Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation (Historic Athens) records

Descriptive Summary
Title: Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation (Historic Athens) records
Creator: Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation
Creator: Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation
Inclusive Dates: 1904-2014
Bulk Dates: 1967-2006
Language: English
Extent: 25 Linear Feet 24 boxes, 2 oversize folders
Collection Number: ms3739
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Historic Athens is a non-profit organization that fosters community heritage in Athens, Georgia. It was founded as Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation in 1967.

Scope and Content

Collection consists of records of the Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation, renamed Historic Athens, a non-profit preservation and advocacy organization for historic buildings in Athens, Georgia. This collection includes organization files; boards minutes; and files on special topics, projects, and events.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation (Historic Athens) records, ms3739, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

1. Administrative
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1	1-2	Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation, 1967-1978
1	3-4	Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation - Minutes, 1967-1988
1	5	Housing and Urban Development - Correspondence, 1968-1969
1	6	Report of Examination, 1973-1977
1	7	ACHF - Board Meetings, 1990-2001
1	8-12	ACHF - Annual Meetings, 1996 - 2006
1	13	Arnocroft/ Economic Befenfits - Member Meeting, 1998-1999
1	14	Fall 1999 - Member Meeting, 1999
1	15	Georgia Trust - Annual Meeting, 2006
1	16-17	Board of Trustee Meetings, 1967-1984
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2	1-4	Board of Trustee Meetings, 1985-2000
2	5	Executive Board Meetings, 1999-2001
2	6	ACHF Handbook Information
2	7	ACHF Handbook , 1980
2	8-9	ACHF Board Manual, 1995-1999
2	10-14	Trustee Handbook, 1976-2003
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3	1-5	Trustee Handbook, 2003-2007
3	6-12	Financial Reports, 1973-1997
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4	1-10	Financial Reports, 1998-2004
4	11	ACHF Tax Credits and Incentives
4	12	Hotel/Motel Tax, 1995-1996
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5	1	Memorial and Scholarship Fund, 1979-1990
5	2	Grants and Fundraising, 1997-1999
5	3	Corporate Sponsor List, 1997-2002
5	4	Charitable and Memorial Contributions, 1999-2000
5	5	Anita Burke Sams - Memorial Fund, 2002
5	6	ACHF Fundraising
5	7	ACHF Committee Lists
5	8	Awards Committee, 1980-1996
5	9	ACHF Awards , 1996-1997
5	10	Annual Awards poster display, 2004-2006
5	11-12	Communications Committee, 1993-2004
5	13-18	Development Committee, 1999-2005
5	19-21	Education Committee, 1996-2004
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6	1-2	Future Planning Committee, 1995-2004
6	3	ACHF Goals, 1987
6	4-6	Athens Historic House Museum Association, 1998-2004
6	7	Management and Maintenance Committee, 1979
6	8-9	Membership Committee, 1995-2003
6	10	Membership - Budget/Account Reports , 2000-2003
6	11	Membership Lists
6	12-14	Preservation Issues Committee, 1999-2006
6	15-16	Preservation Awards, 1980-2000
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7	1	Preservation Awards, 2000-2006
7	2	Public Relations, 1993-1994
7	3	Swamp Gravy - Committee Meetings, 2001
7	4	Swamp Gravy - Budget and Expenses, 2001
7	5	Swamp Gravy - Sponsorships, 2001
7	6	Swamp Gravy - play at The Historic Morton Theatre, 2001
7	7	Volunteers, 1997-2001
7	8	Athens Welcome Center - Financial Reports, 1990-1993
7	9-10	Athens Welcome Center - Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, 1991-2002
7	11-13	Athens Welcome Center - Committee, 1994-2004
7	14	Athens Welcome Center - Improvements Proposal, 2000
7	15	Church-Waddel-Brumby-House - Historic Interiors Assessment, 1997-2001
7	16	Church-Waddel-Brumby-House - Restoration Committee, 2005
7	17	Tour Information
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8	1	Athens Heritage Tours, 1983-1984
8	2	Athens Tour Services, 1985-1990
8	3	Tour of Homes, 1998
8	4	Classic Center Authority - Zoning Papers, 1987-1991
8	5	Classic Center Authority - Design Proposal, 1991
8	6	Civic Center - Facility Study and Cost Analysis, 1989-1991
8	7	Civic Center - Sheila's Notes, 1989-1991
8	8	Civic Center - Fire Hall Information, 1989-1993
8	9	Civic Center - ACHF Proposal, 1990-1992
8	10	Civic Center - Fire Hall Correspondence, 1990-1991
8	11	Civic Center - Designs and Updates, 1990-1991
8	12	Building Code Study, 2003-2004
8	13	Bicentennial, 1987
8	14	Bicentennial Coordinator - John English, 2001
8	15	Bicentennial Coordinator - Applications, 2001
8	16	Bicentennial Coordinator - Mickey Y. Montevideo, 2001
8	17-18	Ware-Lyndon House, 2000-2002
8	19	Williams Family Foundation of Georgia, 2001
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9	1	History of Athens-Clarke Resourses, 1989-1999
9	2	Historis Preservation Course, 2004-2005
9	3	Georgia Historis Preservation Act , 1975-1980
9	4	Historis Preservation Booklets
9	5	General Newsletter Information
9	6-10	ACHF Newsletter, 1995-2005
9	11-12	Printed Material
9	13-14	James Reap's A Pictorial History - Sales, 1985-1994
9	15	James Reap's A Pictorial History - Laura Straehla's Emails, 2001
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10	1-2	James Reap's A Pictorial History - Sales, 2002-2006
10	3	Michael Thurmond's A Story Untold - Sales, 2001-2002
10	4	History of Dearing Street - Sales
10	5	ACHF Video, 1997
10	6	A Guide to Architectural Styles - Sales, 2001
10	7	A Treasury of Historic Architecture - Sales, 1994-2002
10	8	CCI Millenium Library, 1998-2001
10	9	Newspapers, 1960-1963
10	10	Local Effort - Newspaper Articles, 1975-1998
10	11-12	Newspaper Clippings, 1987-1994
10	13	Dick Mendenhall and Jerry Head
10	14	Internal Revenue Service, 1971-1977
10	15	Morton Benefit, 1981
10	16	Windsor Publications Proposal, 1987-1988
10	17	Miscellaneous, 1988-1991
10	18	Project for Public Spaces, 1990
10	19-20	Roast, 1991-1992
10	21	Fall BBQ, 1995
10	22	Fall Event - Stoneman's Raid, 1996
10	23	Hands on Athens - poster and photo contest
10	24	Night in Old Athens
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11	1-3	Special Events, 1996-2006
11	4	Heirloom Plants/Gardens, 1996-1998
11	5	Fun-n-Friends, 1997
11	6	ACHF Mission Workshop, 1997
11	7	Town & Gown Players, 1998-1999
11	8	First Annual Athens BBQ, 1999-2000
11	9	UGA - Master of marketing Research Class, 1999-2000
11	10	Membership Drive Event, 1998
11	11	National Register Workshop, 1998
11	12	Spring Dinner , 2000
11	13	BikeAthens - Tour de Sprawl, 2000
11	14	The Bottleworks on Prince, 2000-2001
11	15	Community Approach Planning Prince Avenue (CAPPA) Information, 2000-2004
11	16	Artist for Preservation Exhibit, 2001
11	17	School Documentation Project, 2002-2004
11	18	Heritage Holiday Gala, 2004
11	19	Antiques Show, 2005
11	20	Fall Fun-n-Friends, 2005
11	21	Lucy Cobb Files - Notebook
11	22	Lucy Cobb Institute - Catalogues, Magazines, and Programs
11	23	Lucy Cobb Institute and Seney-Stovall Chapel - Newsletters and Brochures, 1980-1984
11	24	Lucy Cobb Institute - Original Documents
11	25	Stovall Family History
11	26	Historic Cobbham Foundation, 1978-1981
11	27	Lucy Cobb Institute - Legal Documents, 1979-1982
11	28	Lucy Cobb Institute - Meeting Minutes and Agendas, 1980-1981
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12	1	Lucy Cobb Institute - Names Lists, 1980-1981
12	2	Tillman Company, 1981
12	3	Lucy Cobb Institute Foundation - Financial Records, 1981-1982
12	4	Lucy Cobb Institute - Building Studies, 1981-1982
12	5	Lucy Cobb Institute - Parties, 1981-1983
12	6	Mildred Mell, 1889-1982
12	7	Emily Gill, Lucy Chapin, and Roxanne Gerdine - Letters
12	8	Dr. Phinizy Spalding - Notes and Rough Drafts
12	9-15	Lucy Cobb Institute and Seney-Stovall Chapel - Correspondence, 1961-1984
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13	1	Lucy Cobb Institute - Mail
13	2-4	Lucy Cobb Institute - Newspaper Articles, 1978-1985
13	5	Navy Supply Corps School Local Redevelopment Authority - BRAC Reading File, 2005
13	6	Navy Supply Corps School - Correspondence, 2005-2006
13	7-8	Navy Supply Corps School - Local Redevelopment Meetings, 2005-2006
13	9	Navy Supply Corps School - RKG Associates, 2006
13	10	Navy Supply Corps School - Adaptative Reuse Study, 2006
13	11	Navy Supply Corps School - Section 106 Process, 2007
13	12	Navy Supply Corps School - Environmental Assessment, 2010
13	13	Homeless Assistance Submission and Navy Supply Corps School Reuse Plan - Public Comment, 2006-2007
13	14	Homeless Assistance - Notice Review, 2006
13	15	Public Benefit Conveyance - Notice of Interest Review, 2006-2007
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14	1	Advantage Behavioral Health Systems - Notice of Interest Application for Reuse of 150-155 Gilmore Circle, 2006
14	2-3	Advantage Behavioral Health Systems - Notice of Interest Application for Reuse of West End Property, 2006
14	4	AIDS Athens - Notice of Interest Application for Reuse of Hudson Clinic Property, 2006
14	5	Athens Area Homeless Shelter- Notice of Interest Application for Reuse, 2006
14	6	Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services Department - Notice of Interest Application for Reuse, 2006
14	7	Athens-Oconee CASA Program - Notice of Interest Application for Reuse of Quarters A Housing Unit, 2006
14	8	Atlanta Union Mission - Notice of Interest , 2006
14	9	Interfaith Hospitality Network of Athens - Notice of Interest Application, 2006
14	10-12	Homeless Assistance Submission, 2007
14	13-14	Homeless Assistance Submission - Reference Material, 2007
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15	1-6	Tour Programs, 1976-2008
15	7	Heritage Newsletters, 2011-2017
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18	1	ACHF Ledger, 1982
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1		Plans for Lucy Cobb Institute Seney-Stovall Chapel

