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. 
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. 
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Map of Georgia showing Area Planning and Development Commissions boundaries.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Area Planning and Development Commissions of Georgia, May 1970
Date Created
1970-05-01
Description
Map of Georgia showing Area Planning and Development Commissions boundaries.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American women
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Map of Congressional Districts 9 and 7, Woodstock, Acworth-Kennesaw, and Northeast Cobb Divisions.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Atlanta Area Metropolitan Map Series Pre-Enumeration Copy, Item 1, April 1970
Date Created
1970-04-22
Description
Map of Congressional Districts 9 and 7, Woodstock, Acworth-Kennesaw, and Northeast Cobb Divisions.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American women
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Map of Congressional District 9, Acworth - Kennesaw, Northeast Cobb, and Marietta Divisions.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Atlanta Area Metropolitan Map Series Pre-Enumeration Copy, Item 28, April 1970
Date Created
1970-04-10
Description
Map of Congressional District 9, Acworth - Kennesaw, Northeast Cobb, and Marietta Divisions.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American women
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Map of Congressional District 7, Lithia Springs Division.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Atlanta Area Metropolitan Map Series Pre-Enumeration Copy, Item 7, April 1970
Date Created
1970-04-09
Description
Map of Congressional District 7, Lithia Springs Division.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American women
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Map of Congressional Districts 5 and 7, Roswell, Sandy Springs, and Northeast Cobb Divisions.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Atlanta Area Metropolitan Map Series Pre-Enumeration Copy, Item 4, April 1970
Date Created
1970-04-07
Description
Map of Congressional Districts 5 and 7, Roswell, Sandy Springs, and Northeast Cobb Divisions.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American women
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Map of Congressional District 4, Lilburn, Tucker, and Stone Mountain Divisions.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Atlanta Area Metropolitan Map Series Pre-Enumeration Copy, Item 20, April 1970
Date Created
1970-04-06
Description
Map of Congressional District 4, Lilburn, Tucker, and Stone Mountain Divisions.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American women
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Map of Congressional District 4, Druid Hills - North Decatur, Atlanta, Decatur, Avondale Estates - Belvedere, Scottdale, Clarkston, and Candler - Glenwood Divisions.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Atlanta Area Metropolitan Map Series Pre-Enumeration Copy, Item 16, April 1970
Date Created
1970-04-06
Description
Map of Congressional District 4, Druid Hills - North Decatur, Atlanta, Decatur, Avondale Estates - Belvedere, Scottdale, Clarkston, and Candler - Glenwood Divisions.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American women
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Map of Georgia counties and districts.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Congressional Districts of Georgia, April 1970
Date Created
1970-04-01
Description
Map of Georgia counties and districts.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American women
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Map of the Vine City neighborhood development area of Atlanta.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Vine City Neighborhood Development Area, 1970
Date Created
1970-04
Description
Map of the Vine City neighborhood development area of Atlanta.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American women
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Letter to Grace Hamilton from Richard Leary against her support of the abortion bill. 1 page.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Correspondence to Grace Hamilton from Reverend Richard Leary, February 9, 1970
Date Created
1970-02-09
Description
Letter to Grace Hamilton from Richard Leary against her support of the abortion bill. 1 page.
Subject
Atlanta Urban League, African Americans--Politics and government, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Abortion
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Letter encouraging Hamilton and Townsend to press for legalized abortion. Not signed. 3 pages.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Correspondence to Grace Hamilton and Kil Townsend, February 2, 1970
Date Created
1970-02-02
Description
Letter encouraging Hamilton and Townsend to press for legalized abortion. Not signed. 3 pages.
Subject
Atlanta Urban League, African Americans--Politics and government, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Abortion
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Map of Atlanta delineating counties from the Atlanta Region Metropolitan Planning Commission.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Atlanta Region Metropolitan Planning Commission, 1970
Date Created
1970-01
Description
Map of Atlanta delineating counties from the Atlanta Region Metropolitan Planning Commission.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American women
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Map of Atlanta neighborhoods from the Community Council of the Atlanta Area, Inc. from Buckhead/Brookhaven in the north to Bell Hill and Lakewood in the south.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Atlanta's Neighborhoods, 1970
Date Created
1970-01
Description
Map of Atlanta neighborhoods from the Community Council of the Atlanta Area, Inc. from Buckhead/Brookhaven in the north to Bell Hill and Lakewood in the south.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American women
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Detailed base map of the Atlanta region.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Atlanta Region, 1970
Date Created
1970-01
Description
Detailed base map of the Atlanta region.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American women
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Map of Fulton County showing districts.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Fulton County Districts, 1970
Date Created
1970-01
Description
Map of Fulton County showing districts.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American women
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Recommended districts for appointed members to the Atlanta Metropolitan Area Planning and Development Commission.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Recommended Districts for Appointed Members to the Atlanta Metropolitan Area Planning and Development Commissi
Date Created
1970-01
Description
Recommended districts for appointed members to the Atlanta Metropolitan Area Planning and Development Commission.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American women
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Map of model cities urban development area from the Neighborhood Development Program for Atlanta, GA.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Neighborhood Development Program for Atlanta, GA, 1970
Date Created
1970-01
Description
Map of model cities urban development area from the Neighborhood Development Program for Atlanta, GA.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American women
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Talking points on anti-abortion from the Concerned Committed Citizens Right of Life Committee group and correspondence to Grace Hamilton. 4 pages.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
"Abortion Fallacy and Fact" and Correspondence, 1970
Date Created
1970
Description
Talking points on anti-abortion from the Concerned Committed Citizens Right of Life Committee group and correspondence to Grace Hamilton. 4 pages.
Subject
Atlanta Urban League, African Americans--Politics and government, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Abortion
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Map of Congressional District 4, Pine lake, Lithonia, and Stone Mountain Divisions.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Atlanta Area Metropolitan Map Series Pre-Enumeration Copy, Item 21, December 1969
Date Created
1969-12-10
Description
Map of Congressional District 4, Pine lake, Lithonia, and Stone Mountain Divisions.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American women
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Map of Congressional Districts 4 and 5, Druid Hills - North Decatur, Atlanta, and Constitution - Panthersville Divisions.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Atlanta Area Metropolitan Map Series Pre-Enumeration Copy, Item 17, December 1969
Date Created
1969-12-10
Description
Map of Congressional Districts 4 and 5, Druid Hills - North Decatur, Atlanta, and Constitution - Panthersville Divisions.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American women
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers