155 20 10383 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/340b51bc36161941038fdc60ad3224c3.pdf e4f60be843f039e79f5827e8d9caa60e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. December 29 , 1962 Mr . Charles Edwards Attorney at Law Candler Building ·. Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Edwards : May I express my appreciation for your w illingness to serve on the committee which Kr. Virgil Copeland requested me to appoi nt to study the problems of the Peyton-Harlan Road area . I am furnishing your name to Mr. Copeland and I feel sure you will hear from him shortly regarding a meeting . Sincerely,. Ivan Allen, Jr . IAJr:ad � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Sr a December 29, 1962 Mr, Charles Edwards Attorney at Law Candler Building Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr, Edwards: May I express my appreciation for your willingness to serve on the committee which Wr. Virgil Copeland requested me to appoint to study the problems of the Peyton-Harlan Road area. Iam furnishing your name to Mr. Copeland and I feel sure you will hear from him shortly regarding a meeting. Sincerely, Ivan Allen, Jr. IAJr:ad  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 17, Folder 11, Document 103 Box 17 Box 17 Folder 11 Folder topic: Proposed Community Stabilization Plan - Peyton | Harlan | and Willis Road Area | 1962-1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/7cfc48f141cc4296724d55b000b12c5c.pdf f2c2a1963acd0c1fa1b099a32a6f9c5c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. De c e mber 29, 1962 Mr. Clifford Bullard 7 62 Lynn Ci rcle, S. W . Atlanta 11, Georgia Dear Mr. Bullard: May I express my appreciation for your willingness to serv on the committee which Mr. Virgil Copeland requested me to appoint to study the problems of the Peyton- Har lan Road area. I am furnishing your name to Mr. Copeland and I feel sure you will hear from him shortly regarding a meeting. Sincerely. Ivan Allen, Jr. IAJr:ad � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document December 29, 1962 Mr. Clifford Bullard 762 Lynn Circle, S. W. Atlanta ll, Georgia Dear Mr, Bullard: May I express my appreciation for your willingness to serve on the committee which Mr. Virgil Copeland requested me to appoint to study the problems of the Peyton-Harlan Road area. Iam furnishing your name to Mr. Copeland and I feel sure you will hear from him shortly regarding a meeting. Sincerely, Ivan Allen, Jr. IAJriad  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 17, Folder 11, Document 102 Box 17 Box 17 Folder 11 Folder topic: Proposed Community Stabilization Plan - Peyton | Harlan | and Willis Road Area | 1962-1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/8a1fbbadcb68ebfa564dc8413e789410.pdf 8a3e4e4bf11e9a890b0eca93d282548c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. December 29 , 1962 Mr. D. W. Huckabee Joel Candler Harris Homes Admin tration Office 920 Sells Avenue, S . W . Atlanta., G orgia Dear Mr. Huckabee: May I expre s my appreciation for your willingness to serve on the committee which Mr. Virgil Copeland r quested me to appoint to study the problems of the Peyton-Harlan Road area . I am furnishing your name to Mr . Copeland and I feel sure you will hear from him shortly r garding a meeting. Sincerely,. Ivan Allen. Jr. IAJr:ad � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document December 29, 1962 Mr. D. W. Huckabee Joel Candler Harris Homes Adminstration Office 920 Sells Avenue, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Huckabee: May I express my appreciation for your willingness to serve on the committee which Mr. Virgil Copeland requested me to appoint to study the problems of the Peyton-Harlan Road area. lam furnishing your name to Mr. Copeland and I feel sure you will hear from him shortly regarding a meeting. Sincerely, Ivan Allen, Jr. 1A r:ad  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 17, Folder 11, Document 101 Box 17 Box 17 Folder 11 Folder topic: Proposed Community Stabilization Plan - Peyton | Harlan | and Willis Road Area | 1962-1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/fb0bb13fbd0f6f4ad8e65c9699619f61.pdf c68971219143c92055ec9a7644b0791e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ----------------~-------~- -- - - --- December 29, 1962 Mr. R . O. Davi dson Main Office The Bank of Georgi a. Atlanta l , Georgia Dear Mr. Davidson: May I express my appreciation for your willingness to serve on the committee whic h Mr. Virgil Copeland reque ted me to appoint to study th problems of the Peyton-Harlan Road area. I am furnishing your name to M r . Copeland and 1 feel sure you will hear from him shortly regarding am eting. Sincerely, Ivan Allen, Jr. IAJr:ad � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document ee a et es December 29, 1962 Mr. R, O. Davidson Main Office The Bank of Georgia Atlanta 1, Georgia Dear Mr. Davidson: May I express my appreciation for your willingness to serve on the committee which Mr. Virgil Copeland requested me to appoint to study the problems of the Peyton-Harlan Road area. Iam furnishing your name to Mr. Copeland and I feel sure you will hear from him shorily regarding a meeting. Sincerely, Ivan Allen, Jr. 1AJr:ad  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 17, Folder 11, Document 100 Box 17 Box 17 Folder 11 Folder topic: Proposed Community Stabilization Plan - Peyton | Harlan | and Willis Road Area | 1962-1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/cbd628bf88bf95cd8593b8c7fb9ecb8b.pdf d2895b4e14e4b1ea610d4c97cb0bb4d8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. December 29, 1962 Mr. J . K . Bohler Attorney at Law 878 York Avenue , S . W. Atlanta , Georgia Dear Mr. Bohler : M y I express my appreciation !or your willingness to serve on the com.mi ttee which Mr. Virgil Copeland requested me to appoint to study the problems of the Peyton-Harlan Road area. I m furni hin g your name to Mr. Copeland and I feel sur you will hear from him shortly regarding a meeting. Sine rely, Ivan Allen, Jr. IAJr:ad � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document O_O eeEeO_O__—_—_—_— ees ee ——S— | ee ee | December 29, 1962 Mr. J. K, Bohler Attorney at Law 878 York Avenue, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Bohler: May I express my appreciation for your willingness to serve on the committee which Mr. Virgil Copeland requested me to appoint to study the problems of the Peyton-Harlan Road area. Iam furnishing your name to Mr. Copeland and I feel sure you will hear from him shortly regarding a meeting. Sincerely, Ivan Allen, Jr. IAJr:ad eS ee  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 17, Folder 11, Document 99 Box 17 Box 17 Folder 11 Folder topic: Proposed Community Stabilization Plan - Peyton | Harlan | and Willis Road Area | 1962-1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/585183a580dd0178c8d61177777444c0.pdf 483737c8e9cbc5fc9b00cad82ea3d6a6 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Dec ember 29, 1962 Mr. Virgil Copeland 657 Fielding Lane, S . W . Atlanta 11, Georgia Dear Mr. Copeland: As requested by you as President of the Southwest Citizens Association I have created a committee to study the Peyton- Harlan Road problems . Attached i a list of citizens who have expressed to me their willingness to serv on this committee. May I express my appreciation for your desire to work out the problems to the mutual satisfaction of all concerned. Sincerely,. Ivan Allen, Jr. IAJr:ad Attachment � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document = December 29, 1962 Mr. Virgil Copeland 657 Fielding Lane, S. W. Atlanta ll, Georgia Dear Mr. Copeland: As requested by you as President of the Southwest Citizens Association I have created a committee to study the Peyton-Harlan Road problems. Attached is a list of citizens who have expressed to me their willingness to serve on this committee. May I express my appreciation for your desire to work out the problems to the mutual satisfaction of all concerned. Sincerely, Ivan Allen, Jr. IAJr:ad Attachment lou of y Leto? a A a iy  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 17, Folder 11, Document 98 Box 17 Box 17 Folder 11 Folder topic: Proposed Community Stabilization Plan - Peyton | Harlan | and Willis Road Area | 1962-1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/1b0a60900e6b45ad7e5bf418e3fa261b.pdf b5c8737d123e247f395fbafdbe2488a7 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. LIST OF APPOINTEES TO MAYOR' s COMMlTTEE ON PEYTON• HARLAN ROAD Atlanta Negro Voters L asue Col. A . T . Wald n M r . W rren Cochrane Mr . C . R . Yates Walden Building Butler Street YMCA & Milton Drug Co. , 2.28 Auburn Ave. Ya Empire Real Estate Board Mr. Q . V. Williamson Mr. W. L . Calloway Mr. J . T . Bicker illiam on Co. , 855 Hunter Street, NW Calloway Realty Co • • 193 uburn Ave. J . T . Bicker Realty Co. 187_ Auburn All Citi zen Committee for B _tter City P l nning J' Mr. Vitgil Copeland Mr. Cba.rl s Edward Mr. Clifford Bull rd 657 F i lding L ne, SW (ll) Attorney, C nciler Building 762. Lynn Circle, S. W. AU.an Mr. D. W. Hue Jo l C R. O. Daridaon Tb.I B nk of Ceor ia, Attorn y, 7 Yor A Mr. J. . Bohl r ll ndl -r Harris Hom . , 920 S 11 Av n Offie nue S . W. