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 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
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
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
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
Grace Townes Hamilton with John Hawkins and Visitor at the Georgia House of Representatives, circa 1976 1973/1979 Grace Townes Hamilton stands with John Hawkins and an unidentified visitor 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 with three unidentified men 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 with four unidentified men 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 with four unidentified men 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 with James M. Beck 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 Lottie Watkins, Clint Deveaux, and others 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 George Busbee and Others, circa 1976 1973/1979 Grace Townes Hamilton and other stand around George Busbee seated at his desk. 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 a man and a 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 Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Grace Townes Hamilton with Quinn Hudson at the Georgia House of Representatives, circa 1976 1973/1979 Grace Townes Hamilton at her desk with Quinn Hudson 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 with two young women holding a gavel and unidentified men 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 at her desk 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