| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children Outside a House, circa 1930 | 1925/1935 | Children stand in front of a home. | African American families, African American--Education | Grace Towns Hamilton Papers |
| Children Outside of a Building, circa 1930 | 1925/1935 | Three children stand in winter coats outside of a building | African American families, African American--Education | Grace Towns Hamilton Papers |
| A House, circa 1930 | 1925/1935 | Exterior of a house with trees. | African American families, African American--Education | Grace Towns Hamilton Papers |
| Family Portrait, circa 1930 | 1925/1935 | Two children with their parents. Written on verso: New Year greetings from the Lathrofs. | African American families, African American--Education | Grace Towns Hamilton Papers |
| House Exterior, circa 1930 | 1925/1935 | Exterior of a house with trees. Written on recto: Merry Christmas from the Open Door Farm. | African American families, African American--Education | Grace Towns Hamilton Papers |
| Towns Family, circa 1930 | 1925/1935 | George A. Towns and family stand outside of a home. | African American families, African American--Education | Grace Towns Hamilton Papers |
| A Man Reads in Front of a Fireplace, circa 1920 | 1915/1925 | Interior of a study with a man reading in a chair. Written on verso: You will recognize the [?] chair and the [?]. | African American families, African American--Education | Grace Towns Hamilton Papers |
| Snow Covered Home, circa 1920 | 1915/1925 | Written on recto: From Snowy New England. | African American families, African American--Education | Grace Towns Hamilton Papers |
| Three Girls, circa 1920 | 1915/1925 | Three girls stand outside of a home. | African American families, African American--Education | Grace Towns Hamilton Papers |
| A House Exterior, circa 1920 | 1915/1925 | Exterior of a Cape Cod style house. Written on recto: Helen Knowlton's home in Amherst, Mass. | African American families, African American--Education | Grace Towns Hamilton Papers |
| Side View of a Building, circa 1920 | 1915/1925 | A vine grows on a porch of a house. | African American families, African American--Education | Grace Towns Hamilton Papers |
| Men and Women Stand Outside, circa 1920 | 1915/1925 | Two women and two men stand in front of several homes. | African American families, African American--Education | Grace Towns Hamilton Papers |
| A House Exterior, circa 1920 | 1915/1925 | Exterior of a house and trees. Written on verso: This is the Homestead, our Home Management house, where I live with six girls at a time. The tree in front is an Ohio buckeye. Those in back are Norway spruce. We have three fireplaces with two ovens, but one kitchen is modern. You'd like it! Hope you and yours are well and happy. I've been unusually well this fall. Perhaps my good trip to Denver, Yellowstone, Estes Park, with a month in Vermont is responsible. Merry Christmas & love, Helen. | African American families, African American--Education | Grace Towns Hamilton Papers |
| George A. Towns with a Young Girl, circa 1920 | 1915/1925 | George A. Towns sits on a porch holding a young girl. | African American families, African American--Education | Grace Towns Hamilton Papers |
| Two Women, circa 1920 | 1915/1925 | Two women stand outside in a yard. | African American families, African American--Education | Grace Towns Hamilton Papers |
| Woman in a Polka Dot Dress, circa 1920 | 1915/1925 | A woman displays her polka dot dress. | African American families, African American--Education | Grace Towns Hamilton Papers |
| Young Girl Outside of a Home, circa 1915 | 1910/1920 | A young girl stands outside of a house and examines a rose bush. | African American families, African American--Education | Grace Towns Hamilton Papers |
| Child on House Steps, circa 1915 | 1910/1920 | A child stands on the stairs of a home. | African American families, African American--Education | Grace Towns Hamilton Papers |
| Towns Family Playing Outside, circa 1912 | 1910/1915 | George A. Towns, Nellie Towns, and children play on the grass outside of a home. | African American families, African American--Education | Grace Towns Hamilton Papers |
| Towns Family Playing Outside, circa 1912 | 1910/1915 | George A. Towns, Nellie Towns, and children play on the grass outside of a home. | African American families, African American--Education | Grace Towns Hamilton Papers |
Oct 31, 2019
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Grace Towns Hamilton (1907-1992) was a civic leader and Georgia General Assembly member. She is known as the first African American woman elected to the Georgia General Assembly. She represented the Vine City area of Atlanta in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1965 to 1984. Maps in the collection span from 1960 to 1981 with the bulk of the material from 1963 to 1975. They consist of Atlanta Neighborhoods, Atlanta Congressional Districts, Georgia counties, and election precincts of Fulton County, GA. Images in the collection span from 1910 to 1984 with the majority of materials from 1910 to 1930. They consist of Hamilton’s family, childhood, and individual portraits.
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.
