SC. Special Collections

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This collection contains various non-rare materials that are useful for archival instruction sessions and KSU Archives interns. Not for researcher use, intended for student and intern training in archival methodology.

Content Description The collection contains two typescripts and various documents relating the history of the Atkinson and Floyd families of Camden County and Marietta (Cobb County), Georgia. The first typescript (Notebook #1) is entitled "Atkinson: Being Mostly the Descendents of Burwell Atkinson and Nathan Atkinson Who Settled in Camden County, Georgia in the Late 1790s" and was compiled by Shirley Thomas Joiner. It contains several hundred typed pages of genealogical information, with short biographical...

Abstract Mary Bobbie Bailey was born in Roanoke, Alabama, in 1928. She was a successful entrepreneur who founded what would become the largest remanufacturer of air-conditioning and refrigeration compressors, Our-Way, Inc., and also launched music labels and produced music-related events. She helped retrieve a World War II fighter plane buried deep in the glaciers of Greenland with the design of special equipment by her company, Our-Way, Inc., and raised funds to bring the 1996 Olympics to Atlanta....

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Baker Family genealogy book: "The Baker Family: Descendants of Ezra Stephen Baker and Rebecca (Priest) Baker." This is an unpublished family history book by Lillie Mae Prather, compiled in 1985; 84 pages, 34 pages of appendices. Also includes letter from author's son, Steve Prather, and a copy of 2010 City of Acworth proclamation in recognition of Baker family

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The files are arranged chronologically.

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The photographs have been arranged into five sub-series and ordered chronologically.

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This collection consists of approximately 1350 maps showing land surveys conducted in Northwest Georgia between 1952 and 1996. The surveys were conducted primarily in DeKalb and Fulton Counties, but the collection also includes surveys from Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Murray, Newton, and Rockdale Counties. Surveys were conducted by William P. Bingham and Ansel J. Poe.

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The Blair Family Collection consists of scrapbooks, papers, and photographs pertaining mainly to the 1940s, while L.M. (Rip) Blair was mayor of Marietta, Georgia, and the Bell Aircraft Company was transforming the local economy and culture. The collection also includes a number of blueprints for public projects in Marietta and Fair Oaks from 1938 to 1941.

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This is a collection of personal papers and memorabilia documenting the life and work of Deane T. Bonner. The materials document Bonner’s personal life and interests, civic and political involvement, as well as community service. Some materials relate to Bonner’s role as president of the Cobb NAACP. Materials include certificates, planners and calendars, event programs, photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, etc.

Content Description The materials in this collection consist of oral history video clips, titled Remembering Marietta, produced for the Marietta 175th Anniversary website were produced for the Marietta 175th Anniversary Website, which can be found on the WayBack Machine. Additional materials are also avaliable and include raw materials to produce the...

Content Description The Cobb County Medical Society was founded in 1905, and the records document the activities, functions, and administration of the medical society from circa 1925-2007. Materials include meetings, minutes, agendas, correspondence, committee files, financial records, subject files, newsletters, and member's files.Also included are records related to the Auxiliary to the Cobb County Medical Society. The Auxiliary was formed in April 1940, and primarily existed to advance health and...

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The collection is arranged by format, then chronologically.

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This collection contains issues of the newsletter "The Landmarker; A Publication by Cobb Landmarks and Historical Society, Inc." ranging from Volume 1, Number 1, 1975 - Fall 2015. According to the back of the Fall 2015 issue, The Landmarker is published bi-monthly by CLHS, a non-profit organization.

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This collection contains documents, photographs, microfilm, other audiovisual material, ephemera and publications, newspaper clippings from the Marietta Daily Journal, oversize documents and maps, and more. It is broken down into five series: Marietta Daily Journal (general materials), Bill Kinney, Joe Kirby, Lloyd and Harriet Harris, and documentation about Whitlock Heights in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Files are arranged in chronological order, with the exception of a correspondence series of D.C. Cole, filed alphabetically by last name.

Content Description This collection consists of many various records and documentation pertaining to the professionial and political career of Michael J. Coles from 1971 to 2017. Included are paper documents such as correspondence, clippings, and publications, as well as audiovisual material and various artifacts. Subjects covered in this collection are Michael Coles' bid for the United States House of Representatives in 1996, bid for United States Congress in 1998, ownership of the Great American Chocolate...

Biographical or Historical Information The Confederate Soldier's Home was established in Atlanta around the end of the nineteenth century. The home was built as an expression of gratitude to veterans of the Confederate Army during the Civil War (1861-1865). The original home was destroyed by fire in 1901, but the home was rebuilt at the same location due to the generosity of various individuals and organizations. The yearbooks in this collection contain photos of the home site and its residents in addition to a variety of...

Content Description This collection contains 3 separate components. The Oral History series includes 14 cassette tapes, 4 VHS tapes, and 2 written transcriptions collected by the historic Mable House in Mableton, Cobb County, Georgia. The interviews are of community members who are important to the history of Mableton and the surrounding area. The Records series contains research files relating to the activities of the Mable House Museum, including project to trace the history and descendants of the Mable...

Content Description The collection consists of digital reproductions of 26 8"x10" black and white photographs, six smaller black and white photographs, and a section of the Lockheed Southern Star, the official publication of the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Vol.1, no.21, January 4, 1952. The original materials were loaned to the Kennesaw State University Archives by Joe Gabriel and document the contract work carried out by employees of Lockheed Aircraft Corporation...

Abstract The Georgia Marble Company was founded in May 1884, in Tate, Georgia, by entrepreneurs Henry C. Clement, Frank H. Sidall, and O.F. Bane, with Henry C. Clement serving as president of the company. Around the same time, another businessman named Samuel Tate purchased tracts of land containing large deposits of marble in Pickens County, Georgia, and he too became a partner in the Georgia Marble Company. In 1905, Sam Tate became the company’s president, continuing in that position until his...

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Chronological.

Content Description The Phil Gingrey Congressional Papers consist of materials related to Phil Gingrey's political career serving in the Georgia state senate (1999-2002), and as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 11th congressional district from 2003 to 2015. Materials include legislative files, chiefly texts and related information about sponsored or co-sponsored bills by Gingrey; a large number of committee files, chiefly committee hearings related to Gingrey's committee and subcommittee work; letters...

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The collection is organized into series which describe how the materials were created or acquired. Within each series, materials are arranged by format or activity, then chronologically.

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This collection consists of items documenting the annual festival tradition in the City of Adairsville, Georgia. Materials primarily include issues of The Semaphore (1979-1980s, 1998), a supplement to The Herald Tribune and The North Bartow News. Also included are fliers (1984, 1988, 1990), and one poster (2017).

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Materials are arranged by series and alphabetically by creator and then chronologically.

Scope and Contents The collection consists of approximately 2849 technical drawings of various sizes from Gregson and Ellis, architects based in Atlanta, Georgia, as well as other items of mixed media. The architectural drawings date from circa the 1940s-1970s, and the bulk are from designs and plans made around the state of Georgia, including libraries, public institutions, hospitals, college buildings, courthouses, gymnasiums, school buildings, auditoriums, stadiums, museums, funeral homes, public housing,...

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Manuscript is arranged into chapters.

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The Henley Collection consists of two volumes of Beth Henley's Collected Plays, published in 2000 and inscribed to author Howard Norman as well as an ALS written by Beth Henley to Howard Norman, dated October 2001.

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Materials pertaining to Hugh Gordon, donated by his son, Ted Gordon. Materials include those related to his work at Lockheed and his interest in workplace integration, and also items pertaining to his life as a fighter pilot in WW2.