| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Re-elect Grace Towns Hamilton postcard, 1984 | 1984, 1984 | Grace Towns Hamilton Papers | ||
| "Re-Elect Grace T. Hamilton", 1984 | 1984 | Brochure recruiting voters to elect Grace Hamilton to House District 31- Fulton County, listing her credentials and house precincts. 2 pages. | Atlanta Urban League, African Americans--Politics and government, Women's rights, African American women social reformers | Grace Towns Hamilton Papers |
| Grace Towns Hamilton Standing Next to a Man at a Podium, October 1981 | 1981-10-16 | Grace Towns Hamilton stands at a podium shaking hands with a man wearing a cap and gown. Written on verso: John Spencer? A.U. Ch. [illegible] 9. T.H-Oct. 16-1981. | African Americans--Politics and government, African American women | Grace Towns Hamilton Papers |
| Senate Reapportionment Plan, August 1981 | 1981-08, 1981-08 | Grace Towns Hamilton Papers | ||
| League of Women Voters of Atlanta-Fulton County Memo and Facts, 1981 | 1981 | Correspondence and newsletter discussing the Public Service Commission and it's role in utilities throughout Georgia. 6 pages. | Atlanta Urban League, African Americans--Politics and government, Women's rights, African American women social reformers | Grace Towns Hamilton Papers |
| Grace Towns Hamilton Portrait, circa 1984 | 1980/1988 | Grace Towns Hamilton sits in a chair with the American flag and the Georgia state flag behind her. | African Americans--Politics and government, African American women | Grace Towns Hamilton Papers |
| League of Women Voters of Atlanta-Fulton County Newsletter, January 1979 | 1979-01 | Newsletter discussing, general assembly issues, committee reports, and legislative aims of the group. 5 pages. | Atlanta Urban League, African Americans--Politics and government, Women's rights, African American women social reformers | Grace Towns Hamilton Papers |
| Location of Fulton County and Atlanta Public Schools, October 1975 | 1975-10 | Map of Fulton County and Atlanta school locations. | African Americans--Politics and government, African American women | Grace Towns Hamilton Papers |
| Fulton County 12 Districts, May 1975 | 1975-05, 1975-05 | Grace Towns Hamilton Papers | ||
| Planning Units for Atlanta's Neighborhoods, 1975 | 1975-01 | Map of planning units for Atlanta neighborhoods from the City of Atlanta Bureau of Planning. | African Americans--Politics and government, African American women | 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.
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