 

2. Oral History
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17	1	Oral History - Project Summary, 1976
17	2	Folk and Oral History Information, 2000-2001
17	5	Phyllis (Mrs. James) Barrow, 1976
17	6	Jack Beacham, 1976
17	7	H. G. Bell, 1976
17	8	Wiliam Tapley Bennett, 1976
17	9	Julius Bishop, 1976
17	10	John Bondurant, 1976
17	11	George Booth, 1976
17	12	Fred Branch, 1976
17	13	Rubert Brown, 1976
17	14	Martha Comer, 1976
17	15	Eleanor (Mrs. James) Cornelison, 1976
17	16	Joseph and James Costa, 1976
17	17	E. Merton Coulter, 1976
17	18	King Crawford, 1976
17	19	Ida Davison, 1976
17	20-21	Lamar Dodd, 1976
17	22	Rene Dozier Tuck, 1976
17	23	Dean Emeritus John E. Drewry, 1976
17	24	Lucy Erwin, 1976
17	25	J. W. Fanning, 1976
17	26	Richard Fickett, III, 1976
17	28	Daisy Billups Harrell, 1976
17	29	Ruby Hartman, 1976
17	30	Odella Jarrell, 1976
17	31	Wilbur Jones, 1976
17	32	George King, 1976
17	33	Laura (Mrs. Richard) Livingston, 1976
17	34	Henry Logan, 1976
17	35	Dan Magill, 1976
17	36	Howard McWhorter, 1976
17	37	Robert Minder, 1976
17	38	C. C. Murray, 1976
17	40	Laura (Mrs. David) Paddock - Aunt Lollipop, 1976
17	41	Jack E. Parr, 1976
17	42	D. D. Quillian, 1976
17	43	Hoyt Robertson, 1976
17	44	Rumsey, 1976
17	45	Shelton P. Sanford, 1976
17	46	Scoggins, 1976
17	47	Marguerite (Mrs. C. M.) Sheffer, 1976
17	48	Fain Slaughter, 1976
17	49	Rosabelle Strickland, 1976
17	50	Dr. Harry Talmadge, 1976
17	51	Dean William Tate, 1976
17	52	Sue Fan Tate, 1976
17	53	Jack Thomas, 1976
17	54	W. C. Thompson, 1976
17	57	Tom Whitehead, 1976
17	58	J. T. Willey, 1976
17	59	Alice Wimberly, 1976

 

3. Photographs and scrapbooks
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15	8-9	Hands on Athens, 2000-2003
15	10	Annual Meeting, 2003
15	11	First African Methodist Episcopal Church
15	12	Athens Community Council
15	13	Old UGA North Campus
15	14	Oconee County
15	15	Whitehall
15	16	Birthplace of Henry W. Grady
15	17	Ben Nash photos of Athens
15	18	Historic Homes Tour
15	19	Photos for Newsletter
15	20	Hampton Court House
15	21	Glass Photos of Athens House
15	22	Photos and Descriptions of Athens Locations
15	23	Cobbham Buildings
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16	1	Gallery Exhibit , 1985
16	2	Downtown Event, 1987
16	3	Upson House, 1988
16	4	Spring Meeting, 1989
16	5	Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation photos
16	6	ACHF Christmas Party
16	7-15	ACHF Scrapbooks, 1980-2004
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18	2	Miss Mildred Clay Harris - Lucy Cobb Scrapbook, 1919-1920
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19		ACHF Events - photographs, 1995-1998
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20		ACHF Events - photographs, 1998-1999
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21		ACHF Events - photographs, 1985-2001
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22		Classic City Tours - Athens Welcome Center photo album, 1985-2001
22		Fall Fun-N-Friends - photo album, 2014
22		Dashing Down Dearing - photo album, 2008
22		Morton Building - photo album
22		Winter Wonderland on Woodlawn - photo album, 2009
22		ACHF Scrapbook, 2001
22		Nods and Beck Yearbooks , 1904-1905

 

4. Artifacts and ephemera
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23		Downtown Athens Preserve It Sticker
23		I Lovy Lucy (Cobb, that is) Sticker
23		Fire Hall No. 2 - post cards
23		Back to the Drawing Board - buttons
23		Swamp Gravy - button
23		Hands on Athens - shirts, 2000-2005
23		ACHF Pub Crawl - shirts, 2011-2013
23		Tour of Historic Homes - poster, 1988
23		Tour of Historic Homes - posters , 1972-1988
23		Upstairs Downtown Tour - posters , 1984-2007
23		Lucy Cobb pin
23		University of Georgia Students' Handbook, 1932-1933
23		News Clippings, 1981-1989
23		Weathered into Beauty Townscapes - posters
23		Lucy Cobb Institue prints
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2		University of Georgia - diploma - McEwen Hall Adams, 1829
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24	1a	ambrotype - portrait on a woman
24	1b	ambrotype - portrait on a woman cover
24	2	ambrotype - portrait on a woman
24	3	ambrotype - portrait on a man with no support
24	4	tintype - portrait on a child with no support with a stamp on verso
24	5	ambrotype - cover
24	6	glass and metal support