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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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.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Grace Towns Hamilton Standing Next to a Man at a Podium, October 1981
Date Created
1981-10-16
Description
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.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American women
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Map of Fulton County and Atlanta school locations.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Location of Fulton County and Atlanta Public Schools, October 1975
Date Created
1975-10
Description
Map of Fulton County and Atlanta school locations.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American women
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Map of planning units for Atlanta neighborhoods from the City of Atlanta Bureau of Planning.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Planning Units for Atlanta's Neighborhoods, 1975
Date Created
1975-01
Description
Map of planning units for Atlanta neighborhoods from the City of Atlanta Bureau of Planning.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American women
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Map of Council Districts in the City of Atlanta.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Council Districts City of Atlanta, 1974
Date Created
1974-01
Description
Map of Council Districts in the City of Atlanta.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American women
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Map of Census Tracts with 50% or More Black Populations.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Census Tracts with 50% or More Black Populations, 1974
Date Created
1974-01
Description
Map of Census Tracts with 50% or More Black Populations.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American women
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Map of Senate Bill 685.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Senate Bill 685, 1974
Date Created
1974-01
Description
Map of Senate Bill 685.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American women
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Detailed base map of the Atlanta regions census tracts with central Fulton County color coded.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Atlanta Region 1970 Census Tracts, 1973
Date Created
1973-01-01
Description
Detailed base map of the Atlanta regions census tracts with central Fulton County color coded.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American women
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Map of North Central Georgia Health Service Area.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
North Central Georgia Health Service Area, 1973
Date Created
1973-01
Description
Map of North Central Georgia Health Service Area.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American women
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Map of Senate Bill 189.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Senate Bill 189, 1973
Date Created
1973-01
Description
Map of Senate Bill 189.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American women
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Map of Representative Districts of Georgia from the General Assembly of Georgia.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Representative Districts of Georgia, March 1972
Date Created
1972-03
Description
Map of Representative Districts of Georgia from the General Assembly of Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American women
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Map of 5th and 6th Congressional Districts of Georgia.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
5th and 6th Congressional Districts of Georgia, 1972
Date Created
1972-01
Description
Map of 5th and 6th Congressional Districts of Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American women
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Map of Representative Districts of Georgia from the Secretary of State.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Representative Districts of Georgia, 1972
Date Created
1972-01
Description
Map of Representative Districts of Georgia from the Secretary of State.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American women
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Map of Representative Districts of Georgia from the Secretary of State.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Representative Districts of Georgia, 1972
Date Created
1972-01
Description
Map of Representative Districts of Georgia from the Secretary of State.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American women
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Map of Congressional districts of Georgia.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Congressional Districts of Georgia, 1972
Date Created
1972-01
Description
Map of Congressional districts of Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American women
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Map of Atlanta with handwritten outlines.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Areas of Atlanta, 1972
Date Created
1972-01
Description
Map of Atlanta with handwritten outlines.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American women
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Map of the Senatorial Districts of Georgia.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Senatorial Districts of Georgia, 1972
Date Created
1972-01
Description
Map of the Senatorial Districts of Georgia.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American women
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Map of Congressional Districts 5 and 6, College Park, Riverdale, forest Park and Morrow Divisions.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Atlanta Area Metropolitan Map Series Pre-Enumeration Copy, Item 9, February 1970
Date Created
1971-02-12
Description
Map of Congressional Districts 5 and 6, College Park, Riverdale, forest Park and Morrow Divisions.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American women
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Map of Congressional District 6, Lake City, Morrow, and Stockbridge Divisions.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Atlanta Area Metropolitan Map Series Pre-Enumeration Copy, Item 8, February 1970
Date Created
1971-02-12
Description
Map of Congressional District 6, Lake City, Morrow, and Stockbridge Divisions.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American women
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Map of Congressional District 7, Dobbins, Powder Springs, Austell, and Marietta Divisions.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Atlanta Area Metropolitan Map Series Pre-Enumeration Copy, Item 23, January 1971
Date Created
1971-01-18
Description
Map of Congressional District 7, Dobbins, Powder Springs, Austell, and Marietta Divisions.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American women
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Map of Congressional Districts 5 and 7, Campbellton, Atlanta, and East Point Divisions.
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Atlanta Area Metropolitan Map Series Pre-Enumeration Copy, Item 13, October 1970
Date Created
1970-10-29
Description
Map of Congressional Districts 5 and 7, Campbellton, Atlanta, and East Point Divisions.
Subject
African Americans--Politics and government, African American women
Collection
Grace Towns Hamilton Papers