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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Title Date Created Description Subject Collection
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
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
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
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
Atlanta Region 1970 Census Tracts, 1973 1973-01-01 Detailed base map of the Atlanta regions census tracts with central Fulton County color coded. African Americans--Politics and government, African American women Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
North Central Georgia Health Service Area, 1973 1973-01 Map of North Central Georgia Health Service Area. African Americans--Politics and government, African American women Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Senate Bill 189, 1973 1973-01 Map of Senate Bill 189. African Americans--Politics and government, African American women Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Representative Districts of Georgia, March 1972 1972-03 Map of Representative Districts of Georgia from the General Assembly of Georgia. African Americans--Politics and government, African American women Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
5th and 6th Congressional Districts of Georgia, 1972 1972-01 Map of 5th and 6th Congressional Districts of Georgia. African Americans--Politics and government, African American women Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Representative Districts of Georgia, 1972 1972-01 Map of Representative Districts of Georgia from the Secretary of State. African Americans--Politics and government, African American women Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Representative Districts of Georgia, 1972 1972-01 Map of Representative Districts of Georgia from the Secretary of State. African Americans--Politics and government, African American women Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Congressional Districts of Georgia, 1972 1972-01 Map of Congressional districts of Georgia. African Americans--Politics and government, African American women Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Areas of Atlanta, 1972 1972-01 Map of Atlanta with handwritten outlines. African Americans--Politics and government, African American women Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Senatorial Districts of Georgia, 1972 1972-01 Map of the Senatorial Districts of Georgia. African Americans--Politics and government, African American women Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Atlanta Area Metropolitan Map Series Pre-Enumeration Copy, Item 9, February 1970 1971-02-12 Map of Congressional Districts 5 and 6, College Park, Riverdale, forest Park and Morrow Divisions. African Americans--Politics and government, African American women Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Atlanta Area Metropolitan Map Series Pre-Enumeration Copy, Item 8, February 1970 1971-02-12 Map of Congressional District 6, Lake City, Morrow, and Stockbridge Divisions. African Americans--Politics and government, African American women Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Atlanta Area Metropolitan Map Series Pre-Enumeration Copy, Item 23, January 1971 1971-01-18 Map of Congressional District 7, Dobbins, Powder Springs, Austell, and Marietta Divisions. African Americans--Politics and government, African American women Grace Towns Hamilton Papers
Atlanta Area Metropolitan Map Series Pre-Enumeration Copy, Item 13, October 1970 1970-10-29 Map of Congressional Districts 5 and 7, Campbellton, Atlanta, and East Point Divisions. African Americans--Politics and government, African American women Grace Towns Hamilton Papers