Grady Ridgeway papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Grady Ridgeway papers
Creator: Grady Ridgeway, Jr., 1915-2015
Inclusive Dates: 1927-2015
Language(s): English
Extent: 0.5 Linear Feet (1 box and 1 oversize folder)
Collection Number: ms3925
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Grady Ridgeway, Jr. (1923-2015) was born in Buford, Georgia. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Afterward he worked as the Airport Manager of the Atlanta Municipal Airport under Mayor Hartsfield overseeing the airport's expansion and modernization. Later Ridgeway was chosen as the Commissioner of Aviation for the city of Atlanta.

Scope and Content

This collection consists primarily of photographs taken over several years of the Atlanta airport. Some of Grady Ridgeway's professional papers and personal photographs are included as well as maps of the planning of the airport.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Grady Ridgeway papers, ms3925, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Atlanta airport operating statistics, 1964-1978

 

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Atlanta airport documents, 1972-1975, undated

 

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Professional papers, 1958-1975

 

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Atlanta airport postcard transparencies with descriptions

 

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Airlines magazine, 1961 February

 

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Aerial photograph of Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

 

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Photographs - airport, construction, and unidentified people

 

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Atlanta airport terminal photographs

 

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Photographs - Atlanta Municipal Airport interior and exterior, 1969, undated

 

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Photographs of unidentified airport crew

 

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Aerial negative of the Atlanta airport, 1927

 

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Aerial photographs of the Atlanta airport, 1963, undated

 

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Master plan for the Atlanta airport, 1958

 

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Atlanta airport land acquisition map , 1958

 

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Atlanta airport highway map, 1959

 

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Topographic highway proposal map

 

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Photograph with Mayor Sam Massell, 1973

 

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Photograph with J. H. Gray, 1976

 

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Copy of postcard signed by Atlanta airport crew, 1959

 

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Photograph with child

 

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Photograph with Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.

 

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Signed photograph of Delta pilots, 1965

 

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Photograph of the Spirit of St. Louis at the Atlanta airport

 

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Photograph of the B-747 pre-inaugural flight

 

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Slides of airport photographs

 

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Presentation on Atlanta airport history

 

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Obituary, 2015