Story
The Three Governors Controversy
For a brief and tumultuous few weeks in 1946 and 1947, Georgia had three governors. What followed is the stuff of political legend.
Story
For a brief and tumultuous few weeks in 1946 and 1947, Georgia had three governors. What followed is the stuff of political legend.
For Students
The University of West Georgia and the Atlanta History Center partner to offer an exciting graduate-level Museum Studies Certificate program.
Learning & Research
Uncover the past in our virtual learning lab, find your voice with Poetry Out Loud, and uncover hidden talents with 4H.
Projects & Initiatives
Atlanta History Center the second museum in the country to host this nation-wide initiative.
Projects & Initiatives
Atlanta History Center is collecting materials that illustrate how people are experiencing and responding to all aspects of life in Atlanta during the COVID-19 crisis.
Projects & Initiatives
The Veterans History Project oral history collection contains video and audio interviews of those who served in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf War, the Global War on Terror, and civilians who supported them.
Confederate Monument Interpretation Guide
This research template provides a guide for conducting research on individual monuments in local communities.
Confederate Monument Interpretation Guide
Confederate Monument Interpretation Guide media coverage.
Confederate Monument Interpretation Guide
Confederate monuments were built across the United States, including in states that were not part of the Confederacy. Even today, new monuments are being erected, while others are being removed.
Projects & Initiatives
A toolkit designed to help communities address Confederate monuments in their midst.
Learning & Research
Researchers can explore much of Atlanta History Center’s museum, archival, and oral history collections online.
Kenan Research Center
Our museum collections preserve and tell the stories of all of Atlanta and the region.
Archival Collections
Atlanta’s urban development, and political and social history are well documented through thousands of photographs from photojournalists and corporate photographers, primarily dated 1930-1990.
Archival Collections
African American history in Atlanta is documented in the Kenan Research Center’s strong collections of civic and political leaders, photojournalists, and oral history resources.
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