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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A young girl stands outside of a house and examines a rose bush.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Young Girl Outside of a Home, circa 1915
Date Created
1910/1920
Description
A young girl stands outside of a house and examines a rose bush.
Subject
African American families, African American--Education
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
A child stands on the stairs of a home.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Child on House Steps, circa 1915
Date Created
1910/1920
Description
A child stands on the stairs of a home.
Subject
African American families, African American--Education
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
George A. Towns, Nellie Towns, and children play on the grass outside of a home.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Towns Family Playing Outside, circa 1912
Date Created
1910/1915
Description
George A. Towns, Nellie Towns, and children play on the grass outside of a home.
Subject
African American families, African American--Education
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
George A. Towns, Nellie Towns, and children play on the grass outside of a home.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Towns Family Playing Outside, circa 1912
Date Created
1910/1915
Description
George A. Towns, Nellie Towns, and children play on the grass outside of a home.
Subject
African American families, African American--Education
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
A woman picks a baby out of a stroller. Written on verso: Helen (?). A woman with a baby.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Woman and Baby, circa 1912
Date Created
1910/1915
Description
A woman picks a baby out of a stroller. Written on verso: Helen (?). A woman with a baby.
Subject
African American families, African American--Education
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
A woman sits in a chair holding a baby. Written on verso: Mrs. Towns and Helen.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Woman and Baby, circa 1912
Date Created
1910/1915
Description
A woman sits in a chair holding a baby. Written on verso: Mrs. Towns and Helen.
Subject
African American families, African American--Education
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
George A. Towns holds a baby inside of a home.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
George A. Towns and a Baby, circa 1912
Date Created
1910/1915
Description
George A. Towns holds a baby inside of a home.
Subject
African American families, African American--Education
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
A woman sits on a porch holding a baby.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Woman and Baby, circa 1912
Date Created
1910/1915
Description
A woman sits on a porch holding a baby.
Subject
African American families, African American--Education
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
A woman sits in a chair holding a baby.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Woman and Baby, circa 1912
Date Created
1910/1915
Description
A woman sits in a chair holding a baby.
Subject
African American families, African American--Education
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers