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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  • Subjects = African American families
Alexandra, Valerie Amanda, Maynard, and Valerie Jackson.
Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
View of Maynard Jackson and his family.
Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
Mayor Jackson with his family. Front row: Maynard III "Buzzy" and Brooke. Back Row: Valerie-Amanda, Valerie, Maynard Jr., Elizabeth, and Alexandra.
Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
Maynard Jackson, Valerie, and their children.
Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
A letter to the members of the Baltazar family after the murder of 12 year old Patrick Baltazar.
Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
Six daughters of John and Irene Dobbs pose together in a living room.
Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
Elizabeth, Brooke, Maynard III, Valeria and Alexandra Jackson.
Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
Maynard Jackson holds Valerie Amanda.
Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
View of Maynard, Valerie, and their children.
Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
The six Dobbs sisters sit on a couch in a living room.
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
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 family at a reunion gathering outside of a house.
Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
Mattiwilda Dobbs seated with her family around her.
Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records