Grady Ridgeway papers

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

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.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

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


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms


Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
boxfolder
11Atlanta airport operating statistics, 1964-1978
 
12Atlanta airport documents, 1972-1975, undated
 
13Professional papers, 1958-1975
 
14Atlanta airport postcard transparencies with descriptions
 
15Airlines magazine, 1961 February
 
16Aerial photograph of Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
 
17Photographs - airport, construction, and unidentified people
 
18Atlanta airport terminal photographs
 
19Photographs - Atlanta Municipal Airport interior and exterior, 1969, undated
 
110Photographs of unidentified airport crew
 
111Aerial negative of the Atlanta airport, 1927
 
112Aerial photographs of the Atlanta airport, 1963, undated
 
oversized_folder
1Master plan for the Atlanta airport, 1958
 
1Atlanta airport land acquisition map , 1958
 
1Atlanta airport highway map, 1959
 
1Topographic highway proposal map
 
boxfolder
113Photograph with Mayor Sam Massell, 1973
 
114Photograph with J. H. Gray, 1976
 
115Copy of postcard signed by Atlanta airport crew, 1959
 
116Photograph with child
 
117Photograph with Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.
 
118Signed photograph of Delta pilots, 1965
 
119Photograph of the Spirit of St. Louis at the Atlanta airport
 
120Photograph of the B-747 pre-inaugural flight
 
121Slides of airport photographs
 
122Presentation on Atlanta airport history
 
123Obituary, 2015

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