Overview The collection contains items from 1922 to 1956 that document life in Atlanta's African American community -- and about Ann N. Cooper and her husband, dentist Albert Berry Cooper, in particular. It includes a daybook, two scrapbooks, a magazine, correspondence, a brief biography of Ann Cooper prepared for the Utopian Literary Club, photographs, and posters. Of particular note are the aviation scrapbook compiled by Albert Cooper containing information about African American pilots; a...

Overview This collection contains papers and artifacts from the life of Tuskegee Airman James Bryant Smith. A variety of materials and formats are included, from documents and photographs to three-dimensional objects. The bulk of the materials relate to Smith's time in the U. S. Army during World War II and the Korean War, including correspondence with his wife, military publications, and standard military-issued items. Two smaller series of documents represent the personal lives of James and...