Maynard Jackson mayoral administrative records. Series B: First and second term mayoral records
Scope and contents
The First and second mayoral terms series documents Jackson’s ascension as the first African American mayor of Atlanta. Arranged in alphabetical order, this series chronicles Jackson’s political life between the years of 1973 and 1981. Notable achievements within this series include the formation of the city council, his efforts towards the revitalization of Atlanta’s neighborhoods, and mandating inclusion of Blacks in the city’s growing economic development. Major business deals Jackson oversaw include the construction of the Atlanta Hartsfield Airport – now named the Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in his honor – and the expansion of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) bus system to rail. In addition to the high level of success Mayor Jackson garnered over his first and second terms, this series contains a subseries documenting world-wide responses to the tragic Atlanta Child Murders. Over 50 cities and states issued proclamations in reaction to the horrific murders of over 20 black children which occurred between the years of 1979 and 1981.
Dates
- Creation: 1974-1982
Permissions
All materials in this collection are either protected by copyright or are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center, Inc., and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. For more information, please contact archives@auctr.edu.Creator
- Jackson, Maynard Holbrook Jr. (Person)
Language
Materials are in English.
Permission to publish
Access to this collection does not automatically include permission to publish from the Collection. Prior permission from the Archives must be obtained in writing before any of this collection can be published or reproduced.
Rights Statement
All materials in this collection are either protected by copyright or are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center, Inc., and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. For more information, please contact archives@auctr.edu.
Extent
74 Linear feet
Arrangement
The series is arranged into three subseries: General files; Atlanta Child Murders; and Oversized.
Subject
- Atlanta (Ga.). Dept. of Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs (Organization)
- Atlanta (Ga.). Dept. of Finance (Organization)
- Atlanta (Ga.). Dept. of Public Safety, Bureau of Fire Services (Organization)
- Atlanta (Ga.). Dept. of Law (Organization)
- Atlanta (Ga.). Dept. of Environment and Streets (Organization)
- Atlanta (Ga.). Dept. of Community and Human Development. (Organization)
- Yates, Ella (Person)
- Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (Organization)
- Threatt, Robert (Person)
- Atlanta Life Insurance Company (Organization)
- Atlanta-Fulton Public Library (Organization)
- Young, Andrew, 1932- (Person)
- Lomax, Michael (Person)
- Democratic Party (Ga.) (Organization)
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Organization)
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 (Person)
- Democratic National Convention (Organization)
- Democratic National Committee (U.S.) (Organization)
- Hall, Leon (Person)
- Lomax, Pearl (Person)
- William B. Hartsfield-Atlanta International Airport (Organization)
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (Organization)
- Busbee, George, 1927-2004 (Person)
- Atlanta (Ga.). Dept. of Budget and Planning (Organization)
- Bond, Julian, 1940-2015 (Person)
- Atlanta (Ga.). Police Dept (Organization)
- Carter, Jimmy, 1924- (Person)
- King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006 (Person)
- Miller, Zell (Person)
- Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene) (Person)
- Spelman College (Organization)
- Reagan, Ronald (Person)
- Nunn, Sam (Person)
- Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990 (Person)
- Cheek, James E. (Person)
- Morehouse School of Medicine (Organization)
- Ware, Carl (Person)
- United States Conference of Mayors (Organization)
Creator
- Jackson, Maynard Holbrook Jr. (Person)
- Office of Mayor, Atlanta, Georgia (Organization)
- Title
- Maynard Jackson mayoral administrative records Series B: First and second term mayoral records, 1974-1982
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Andrea Jackson, Stacy Jones, Meredith Evans Raiford, Antoine James, Trashinda Wright, Melvin Collier, Carmen Robinson, and Paul Crater, 2009 December.
- Date
- 2009 December
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center, Inc. Repository