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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Maynard, Valerie, and their Daughters, 2002 2002 Alexandra, Valerie Amanda, Maynard, and Valerie Jackson. African American families, Portraits and people, African American mayors Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
Maynard Jackson with Family, circa 2000 1995/2005 View of Maynard Jackson and his family. African American families, Portraits and people, African American mayors Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
Maynard Jackson, Valerie, and Their Children, 1988 1988 Mayor Jackson with his family. Front row: Maynard III "Buzzy" and Brooke. Back Row: Valerie-Amanda, Valerie, Maynard Jr., Elizabeth, and Alexandra. African American families, Portraits and people, African American mayors Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
Maynard Jackson, Valerie, and Their Children, 1987 1987 Maynard Jackson, Valerie, and their children. African American families, Portraits and people, African American mayors Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
Correspondence, February 20, 1981 1981-02-20 A letter to the members of the Baltazar family after the murder of 12 year old Patrick Baltazar. African American mayors, Crime, African American families Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
The Dobbs Sisters, circa 1980 1975/1985 Six daughters of John and Irene Dobbs pose together in a living room. African American women, Portraits and people, African American families Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
Maynard Jackson's Children, circa 1980 1975/1985 Elizabeth, Brooke, Maynard III, Valeria and Alexandra Jackson. Portraits and people, African American families, Children Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
Maynard Jackson, Valerie, and Their Children, circa 1980 1975/1985 Maynard Jackson holds Valerie Amanda. African American families, Portraits and people, African American mayors Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
Maynard Jackson, Valerie, and Their Children, circa 1980 1975/1985 View of Maynard, Valerie, and their children. African American families, Portraits and people, African American mayors Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
The Dobbs Sisters, circa 1975 1970/1980 The six Dobbs sisters sit on a couch in a living room. African American women, Portraits and people, African American families Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
Connie Jackson, Irene Dobbs, and Maynard Jackson, May 31, 1964 1964-05-31 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. Portraits and people, African American families, African American mayors Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
The Dobbs Sisters, circa 1965 1960/1970 All six of Irene Thompson and John Wesley Dobbs' daughters graduated from Spelman College. They are pictured here singing around a piano. African American families, Portraits and people, African American women Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
The Dobbs Family, August 27, 1952 1952-08-27 The Dobbs family at a reunion gathering outside of a house. African American families, Portraits and people, African American civic leaders Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records
Mattiwilda Dobbs and Family, circa 1955 1950/1960 Mattiwilda Dobbs seated with her family around her. Singers, African American families, Portraits and people, African American civic leaders Maynard Jackson Mayoral Administrative Records