Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Freddye Scarborough Henderson Family papers document the lives of Freddye Henderson and her family. The collection covers her family's involvement in creating the Henderson Travel Service, the first full-service African American travel service in Atlanta and the United States. The collection also throws light onto Freddye's educational background, highlighting her graduation from NYU's Master in Fashion and Merchandishing program as she was the first Black woman to do so, and her forays...

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...

Scope and Contents The Whatley and Whatley Construction Company Records consist of administration documents (1952-1992) and 38 architectural site plans (1940 to 1987), showcasing various projects across Atlanta, Georgia. The plans include housing developments such as John Hope Homes, Bowen Homes and Collier Heights, as well as commercial and recreational structures like bank offices, stores, bowling alleys, churches, and town clubs. Additionally, there are mine shaft plans, renovation plans, property maps,...