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document LIST OF APPOINTEES TO MAYOR's COMMITTEE ON PEYTON-HARLAN ROAD Atlanta Negro Voters League Col. A. T. Walden Mr. Warren Cochrane Mr. C. R. Yates Empire Real Estate Board Mr. Q. V. Williamson Mr. W. L. Calloway Mr. J. T. Bickers Walden Building Butler Street YMCA Yates & Milton Drug Co., 228 Auburn Ave. Williamson & Co. ,&55 Hunter Street, NW Calloway Realty Co., 193 Auburn Ave. J.T. Bickers Realty Co. 187 Auburn All Citizens Committee for Better City Planning | Southwest Citizens Association Mr. Virgil Copeland Mr. Charles Edwards Mr. Clifford Bullard West End Businessmen's Association Mr. D. W. Huckabee R,. ©. Davidson Mr. J. K. Bohler 657 Fielding Lane, SW (11) Attorney, Candler Building 762 Lynn Circle, S. W. Atlanta ll Joel Chandler Harris Homes, 920 Sells Ave The Bank of Georgia, Main Office Attorney, 878 York Avenue 5. W.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 17, Folder 11, Document 97 Box 17 Box 17 Folder 11 Folder topic: Proposed Community Stabilization Plan - Peyton | Harlan | and Willis Road Area | 1962-1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/fdcec128adc0bfa35feb2ca0dc662586.pdf a134c9f3207ff6c1cd2556c7060a3d0c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. LIST OF APPOINTEES TO MAYOR's COMMITTEE ON PE YTON - HARLAN R OA D Atlanta Negro Voters League Col. A . T . Walden Mr . Wa rren Cochrane Mr. C . R . Yates Walden Building Butler Street YMCA Yates & Milton Drug Co. , 228 Auburn A ve . Empire Real Estate Board M r . Q . V. Williamson Mr . W. L . Callowa y M r . J . T . Bickers Williamson Co., 855 Hunter Street, NW Calloway Realty C o . • 193 Auburn Ave . J . T . B ickers R ealty Co. 187- Aubu rn All Citizens Committee for Better City P lanning Southwest C iti zens As ociation Mr. Virgil Copeland Mr. Charles Edward Mr. Clifford Bullard 657 Fi lding Lane , SW (11) Attorney, Candler Building 76Z L ynn Circle , S. W. Atlanta 11 Mr . D. W. Hue R . O. David on Mr. J . K. Bohl r Joel Chandl e t' H rri Hom , 9Z0 S 11 Ave The Bank of Ceorgia, M in Offke Attorn y. 878 York nu S. W. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document LIST OF APPOINTEES TO MAYOR's COMMITTEE ON PEYTON-HARLAN ROAD Atlanta Negro Voters League Col. A, T. Walden Walden Building Mr. Warren Cochrane Butler Street YMCA Mr. C, R. Yates Yates & Milton Drug Co., 228 Auburn Ave. Empire Real Estate Board Mr. @. V. Williamson Williamson & Co. , 855 Hunter Street, NW Mr. W. L, Calloway Calloway Realty Co., 193 Auburn Ave. Mr. J. T. Bickers J.T. Bickers Realty Co. 187. Auburn All Citizens Committee for Better City Planning | Southwest Citizens Association Mr. Virgil Copeland 657 Fielding Lane, SW (11) Mr. Charles Edwards Attorney, Candler Building Mr. Clifford Bullard 762 Lynn Circle, S. W. Atlanta ll West End Businessmen's Association Mr. D. W. Huckabee Joel Chandler Harris Homes, 920 Sells Ave R, O. Davidson The Bank of Georgia, Main Office Mr. J. K. Bohler Attorney, 878 York Avenue S. W.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 17, Folder 11, Document 96 Box 17 Box 17 Folder 11 Folder topic: Proposed Community Stabilization Plan - Peyton | Harlan | and Willis Road Area | 1962-1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/d106c893005794eb18bfb5784618eedc.pdf c019b62dd7d66dbbaf3fd18374d1488e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. LIST OF APPOINTEES TO MAYOR'e COMMITTEE ON PE YTON - HARLAN ROAD A tlanta Negro Voters League Col. A . T. W alden Walden Building Mr. Warren Cochrane Butler Street YMCA M r . C . R . Yates Yates & M ilton Drug Co. , 228 A uburn Ave . Empi re Real Estate Board Mr . Q . V . W illiamson Mr . W . L . Calloway Mr . J. T . Bickers Williamson &t Co. , 855 Hunter Street, NW Calloway Realty Co., 193 Auburn Ave. J. T. Bickers Realty Co. 187 Auburn A ll Citizens Committee for Better City P lanning Southwest Citizens Association Mr. Virgil Copeland Mr . Charles Edwards Mr . Clifford Bullard 657 Fiel ding Lane , SW (11) Atto rney, Candler Building 762 Lynn Circle , S. W. Atlanta 11 West End Bu inessmen' s Association Mr . D. W . Huckabee R . 0 . David on Mr . J. K. Bohler Joel Chandler Harris Hom s, 920 Sells Ave The Bank of Georgia, Main Office Attorney, 878 York Avenue S . W. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document LIST OF APPOINTEES TO MAYOR's COMMITTEE ON PEYTON-HARLAN ROAD Atlanta Negro Voters League Gol. A. T. Walden Mr. Warren Cochrane Mr. GC. R. Yates Empire Real Estate Board Mr. Q. V. Williamson Mr. W. L. Calloway Mr. J. T. Bickers Walden Building Butler Street YMCA Yates & Milton Drug Co., 228 Auburn Ave. Williamson & Co. ,855 Hunter Street, NW Calloway Realty Co,, 193 Auburn Ave. J.T. Bickers Realty Co. 187 Auburn All Citizens Committee for Better City Planning» Southwest Citizens Association Mr. Virgil Copeland Mr. Charles Edwards Mr. Clifford Bullard West End Businessmen's Association Mr. D. W. Huckabee R. O, Davidson Mr. J. K. Bohler 657 Fielding Lane, SW (11) Attorney, Candler Building 762 Lynn Circle, S. W. Atlanta ll Joel Chandler Harris Homes, 920 Sells Ave The Bank of Georgia, Main Office Attorney, 878 York Avenue S. W.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 17, Folder 11, Document 95 Box 17 Box 17 Folder 11 Folder topic: Proposed Community Stabilization Plan - Peyton | Harlan | and Willis Road Area | 1962-1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/bc2ebefb0dbee26920f248b1c3241614.pdf 3a88639332e29ac0fbfcfb8ecdc87215 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. MEMORANDUM To IAJR From AD This is an effort to fill you in on what happen in the Pe yton harlan Road situation since you left Wednesday evening . I . As a result of the " All Citizens "meeting the Atlanta Con stitution carried a story Thursday m@9ning that there was a split in the Negro leadership and that Leage and Empire would not send a repGesentative to your committee but just let the "All Citizens" represent them . 2. Apparently someone was floating a baloon. batause C . A . Scott was at the meeting and carried the same story as the Consti. 3. Col. Walden called me Thursday morning and wanted to let us know the story was "erroneou " an~ that he was issuing a statement to correct it. The "corrected" story came out Thursday evening . . • stating that the League and Empire would elect their own representatives. but would "support the main objectives of the All Citizens Comimittee . " . . . They were to have a joint meeting of the three Negro groups Friday afternoon, after which Col. Walden would advise me of the representative ' names . 4 . Col . Walden, Dr. Borders both told me prior to the meeting that they thought things were shaping up as you would want, and th y felt sure the negotiations could go ahead in pite of th barricade. • . the pap r c rried this same feeling. After the meeting Friday afternoon, that feeling did not pr vail, and the only thing they have volunteered to me is that th joint group vot d 26 - 6 to ask you to their next meeting o they could "hear your ide ." Th y are planning to have th ir next me ting on Wednesday, probably t 3 :00 p . m. I am attaching the newspap r to which I refer in c se you haven't se n them , and I call your particular attention to Saturday' Coneti and G n P tterson ditorial. 