CAUTION, INC.
CAUTION, Inc. records, 1893-1992 (bulk 1982-1992)

Restrictions on Access

Collection stored off-site. Researchers must contact the Rose Library in advance to access this collection.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.

Related Materials in This Repository

Druid Hills Civil Association records; Freedom Park Conservancy records.

Source

Gift of Albert Caproni, III, 1995. Gale Walldorff donated additions in 1997. Frank Cummings donated additions in 1999. Carol Holiday donated additions in 2004

Custodial History

Albert Caproni, III, was the president of CAUTION, Inc. at the time of acquisition. Additions were donated by other officers of the organizations. Archivists removed three boxes of Freedom Park Conservancy records from this collection in 2020 following the acquisition of the Freedom Park Conservancy records collection. They are now boxes 11-13 of the Freedom Park Conservancy records.

Citation

[after identification of item(s)], CAUTION, Inc. records, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University.

Appraisal Note

Acquired by Rose Library Director, Linda Matthews, as part of the Rose Library's holdings in the history of Atlanta.

Processing

Unprocessed collection.

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Biographical Note

CAUTION, Inc. (Citizens Against Unnecessary Thoroughfares In Older Neighborhoods) , was formed in 1982 by the neighborhood associations of Inman Park, Druid Hills, Candler Park, Lake Claire, East Lake, Virginia-Highland, Poncey-Highland and City of Decatur. The purpose of the coalition was to stop the Presidential Parkway, a proposed 4-land expressway designed with 5 bridges, high speeds and truck traffic through these eight neighborhoods and their parks.

CAUTION's long legal, political, and civil engagements with the City of Atlanta and the Georgia Department of Transportation eventually led to a mediated settlement between those parties that resulted in the creation of Freedom Parkway.

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of records of CAUTION, Inc. (Citizens Against Unnecessary Thoroughfares in Older Neighborhoods) from 1893-1992 (bulk 1982-1992). The records include correspondence, legal documents, traffic observations, photographs, diagrams, maps and drawings relating to CAUTION's fight against the parkway leading to the Jimmy Carter Library (Atlanta, Georgia).

Arrangement Note

Collection unprocessed; inventory available.