Box 10
Container
Contains 4 Results:
Baccalaureate diploma in Latin, Atlanta University, signed by Thomas N. Chase and Horace Bumstead, 1894
File — Box: 10
Scope and contents
From the Series:
These papers offer a small glimpse into George Towns’ personal life. Of interest is the Voter Registration file which contains clippings and a manuscript detailing his one-man campaign to register African American Atlantans to vote in 1944. The E.H. Webster Club, a women’s club based at Atlanta University, held a reception honoring Towns and herein are telegrams of congratulations and the program. His financial records include a checking account register and stock investment papers. His...
Dates:
1894
Towns, George A., and family on front porch, circa 1918
File — Box: 10
Scope and contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of the papers of George Alexander Towns from 1851 to 1963. It includes correspondence, literary works, diaries, photographs, and publications. The bulk of the materials pertain to Towns' association with Atlanta University (AU) both as a student and faculty member. The earliest materials concern Lucy Elizabeth (Merriam) Case, a favorite teacher of Towns at AU, and include her biography which tells of the beginning of the school and a few of its students. ...
Dates:
circa 1918
Harvard University, Class of 1900, 40th reunion, 1940
File — Box: 10
Scope and contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of the papers of George Alexander Towns from 1851 to 1963. It includes correspondence, literary works, diaries, photographs, and publications. The bulk of the materials pertain to Towns' association with Atlanta University (AU) both as a student and faculty member. The earliest materials concern Lucy Elizabeth (Merriam) Case, a favorite teacher of Towns at AU, and include her biography which tells of the beginning of the school and a few of its students. ...
Dates:
1940
McNair, Nellie, and unidentified group in studio portrait, circa 1890
File — Box: 10
Scope and contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of the papers of George Alexander Towns from 1851 to 1963. It includes correspondence, literary works, diaries, photographs, and publications. The bulk of the materials pertain to Towns' association with Atlanta University (AU) both as a student and faculty member. The earliest materials concern Lucy Elizabeth (Merriam) Case, a favorite teacher of Towns at AU, and include her biography which tells of the beginning of the school and a few of its students. ...
Dates:
circa 1890