5, To continu on th Southw st Citizen ide. • . a I told you pr viou ly, Virgil Copeland tated to me that they wanted to help :r mov th p:r s ure on you nd would do anything nee ary to help the ituation. . ven to king you to tak down the "w 11". 6. When he came in. tbi was still the c s , but th y do not int nd (at this point) to recomm d the re9p ning of the road it elf. • • and h d phr ued th course suggeet d by our Law D pa.,:tment of getting the lndividial property owners who acquir d the ba.ndoned road to rect f nee. L t me top h r for few additional point : �a. First of all, the barricade is sitting on city property as we do not h_a ve the legal r i ght to barricade private pri>perty. . . b . There are signs at bo th end of both streets stating Dead End" 11 c. It is the feeling of Newell ~ Edenfield that our caae in Fulton Superior Court will be sustained, but that the City bas no right to bloc k off private property (the abandoned p1>Dtion) with a bat:ricade. d . The residents in that secition seem willing to remove the wall, but want in some way to visually clos e the street, since they say white people won' t buy if it is close d and neither Vvllixk will the colored people . e . l personally feel that the 1·emoval of the barricade would satisfy the Negroes as i t would reopen the street, at lea t temporarily until the property owners decided to either plow it up and plant it in cotton, or put up their own fence . . . 7. Th S outhwest citlz ns and expl"essed by Virgil Copeland and Charles Edw rds (and by the way , Edwards eems to be extr mely competent) are hurried in their own individual problem of th protection of th ir houses and the n c ssity to close or kc p closed th road. • . they do not t'ealize the terrific impact this has had from the stand point of National publieity. 8 . In talking to both Cop land and Edwards ( nd Bill Howland sat with u ) I point d out thi publicity and the fact that we had two problem • • • (1) the emotional one which makes news becaus of the barricade, and E2) th problem of ctually working out a mutually aUif ctory solution • • • and said ilbec to them that w hould remov the first probl m in ord r to solve th s cond. . • th y XBIOCK r liz this nd. will pmtDDbel:K f•& bly recomment the 4 points which l haV m ntioned to you: 1. Removal of barricad Z. Support of rezoning for housing 3. R qu 4. R routing of hore sho. t ending t.o blockbu tin tatk tr et to form th original id a of the double 9. 1 r c iv d the namee of foui- group•. which i ttached, but have not beard from Dr. M. L. Kln ar. a to th " 1 ct d" repr sentativ e of the All Cti ens Committee (which Col. W ld n told m they v;ould ve. ) I left a 11 fo:t' him z �Saturday tDdax but he hever returned it. letter to just the four groups . Therefore I addressed the attached 10. The Southwest Citizens Association is having their meeting Saturday night to decide what course of action they GOQXX would take and what they will recommend. . . we will k n o w ~ Monday morning . . . 11. Cop land will still wait to hear from this ffice as to when the meeting should be called. . • . . and Col. Walden and /or M , L. King Sr. will contact you probably Monday to state the willingness of the All Ctizens Cornm . to "hear your side . . . After seeing what Copeland has to present to the bi racial group, we should let him know whether to call the meeting as origianlly discussed for Wednesday. . or wait until you have met with the All Citznes group. One thing important to remember is that the suit comes up in Fulton Sup :rior Court on Thursday morning . . • and should the bi racial group meet wednesday and the white folkd recommend the i-emoval of the barricade. then the court case would be easier. Another thought. • • if somewher the deci ion to reopen the road i mutually agreed, it would probably take a month to six weeks to do it. • . as the Land D partment will have to buy back the land (if they will sell it back) or condemn it •. it will hav to gob fore the PW#l Committ e and the Board of Aldermen. • . Of course, thi would b admitting a mistak • and a rerouting of mutual gre m nt se m better to my meag r .. thlnking mind. tre t upon Oh well, of this i minor and will be .s a.tisf cto:rily r eolv d. • . what worri m i the swimming pool ituation which faces u shortly. • • v ry national news r:n ilia with whom I have e en is "ju t w iting" that hould be th big tory of the year,. they ·s y. • . • � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document are MEMORANDUM To : IAJR From : AD This is an effort to fill you in on what happen in the Peyton_harlan Road situation since you left Wednesday evening. 1. Asa result of the "Att Citizens "meeting the Atlanta Con stitution carried a story Thursday m@9ning that there was a split in the Negro leadership and that Leage and Empire would not send a repfesentative to your committee but just let the "All Citizens'' represent them. 2. Apparently someone was floating a baloon, batause C, A. Scott was at the meeting and carried the same story as the Consti. 3, Col. Walden called me Thursday morning and wanted to let us know the story was "erroneous" and that he was issuing a statement to correct it. The "corrected" story came out Thursday evening. . . stating that the League and Empire would elect their own representatives, but would "support the main objectives of the All Citizens Comimittee.'' . . . They were to have a joint meeting of the three Negro groups Friday afternoon, after which Col. Walden would advise me of the representatives' names. 4, Col. Walden, Dr. Borders both told me prior to the meeting that they thought things were shaping up as you would want, and they felt sure the negotiations could go ahead in spite of the barricade. . .the papers carried this same feeling. After the meeting Friday afternoon, that feeling did not prevail, and the only thing they have volunteered to me is that the joint group voted 26 - 6 to ask you to their next meeting so they could hear your side.'' They are planning to have their next meeting on Wednesday, probably at 3:00 p.m. Iam attaching the newspapers to which I refer in case you haven't seen them, and I call your particular attention to Saturday's Consti and Gene Pattersons editorial. 5. To continue on the Southwest Citizens side. . .as I told you previously, Virgil Copeland stated to me that they wanted to help remove the pressure on you and would do anything necessary to help the situation. .even to asking you to take down the "wall'', 6. When he came in, this was still the case, but they do not intend (at this point) to recommend the re9pening of the road itself. . .and had phrsued the course suggested by our Law Department of getting the individial property owners who acquired the abandoned road to erect a fence. Let me stop here for a few additional points: a. First of all, the barricade is stiting on city property as we do not have the legal right to barricade private prbperty. .. b, There are signe at both efd of both streets stating "Dead End! c. lt is the feeling of Newell Exitexnim Edenfield that our case in Fulton Superior Court will be sistained, but that the City has no right to block off private property {the abandoned powotion) with a barricade. d. The residents in that secition seem willing to remove the wall, but want in some way to visually close the street, since they say white people won't buy if it is close d and neither with will the colored people. e. I personally feel that the removal of the barricade would satisfy the Negroes as it would rempen the street, at least temporarily undil the property owners decided to either plow it up and plant it in cotton, or put up their own fence. .. 7. The Southwest citizens and expressed by Virgil Copeland and Charles Edwards (and by the way, Edwards seems to be extremely competent) are burried in their own individual problem of the brotection of their houses and the necessity to close or keep closed the road. . . they do not realize the terrific impact this has had from the stand point of National publicity. 