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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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
New Egan County Commissioner Districts, February 1974 1974-02, 1974-02 Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Council Districts City of Atlanta, 1974 1974-01 Map of Council Districts in the City of Atlanta. African Americans--Politics and government, African American women Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Census Tracts with 50% or More Black Populations, 1974 1974-01 Map of Census Tracts with 50% or More Black Populations. African Americans--Politics and government, African American women Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Senate Bill 685, 1974 1974-01 Map of Senate Bill 685. African Americans--Politics and government, African American women Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Grace Townes Hamilton with Others at the Georgia House of Representatives, circa 1976 1973/1979 Grace Townes Hamilton at her desk with a unidentified man and a young page at the Georgia House of Representatives. Atlanta Urban League, African Americans--Politics and government, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Portraits and people, African American women, Political participation, African American teenagers Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Grace Townes Hamilton with Others at the Georgia House of Representatives, circa 1976 1973/1979 Grace Townes Hamilton with a group including Betty J. Clark, Tom Murphy, and other women at the Georgia House of Representatives. Atlanta Urban League, African Americans--Politics and government, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Portraits and people, African American women, Political participation Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Grace Townes Hamilton with Others at the Georgia House of Representatives, circa 1976 1973/1979 Grace Townes Hamilton at her desk with and unidentified woman with a visitor pass at the Georgia House of Representatives. Atlanta Urban League, African Americans--Politics and government, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Portraits and people, African American women, Political participation Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Grace Townes Hamilton with Others at the Georgia House of Representatives, circa 1976 1973/1979 Grace Townes Hamilton stands by her desk with an unidentified man and woman at the Georgia House of Representatives. Atlanta Urban League, African Americans--Politics and government, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Portraits and people, African American women, Political participation Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Tom Murphy with Others at the Georgia House of Representatives, circa 1976 1973/1979 Tom Murphy stands with an unidentified man and a young man holding a gavel at the Georgia House of Representatives. Atlanta Urban League, African Americans--Politics and government, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Portraits and people, Political participation Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Ben Brown and Family at the Georgia House of Representatives, circa 1976 1973/1979 Ben Brown stands with his wife and his two young boys at the Georgia House of Representatives. Atlanta Urban League, African Americans--Politics and government, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Portraits and people, African American women, Political participation, African American children Grace Towns Hamilton Papers