Papers, 1892-1980.

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Papers, 1892-1980.

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Correspondence, subject files, writings, pamphlets, articles, memorabilia, clippings, photos, and other papers, relating to Hartsfield's political, business, and personal life. Includes material relating to political campaigns and tenure as mayor and to interests in various Georgia mining ventures, including Southern Talc Company. Topics include growth of commercial aviation in Atlanta, development of the Chattahoochee River and building of Buford Dam to insure Atlanta's water supply; premiere (1939) of Gone With the Wind, city race relations (1940s-1960s), and Hartsfield's fight to prevent fluoridation of Atlanta's water supply. Correspondents include Ellis Arnall, Ivan Allen, Jr., Helen Bullard, Walter F. George, Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King, Sr. and Jr., Lester Maddox, Ralph McGill, Lawrence Robert, Richard B. Russell, Adlai Stevenson, David O. Selznick, Herman Talmadge, and Robert W. Woodruff.

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Emory University, Robert W. Woodruff Library

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Emory University, Robert W. Woodruff Library

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Allen, Ivan, 1911-2003

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Hartsfield, William Berry

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William Berry Hartsfield (1890-1971) served as Mayor of Atlanta 1937-1962. He served on the Atlanta City Council from 1923-1928 and represented Fulton County in the state legislature. Hartsfield was Mayor of Atlanta in 1939 when the city hosted the premiere of Gone With the Wind, the movie based on the novel by Margaret Mitchell (Marsh). The film Gone With the Wind, based on the novel by Margaret Mitchell (Marsh), premiered in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 15, 1939. From the descript...