
African Americans--Civil rights. 8
African Americans--Education. 8
African American politicians--Georgia. 7
African Americans--Politics and government--20th century. 7
Atlanta (Ga.)--Race relations. 7
Administrative records 6
African American churches -- Georgia 6
African American women--Georgia--Fulton County--Social life and customs. 6
African American women--Georgia--Societies and clubs. 6
African Americans--Government policy--Georgia--Atlanta 6
Audiocassettes 6
Black---Arts---Culture 6
Cultural Organizations---Black---American 6
Financial records 6
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) 6
Newsletters 6
Posters 6
African American arts 5
African American businesspeople -- Georgia -- Atlanta 5
African American churches -- Southern States 5
African American gay men 5
African American lesbians 5
African American lesbians--Georgia--Atlanta--Social life and customs--20th century 5
African American universities and colleges--Georgia. 5
African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century. 5
African Americans--Education--Georgia--Atlanta. 5
Atlanta (Ga.)--Social life and customs. 5
Awards 5
Community arts projects--Georgia--Atlanta. 5
Oral histories (literary works) 5
Pamphlets 5
Sound recordings 5
African American art -- 20th century 4
African American artists -- 20th century 4
African American artists -- Georgia -- Atlanta 4
African American churches -- Georgia -- Atlanta 4
African American gay men--Social life and customs--20th century 4
African American lesbians--Social life and customs--20th century 4
African American men--Georgia--Societies and clubs. 4
African American neighborhoods--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century. 4
African American neighborhoods--Georgia--Atlanta--History. 4
African American photographers--United States. 4
African American political activists--History. 4
African American universities and colleges--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century. 4
African American women educators--United States. 4
African American women--Georgia--Atlanta--Societies and clubs. 4
African American women--Societies and clubs. 4
African Americans--Education (Higher)--Georgia--Atlanta. 4
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta. 4
African Americans--Georgia--Political activity. 4
African Americans--Political activity--Georgia. 4
Atlanta (Ga.)--Business, industries, and trades. 4
Auburn Avenue Neighborhood (Atlanta, Ga.) 4
Baptists--Clergy--Georgia 4
Brochures 4
Business records 4
Certificates 4
Community life--Georgia--Atlanta. 4
Gospel music. 4
High school athletes--Georgia. 4
Newspapers 4
Plaques (flat objects) 4
Receipts (financial records) 4
Rhythm and blues music. 4
Sheet music 4
United States -- Race relations 4
Voter registration -- Georgia 4
African American Lesbian Social Organization 3
African American artists -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- History -- 20th century 3
African American athletes -- Georgia 3
African American business enterprises -- Georgia 3
African American businesspeople -- Georgia 3
African American civil rights workers -- Georgia -- Atlanta 3
African American educators--Georgia. 3
African American journalists--Georgia. 3
African American lawyers--Georgia--Atlanta. 3
African American librarians--Georgia. 3
African American mayors--Georgia--Atlanta 3
African American musicians--Georgia. 3
African American schools--Georgia--Atlanta. 3
African American teachers--Georgia. 3
African American teachers--Southern States. 3
African American women--Georgia--Atlanta. 3
African American women--Georgia. 3
African Americans and libraries--Georgia--Atlanta. 3
African Americans--Civil rights--Georgia--Atlanta. 3
African Americans--Education--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century 3
African Americans--Georgia. 3
African Americans--History. 3
African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc. 3
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Language
English 244
French 2
Spanish; Castilian 2
German 1
Italian 1
 
Names
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 7
Young, Andrew, 1932- 7
Atlanta University 6
Atlanta-Fulton Public Library 5
Georgia State University 5
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Morehouse College (Atlanta, Ga.) 5
Bond, Julian, 1940-2015 4
Jackson, Maynard, 1938-2003 4
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change 4
Spelman College 4
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. 3
First Congregational Church (Atlanta, Ga.) 3
Friendship Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.) 3
Iota Phi Lambda Sorority. Delta Chapter. 3
King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006 3
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 3
Southern Christian Leadership Conference 3
WERD (Radio station : Atlanta, Ga.) 3
Williams, Hosea, 1926-2000 3
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity 2
Archer, Jessie Thelma Beasley, 1903-1999 2
Atlanta Life Insurance Company 2
Atlanta Public Library 2
Atlanta Public Library. Auburn Branch 2
Atlanta Public Library. West Hunter Branch 2
Atlanta Public Schools 2
Big Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Blackburn, Ruby Parks, 1901-1982 2
Blayton, Jesse B., Sr., 1897-1977 2
Booker T. Washington High School (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 2
Center for Democratic Renewal 2
Clark University (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Cooksey, Eugene V. 2
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963 2
Dummett, Clifton O. (Clifton Orrin) 2
Ebenezer Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Grady Memorial Hospital (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Hartsfield, William Berry 2
Hill, Jesse, 1927- 2
Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938 2
King family 2
Lee, Sanford Henry, 1878-1958 2
Lewis, John, 1940 February 21- 2
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Social Change 2
McPheeters, Annie L. 2
Morris Brown College 2
National Black Arts Festival, Inc. 2
Neighborhood Arts Center (Atlanta, Ga.). 2
Oakland Cemetery (Atlanta, Ga.) 2
Utopian Literary Club (Atlanta, Ga.). 2
Young, Jean Childs 2
100% Wrong Club (Atlanta, Ga.). 1
27 Club (Atlanta, Ga.). 1
Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990 1
Adams, Donald, of Ann Arbor, Mich. 1
African Diaspora Studies Institute (2nd : 1981 : Nairobi, Kenya) 1
Afro-American Life Insurance Company 1
Akola Girls' English School (Berar, India). 1
Alexander and Co. (Atlanta, Ga.). 1
Alexander, Sarah 1
Alexander, T. M. (Theodore Martin) 1
Allen family 1
Allen, Peyton Austin, 1867-1963 1
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. South Atlantic region 1
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Tau Epsilon Omega Chapter (East Point and College Park, Ga.) 1
Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation 1
American Business Women's Association. Tara Chapter 1
Amos Drug Store (Atlanta, Ga.). 1
Amos, India D., 1908-1979 1
Amos, Miles G., 1898-1995 1
Amos, Moses, 1866-1928 1
Andrews, Benny, 1930-2006 1
Andrews, Ludie, 1875-1969 1
Apex Museum 1
Archer, Nelson T. 1
Archer, Samuel Howard 1
Archer, Samuel Howard, 1870-1941 1
Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (U.S.) 1
Association of Black Women Historians (U.S.) 1
Atlanta Civic Ballet 1
Atlanta Community Relations Commission 1
Atlanta Council on Human Relations. 1
Atlanta Cultural League (Ga.). 1
Atlanta Exposition. (1899) 1
Atlanta Housing Authority 1
Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters (Ga.). 1
Atlanta Junior College 1
Atlanta Negro Voters League 1
Atlanta Public Library. Central Branch. Special Collections 1
Atlanta Southside Community Health Center. 1
Atwater, Horace T., 1930-2000 1
Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History 1
Bacote, Clarence A., 1906-1981 1
Baraka, Amiri, 1934-2014 1
Bennette, Fred C., 1928-1994 1
Bentley, Charles Edwin, 1859-1929 1
Bethune-Cookman College (Daytona Beach, Fla.) 1
Black Emergency Cultural Coalition 1
Black History at Noon Oral History Series (Atlanta, Ga.). 1
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