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Encyclopedia article about Ivan Allen Jr. who served as mayor of Atlanta from 1962 to 1970 and is credited with leading the city through an era of significant physical and economic growth and with maintaining calm during the civil rights movement. He…

View of men and women working in the blue print room at the Ivan Allen Company.

Short overview of the career of Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., Atlanta Mayor (1962-1970). Produced for a tribute dinner at the Commerce Club of Atlanta where Allen had been a president previous to his tenure as Mayor.

Interview with Xernona Clayton, conducted during the writing of Georgia Tech History, Technology, and Society Professor Ronald H. Bayor's 1996 book Race and the Shaping of Twentieth-Century Atlanta. In this interview, Clayton addresses her activities…

Interview with Warren Cochrane, conducted during the writing of Georgia Tech History, Technology, and Society Professor Ronald H. Bayor's 1996 book Race and the Shaping of Twentieth-Century Atlanta. In this interview, Cochrane discusses issues with…

Interview with Sam Massell, conducted during the writing of Georgia Tech History, Technology, and Society Professor Ronald H. Bayor's 1996 book Race and the Shaping of Twentieth-Century Atlanta. In this interview, Massell expresses his view on race…

Interview with Robert Thompson, conducted during the writing of Georgia Tech History, Technology, and Society Professor Ronald H. Bayor's 1996 book Race and the Shaping of Twentieth-Century Atlanta. Thompson discusses his efforts in securing land and…

Interview with Robert B. Flanagan, conducted during the writing of Georgia Tech History, Technology, and Society Professor Ronald H. Bayor's 1996 book Race and the Shaping of Twentieth-Century Atlanta. In this interview, Flanagan speaks about his…

Interview with Maynard Jackson, conducted during the writing of Georgia Tech History, Technology, and Society Professor Ronald H. Bayor's 1996 book Race and the Shaping of Twentieth-Century Atlanta. Part two of a pair of interviews. Jackson continues…