8. In talking to both Copeland and Edwards (and Bill Howland sat with us) I pointed out this publicity and the fact that we had two problems. . .(l) the emotional one which makes news because of the barricade, and (2) the problem of actually working out a mutually satiffactory solution. . . and said thm to them that we should remove the first problem in order to solve the second, . .they xmimax realize this and will paobbecs psebably recomment the 4 points which I have mentioned to you: 1, Removal of barricade 2. Support of rezoning for housing 3. Request ending to blockbusting tatics 4, Rerouting of street to form the original idea of the double horseshoe. 9. I received the names of four groups, which is attached, but have not heard from Dr, M, L, Kingsr. as to the "elected" representatives of the All Ctizens Committee (which Col. Walden told me they would have.) I left a call for him 2 at Bs ST Eek Te > eee es 7 ee Sa a Nee Saturday toxim but he hever returned it. Therefore I addressed the attached letter to just the four groups. 10, The Southwest Citizens Association is having their meeting Saturday night to decide what course of action they coaxxx would take and what they will recommend. . .we will know Sxmxiapomoemieg: Monday morning. . . ll, Copeland will still wait to hear from this affice as to when the meeting should be called. . .. . .and Col. Waldenand /or M, L. King Sr. will contact you probably Monday to state the willingness of the All Ctizens Comm. to "hear your side. After seeing what Copeland has to present to the bi racial group, we should let him know whether to call the meeting as origianlly discussed for Wednesday. or wait until you have met with the All Citznes group, One thing important to remember is that the suit comes up in Fulton Superior Court on Thursday morning. . . and should the bi racial group meet wednesday and the white folkd recommend the removal of the barricade, then the court case would be easier. ... Another thought. . .if somewhere the decision to reopen the road is mutually agreed, it would probably take a month to six weeks to doit, . .as the Land Department will have to buy back the land (if they will sell it back) or condemn it, it will have to go before the PW#l Committee and the Board of Aldermen, . . Of course, this would be admitting a mistake, and a rerouting of streets upon mutual agreement seems better to my meager-thinking mind, Oh well, aif of this is minor and will be satisfactorily resolved. . .what worries me is the swimming pool situation which faces us shortly. . . every national news meilia with whom I have seen is "just waiting" that should be the big story of the year, they say. ...  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 17, Folder 11, Document 94 Box 17 Box 17 Folder 11 Folder topic: Proposed Community Stabilization Plan - Peyton | Harlan | and Willis Road Area | 1962-1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/190da8ec7b2c0f3549e99a3d71dbff7b.pdf 5df10e41579bfbad0879cf1d79ecf252 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ~ I ! LIST OF APPOINTEES TO MAYOR' s COMMITTEE ON PEYTON-HARLAN ROAD Atlanta Negro Voters League Col. A. T. Walden Mr. Warren Cochrane Mr. C. R. Yates Walden Building Butler Street YMCA Yates & Milton Drug Co., 228 Auburn Ave. Empire Real Estate Board Mr. Q. V. Williamson Mr. W. L. Calloway Mr. J. T. Bickers Williamson & Co. , 855 Hunter Street, NW Calloway Realty Co., 193 Auburn Ave. J. T. Bickers Realty Co. 187 Auburn All Citizens Committee for Better City Planning Southwest Citizens Association Mr. Virgil Copeland Mr. Charles Edwards Mr. Clifford Bullard 657 Fielding Lane, SW (11) Attorney, Candler Building 762 Lynn Circle, S. W. Atlanta 11 West End Businessmen's As sociation Mr. D . W. Huckabee R. 0. Davidson Mr. J. K . Bohler Joel Chandler Harris Homes, 920 Sells Ave The Bank of Georgia, Main Office Attorney, 878 York A venue S. W . � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document LIST OF APPOINTEES TO MAYOR's COMMITTEE ON PEY TON-HARLAN ROAD Atlanta Negro Voters League Col. A. T. Walden Mr. Warren Cochrane Mr. CGC. R. Yates Empire Real Estate Board Mr. Q. V. Williamson Mr. W. L. Calloway Mr. J. T. Bickers Walden Building Butler Street YMCA Yates & Milton Drug Co., 228 Auburn Ave. Williamson & Co. , 855 Hunter Street, NW Calloway Realty Co., 193 Auburn Ave. J.T. Bickers Realty Co. 187 Auburn All Citizens Committee for Better City Planning Southwest Citizens Association Mr. Virgil Copeland Mr. Charles Edwards Mr. Clifford Bullard West End Businessmen's Association Mr. D. W. Huckabee R. O, Davidson Mr. J. K. Bohler 657 Fielding Lane, SW (11) Attorney, Candler Building 762 Lynn Circle, S. W. Atlanta ll Joel Chandler Harris Homes, 920 Sells Ave The Bank of Georgia, Main Office Attorney, 878 York Avenue S. W.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 17, Folder 11, Document 93 Box 17 Box 17 Folder 11 Folder topic: Proposed Community Stabilization Plan - Peyton | Harlan | and Willis Road Area | 1962-1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/50a74aba9ffbd5fc9191c10581c11507.pdf 96a8007f100477ff28c808d927865a73 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Decembe r 29, 1962 Mr. R . O. Davidson Main Office The Bank of Georgi a Atlanta 1, Georgia Dear Mr. Davidson : May I express my appreciation for your willingness to serve on the committee which Mr . Virgil Copeland requested me to appoint to study the problems of the Peyton-Harlan Road area. I am furnishing your name to Mr. Copeland and I feel sure you will hear from him shortly regarding a meeting. Sincerely, Ivan Allen,, Jr. IAJr:ad � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document a a aca aaa aaa aaa eatin eal ine en December 29, 1962 Mr. R. O. Davidson Main Office The Bank of Georgia Atlanta 1, Georgia Dear Mr. Davidson: May I express my appreciation for your willingness to serve on the committee which Mr. Virgil Copeland requested me to appoint to study the problems of the Peyton-Harlan Road area. Iam furnishing your name to Mr. Copeland and I feel sure you will hear from him shortly regarding a meeting. Sincerely, Ivan Allen, Jr. IASr:ad  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 17, Folder 11, Document 92 Box 17 Box 17 Folder 11 Folder topic: Proposed Community Stabilization Plan - Peyton | Harlan | and Willis Road Area | 1962-1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/12127389bdea82db740d3c1a2de5ba36.pdf 94725081ecf512f7e80d65b1043659dc Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. MEMORANDUM To IAJR From AD This is an effort to fill you in on what happen in the Peyton_harlan Road situation since you left Wednesday evening. 1. As a result of the 11 All Citizens rrmeeting the Atlanta Con stitution carried a story Thursday mo ~: ning that there was a split in the Negro leadership and that Leage and Empire would not send a repa,esentative to your committee but just let the "All Citizensrr represent them. 2. Apparently someone was floating a baloon, because C. A. Scott was at the meeting and carried the same story as the Consti. 3. Col. Walden called me Thursday morning and wanted to let us know the story was 1 rerroneousrr and that he was issuing a statement to correct it. The "corrected" story came out Thursday evening. • stating that the League and Empire would elect their own representatives, but would "support the main objectives of the All Citizens Corrurnittee. rr • • They were to have a joint meeting of the three Negro groups Friday afternoon, after which Col. Walden would advise me of the representatives' names. 4. Col. Walden, Dr. Borders both told me prior to the meeting that they thought things were shaping up as you would want, and they felt sure the negotiations could go ahead in spite of the barricade . . the papers carried this same fee ling . After the meeting Friday afternoon, that feeling did not pre vail, and the only thing they have v olunteered to me is that the joint group v oted 26 - 6 to ask you to their next meeting so they could 11 h_ear your side. n They are planning to have their next meeting on Wednesday, probably at 3:00 p. m. I am attaching the newspapers to wh ich I refer in case you haven't seen them, and I call your particular attention to Saturday's Consti and Gene Pattersons editorial. 5. To continue on the Southwest Citiz ens side. . as I told you previously, Virgil Cope land stated to me that they wante d to help remove the pressure on you and would do anything necessary to help the situation. • even to asking you to take down the rrwall". 6. When he came in, this was still the case, but they do not intend (at this point) to recommend the re9pening of the road itself. . and had phrsued the course suggested by our Law D epartment of getting the individial property owners who acquired the abandoned road to erect a fence. Let me stop he re for a few additional points : �a. First of all, the barricade is sitting on city property as we do not 4ave the legal right to barricade private property. b. There are signs at both efid of both streets stating Dead End 11 rr c. It is the feeling of Newell ~ Edenfield that our case in Fulton Superior Court will be sustained, but that the City has no ri g ht to block off priv ate property (the abandoned p!DIDtion) with a barricade. d. The residents in that secition seem willing to remo v e the w all, but w ant in some way to visually close the street, since they say w hite people won't buy if it is close d and neither wrotk w ill the colored people. e. I personally feel that the removal o f the barricade w ould satisfy the Negroes as it w ould rempen the street, at least temporarily untlil the property o w ners decided to either plow it up and plant it in cotton , or put up their own fence . 7 . The Southw est citiz e ns and express e d by Vir g il Copeland and Charles Edw ards (and by the w ay, Edwards seems to be e x treme ly competent) are hurried in their o w n individual probl e m of the protection of their hous e s and the necessity to close or keep closed the road. • they do not realiz e the terrific impact this has had from the stand point of National publicity. 8 . In talking to both Copeland and Edw ards (and Bill Ho w land sat w ith us) I pointed out this public i ty and the fact that we had two problems . • • (1) the emotional one w hich make s n ew s because o f the barricade, and (2) th e probl e m of actuall y w orking out a mutually satis factory solution. • and said ~ to them that we should r e mo v e the first problem in order to solv e the s e cond. . the y xlrleac reali ze this and w ill ~ p ii C7bably r e comme nt the 4 points which I ha v e m e ntione d to y ou : 1. R e mo val of barricade 2, Suppo r t o f r ez oning fo r hous i n g 3. R e ques t e nding to blockbu s ting t a tics 4. R erouting of stree t to f o rm the o rig i n al i d ea of th e d o u bl e h or s e sho e. 9. I received the names of four groups, which i s a ttac h ed, but ha v e not heard from Dr. M . L. Kingsr. as to t h e " e l ectedn repre s entati v es of the A ll Ctizens Committee (w hich Col. Walden to l d me they li!.Oul d ha v e . ) I l eft a call for him 2 �Saturday 1x:llrn:x but he hever returned it. letter to just the four groups. Therefore I addressed the attached 10. The Southwest Citizens Association is having their meeting Saturday night to decide what course of action they GO«XX would take and what they will recommend. • we will k n o w ~ Monday morning. • 11. Copeland will still wait to hear from this affice as to when the meeting should be called. • and Col. Walden and /or M. L. King Sr. will contact you probably Monday to state the willingness of the All Ctizens Comm. to 11 hear your side. After seeing what Copeland has to present to the bi racial group, we should let him know whether to call the meeting as origianlly discussed for Wednesday. or wait until you have met with the All Citznes group. One thing important to remember is that the suit comes up in Fulton Superior Court on Thursday morning. • and should the bi racial group meet wednesday and the white folkd recommend the removal of the barricade, then the court case would be easier. Another thought. . if somewhere the decision to reopen the road is mutually agreed, it would probably take a month to six weeks to do it. . as the Land Department will have to buy back the land (if they will sell it back) or condemn it, it will have to go before the PW#l Committee and the Board of Aldermen. Of course, this would be admitting a mistake, and a rerouting of streets upon mutual agreement seems better to my meager-thinking mind. Oh well, a ll of this is minor and will be satisfactorily resolved. . w hat worries me is the swimming pool situation which faces us shortly. every national news mei:lia with whom I have seen is rrjust waitingrr that should be the big story of the year, they say. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document MEMORANDUM To : IAJR From : AD This is an effort to fill you in on what happen in the Peyton_harlan Road situation since you left Wednesday evening. 1. Asa result of the 'Ail Citizens "meeting the Atlanta Con stitution carried a story Thursday morning that there was a split in the Negro leadership and that Leage and Empire would not send a repwesentative to your committee but just let the "All Citizens" represent them. 2. Apparently someone was floating a baloon, because GC. A. Scott was at the meeting and carried the same story as the Consti. 3. Col, Walden called me Thursday morning and wanted to let us know the story was "'erroneous" and that he was issuing a statement to correct it. The "corrected" story came out Thursday evening. . .stating that the League and Empire would elect their own representatives, but would "support the main objectives of the All Citizens Comimittee."' . . . They were to have a joint meeting of the three Negro groups Friday afternoon, after which Col. Walden would advise me of the representatives' names. 4. Col. Walden, Dr. Borders both told me prior to the meeting that they thought things were shaping up as you would want, and they felt sure the negotiations could go ahead in spite of the barricade. . .the papers carried this same feeling. After the meeting Friday afternoon, that feeling did not prevail, and the only thing they have volunteered to me is that the joint group voted 26 - 6 to ask you to their next meeting so they could "hear your side." They are planning to have their next meeting on Wednesday, probably at 3:00 p.m. Iam attaching the newspapers to which I refer in case you haven't seen them, and I call your particular attention to Saturday's Consti and Gene Pattersons editorial. 5. To continue on the Southwest Citizens side, . .as 1 told you previously, Virgil Copeland stated to me that they wanted to help remove the pressure on you and would do anything necessary to help the situation. .even to asking you to take down the "wall". 6. When he came in, this was still the case, but they do not intend (at this point) to recommend the re9pening of the road itself. . .and had plirsued the course suggested by our Law Department of getting the individial property owners who acquired the abandoned road to erect a fence. Let me stop here for a few additional points: a. First of all, the barricade is sitting on city property as we do not have the legal right to barricade private prpperty. .. b. There are signe at both efhd of both streets stating "Dead End™ c. Itis the feeling of Newell Hxithexmfx Edenfield that our case in Fulton Superior Court will be sistained, but that the City has no right to block off private property (the abandoned pwotion) with a barricade. d. The residents in that secition seem willing to remove the wall, but want in some way to visually close the street, since they say white people won't buy if it is close d and neither varth will the colored people. e. I personally feel that the removal of the barricade would satisfy the Negroes as it would rempen the street, at least temporarily until the property owners decided to either plow it up and plant it in cotton, or put up their ownfence. . . 