Dig into our collections by exploring four of our central collecting areas below.
For more information about Kenan Research Center or our archival collections, please call 404.814.4040 or email reference@atlantahistorycenter.com.
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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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Archival Collections
Kenan Research Center collects institutional records and personal papers that document Atlanta’s political and civic history.
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Archival Collections
Kenan Research Center’s military history collections document the Civil War, World War I, and World War II; as well as an oral history collection featuring over 600 interviews with veterans of foreign wars, including World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam, and the Gulf Wars.
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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.