Atlanta Community Relations Commission
Organization
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Atlanta Community Relations Commission collection
Collection — Box 1-2
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0012
Scope and contents
This collection consists of records generated by Eliza Paschall and the Atlanta Community Relations Commission during her year as Executive Director of the ACRC. The bulk of the collection is research materials gathered by Paschall and the ACRA to support their work in the community. The files contain reports and statistics that document such things as employment discrimination, police action in the Dixie Hills Riots, and desegregation efforts in the public schools. Of special interest are...
Dates:
1960-1968; Majority of material found within 1967-1968
Business records, 1966-1968
Series
Identifier: Series 3
Scope and contents
This series documents the activities of the ACRC from its creation through Paschall's tenure. The minutes, annual report, and summary reports detail the efforts of the Commission to improve the neighborhoods of Atlanta during its first year.
Dates:
1966-1968
Maynard Jackson mayoral administrative records: Series C: Third term mayoral records
Series — Box 1-162
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0075c
Scope and contents
The Third Term Series represents Jackson's final term as Mayor of Atlanta, during the years of 1989 to 1993; it is also the largest series in the collection. In the beginning of Jackson's third term, a Transitional Task Force was established to identify candidates for administrative appointments and staffing, the creation of departments, organizational structure and policy. Also during this term, Jackson was working diligently to bring the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games to Atlanta. This...
Dates:
1989-1994
Samuel W. Williams papers
Collection — Box 1-33
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0061
Scope and content
The Samuel W. Williams papers contain vital documents and information on one of Atlanta's most prominent clergymen of the 1960's. Among the material contained in this collection are Williams' sermons he delivered while pastor of Friendship Baptist Church, and other materials that document the church's history, such as budgets, correspondence, pamphlets, and bulletins.
Approximately one-third of the materials in this collection centers around Williams' academic career both as a...
Dates:
1932-1974
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- Affirmative action programs 1
- African American authors 1
- African Americans -- Economic conditions 1
- African Americans -- Housing 1
- African Americans -- Politics and government 1
- African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta 1
- African Americans--Religion 1
- Budget 1
- Community development 1
- Crime 1
- Education--Religion 1
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