7. The Southwest citizens and expressed by Virgil Copeland and Charles Edwards (and by the way, Edwards seems to be extremely competent) are burried in their own individual problem of the protection of their houses and the necessity to close or keep closed the road, . . they do not realize the terrific impact this has had from the stand point of National publicity. 8. In talking to both Copeland and Edwards (and Bill Howland sat with us) I pointed out this publicity and the fact that we had two problems. . .(1) the emotional one which makes news because of the barricade, and (2) the problem of actually working out a mutually satiffactory solution, , . and said the to them that we should remove the first problem in order to solve the second. . .they xkmkea realize this and will poobbexsm prebably recomment the 4 points which I have mentioned to you: 1. Removal of barricade 2. Support of rezoning for housing 3. Request ending to blockbusting tatics 4, Rerouting of street to form the original idea of the double horseshoe, 9. I received the names of four groups, which is attached, but have not heard from Dr, M,L.KlIngsr, as to the "elected" representatives of the All Ctizens Committee (which Col, Walden told me they would have.) Ileft a call for him 2 Saturday texzx but he hever returned it. Therefore I addressed the attached letter to just the four groups. 10. The Southwest Citizens Association is having their meeting Saturday night to decide what course of action they couxxx would take and what they will recommend. . .we will know Semdayxmonnirgx Monday morning. . . ll. Copeland will still wait to hear from this affice as to when the meeting should be called. . . . «. «and Col. Walden and /or M. L. King Sr. will contact you probably Monday to state the willingness of the All Ctizens Comm. to "hear your side. . . After seeing what Copeland has to present to the bi racial group, we should let him know whether to call the meeting as origianlly discussed for Wednesday. or wait until you have met with the All Citznes group, One thing important to remember is that the suit comes up in Fulton Superior Court on Thursday morning. . . and should the bi racial group meet wednesday and the white folkd recommend the removal of the barricade, then the court case would be easier. ... Another thought. . .if somewhere the decision to reopen the road is mutually agreed, it would probably take a month to six weeks to doit. . .as the Land Department will have to buy back the land (if they will sell it back) or condemn it, it will have to go before the PW#l Committee and the Board of Aldermen. . . Of course, this would be admitting a mistake, and a rerouting of streets upon mutual agreement seems better to my meager-thinking mind. Oh well, allof this is minor and will be satisfactorily resolved. . . what worries me is the swimming pool situation which faces us shortly. . . every national news meilia with whom I have seen is "just waiting" that should be the big story of the year, they say. ...  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 17, Folder 11, Document 91 Box 17 Box 17 Folder 11 Folder topic: Proposed Community Stabilization Plan - Peyton | Harlan | and Willis Road Area | 1962-1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/90d791161e284da20b10bc56f63dc756.pdf a591c11dc27a078535012aed3e7a10a2 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1 .,. • 1 V it ,. t J.,. , pW h V J � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document “gay exercise this power directly, or may delegate it to municsipali JUDGMENT Thomas “idd, et al. va City of Atlenta, ot al, January &, 1963 The question in this case is whether the territory in question de @ public street. if it is not a public street, then, of course, an obstruction would not ve a nuisance. Now, the evidenee shows that theve are two ordinances pasaed by the Mayor and Soard of Aldermen closing the stects in question. 154 Ga. page 556 Lee County vs the Hayor of Smithville et al., aaya in part. “The state, through ite legislature, has as mush er and control over the lay- ing out, rmecbnrtaete | agintainance, Closing of the highways, strocts, lanes, and alleys of the municipal corporation as it haa over other public highways. It may ehange, alter, abolioh either class of these highways at will. The power to bave opened, worked, repéired, improved, or closed the public highways, streete, and roads may be exorcised by the legislature in such manner and way, and under such circumstances, as it may deem best. There is ao constitutional ov other limitation on this power in this particular mattereece.. The legislature, can, of course, delegate this power to lecal, ine . fericr bodies, or it can exercise it through ite own agencietsesce It the counties of the state, or to any cther constituted body.” There- "— fore, there is no question, but that the Gity of Atianta has the power under its charter to close streets. 209 Georgia 763 Jenkins vs Jones, “Generally, a municipal | ordinance passed in pursuance of express legislative suthority is a law @ithin the meaning of the constitution, and has the same effect aS @ logal law duly enacted by the State Legislature.” a Allegations were made during the trial by the pleintifi aa to the motives of the Mayor and aldermanie board in passing the two — ordinances closing said street. In 16) Ga. page Syl Cleim et ale va City of Atianta, it was heid as follows: ‘es "Phe courts cannot inquire into the motive of the defendants * in pressing and procuring the enactment of this ordinance, or of | i. * . the mayor and general council of Atlanta in enacting the tOesee™ It thus apvears to mo that the City of Atlanta through its legisla- — tive body, has closed the streets in question and that until this ~~ action is set aside in some manner recognized by law, this court is ‘y bound by the ordinances adopted. There is, also, a question whether — this court would have jurisdiction to set them aside in any event. Be There is ancther question that bothers this court. The present petition alleges that this muisance is a public nuisanse and the evidence seems to support that allegation. further appears that ay the preest plaintiffs have suffered no injury, if any, not suffered — by the public at large, and the court understands the law to be that, woere a nuisance is a public one, and, where the plaintiff’ suffers mo personal injury beyond that euffered by the public at iarge, only the public authorities, acting through the Soliciter General x can maintain a petition to abate the nuisances. At least, private parties cannot do so. For ail of the foregoing reasons the court is of tne opinion and hereby rules, that the present potition must be and is hereby dismissed. ia “Fadge MUNICIPAL COURT, SEZNERAL DIVISION Gity of Atlanta  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 17, Folder 11, Document 90 Box 17 Box 17 Folder 11 Folder topic: Proposed Community Stabilization Plan - Peyton | Harlan | and Willis Road Area | 1962-1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/fc305a3ba502890a994c994fe5f7dedd.pdf 443b5aa83f85d8e4ebd9d6b1e8688461 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. BOOK TELEGRAM P lease show all addresses on each telegram: Dr. C . M iles Smith - 239 West Lake A venue, N . W ., Atlanta Re v. M . L . K ing Sr . - E bernezer Baptist Church - A tlanta R ev. J . A . Middleton - A llen AME Temple - Atlanta Co -c hairmen , All Citizens Commi ttee for Better City P lanning M r . W . L . Calloway P resident , Empire R eal E state B oard c /o Calloway REa-lty C o ., 193 A uburn A venue, N . E ., A tlanta Col. A . T . Walden, and Q . V. Williamson Co. Chairmen, A tlanta Negro Voters L eague (Wal d en: 980 Westmoor Drive , N . W .) ( Williamson - Williamson & Co . 