Carolyn Carter photograph collection

Descriptive Summary
Title: Carolyn Carter photograph collection
Creator: Carter, Carolyn Mackenzie, 1919-2010
Inclusive Dates: 1954-1973
Language(s): English
Extent: 5 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Collection Number: ms3803
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Carolyn Mackenzie Carter, a native of Moultrie, Georgia, was the first female photographer to work for the Atlanta Constitution. She graduated from the University of Georgia's Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication in 1940 and was hired by legendary editor Ralph McGill to work for the paper soon thereafter. During her time with the Constitution she met Don E. Carter, a reporter for the rival Atlanta Journal, while they were both working on the same story, and they married in 1942. She later worked on the Atlanta Journal Sunday Magazine. After her newspaper work, Carter wrote and edited specialized publications at the Coca-Cola Company. In 1959 she and Don moved to New York where she worked as a freelance writer and photographer for the Georgia Department of Industry, Trade and Travel. In 1986, the department created the Carolyn Carter Award in her name to honor travel photographers who exhibit a commitment to tourism, a major Georgia industry. In 2012, the Grady College established the Carolyn McKenzie and Don E. Carter Chair for Excellence in Journalism, endowed by a gift from Mr. Carter. Carolyn Carter passed away in 2010 at the age of 91.

Scope and Content

The collection consists primarily of photographic negatives documenting Carolyn Carter's career with the Coca-Cola Company and the Georgia Department of Industry, Trade and Travel. There is a small selection of photographic prints and advertisement tearsheets.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Carolyn Carter photograph collection, ms 3803, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2013.

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Coca-Cola advertisement tearsheets, 1950s

 

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"Web of Steel" print, 1950s

 

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"Mother Sioux" print, 1950s

 

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"Tattered Sails" print, 1950s

 

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"Moss-draped Clouds" print, 1950s

 

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"Power of Yesteryear" print, 1950s

 

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"The Spray" print, 1950s

 

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Georgia Power Company advertisement tearsheets, 1950s

 

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Atlanta WAGA-TV advertisement tearsheets, 1950s

 

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"Merchant of Mirth" print , Undated

 

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"A Thought For Penny" print , Undated

 

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Mint, 1965 February 15

 

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Europe, 1965 July 1

 

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Atlanta, 1966 February 21

 

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Sea Island, 1966 June 3

 

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Coca-Cola, 1966 August 15

 

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Hawaii - NC, 1966 December 6

 

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Observer, 1967 February 28

 

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Coca-Cola - Roanoke, 1968 January 5

 

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New England Cold Drink , 1968 January 12

 

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Newburyport, 1968 January 15

 

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Coca-Cola - Bethlehem, 1968 January 16

 

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Coca-Cola - Ohio, 1968 January 16

 

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Coca-Cola - Tarrytown, 1968 January 25

 

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Coca-Cola - Winston-Salem, 1968 February 6

 

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Winston-Salem, 1968 February 6

 

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Coca-Cola, 1968 March 18

 

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Coca-Cola - Camden, 1968 April 8

 

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Coca-Cola - Louisville, 1968 April 5

 

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Coca-Cola - South Bend, 1968 May 31

 

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Coca-Cola - Detroit Scouts, 1968 June 10

 

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Coca-Cola - Mackinac, 1968 June 25

 

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Unknown, 1968 July 9

 

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Coca-Cola - Pittsburgh, 1968 July 12

 

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Weise, 1968 August 13

 

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Georgia Tornado, 1968 August 26

 

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Austria, 1968 November 27

 

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Coca-Cola - Newark, Ohio

 

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Inauguration, 1969 January 24

 

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Coca-Cola - Phoenix, 1969 February 16

 

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Coca-Cola - Phoenix, 1969 February 13

 

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Coca-Cola - Syracuse, 1969 March 4

 

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Coca-Cola, 1969 April 24

 

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Vienna, 1969 May 28

 

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Hamilton, 1969 July 22

 

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Coca-Cola, 1969 April 22

 

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Block Island, 1969 August 22

 

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Toronto Golf, 1969 August 26

 

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Block Island, 1969 September 2

 

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Canada, 1970 August 4

 

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Canada, 1970 October 21

 

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Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia, 1970 December 30

 

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Saigon, Bangkok, 1970 December 30

 

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Japan, Asia, 1970 December 30

 

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Saigon or Bangkok print, 1970 December 30

 

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Streetcar, probably in Japan print, 1970 December 30

 

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Woman using washtub print, 1970 December 30

 

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Parent and child print, 1970 December 30

 

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Theatre performance, Japan print, 1970 December 30

 

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Boats near docking area, probably in Bangkok print, 1970 December 30

 

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Airport - Japan print, 1970 December 30

 

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Group photo on boat print, 1970 December 30

 

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Traffic, probably Japan print, 1970 December 30

 

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Cycle rickshaw in Indonesia print, 1970 December 30

 

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Photograph of Don Carter and Rosalynn Carter, 1977

 

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Photograph of sleeping boy with cow, Undated

 

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Photograph of Carolyn Carter and unknown man repairing camera, Undated

 

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Photograph of empty office , 1954 December

 

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Photograph of Don Carter and group on football field , Undated

 

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Photograph of Don Carter, Undated

 

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Photograph of Grand Forks Herald Staff , 1981 July 27

 

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Photograph of Don Carter with nuns from Marquette University (2), Undated

 

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Cover of The Refresher mounted on wood, 1954 November

 

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Canada, Brunswick, 1970 February 22

 

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Tree, 1972 December 5

 

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Canada New House, 1972 January 10

 

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Savannah, 1973 March 30

 

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Savannah, 1973 August 30

 

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Unknown, 1973 July 13

 

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Providence Canyon & Helen, 1973 August 1

 

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Pine Needles, 1973 July 13

 

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Unlabled contact sheets

 

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Unidentified negatives

 

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Negatives

 

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Negatives

 

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Negatives

 

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Slides

 

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Photographs (small)

 

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Scrapbooks

 

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Photographs- Kennedy and more

 

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Photographs- Country Store, Atlanta, Agriculture, Cotton Mill

 

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Photographs- Providence Canyons

 

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Photographs- St. Simons, Grand Canyon, Civic Club, Schools

 

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Photographs- Peaches, "Indians", Bird and Worm, Industrial

 

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Photographs- Canada Holiday, Alaska, Grand Canyon

 

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Photographs- Teachers from Jane, Poconos

 

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Photographs- Paces of Asia

 

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Photographs- Paces of Asia

 

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Photographs- Cracker Comes to Town

 

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Photographs- Little Cumberland Island

 

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Photograph of Carter family reunion, 1992 May 2