The Maynard Jackson mayoral administrative records are extensive and consist of materials spanning the years 1968 to 1994. Within this digital collection are photographs, general correspondence, Mayoral campaign materials, and printed and published materials and correspondence related to the Atlanta Child Murders. The Atlanta Child Murders subseries in the Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records chronicles the time period between 1979-1981 when multiple young black children and adults were murdered in the city of Atlanta. The murders garnered national news coverage and caused panic across the country. The records in this digital collection reflect the response to the tragedy that were both created, collected and sent to the Atlanta Mayor's office during Maynard Jackson's second mayoral term. At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
May 28, 2020

Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records

The Maynard Jackson mayoral administrative records are extensive and consist of materials spanning the years 1968 to 1994. Within this digital collection are photographs, general correspondence, Mayoral campaign materials, and printed and published materials and correspondence related to the Atlanta Child Murders. The Atlanta Child Murders subseries in the Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records chronicles the time period between 1979-1981 when multiple young black children and adults were murdered in the city of Atlanta. The murders garnered national news coverage and caused panic across the country. The records in this digital collection reflect the response to the tragedy that were both created, collected and sent to the Atlanta Mayor's office during Maynard Jackson's second mayoral term.

At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
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Painting Unveiling, 1990 1990 Maynard Jackson stands in front of a painting. African American mayors, Events and programs, Art, Portraits and people Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
Painting Unveiling, 1990 1990 Maynard Jackson stands in front of a painting and claps. African American mayors, Events and programs, Art, Portraits and people Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
Painting Unveiling, 1990 1990 Maynard Jackson watches men pull a sheet from a painting. African American mayors, Events and programs, Art Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
"Mayor's Day for the Arts," May 9, 1975 1975-05-09 A flier for the "Mayor's Day for the Arts" event. African American mayors, Events and programs, Art Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
"Mayor's Day for the Arts," May 9, 1975 1975-05-09 A flier for the "Mayor's Day for the Arts" event. African American mayors, Events and programs, Art Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
Letter from Maynard Jackson, May 8, 1975 1975-05-08 A letter from Maynard Jackson about the Mayor's Day for the Arts. African American mayors, Events and programs, Art Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
The Neighborhood Arts Project, circa 1975 1970/1980 A booklet about the Neighborhood Arts Project. Events and programs, Art, African American mayors Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records