855 Hunter Street, N. W . _) Atlanta , Georgi a Gentlemen : I urge your compliance to my request to appoint repre entatives to a committ e to tudy the problems in the Peyton - Harlan Road area , and would appreciate an early reply. Sincer ly, Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor of Atlanta S nd Rush and charge to Mayor' o:ffic City of Atlanta ~ 1, 1 Cf t:3 /f I I.' 3 ;; tJ-v---. .._ � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document BOOK TELEGRAM Please show all addresses on each telegram: Dr. C. Miles Smith - 239 West Lake Avenue, N. W., Atlanta Rev. M. L. King Sr. - Ebernezer Baptist Church - Atlanta Rev. J. A. Middleton - Allen AME Temple - Atlanta Co-chairmen, All Citizens Committee for Better City Planning Mr. W. L. Calloway President, Empire Real Estate Board c/o Calloway Realty Co., 193 Auburn Avenue, N. E., Atlanta Col. A. T. Walden, and Q. V. Williamson Co. Chairmen, Atlanta Negro Voters League (Walden: 980 Westmoor Drive, N. W.) ( Williamson - Williamson & Co, 855 Hunter Street, N. W._) Atlanta, Georgia Gentlemen: Iurge your compliance to my request to appoint representatives to a committee to study the problems in the Peyton-Harlan Road area, and would appreciate an early reply. Sincerely, Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor of Atlanta Send Rush and charge to Mayor's office City of Atlanta 71,4963 intr  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 17, Folder 11, Document 89 Box 17 Box 17 Folder 11 Folder topic: Proposed Community Stabilization Plan - Peyton | Harlan | and Willis Road Area | 1962-1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/5897041f0c6a2820f017481bcd9cd301.pdf 7c755e0353acd34677cf6e0c953ce1c6 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. I regret very much that you have ta.ken what I consider an to be/ arbitrary position in the Peyton-Harland R oad problem. The abandonment of the portions of these roads by the Board of A ldermen and signed by me was for the purpose of stabilizing an unwarranted condition in the Pe yton Forest area. The closings exercised the same restraint on all citizens and discriminated againat no one. The right of purchase and sale, access and egress has been denied no citizen of Atlanta into any area of the city. The Board of Aldermen reconfirmed their pos i t ion on this matter last Monday. It had been my hope that you as a group, taking the position that you represent the entire Negro community, would discuss the overall problem and work out a voluntary agreement that would help in protecting the interest of all our citizens, stabilizing property values and eliminating the unfair tactic that have previously been used by om parties . Your r fu al to appoint any member of your group to di cu s this matter openly in an effort to reach an amicabl solution is d eply regretable. Howev l', your unwillingne in no way det r determination to ee that the matter i end I will continu to work through whatev r repr s ntativ (Ivan Allen, Jr. - 1/11/63) sati factorily re olved my nd, to that group ar available. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document ait Ee ee eee I regret very much that you have taken what I consider to iis aay position in the Peyton-Harland Road problem. The abandonment of the portions of these roads by the Board of Aldermen and signed by me was for the purpose of stabilizing an unwarranted condition in the Peyton Forest area. The closings exercised the same restraint on all citizens and discriminated against no one. The right of purchase and sale, access and egress has been denied no citizen of Atlanta into any area of the city. The Board of Aldermen reconfirmed their position on this matter last Monday. It had been my hope that you as a group, taking the position that you represent the entire Negro community, would discuss the overall problem and work out a voluntary agreement that would help in protecting the interest of all our citizens, stabilizing property values and eliminating the unfair tactics that have previously been used by some parties. Your refusal to appoint any member of your group to discuss this matter openly in an effort to reach an amicable solution is deeply regretable. However, your unwillingness in no way deters my determination to see that the matter is satisfactorily resolved and, to that end I will continue to work through whatever representative groups are available. (Ivan Allen, Jr. - 1/11/63)  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 17, Folder 11, Document 88 Box 17 Box 17 Folder 11 Folder topic: Proposed Community Stabilization Plan - Peyton | Harlan | and Willis Road Area | 1962-1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/aaf7df1e5a9588623529f6c0edde69c9.pdf a4b4ab5ff8a47aeaaaeff765e44e9c46 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. DUPREE J OROA.N, JR. P fl'£SIDENT AND CHAIRMAN BOARD OF D IRECTORS copy of telegram sent on January 10, 1963 T . CH ARLES ALLE N DUPfl'.U J OR D AN . MARGARET SR. M. JORD AN RO S LYN M . J ORDAN NORTH D EKA LB RECORD AAAA PRESS, I N C . 5396 P EACHTREE ROAO CHA.MC LEE , GEORGIA P . 0 . B ox 388 . GL. 7 - 6391 DUPREE J ORDA N , MARTHA L . R. F. Editor, Newsweek Magazine Newsweek Building 41+4 Madison Avenue New York 22, New York P UDLISHl!:R BROWN , EDITOR DALE , ADVERTISING P . K . JOHNSO N , C IRC ULATI O N THE WEEKLY STAR Despite your excellent Atlanta staff, your repor t on Peyton-Harlan barricades reflects unfairly . January 11 W EST EN O P U DLI S HINC CO . • I N C. 935 G O R DO N STREE!;T, S . W . ATLANTA 10, G EORGI A editorial from THE WEEKLY STAR, our newspap r cov ring P . 0 . Box 108 88 · PL . 5 - 6676 DUPREE JORDAN . MARGRET e. PUDL1SHl!!:R Southwest Atlanta, gives better perspective of problem, R oss. E D I TO R at least to most of those who lL~ow the situation b st . Would be grateful if you could summarize our thinking . DuPre Jordan, Jr., publisher JORDAN Ent er pri ses Weekly Newspap rs copy of al o ditorial, nclo nt you previously by Jo d her with Cumming, is � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document OuPree Jonoan, Ja. PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN Boano oF Dinccra na T. CHARLES ALLEN DuPREf JonoAn, SR. Mancanet M. JORDAN Roslin M. JONCAN NORTH DEKALB RECORD AAAA Press, Inc. 5396 PracwtAce Roap CHAMBLEE. GEORGIA P.O. Box 385 - GL. 7-6391 DuPRee JORDAN, PUBLISHE! a ManTHA F. Brown, EsITtor LR. DALE. ADventiaing P. K, JOMNSON. CrmcuLaTiON THE WEEKLY STAR West EXD PuntisHine Co., Inc, 935 Gonpon StreerT. S, W ATLANTA 10. GEORGIA P.O. Box 10888 - PL. 5-6676 DuPree Jonpan, PunLisHEeR Mancrer 8, Ross. Epitor copy of telegram sent on January 10, 1963 esos AREAL aero 4 Madison Avenue New York 22, New York Despite your excellent Atlanta staff, your report on Peyton-Harlan barricades reflects unfairly. January 11 editorial from THE WEEKLY STAR, our newspaper covering Southwest Atlanta, gives better perspective of problem, at least to most of those who know the situation best. Would be grateful if you could summarize our thinking. DuPree Jordan, Jr., publisher JORDAN Enterprises Weekly Newspapers copy of editorial, sent you previously by Joe Cumming, is also enclosed herewith  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 17, Folder 11, Document 87 Box 17 Box 17 Folder 11 Folder topic: Proposed Community Stabilization Plan - Peyton | Harlan | and Willis Road Area | 1962-1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/4f0ae4e64693b933947c706aa11cc85a.pdf 644ed50077c82f3fed51264b5f3f6c72 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1/11/63 I talked with Cochrane and he said that he war thought it was an excellent statement, and commented about those in attendance by saying that Wood is the vehicle through which Zenas Sears is trying to destroy the established leadership. He further stated that someone should give Zeasa Sears a talking to, that the stuff he has been saying on WAOK is deplorable He further restated that no action could be taken until after the League meeting tonight (7 :30) but they will move quickly thereafter. They are going to make the following pitch to the league: We are not going into the merits or demerits of the problem, but merely the right to negotiate about any problem. He said that Walden would get in touch with MBL (probably Monda6) about further proceedings. As a parting thought, he said that he dm:kixx decided they should give some consideration to your appearing before the league tonight for about 30 minutes, since you had not spoken to them before. I told him I would pass all of this