Allen family.

Dates:
Active 1899
Active 2004

Biographical notes:

The Georgia roots of the Allen family began shortly after the Civil War when Daniel "Earnest" Allen (1847-1879) of Greene County, Tennessee, moved to Dalton, Georgia, to work in a dry goods business. In 1870 he married Susie Harris (1859-1936) of Dalton and in 1876 they had a son, Isaac. After Earnest's death, Susie renamed their son Ivan Earnest Allen. Ivan Allen (1876-1968) was a businessman and civic booster who moved to Atlanta in 1895 and co-founded his office supply company with entrepreneur James Fielder in 1900. The company changed owners in 1919 and became the Ivan Allen-Marshall Company, and later the Ivan Allen Company. He and his wife Irene Beaumont (1890-1972) gave birth to a son, Ivan in 1911. Ivan Allen, Jr. (1911-2003) served as president of the Ivan Allen Company and also as mayor of Atlanta from 1962-1970. Allen is credited with leading Atlanta through an era of significant economic growth while maintaining relative calm during the civil rights movement. Allen married Louise Richardson (1917-2008), the granddaughter of Atlanta businessman Hugh T. Inman (1846-1910) in 1936. Louise was very active in various Atlanta community organizations such as Junior League of Atlanta and Mimosa Garden Club, and was instrumental in saving the Swan House, an Atlanta landmark. Ivan and Louise Allen had three sons: Ivan III (1939-1992), Hugh Inman (1941-), and Beaumont (1951-)

From the description of Allen family papers, 1899-2004, undated. (Atlanta History Center). WorldCat record id: 780308188

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  • Business enterprises
  • Political campaigns
  • Civic leaders
  • Civil rights movements
  • Community development
  • Economic development
  • Elections
  • Fund raising
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • World War, 1939-1945

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  • Dalton (Ga.) (as recorded)
  • Atlanta (Ga.) (as recorded)
  • Georgia (as recorded)
  • Georgia--Atlanta (as recorded)

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