DeKalb History Center

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DeKalb History Center
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Contact Information

E-mail:[1]  archives@dekalbhistory.org

Address:[1]

101 E. Court Square
Decatur, Georgia 30030

Telephone:[1]  404-373-1088
Fax:  404-373-8287

Hours and holidays:[2]

  • Office Hours:  Mon-Fri 9am - 5pm.
  • Archives:  Appointments recommended Tue-Thu 10am - Noon, and 1 - 4pm.
  • Museum Hours:  Mon-Fri 10am - 4pm.
  • Holiday closures.

Map, directions, parking, and public transportation:[2]

Internet sites and databases:

  • DeKalb History Center about, archives and research, education, preservation, museum, facility rental, membership, events, gift shop, podcasts, and newsletter.
  • Archives & Research: Collections partial listing of collections including subject files, biographical files, special collections, oral histories, reference materials, photograph subject files, and periodicals.
  • Special Collections inventory of court records, personal papers, school documents, photos, and post office records in Special Collections.

Collection Description

Biographical files, maps, DeKalb County cemetery index, oral histories, many church records and histories, manuscripts, photographs, rare books, county records, Sanborn fire insurance maps, DeKalb County books such as memoirs, yearbooks, and Atlanta City and suburban city directories, family and business papers, Confederate widows, deeds, social clubs, and schools.[2]

Alternate Repositories

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If you cannot visit or find a source at the DeKalb History Center, a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections

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Neighboring Collections


Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Home in DeKalb History Center (accessed 13 January 2016).
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Archives & Research in DeKalb History Center (accessed 13 January 2016).