Kramer family papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Kramer family papers
Creator: Kramer, Lorr Lawrence Washington
Inclusive Dates: 1919-2005
Language(s): English
Extent: 2.25 Linear Feet
Collection Number: ms4053
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Leon "Lee" Kramer, originally from Cairo, Egypt, founded High Fidelity SSS in Atlanta, Georgia. It was the first store in the Southeast specializing in home audio-video. His wife, Charlotte Baker Kramer, ran the Atlanta Zen Center for 30 years. Charlotte was the daughter of Fred Baker, a World War I veteran and employee of the Works Progress Administration. Lee and Charlotte Kramer had two children, Lorr and Mya Kramer.

Scope and Content

Consists of materials mostly from the 1960s through the 1990s pertaining to the Kramer family from Atlanta, Georgia. Contains documents, correspondence, and photographs related to the history of the Atlanta Zen Center. Includes correspondence from Lorr Kramer's travels around the world in the 1970s. Also includes some of the writings of the Kramer family, as well as genealogy research.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Kramer family papers, ms4053, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Related Collections in this Repository

Related audiovisual materials from this collection are housed in the Walter J. Brown Media Archive: http://purl.libs.uga.edu/brown/har-ms4053/bmac-coll

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

Correspondence
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1	1-7	Lorr Kramer correspondence, 1962-2001
1	6-7	Mya Kramer correspondence, 1978, 2001
1	8	Charlotte Baker Kramer - Atlanta Zen Group correspondence, 1973-1993
1	9	Lee and Charlotte Baker Kramer correspondence, 1954-1976, 1989, 2000
1	9	Fred and Lottie Baker correspondence, 1919, 1957-1972
1	10	Fred Baker - National Association of Federal-State Employees correspondence

 

Genealogy
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1	11	Washington Line, Undated
1	11	Taber family record, 1975
1	11	Darby family record, 1970
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3		Du Bose-Wragg family tree
3		Lamar genealogy scrapbook

 

Writings
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1	12	"Finding Warmth in the Setting Sun" by Charlotte Kramer, 1991 December
1	12	Poems by Charlotte Baker Kramer, 1991-1992
1	12	Poems by Lee Kramer, 1988-1991
1	12	"Story" by Charlotte Baker Kramer, Undated
1	12	Notebook of Mya Kramer

 

Zen Center

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Zen: A Personal story - Atlanta Zen Center scrapbook

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13

Guidelines for the Zen Center, 1974

 

Legal documents
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1	13	Contract for sale of realty from Wilson-Baker to A.I. Chambers and ABC Wrecking Company - Fulton County, Georgia, 1962 November 16
1	13	Lease from Wilson-Baker to E. Frank Williams - Fulton County, Georgia, 1960 June 3
1	13	Quit-claim deed between Fred M. Baker and West End Investment Company - Fulton County, Georgia, 1969 April 7
1	13	Sales contract from R.E. Carraway to Fred M. Baker and Warren R. Wilson, 1960 May 5

 

Photographs and Slides
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1	14	Atlanta Zen Center slides, 1974-1983
1	14	Baker/Kramer family Christmas at the Chattahoochie River slides, 1981
1	14	Baker/Kramer family Christmas slides, 1983
1	14	Charlotte Kramer, Raoul and Pierette Rossi in Atlanta after hurricane - slides, 1995
1	14	Fort Mott cemetery slides, 1984
1	14	Fred Baker and Mya Kramer slides, 1982
1	14	Kramer family at Disneyland slides, 1977
1	14	Lang Syne family home slides, 1980
1	14	Lottie Baker's funeral at Fort Mott, South Carolina slides, 1980
1	15	Charlotte Baker Kramer photographs, 1927-Undated
1	16	Kramer home after fire - photographs
1	16	Unidentified photographs
1	17	Identified people
1	17	Atlanta Zen Center photographs, 1997
1	17	Vesak holiday, 1994 & 1997
1	18	Proof sheets, Undated
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3		Pamela Baker and Lorr Kramer, Undated
3		Fred and Lottie Baker photograph album

 

Newspaper Clippings

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General
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1	13	Fred Baker's Masters tournament badges, 1967-1980
1	13	"The Magnificient Private Cellar of Lee Kramer" by New York Wines Christie's, 2005 October 1
1	17	Comitia Americana medal - George Washington
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3		Lorr L.W. Kramer's valedictorian and star student medals from the Lovett School, 1969