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Atlanta

Guide to researching the local arts, culture and history of Atlanta, GA.

Digital Library of Georgia

The Digital Library of Georgia is a gateway to Georgia's history and culture found in digitized books, manuscripts, photographs, government documents, newspapers, maps, audio, video, and other resources. The Digital Library of Georgia connects users to a million digital objects in more than 200 collections from 60 institutions and 100 government agencies. 

DLG (Atlanta, Fulton County portal)

Georgia Historical Society

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The Georgia Historical Society houses the oldest collection on Georgia history including thousands of manuscripts, photographs,  architectural drawings,  rare and non-rare books, maps, portraits and artifacts.

Georgia Trust


The Mission of the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation is to work for the preservation and revitalization of Georgia's diverse historic resources and advocate their appreciation, protection and use.

History Atlanta


Historic Buildings, People & Things in Atlanta History
http://historyatlanta.com/

Atlanta History Center

 

The James G. Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center offers expanded public research space with open access to archival resources for the study of Atlanta and southern regional history and culture. 


Album is a database of digitized photographs from collections at the Kenan Research Center. The images document people, places, and events in Atlanta and the state of Georgia from 1895 to 1992.

Atlanta Preservation Center

The Atlanta Preservation Center, Inc., Atlanta, United States — Google Arts  & Culture

The mission of The Atlanta Preservation Center is to promote the preservation of Atlanta's architecturally, historically and culturally significant buildings, neighborhoods and landscapes through education and advocacy.

ATLMaps

Umbra Search for African American History

Umbra Search brings together hundreds of thousands digitized materials from over 1,000 libraries and archives across the country.

Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps

Sanborn Maps

 

The Sanborn® maps are large-scale maps of U.S. cities and towns. Originally designed for purposes of fire insurance assessment, the maps are highly detailed, showing not only the location and size of buildings and streets, but also the placement of water mains, fire walls, and other urban features. The map images delivered by this site are derived from the holdings of the University of Georgia Libraries Map Collection.

Georgia State University