PALMER, CHARLES F.
(CHARLES FORREST), 1892-1973.
Charles F. Palmer papers
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Scrapbooks artifacts and memorabilia
Charles F. Palmer papers > Scrapbooks artifacts and memorabilia
Collection Stored Off-Site
All or portions of this collection are housed off-site. Materials can still be requested but researchers should expect a delay of up to two business days for retrieval.
Series 12
Scrapbooks, artifacts, and
memorabilia
Boxes 177-179, OBV1-15, OP2-3
Scope and Content Note
The scrapbooks in this series contain newspaper clippings, programs, photographs, and ephemera. They cover all facets of Palmer’s professional career including his service as president of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, chairman of the Atlanta Housing Authority, and as United States Defense Housing Coordinator. There are separate scrapbooks documenting Palmer’s development of Techwood Homes and Palmer House, the development of Oak Knoll, the publication of his book Adventures of a Slum Fighter, and his involvement in the Fifty Club.
| Scrapbooks | ||
| Box | Folder | Content |
|---|---|---|
| OBV1 | 1919-1930 | |
| OBV2 | 1931-1940 | |
| OBV3 | 1933-1937 [Techwood Homes] | |
| OBV4 | 1937-1938 [Atlanta Chamber of Commerce | |
| OBV5 | 1937-1939 [Life House, Oak Knoll] | |
| OBV6 | 1938-1940 [Atlanta Housing Authority] | |
| OBV7 | 1941-1943 [Defense Housing Coordinator] | |
| OBV8 | 1945-1949 | |
| OBV9 | 1950-1963 | |
| OBV10 | 1962-1966 | |
| OBV11 | 1966-1973 | |
| OBV12 | Fifty Club scrapbook, 1922-1937 | |
| OBV13 | Adventures of a Slum Fighter, 1955 ca. 1961 | |
| OBV14 | FDR's Own Memorial, 1965 | |
| OBV15 | Palmer House, photographs | |
| Objects | ||
| - | - | River Queen eagle, carved wooden replica [Artrack L10] |
| 178 | 1 | Hitler, Adolf, bronze profile (includes letter of explanation from General Alvan C. Gillem, Jr. |
| 177 | Mussolini, Benito, Small bust and photograph | |
| - | - | Palmer, Charles, bust by Julian Harris [the Rose Library Reading Room] |
| Certificates | ||
| OP2 | 6 | Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Resolution upon retirement as President, 1939 |
| OP2 | 6 | Atlanta Housing Authority, Resolution upon his resignation as Chair, 1940 |
| OP2 | 6 | Emory University, Diploma, 1970 |
| OP2 | 6 | The Infantry School of Arms (Fort Sill, Oklahoma), Division of School of Arms Instructor, November 24, 1917 |
| OP2 | 6 | President of the United States, Appointment as Second Lieutenant of Cavalry, October 26, 1917 |
| OP2 | 6 | President of the United States, Appointment as Second Lieutenant of Cavalry, January 10, 1918 |
| OP2 | 6 | President of the United States, Appointment as First Lieutenant of Cavalry, February 27, 1918 |
| Diaries | ||
| 178 | 2 | Daily Reminder, 1953 (related to The Hall of Our History) |
| 178 | 3 | 1953 |
| 178 | 4 | Daily Reminder, 1954 |
| Memorabilia | ||
| OP2 | 7 | Christmas poem, from staff |
| 177 | - | Framed presidential seal from wrapping of autographed copy of The Living White House, December 21, 1966 |
| Printed material | ||
| 179 | 1 | Atlanta Rotary Club, Rotary in Atlanta, June 28, 1946-July 4, 1947 (Palmer was President) |
| OP2 | 8 | City of Atlanta Planning Department, Buckhead: A Report by the City of Atlanta Planning Department, 1960 |
| OP2 | 8 | Equitable Life Assurance of the United States, Equitable Builds a Gateway, circa 1963 |
| 179 | 2 | Helios (High school publication, Grand Rapids, Michigan): October 1910-March 1911 |
| OP2 | 9 | Mentze, Ernst, 5 Years, The Occupation of Denmark in Pictures, 1946 |
| OP3 | - | Montage of clippings relating to Palmer's trip to South America 1952 |
| 179 | 3 | National Association of Building Owners and Managers, The Bulletin, June 1930-February 1931 (Palmer was President) |
| OP2 | 10 | National Downtown Action Committee, Action Plan for Downtown, Washington, D.C., 1962 |
| 179 | 4 | Palmer Ink, (newsletter for tenants in Palmer office buildings), January 1937- 1943 |
| 179 | 5 | Palmer Ink, October 1943-December 1947 (incomplete) |
| OP2 | 10 | Peachtree City, Georgia, no date |
| OP2 | 11 | Works Progress Administration of Georgia, The Social and Economic Pattern of Atlanta, Georgia (1939) |
| Card files | ||
| 180 | 4 | Subjects, A-K |
| 181 | 4 | Subjects, L-Z |
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