Atlanta History Center

United States Georgia Fulton Archives and Libraries Atlanta History Center

Atlanta History Center Contact Information E-mail:  reference@atlantahistorycenter.com Address: 130 West Paces Ferry Road NW Atlanta, GA 30305-1380 Telephone:  Kenan Research Center 404-814-4040 Fax:  404.814.4175 Hours and holidays:  Kenan Research Center: Wednesday-Saturday: 10:00am-5:00pm.  Holidays. Directions, maps, and public transportation: Driving directions Map:  Google map: Atlanta History Center Public transportation:  Take the MARTA train to the Buckhead Station  on the Red Line. Ask for a transfer ticket. Take the Peachtree Road exit out of Buckhead Station (not via the bridge) and go up the first set of stairs after exiting the fare gate. At street level is a bus stop where you transfer  to southbound bus #110 Peachtree Street/"The Peach". Tell the bus driver that you’d like to exit at West Paces Ferry Road. Exit  the bus where Peachtree Street and Roswell Road fork together at Sardis Way. At that forked intersection, make a right on West Paces Ferry Road (toward Johnny Rockets) and proceed west two blocks. The Atlanta History Center is located on the left. Internet sites and databases: Atlanta History Center Kenan Research Center archives, resources, special collections, Our online catalog:  Terminus, and in WorldCat. Our online digital photograph Album    Garrett's Necrology Genealogy Database Collection Description Sources for studing Atlanta and southern regional history and culture. The 42,000 square foot library possesses over 15,000 cubic feet of records, including 33,000 published volumes, more than 2,000 manuscript and photograph collections, and 7,800 rolls of microfilm. Tips {Optional} Guides {Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. } Alternate Repositories { List (link to a Wiki article for) at least one or more other repositories that collect overlapping records, or similar family history material including central repositories, affiliated or branch repositories, higher level jurisdiction repositories, parent or daughter jurisdiction repositories. Also list neighboring repositories with similar records. Please briefly explain how each substitute repository is related.} If you cannot visit or find a source at the Atlanta History Center, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections Alternate Repository {create link for each, and give line or two describing collection} Similar Collections Neighboring Collections Sources