Atlanta Daily World records, 1931-1996.

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Atlanta Daily World records, 1931-1996.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/243743566

The collection consists of the records of Atlanta Daily World, Inc. from 1931-2005. The majority of the collection consists of the financial records of the company, including advertising records, 1934-1996, cash receipt ledgers, 1931-1994, cash payment/check register ledgers, 1935-1995 and payroll register ledgers, 1949-1970. The records encompass all aspects of the company's business and financial dealings, including the syndicate operations and the MEMPHIS WORLD and the BIRMINGHAM WORLD papers. The collection also includes some correspondence and other financial records that document the company's activities.

34 linear ft. (34 boxes and 146 oversized bound v. (OBV))

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 7129673

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Scott, C. A. 1908-2000.

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Scott, W. A. H.

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Atlanta Daily World, Inc.

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The ATLANTA DAILY WORLD is an African American newspaper founded in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1928 by W.A. Scott II. The newspaper began as the ATLANTA WORLD and was published weekly for the first four years. In 1932, it began to be published daily and its name was changed ATLANTA DAILY WORLD. In 1934, after W.A. Scott's death, his brother, Cornelius Adolphus Scott took over the business. C.A. Scott served as the editor and publisher of the ATLANTA DAILY WORLD for 63 years, until his niece M. Alexis ...