Historic preservation--Georgia--Atlanta.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Georgia African American Historic Preservation Network
Collection
Identifier: aarl-07-2016
Scope and Contents
The Georgia African American Historic Preservation Network Collection was donated by Elizabeth A. Lyon, a former State Historic Preservation Officer of the Georgia Historic Preservation Division, in recognition of the efforts of the Georgia African American Historic Preservation Network and its program coordinators and projects.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1982 - 2016
Janice White Sikes collection on Southern culture
Collection
Identifier: aarl96-003
Overview
The papers span from 1927 to 1998, with the bulk dating from 1980 to 1998. They consist of correspondence, printed materials, and financial and legal documents related to the West End Neighborhood Development, Inc. (1976–1998). The collection also includes articles, clippings, correspondence, and research collected by Sikes, focusing on African Americans in the South, various Atlanta neighborhoods such as Summerhill, Midtown, Sylvan Hills, Bedford Pines, and Vine City, as well as topics...
Dates:
Majority of material found within Bulk, 1980-1998; Bulk, 1980-1998 1927-1998 1980-1998
The King Center correspondence, 1973-1997
File — Box 4, Folder: 28
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...
Dates:
1973-1997