Washington Park Historic District archive

Descriptive Summary
Title: Washington Park Historic District archive
Creator: The Conservancy at Historic Washington Park
Inclusive Dates: 1992-2021
Language: English
Extent: 2 Linear Feet (2 boxes, 2 oversize folders, and 1 roll)
Collection Number: ms4400
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Washington Park Historic District is a historically Black neighborhood in northwest Atlanta developed by local businessman Heman Perry in 1919. The neighborhood was home to some of the city's most influential Black leaders, institutions, and businesses as well as Washington Park, the first recreational green space for African Americans in Atlanta. The Conservancy at Historic Washington Park is a non-profit organization that works to advocate for the community and preserve the history of Historic Washington Park.

Scope and Content

This collection documents the history of the Washington Park neighborhood and the efforts of the Conservancy at Historic Washington Park and other civic and community organizations to celebrate, preserve, and develop the area. Included are photographs, research, event flyers, bylaws, agendas, minutes, plans, newspaper clippings and maps that document the history and development of the neighborhood and the Conservancy.

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Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

This collection contains electronic files. To access these files, please request the folders you would like through the finding aid using your research account. An archivist will be in contact with you to explain how to access the files. Please note that not all file formats are currently supported by the library for research use.

Preferred Citation

[Item, box, folder], Washington Park Historic District archive, 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

Published material accompanying this collection have been cataloged individually and have an associated collection note.

Related material in other repositories: Pearlie Craft Dove papers, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University; Pearlie Craft Dove papers, Archives Research Center, Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library.

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Ashby Circle Playlot Pollinator Habitat and Community Garden

 

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Ashby Circle Play Lot Conceptual Design, 2012 August 21

 

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ATL West Center of Hope

 

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Atlanta Beltline

 

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Beltline Special Administrative Permit Overall Site Plan

 

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Atlanta City Council Historic and Landmark District regulations

 

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Atlanta City Council town hall meeting

 

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Atlanta Code of Ordinances amendments

 

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Atlanta Department of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs

 

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Atlanta Food & Farm

 

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Atlanta Historic Preservation Program and Urban Design Commission

 

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Atlanta In Reim Board

 

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Atlanta Neighborhood Organization Registration forms

 

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Atlanta Planning Advisory Board

 

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BBE Happy Community Initiative

 

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Blue Heaven newsletters

 

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Ideas for 2nd Qtr Newsletter

 

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Body and Soul: Parks and the Health of Great Cities conference , 2008

 

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E. R. Carter building proposals

 

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Community Benefits agreements

 

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Communities Who Know

 

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Comprehensive Rehabilitation Plan for the Washington Park Community , 1992

 

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Connect Atlanta , 2015

 

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Conservancy at Historic Washington Park Centennial Celebrations steering committee, 2019

 

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Conservancy at Historic Washington Park printed material

 

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Conservancy at Historic Washington Park banner

 

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Cooking Matters application and agreement

 

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Department of Planning and Community Development

 

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Ethics

 

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The Food Commons, 2012

 

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Food Trust subcommittee

 

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Fulton County Government Housing and Human Services Department

 

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Go Teams meeting, 2019

 

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		Press release for the unveiling of historic markers honoring the hiring of the city's first African-American firefighters and boxing champion Theodore "Tiger" Flowers.

 

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Historic Washington Park District National Register of Historic Places

 

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Historic Washington Park District Proposed Revitalization Plan draft

 

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Historic Westside Gardens

 

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Historic Westside News , 2016 May

 

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Howell Station Neighborhood Association bylaws

 

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M. L. King, Jr./Ashby St. Merchants Association, 1997-1998

 

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Lifeline Animal Project

 

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Livable Centers Initiative

 

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Lots surrounding the Flowers mansion

Sketch of lots surrounding boxing champion Theodore "Tiger" Flowers' mansion at 1048 Simpson Road (now Joseph E. Boone Blvd).

 

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J. E. Lowry Transportation Corridor Study, 2015 March

 

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Mims Park and Urban Farm

 

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National Night Out - Project 365

 

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Neighborhood Conversation, 2015 September 21

 

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Neighborhood Planning

 

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Neighborhood Planning Unit-K Bylaws

 

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Neighborhood Planning Unit-K meetings, 2010

 

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Neighborhood Planning Unit-K meetings, 2011

 

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Neighborhood Planning Unit-K meetings, 2012

 

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Neighborhood Planning Unit-K meetings, 2013

 

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Boundary/Topographic Survey, District 17 Land Lot 150 & 189, 2013

 

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King Plow Parking Deck plan, Zoning Application Z-13-16, 2013

 

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Neighborhood Planning Unit-K meetings, 2016

 

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Neighborhood Planning Unit-K meetings, 2017

 

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Notes

 

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Park Pride contracts

 

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Phoenix Flies: A Celebration of Atlanta's Historic Sites, 2016-2018

 

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Photographs, 1996, undated

Photographs of Camp Best Friends participants and the 1995 Willis family renuion at Washington Park.

 

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		Photographs of the interior of the Washington Park Natatorium taken to advocate for upgrades to the facility ahead of the Park's 100th anniversary.

 

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Photographs

 

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		Annotated photographs of people at Washington Park including tennis events.

 

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Proctor Creek Watershed

 

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Proctor Creek Basin, Catchments and Tributaries

 

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Wetness Index of Watershed 2 & 3 in the Proctor Creek Basin, 2013 April 2

 

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Proposed Collier Heights Historic District

 

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Proposed Collier Heights Draft Expense Calculations and Draft Allocations

 

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Public Safety Consulting Services Proposal

 

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Refuge Temple Church Pictorial Journal, 2007

 

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Regional Historic Preservation Forum Steering Committee

 

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Research

 

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Sister's Action Team

 

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Sweet Auburn Assessment Report

 

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Theatrical Experience: Dramatization of the Coming

 

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Austin T. Walden Middle School

 

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Booker T. Washington High School

 

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Washington Park's 100th Anniversary

 

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Fulton County Historic Washington Park Day proclamation , 2019 May 11

 

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State of Georgia Washington Park Anniversary proclamation , 2018 November 3

 

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Washington Park commercial district tour

 

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Washington Park Commission

 

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Washington Park Community Choices

 

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Historic Washington Park Commercial District Tour

 

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Washington Park Neighborhood Resources

 

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Washington Park Community Club

 

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Washington Park Community Land Trust

 

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Washington Park Conceptual Master Plan Mini-Visioning , 2007

 

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Washington Park, Atlanta Conceptual Master Plan map, 2007

 

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Washington Park Consortium

 

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Washington Park Decennial Profile, 2010

 

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Washington Park events

 

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Washington Park Neighborhood Local Historic Designation Commission

 

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Washington Park Historic Tour

 

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Washington Park Neighborhood Visioning Plan

 

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Historical & Cultural Subsystem Vision

 

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Land Use & Development Subsystem Vision

 

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Infrastructure Subsystem Vision

 

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Social & Recreation Subsystem Vision

 

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Washington Park Neighborhood Profile , 2012

 

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Washington Park Plans 1, 2, and 3

 

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Washington Park script

 

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Washington Park Security Improvement Plan , 2011

 

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Washington Park Tennis Association

 

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Washington Park tree removal maps

 

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Westside Atlanta Charter School

 

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Westside Communities Alliance

 

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Westside Historic Preservation Forum

 

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Westside Momentum

 

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Women's History Month Celebration: The Legacy of Dr. Pearlie Craft Dove

 

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Historic Westside News newspaper clippings, 2021