along, and if he w ished to make further comment about tonight, to call you back this afternoon � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document 1/11/63 I talked with Cochrane and he said that he wx thought it was an excellent statement, and commented about those in attendance by saying that Wood is the vehicle through which Zenas Sears is trying to destroy the established leadership. He further stated that someone should give Zeasa Sears a talking to, that the stuff he has been saying on WAOK is deplorable He further restated that no action could be taken until after the League meeting tonight (7:30) but they will move quickly thereafter. They are going to make the following pitch to the league: We are not going into the merits or demerits of the problem, but merely the right to negotiate about any problem. He said that Walden would get in toach with MBL (probably Monda6é) about further proceedings. As a parting thought, he said that he dexckiex decided they should give some consideration to your appearing before the league tonight for about 30 minutes, since you had not spoken to them before. I told him I would pass all of this along, and if he wished to make further comment about tonight, to call you back this afternoon  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 17, Folder 11, Document 86 Box 17 Box 17 Folder 11 Folder topic: Proposed Community Stabilization Plan - Peyton | Harlan | and Willis Road Area | 1962-1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/129c22e01ef33aee0abe5215a1912d32.pdf a5e95543a3c638df7f67aa35f0f3ad94 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. i TELEPHONE: PLAZA JOEL CHAN DLER H AR RIS HOMES 920 SELLS AVENUE, s. w. ATLANTA 10, GEORGIA January B, 1963 The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. ~1.ayor of the City of Atlanta 68 Mitchell Street, s. w. Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Allen: nzy- First, I wish to thank you for your letter of recent da te regarding service on the bi-racial connnittee for this area. I realize the importance of such a group and consider i t an honor to serve. However, I would like t o suggest, if I may, that consideration be given to the formation by you,of a bi-racial committee f or the entire City. At this time I would like t o sincerely congratulate you on doing such an outstanding job during your first year in office and I fully believe that you have made thousands of n~w friends in the Seventh Ward, as well as the entire City. We, in this Ward, are very proud of the way you have handled yourself in matters directly effecting us. I sincerely hope that you have a very good and properous 1963, and if I can ever be of any help to you, please do not hesitate to call upon me. Secondly, I would like to comment at this time on the plan and program of rapid transit for the Atlanta Metropolitan Region. A representative of the Atlanta Regional Metropolitan Planning Commission delivered to me the very comprehensive report of the Study Cormnission several days ago, prior to its release, and I have studied it throughly. I am in accord with the recommendation one hundred percent, and would consider it an honor to have the priviledge servingm 8-46 39 �Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. -2- January 8, 1963 any capacity to help promote this very servicable project to its completion. Kindest personal regardso Sincerely, . ~ D. W. Huckeba DWH:bb � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document TELEPHONE: PLaza 8-4639 Jorn Cuanpier Harris Homes 920 SELLs AVENUE, 5S. W. ATLANTA 10, GEORGIA January 8, 1963 The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jre Mayor of the City of Atlanta 68 Mitchell Street, S. We Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Allen: First, I wish to thank you for your letter of recent date regarding my service on the bi-racial committee for this area, I realize the importance of such a group and consider it an honor to serve, However, I would like to suggest, if I my, that consideration be given to the formation by you, of a bi-racial committee for the entire City. At this time I would like to sincerely congratulate you on doing such an outstanding job during your first year in office and I fully be- lieve that you have made thousands of new friends in the Seventh Ward, as well as the entire City. We, in this Ward, are very proud of the way you have handled yourself in matters directly effecting us. I sincerely hope that you have a very good and properous 1963, and if I can ever be of any help to you, please do not hesitate to call upon me, Secondly, I would like to comment at this time on the plan and program of rapid transit for the Atlanta Metropolitan Region. A representative of the Atlanta Regional Metropolitan Planning Commission delivered to me the very comprehensive report of the Study Commission several days ago, prior to its release, and I have studied it throughly. I amin accord with the recommendation one hundred per-= cent, and would consider it an honor to have the priviledge serving in Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. =2- January 8, 1963 any capacity to help promote this very servicable project to its completion. Kindest personal regards. Sincerely, . De W. Huckeba DWH: bb  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 17, Folder 11, Document 85 Box 17 Box 17 Folder 11 Folder topic: Proposed Community Stabilization Plan - Peyton | Harlan | and Willis Road Area | 1962-1963 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/5a349a27a5a018ed8656511dc9e3649c.pdf 35a02d0013ae4464df65ca7520a800ef Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. • r t very much t 1r to be/ rbitr ry po ey on- Harl nd Tb a Bo rd 0£ Alderm un t you v P yton Fore t ar 11 re a.cees o! t dsbythe ilbill • Th c:1 sing e:s.e-rcie d th int on all itizen . nd di crlminat d into er portion of ndonm.ent o.f ider d pro lem. 0 d by m 1:ranted ~o:ndition o( t l co kn Th ri ht en d nied no cid re a ha• nd in t no one. tl of ta- city. e Bo rd of Ald ri:n n ~econfb day. It i• matter la•t M po t you repr • nt tb e v rall pr bl m d 1 tereat of all o wuair ta.ctic:e t citi& Ult• matt .. 0 ity, ould tecu•• that o lu • eta e d help ln pi-otectiog an revio •ly b Y diec • be N gro comm ork oui a. voluntary a re t av kin th d b en my hope th . y-ou . l' ref aa1 t ap t &DJ mm n !fort to r a.ch Dly r r u aol ti i• r of t e ., r areta ! . ••r, ta a l will rn to• C . J•. t4> -1/ 1/ ,, thr ••• your ters r 1• • ti• C't rlly r aol w C.Vi r repr a tative • 1' "I t ar ava.l •• � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document ee ee, ee oe ee ee a ee ee I regret very much that you have taken what I consider to sdacwndee position in the Peyton-Harland Read problem. The abandonment of the portions of these roads by the Board of Aldermen and signed by me was for the purpose of stabilizing an unwarranted condition in the Peyton Forest area. The closings exercised the sare restraint on all citizens and discriminated against no one. The right of purchase and sale, access and egress has been denied no citizen of Atlanta inte any area of the city. The Board of Aldermen reconfirmed their position on this matter last Monday. It had been my hope that you as a group, taking the — position that you represent the entire Negro community, would discuas the everall problem and work out a voluntary agreement that would help in protecting the interest of all our citizens, stabilizing property values and eliminating the unfair tactics that have previously been used by some parties. Your refusal to appoint any member of your group to discuss this matter openly in an effort to reach an amicable solution is deeply regretable. However, your unwillingness in no way deters my determination to see that the matter is satisfactorily resolved and, to that end I will continue to work through whatever representative groups are available, {ivan Allen, Jr. - 1/11/63)  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 17, Folder 11, Document 84 Box 17 Box 17 Folder 11 Folder topic: Proposed Community Stabilization Plan - Peyton | Harlan | and Willis Road Area | 1962-1963