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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A letter from Maynard Jackson to Larry Howell about vising from Valdosta.
Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
Correspondence, December 26, 1968
Date Created
1968-12-26
Description
A letter from Maynard Jackson to Larry Howell about vising from Valdosta.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American mayors, African American athletes
Collection
Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
Maynard Jackson's platform. Written on recto: Check off the issues you agree with - don't forget the other check that�s for Marietta newspaper
Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
Maynard Jackson's Platform, 1968
Date Created
1968
Description
Maynard Jackson's platform. Written on recto: Check off the issues you agree with - don't forget the other check that�s for Marietta newspaper
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American mayors, Railroads
Collection
Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
In June 1964, Jackson graduates from law school at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) the same day that his sister graduated from Hillside High School in Durham. Standing between them is their mother, Dr. Jackson, chair of the Foreign Language Department at NCCU. Following the death of her husband, Irene Jackson returned to the University of Toulouse and earned her doctorate in French in 1958.
Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
Connie Jackson, Irene Dobbs, and Maynard Jackson, May 31, 1964
Date Created
1964-05-31
Description
In June 1964, Jackson graduates from law school at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) the same day that his sister graduated from Hillside High School in Durham. Standing between them is their mother, Dr. Jackson, chair of the Foreign Language Department at NCCU. Following the death of her husband, Irene Jackson returned to the University of Toulouse and earned her doctorate in French in 1958.
Subject
Portraits and people, African American families, African American mayors
Collection
Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
Maynard Jackson at his graduation.
Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
Maynard Jackson at his Graduation, circa 1965
Date Created
1960/1970
Description
Maynard Jackson at his graduation.
Subject
Portraits and people, African American mayors, Commencement ceremonies
Collection
Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
All six of Irene Thompson and John Wesley Dobbs' daughters graduated from Spelman College. They are pictured here singing around a piano.
Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
The Dobbs Sisters, circa 1965
Date Created
1960/1970
Description
All six of Irene Thompson and John Wesley Dobbs' daughters graduated from Spelman College. They are pictured here singing around a piano.
Subject
African American families, Portraits and people, African American women
Collection
Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
Maynard Jackson. Written on recto: Best wishes, Maynard Jackson
Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
Maynard Jackson, circa 1965
Date Created
1960/1969
Description
Maynard Jackson. Written on recto: Best wishes, Maynard Jackson
Subject
Portraits and people, African American mayors, African Americans--Politics and government
Collection
Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records