Community development
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
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
John H. Calhoun, Jr. papers
Collection — Box 1-40, OS 1-27
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0109
Scope and contents
The collection documents the work of John H. Calhoun, Jr. as a civil rights activist, political organizer, community leader, and businessman. The collection dates span the years from 1916 to 2000 with the bulk of the materials from 1960-1979. The bulk of the materials consist of organizations that he was affiliated with, which includes his work with the Economic Opportunity Atlanta (EOA) and Model Cities, where he was instrumental in revitalizing areas such as Grant Park and Auburn Avenue;...
Dates:
1916-2000; Majority of material found within 1960-1979
Neighborhood Union collection
Collection — Box 1-15
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0050
Scope and Content
The records of the Neighborhood Union Collection include correspondence, speeches, financial reports, minutes, committee reports, news clippings, programs, photographs, scrapbooks and additional memorbilia preserving a rich legacy and history of one of the earliest private social welfare organizations founded by African American women in Atlanta. The collection reveals much about its founder, Lugenia Burns Hope and the interrelationships of social service agencies and pioneers in this field...
Dates:
1908-1961
The American Business Women’s Association: The Golden Dome Chapter Records
Collection — Box 1-3
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-0269
Scope and contents
The report series consists of report booklets that detail meeting agendas and minutes, financial statements, features in newspapers and newsletters such as Connect, The Atlanta Voice, and A Women in Business Chapter Newsletter. Of particular note, are notable influential guest speakers at each meeting, event flyers, organization rules, calendars, job calls, career tips, resume examples, educational scholarship applications, Chapter Award nomination applications, and various poems written by...
Dates:
1983-1995