Billy Carrier papers
Abstract: William S. Carrier ("Billy") was a guitarist and member of the popular Swanee River Boys, playing white southern gospel as well as traditional folk songs and African-American spirituals. In 1941, the group joined WSB Radio's "Barn Dance," broadcast from Atlanta. In 1952, Carrier left the Swanee River Boys, but he continued to perform in the Landmark Church Quartet until May 1956. His papers contain fifty-seven photographs and a photocopy of a datebook recording Swanee River Boys engagements,...
Edmund Torbush papers
Edmund Torbush was a member of the Atlanta Typographical Union (International Typographical Union, Local 48) who worked for Atlanta Newspapers, Inc. His papers include correspondence, minutes, news clippings, printed materials, pamphlets, photographs pertaining to the International Typographical Union, the Atlanta Typographical Union, and its Women's Auxiliary. The papers also contains artifacts used in the typesetting profession.
Georgia AFL-CIO Journal of Labor photograph collection
Identifier: L2004-01A
Abstract: Founded in Atlanta in 1898, the Journal of Labor documented the labor movement in Georgia. The Journal of Labor Photograph Collection, 1974-1992 (bulk 1980-1992), consists of photographic prints and negatives depicting labor functions, political events, pickets, strikes, conventions, social events, and campaigns. During the period covered by the collection, The Journal was the official newspaper of the Georgia State AFL-CIO, which ceased its publication in...
Georgia Commission on Family Violence records
Identifier: W097
Abstract: The Georgia General Assembly created the Georgia Commission on Family Violence (GCFV) in 1992. Focusing primarily on legislation, research, education and training, monitoring Family Violence and Batterer Intervention Programs and increasing community awareness, GCFV aims to increase the safety of survivors, improve the resources available and implement more adequate tools for family violence prevention. The records consist of correspondence, legal documents, legislative records, meeting...
Herman B. Adkins papers
Abstract: Herman Adkins (1918-1999) was an organizer and regional director in Tennessee and Georgia for United Mine Workers of America District 50, the UMWA's "national department" for industrial workers. Adkins was a board member during the period when District 50 was an independent unit within the UMWA (1961-1968). When District 50 became a separate entity, International Union of District 50, Allied and Technical Workers of America and Canada, Adkins continued to serve as its Atlanta regional...
NARAL Pro-Choice Georgia records
Abstract: Incorporated in 1980 as the Georgia Abortion Rights Action League (GARAL), NARAL Pro-Choice Georgia was the Georgia affiliate of the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL). Its records, 1964, 1980-2006, document the direction and administration of the organization, its involvement in the political process in the state, the projects and programs it undertook to further its mission, and materials it gathered regarding reproductive health and rights, activism in Georgia, and political...
Roberta Malavenda papers
Roberta Malavenda has worked as an educator, community consultant, social worker and community organizer advocating for child care and developmental disabilities rights. The Roberta Malavenda papers, 1978-1985, document her involvement in the National Women's Political Caucus (NWPC), Georgia Women's Political Caucus (GWPC), and National Anti-Klan Network.
United Packinghouse, Food and Allied Workers records
The Records, 1943-1969, of the United Packinghouse Workers of America consist largely of photographs, but also include a file of correspondence, newsclippings, pamphlets, and handbills.
Wayne W. Daniel collection
Scope and Contents of the Collection The Wayne W. Daniel collection contains manuscript copies of the book Pickin' on Peachtree, audio cassette recordings of oral histories, photographs, posters and event flyers, commercial and non-commercial sound recordings, as well as commercial and non-commercial video recordings. The bulk of the collection is made up of Dr. Daniel's research files that he utilized to write his numerous articles and papers on country music as well as ...
Atlanta (Ga.) 7
Labor unions -- Organizing 2
Women political activists 2
Abortion -- Law and legislation 1
Abused women 1
Bluegrass music 1
Civil rights movements 1
Country music groups 1
Country musicians 1
Eastern Air Lines, inc., Strike, 1989-1991 1
Family violence 1
Gospel music 1
Industrial relations 1
Labor leaders 1
Labor movement -- Study and teaching 1
Labor union locals 1
Miners -- Labor unions 1
Packing-house workers 1
Packing-house workers -- Labor unions 1
Printers -- Labor unions 1
Pro-choice movement -- Political aspects 1
Reproductive health services 1
Social workers 1
Sound recording industry 1
Strikes and lockouts -- Meat industry 1
Typesetting 1
Women -- Political activity 1
Women's shelters 1
agreements 1
bylaws (administrative records) 1
case files 1
oral histories (document genres) 1
proposals 1
Adkins, Herman B. 1
Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence 1
Alabama State Industrial Union Council 1
Carrier, Billy (William S.) 1
Carrier, Cotton (Joseph A.) 1
Daniel, Wayne W. 1
Eastern Air Lines 1
Feminist Women's Health Center 1
Georgia Abortion Rights Action League 1
Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence 1
Georgia Women's Political Caucus 1
Georgia. Commission on Family Violence 1
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers 1
International Union of District 50, Allied and Technical Workers of the United States and Canada 1
J.P. Stevens & Co. 1
Jackson, Jesse 1
Jacobs, Joseph, 1908- 1
Jones, Ben 1
Kehrer, E. T. 1
Ku Klux Klan (1915-) 1
Lewis, John, 1940-2020 1
Mabry, Herbert H., 1929-2011 1
Malavenda, Roberta 1
Men Stopping Violence, Inc. 1
Michelman, Kate 1
Miller, Zell, 1932-2018 1
NARAL Pro-Choice America 1
NARAL Pro-Choice Georgia (Organization) 1
National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League 1
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (U.S.) 1
National Network to End Violence Against Immigrant Women 1
National Women's Political Caucus (U.S.) 1
Ray, Richard, 1941- 1
Swanee River Boys (Musical group) 1
Torbush, Edmund 1
True, Martha, 1924-2008 1
United Mine Workers of America 1
United Mine Workers of America. District 50 1
United Packinghouse, Food, and Allied Workers 1
United Steelworkers of America. District 35 1
WSB (Radio station : Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Young, Andrew, 1932- 1