Piedmont Driving Club Collection, 1907-1998.

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Piedmont Driving Club Collection, 1907-1998.

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The bulk of the Piedmont Driving Club records are invitations and announcements. The invitations include dinner dances with music by Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, and Tommy Tucker, among others. Invitations for seasonal parties, including the annual Halloween Ball with presentation of the debutantes, and Christmas and Valentine's Day parties are also included. Other invitations feature After the Opera suppers, dancing classes, and a variety of other themed parties. Announcements include information about administrative policies and changes, meeting notifications, and advance notifications of events. The records also contain annual reports (1952-1998), yearbooks (1909-1987), programs, and records from the Centennial Subcommittee regarding the planning of the centennial celebration and Jack J. Spalding's written history of the club (1937-1969). Correspondence from 1959 relates to construction on the building and the ballroom. Newspaper clippings cover topics such as the architecture, events at the club, and controversies regarding business deals being conducted on the grounds. Also included is the application file for Michael Russell, the first African American member of the club. There is also a scrapbook, partially filled and dated May 28, 1940 with photographs and news clippings of ⁰́₋Active Founders.⁰́₊

1.75 linear ft. : (4 document cases)

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7997261

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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Garrett, Franklin M. (Franklin Miller), 1906-

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Piedmont Driving Club (Atlanta, Ga.)

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The Piedmont Driving Club in Atlanta, Georgia is a private country club whose mission is to "provide and maintain a proper place for enjoyment, social intercourse, pleasure and recreation for its members and their families." It was established in 1887 at a Chamber of Commerce meeting when James Kingsbery and 100 other men agreed to jointly purchase Benjamin Walker's 190 acre tract of land in present day Midtown for $38,000. The Walker home stood as the original club house, but as club membership...