Records, 1924-[ongoing], 1964-[ongoing].

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Records, 1924-[ongoing], 1964-[ongoing].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32369997

These records consist of minutes, memos, letters, etc. of the Board of Directors and Board Advisory Committee and the Executive Committee of the Atlanta Legal Aid Society from 1964-1995.

17 boxes, 8.5 cubic ft.

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7340545

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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In 1924 a group of 14 lawyers petitioned for a charter to found an independent, nonprofit corporation, to be known as the Atlanta Legal Aid Society, to meet the legal needs of the very poor and elderly in the Atlanta area. After World War II the Community Chest began to fund the Society but even this could not keep pace with the increasing demand for pro bono legal services. The Society began to turn to other sources of funding. In 1940 the Society began to charge clients $1 registration fee whi...