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The subject files are topical files containing newspaper clippings and various secondary sources covering most aspects of life in DeKalb County. Subject Files cover topics such as churches, neighborhoods, schools, farms and businesses.


Box 21: 

Cities and Communities

Brookhaven:

Churches
Country Clubs
Schools & Universities
Organizations & Businesses
North Atlanta Planning Council
Indian Village
History
Bibliography & Conclusion
Railroads
People & various interviews

Box 22: 

Cities and Communities

Clarkston:
General Info File, General History
Incorporation of Clarkston
Post Office & Postmasters
Citizens, Residents
Maps of Clarkston
Clarkston Tour of Homes
Clarkston 100th Anniversary Celebration

Historic Homes:
Jolly/Estes/Hester Home
Joe Perrin Home
R.F. Sams Home & Cherokee Farm
A.A. Warwick Home (son of E.A. Warwick)
Williams Homes, Van Vorst (Market Street)
"Halliburton Hall" W.E. Wimpy Home
"Forty Oaks" (Sutton Home) Land Lot #96, 18th District, Market St.
Newspapers - Clarkston Clarion 1940's, 1943, 1944
Resident/Government - Clarkston Voters 1902

Government:
Police
Fire
City Council
Mayors

Box 23:

Cities and Communities

Chamblee:
General
Businesses
International Village
Cross Keys
Lynnwood Park
Doraville
Silver Lake & Dam

Box 24: 

Cities and Communities

Decatur:
City Government
City Commission Meetings (Budget & Finance)
City Hall - 1961 of the building and appraisal
Charter with amendments through 1931
U.S. Post Office
Annual Reports 1925-
Fire Department
Police Department (1927 publication - "Police Review")
Promotional Booklets
"Decatur: A Beautiful Residence Section" (brochure)

Box 25: 

Cities and Communities cont. 

Decatur:
Arts Festival & garden tour 1990
Downtown Development
"Discover Decatur Historic Trails" by O'Brien 
Historic Preservation
Historic Preservation Task Force
Housing Authority - 1999 Annual Report
"City of Decatur" by Carson Salyer 1978
1966 Land Use Plan
Courthouse - Square
City Commission - Zoning Matters
Irish in Decatur - 1996 Olympics
Streets and Transportation
Street Guide & Traffic Rules 1936 & 39
Statistics
Urban Renewal 
     
Box 26: 

Cities and Communities

Decatur Newsletters:
Around Decatur (1977-1986)
Decatur Dispatch (1994-1998)
Decatur Focus Newsletter
DeKalb Wonder (May 1927)
Inside Decatur
Southern Sentinel (1891)
Winona Park Neighbors News

Box 27: 

Cities and Communities

Decatur Neighborhoods:
Adams Street Study
Candler Street
Decatur Taxpayers League
Emory Estates - University Park - Emory Highlands (national register application)
Emory Grove - (national register application)
Glenwood Estates
Great Lakes Association (Clairmont Park)
Lenox Place
MAK Neighborhood History & district building guidelines
Oakhurst
Oak Grove Community (Nelms)
Scott Boulevard
South Decatur
Winona Park

Box 28: 

Cities and Communities

Decatur Maps:
Decatur Town Lots (original deeds)
Decatur Courthouse Square 1866
Decatur 1880
1911 Sanborn Map
Decatur 1912 (with 1981 overlay)
1924 Sanborn Map

Box 29: 

Cities and Communities

Decatur General History:
Decatur Guards Military Meeting Minutes (1917-1919)
Decatur History (several folders)
DeKalb New Era (1916)
Historic Trails (includes the Decatur Depot)
Prominent Decatur Citizens
    
Box 30: 

Cities and Communities

Druid Hills:
General History of Druid Hills
Briarcliff Road Area
Druid Hills Golf Club
Druid Hills Civic Association
Emory Homes
Emory Tower
Environmental Impact Statement
Historic Preservation
Frederick Law Olmstead
Princeton Way neighborhood
Residents



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