Mills B. Lane, Jr. papers, 1958-1973, 1968 - 1973.

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Mills B. Lane, Jr. papers, 1958-1973, 1968 - 1973.

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This collection contains correspondence, memos, and newspaper clippings on the move of the Tullie Smith House to the Atlanta History Center from its original location in DeKalb. The Tullie Smith House is a typical "plantation plain" style house built in the 1840s by Robert Smith, a yeoman farmer from North Carolina, and his family. The records document Lane, Jr. and the other committee members as they continued to research and set up a restoration plan for the building. Correspondence includes letters between Lane, Jr.; Franklin Garrett; Bettijo (Mrs. Rodney) Cook; and Louise (Mrs. Ivan) Allen, Jr. Topics discussed include donations, moving expenses, information on the acquisition of the building, and the restoration process. This collection also contains notes and clippings regarding the North Fulton's Business Men's Association's interest in capitalizing on the historic nature of Roswell, Georgia.

.25 linear ft. (42 items)

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8089118

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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Tullie Smith House (Atlanta, Ga.)

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

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Allen, Louise Richardson, 1917-

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Lane, Mills B. (Mills Bee), 1912-1989

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Mills B. Lane, Jr. was born in Savannah, Georgia on 12 January 1912 to Mary Comer and Mills B. Lane, Sr. He was married to Anne Waring and the couple had two children, Mills B. Lane, IV and Anita. He graduated from Yale University in 1934 and then took a job in Valdosta, Georgia as a clerk at Citizens and Southern National Bank, an institution that his father founded. Following the death of his father in 1946, Lane assumed the position of president of the bank and led the bank for nearly thirty ...