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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Committee to Stop Children's Murders, 1980 1980 Documents involving the Committee to Stop Children's Murders. Crime, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Children Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
Memorial March, circa 1981 1976/1986 People march down the street to a memorial service for Atlanta's missing and murdered children. Events and programs, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Crime Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
Memorial Group, circa 1981 1976/1986 People march down the street to a memorial service for Atlanta's missing and murdered children. Events and programs, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Crime Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
Memorial Service, circa 1981 1976/1986 A memorial service for Atlanta's missing and murdered children held in a gym. Events and programs, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Crime Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
Memorial Service, circa 1981 1976/1986 A memorial service for Atlanta's missing and murdered children showing a band and panel of people on stage. Events and programs, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Crime Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
"Personal Safety Tips Parents Can Teach Their Children," circa 1980 1975/1985 A flier from the department of public safety on child safety tips. African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Children, Crime Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
"Help Keep Our Children Safe," circa 1980 1975/1985 A flier advertising reward for information on Atlanta's missing and murdered children. Crime, African Americans--Politics and government, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
Maynard Jackson and Muhahammad Ali Charity Fight, 1975 1975 Maynard Jackson and Muhahammad Ali participating charity fight, with Jackson knocking out Ali. African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American mayors, African American athletes, Events and programs Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
Inaugural Address by Mayor Maynard Jackson 1974-01-07 Inaugural address of Maynard Jackson. African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Speeches, African Americans--Politics and government, African American mayors Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
Group Gathering Outside of a House, circa 1975 1970/1979 A group gathers outside of a house. African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, City planning Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
Robert A. Holmes, circa 1970 1965/1975 Robert A. "Bob" Holmes, an Atlanta University professor and Georgia state representative. African Americans--Politics and government, Portraits and people, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
John and Irene Dobbs, June 6, 1956 1956-06-06 John and Irene Dobbs sit together on a couch on their 50th anniversary. Portraits and people, African Americans--Politics and government, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
Street Scene, circa 1938 1935/1945 The Morehouse College campus, 1938. John Wesley Dobbs attended but did not graduate from Atlanta Baptist College, now known as Morehouse College, due to family responsibilities. According to his grandson in a speech delivered at Spelman College, Dobbs did not graduate "so he could always claim that he made it without having to graduate from college and that he was a self-made man." Buildings and grounds, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Portraits and people Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records