Scope and Content Note

The First Congregational Church Records is 16 linear feet and date from 1874 through 1995. Found within the collection are Church History Records, Church Order of Service, Church Financial Records, Church Administrative Records, Church Anniversaries, Programs and Events, Church Social Clubs, Church Pastor’s Newsletters, Seasonal Greeting and Invitation Cards , and Church Photograph Collection.

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...