Marietta Housing Authority Records, 1938-2012

Collection

Identifier: SC-M-003

Staff Only

Content Description

The Marietta Housing Authority (MHA) was created by the Mayor and Council of Marietta, Georgia on May 9, 1938, with the first meeting of the MHA Board of Commissioners taking place in June 30, 1938.

Founded in the midst of the Great Depression and the New Deal, the Marietta Housing Authority has undertaken a variety of housing projects over the years. This collection begins with the very first meeting of the MHA’s Board of Commissioners. It continues through the group’s merging with the Acworth Housing Authority in 2009 and ends in 2012.

The housing projects covered in the collection include two from the Great Depression, Clay Homes and Fort Hill Homes. Additionally, there are several projects connected to the Bell Bomber Plant from World War II. Post-war projects include Lyman Homes, which was built for African Americans in the age of segregation, and its white counterpart, Boston Homes. Later projects of the MHA included efforts at urban renewal during the 1950s and 1960s, in addition to senior housing, apartments, and other subdivisions. The photographs, records, and publications contained in this collection document all of these efforts in Marietta and Acworth.

More information about MHA can be found on their website: https://mariettahousingauthority.org/

Dates

circa 1938-2012

Creator

Marietta Housing Authority (Ga.) (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research. Archival materials may contain sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state “right to privacy” laws. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals without the consent of those individuals may have legal cause for action if facts concerning an individual’s private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person. KSU archives staff have taken care to identify and, in some cases, remove sensitive information found within its archival collections when undertaking archival processing work. However, privacy protected information may be revealed during use of the archival collections, particularly in those collections that are unprocessed or have been minimally processed. Researchers agree to make no notes or other recordation of privacy protected information if found within the archival collections, and further agree not to publish, publicize, or disclose such information to any other party for any purpose if found within the archival collections. Researchers agree to indemnify and hold harmless Kennesaw State University and its officers, employees, and agents from and against all suits, claims, actions, and expenses arising out of use of archival collections held by the Kennesaw State University Archives.

Physical Access Restrictions

For preservation reasons, and sometimes lack of necessary equipment, physical access to original audio and visual media in a variety of magnetic and optic formats is restricted. Access to all original media, especially in obsolete formats, will require production of listening or viewing copies. Request to access these materials must be made in advance, please contact the staff in Archives and Special Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. Permission to publish, reproduce, publicly display, broadcast, or distribute this material must be secured from the repository and/or copyright holder.

Extent

34 cubic feet (26 record cartons; 10 document cases; 6 oversize boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The Marietta Housing Authority Records are arranged into two series' and multiple subseries':

Series 1: Administrative/General Files
Sub-Series 1.1: Meetings, 1938-2011
Sub-Series 1.2: Printed Materials, circa 1938-2012
Sub-Series 1.3: General Files, circa 1989-2008
Sub-Series 1.4: Acworth Housing Authority, circa 1950-1990s
Series 2: Housing Projects
Sub-Series 2.1: Clay Homes, GA 10-1R, circa 1982-2006
Sub-Series 2.2: Fort Hill Homes, GA 10-2, circa 1989-2009
Sub-Series 2.3: Renovation of Fort Hill Homes & Branson Addition, GA06P010501-01 & 02, circa 2002-2005
Sub-Series 2.4: Branson Homes, GA 10-5 and GA 10-7, circa 1992-2009
Sub-Series 2.5: Johnny Walker Homes, GA 10-6, circa 1965, 1990s-2000s
Sub-Series 2.6: Boston Homes, GA 10-4, circa 1989-2009
Sub-Series 2.7: Lyman Homes GA 10-3, circa 1951, 1990-1992, 2002-2008
Sub-Series 2.8: Dorsey Manor, GA 10-8, circa 1970, 1989-2009
Sub-Series 2.9: Marietta Place Apartments, GA 10-9, circa 1989-1994
Subseries 2.10: Henderson Arms, circa 1980-2004
Sub-Series 2.11: Old Administration Building, 1995
Sub-Series 2.12: Central Services Building, circa 1993-1994, 2002-2006
Sub-Series 2.13: Cole Street Grocery, 1993
Sub-Series 2.14: Dwelling Units Turnover and Emergency Modernization/Repairs at Fort Hill Homes, circa 2007-2010
Sub-Series 2.15: Multiple Housing Projects, circa 1963, 1989-2000s
Sub-Series 2.16: Multiple Housing Projects: Michael Brown's Files (CFP Manager), circa 1999-2008
Sub-Series 2.17: Multiple Housing Projects/Events: Photographic Materials, circa 1970s-2004
Sub-Series 2.18: Multiple Housing Projects: Technical Drawings, circa 1940-2011

Method of Acquisition

Records donated by Marietta Housing Authority Executive Director Ray C. Buday on August 23, 2012 (Accessions 12-014 and 15-007).

Related Materials

Collection: Marion Thomas Collection: SC-T-002

Subjects

Administrative records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Aerial photographs. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Annual reports Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Appraisals (records) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Asbestos abatement Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Blueprints (reprographic copies) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Business records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Clippings Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Deeds Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Financial records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Floppy disks Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Housing authorities -- Georgia -- Cobb County -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Housing authorities -- Georgia -- Marietta -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Lead based paint -- Analysis Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Lead based paint -- Removal Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Ledgers (account books) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Letters (Correspondence) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Maps Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Marietta (Ga.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Marietta (Ga.) -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Minutes Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Negatives (photographs) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Photographic prints Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Public housing Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Public housing -- Designs and plans Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Public housing -- Environmental aspects Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Public housing -- Georgia -- Marietta -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Public housing -- Management Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Publications (documents) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Rendering (drawing techniques) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Reproductions (derivative objects) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scrapbooks Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Slides (photographs) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Sound discs (CD) Subject Source: Iasa
Technical drawings Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Topographic surveys Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Videocassettes (VHS) Subject Source: Iasa