Upcoming Exhibitions WINTER 2018 more than self: living the vietnam war

Cyclorama restoration updates

Physical Updates olguita’s garden

Visitor Experiences midtown engagement

Partnerships atl collective

WINTER 2018 winter 2017 HISTORY MATTERS . TABLE OF CONTENTS

02–07 22–23 Introduction Kids Creations More than Self: Living the Vietnam War Living the Vietnam than Self: More

08–15 24–27 Exhibition Updates FY17 in Review

16–18 28 Physical Updates Accolades

19 29–33 Midtown Engagement History Makers Cover Image | Boots worn by American soldier in Vietnam War and featured in exhibition, in exhibition, and featured War American soldier in Vietnam by worn Image | Boots Cover

20–21 34–35 Partnerships Operations & Leadership

ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER WINTER 2017 NEWSLETTER INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION

History is complex, hopeful, and full of fascinating stories of As I walk through the new spaces of our campus, I think back everyday individuals. The people who have created the story of through 91 years of institutional history. We should all be proud and are both remarkable and historic. The , has amazed at the achievements and ongoing changes that have taken done a great job of sharing the comprehensive stories of Atlanta, place since a small group of 14 historically minded citizens gathered in MESSAGE our region, and its people to the more than 270,000 individuals we MESSAGE 1926 to found the Atlanta Historical Society, which has since become serve annually. Atlanta History Center. The scope and impact of the Atlanta History Center has expanded As Atlanta’s History Center of today, we understand we must find significantly, and we have reached significant milestones. During the innovative ways to steward our historical assets of the past while five-year tenure of Sheffield Hale, we have successfully raised more engaging the new museum constituents of the future. We live in times FROM THE than $50 million in capital funds and $15 million in endowment for FROM requiring us to acknowledge that history—historic change—happens recent, and ongoing, expansive enhancements to our 33-acre History before our eyes. We believe we must collect, document, and tell stories Center campus. Thanks to successful fundraising efforts, combined as events happen, thus making clear the relevance of today’s historic with prudent management decisions by staff, and the continued events to the history of the past. History is not only what happened CHAIR generosity of our members and supporters, I am pleased to report THE CEO years ago, but what happened yesterday and is changing today. that we are in a strong fiscal position. (See page 34). Our goal is to make history matter, as suggested by our newly named We are an Atlanta institution that has reinvigorated its commitment and redesigned member publication that you hold. History matters Ernest Greer to greater public understanding of history and its vital relevance today. Sheffield Hale every day, and a better understanding of our shared past has the power At the same time, we are focused on the support and encouragement to affect change. Chair, Board of Trustees of historical scholarship, and the education of young people. President & CEO We are redefining the way people think about, learn about, and Our various permanent and temporary exhibitions, as well as interact with history—and the Atlanta History Center. We seek to extensive offerings of monthly and annual programs for adults, enhance the lives of those who come to us, whether they are school children, teens, families, and teachers, are the tangible expressions children or scholars, by giving them fresh, profound, meaningful, and of our mission. They are designed to stimulate and foster an thoughtful frameworks for analyzing history, interpreting current understanding and appreciation of our rich cultural heritage, promote events, and anticipating the future. historical accuracy, and inspire a passion for learning. This past year, we welcomed 20,000 family members to annual The History Center today plays a critical role in the educational family programs, including Sheep to Shawl, Juneteenth, Haunted infrastructure of our region. Over the last fiscal year, we engaged Halloween, Dia de los Muertos, and Candlelight Nights. And our more than 30,100 students with our school tours, served more than vibrant, ongoing author program series improves our ability to 27,000 students through classroom outreach, and saw more than confront the challenges of today with dialog and debate that appeals 17,500 high school students participate in our annual Poetry Out Loud to a broad, curious audience eager to better understand our lives, competition, held in partnership with the National Endowment for communities, and shared future. More than 7,000 people joined us the Arts. Together that is almost 75,000 school children who we have for 51 author programs over the past year, featuring luminaries such reached in one year, and we look forward to growing that number in as J.D. Vance, Jodi Piccoult, Ibram Kendi, and Anthony Doerr. the coming years. The Kenan Research Center staff fulfilled more than 30,000 Most recently, we have focused on expanding the History Center’s research requests over the last year. And thanks to the generosity infrastructure and unifying our research and programs to align with of a $400,000 grant awarded by the Watson-Brown Foundation, the our mission. Next, we want to concentrate on dissolving our walls and Kenan Research Center—the heart of the History Center’s holdings cultivating new partnerships and programs that will help us deliver —will expand its footprint by 63%, securing needed space to grow our mission to a broader public. archival collections for the next 40 years or more. The History Center staff and board are enthusiastically moving By early 2018, we will open a dedicated space housing our new forward with its recent strategic plan (see pages 3-4). With an museum shop as well as welcoming Brash Coffee onto our campus as a emphasis on inclusivity, community, service, and relevance, we are guest amenity. And in November 2018, the new Cyclorama experience, looking to expand our public engagement and outreach activities featuring The Battle of Atlanta painting and the Texas locomotive, throughout Metro Atlanta, and beyond, while also fostering opens to the public. This state-of-the-art experience is being designed new collaborations and partnerships within Atlanta and ’s to utilize a multitude of exhibition and technology resources to cultural sector. interpret the painting, not only in the context of a single battle, but We have forged new partnerships with local organizations including in a national context of a country divided by war and Atlanta’s pivotal the UGA Extension, part of the University of Georgia, to found the place in deciding the outcome. Placed in a fuller context, the painting Atlanta History Center 4-H Community Club, which directly served will be used to tell not only the stories of the Atlanta Campaign, but more than 520 youth over the last fiscal year. In partnership with ATL the significance of the Civil War and Civil War memory in national Collective, we welcomed more than 700 music and history fans to a history—then and now. concert designed to celebrate the Allman Brothers’ Eat a Peach album, What we want to convey to our visitors is that we are an institution while giving a nod to the 1970 Atlanta International Pop Festival. that seeks to engage our visitors in difficult, complex, and sometimes Through bold community collaboration, the Atlanta History Center unresolved issues, provoking them to think differently about the is primed to take the important next steps toward sustainability and past and gain new appreciation on why history matters. As Atlanta’s increased impact. We are excited about the future, but we also want History Center, we want to present history as exciting, dynamic, and to thank first and foremost our members, donors, staff, and board of consequential to our present. trustees for their continued support and involvement. Together we look forward to the continued growth of your Atlanta History Center.

ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER WINTER 2017 NEWSLETTER 5 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION

In January 2017, the board of trustees initiative no. 1 | inclusivity initiative no. 4 | relevance adopted a new strategic plan for the Become an inclusive institution, Become better known. Atlanta History Center. Created through representative of the demographics OUR MISSION goals a series of board and staff meetings and of Metro Atlanta with a specific focus + Show up where we are not expected feedback sessions, this strategic plan on touching more “under 50s”, and use history to inform, and get includes six initiatives that will guide non-whites, and those who live in zip involved in, multiple big local, regional, our organization through 2020. codes throughout Metro Atlanta. and national issues so more people know who we are, where we are Our Platform goals located, and what we stand for. Our authority is derived from our + Increase the number of “under 50s”, + Operationalize repositioning by evidence-based interpretations and our non-whites, and those who live in zip implementing content production, professionally developed collections, codes beyond those in North Atlanta campus activation, a new website archives, gardens, and programs. who visit our campus + By the end of FY18, establish methods launch, and a multi-year campaign resulting in greater recognition of new Our Audience to capture data and establish a baseline Atlanta History Center brand. Anyone who lives in or visits from which to grow.

Metro Atlanta. initiative no. 5 | growth initiative no. 2 | community Enhance Financial Strength. Our Vision Become a community resource Connect people, culture, and history. and connector. goals + Diversify income sources. GOALS + Expand the status quo by entering + Seek creative and new grant sources. into multiple collaborations and + Grow admissions revenue by 20% from parnterships that engage people FY16 results. with which we would not otherwise + Grow membership revenue by 20% engage that transform the perception from FY16 results. of Atlanta History Center to a + Return shop sales to pre-construction community resource and connector. numbers and then grow by 10%. + Increase the number of collaborations initiave no. 6 | performance and partnerships year over year. Become a high performance organization.

initiative no. 3 | service goals Become Audience Obsessed. + Develop a plan that identifies the IT

GOALS resources needed to support all the + By the end of FY18, establish best-in strategic initiatives by end of FY18 class customer experience surveys + Align staff performance objectives of those who visit our campus and and incentives to strategic initiatives participate in our programs. Develop by beginning of FY18. proactive methods to engage guests + Recruit and develop staff and and members in the survey. Create volunteers that reflect the process to review survey feedback and demographics of Metro Atlanta. incorporate into action plan.

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Sharing those stories of Vietnam veterans, More Than Self: Living the Vietnam War highlights an exclusive selection from 650 oral histories preserved in Atlanta History Center’s Veterans History Project. Accompanying their personal accounts are dozens of compelling photographs, documents, and artifacts that illustrate the realities of war. In the U.S., images of protesters in as well as a welcome- home sign propped against the front of a serviceman’s residence illustrate Images courtesy Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center, gift of James H. Holcombe Jr. divergent American attitudes toward the war.

Artifacts include an AR-15 rifle, a Viet Cong hand grenade, and a Montagnard crossbow crafted by native Vietnam inhabitants. The three demonstrate the distinct differences in weapons and combat techniques used by enemies and allies.

A nurse’s boonie hat deepens her account of how she protected severely wounded men while under attack in an evacuation hospital. Photographs of Red Cross “Donut Dollies” near the front lines and a box of C-rations provide a simple glimpse into the daily life of the men and women at war. A terrifying telegram notified a navigator’s wife that her husband’s B-52 was shot down, while the striped garment he wore when imprisoned in the Hanoi Hilton reminds visitors of the brutality suffered by those who fell into enemy hands. In the U.S., images of protesters in Piedmont Park as well as a welcome-home sign propped against the front of a serviceman’s residence illustrate divergent American attitudes toward the war. Also, first-hand accounts of verbal and physical assaults on returning veterans expose the treatment of those who made it back. The Vietnam War was a painful, polarizing episode in U.S. history that dramatically Nearly 3.5 million American men and women served influenced our current perspectives on patriotism, democracy, morality, and military in Southeast Asia between 1964 and 1975. Each of and governmental authority. Whether volunteer or drafted, no one who served came home unchanged. them has a story to tell, and each story is unique. more than self: living the vietnam war continues through march 18, 2018.

this exhibition, created by atlanta history MORE center is generously funded by the atlanta , vietnam veterans business association and regions bank, and the society of colonial wars. THAN digitization and cataloging of the atlanta history center veterans history project is made possible by grants from the scott hudgens family foundation, the arthur m. blank family foundation, and the atlanta chapter, national SELF society daughters of the american revolution.

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The Texas arrives at Atlanta History Over the last 25 years, the Center on May 4, 2017, greeted by excited South has emerged as the staff and visitors. nation’s most vibrant area of Latinx growth, with Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina, and Atlanta topping the Nielsen list of metro areas with the fastest gains in Latinx population nationwide. ! Fresh from a 15-month, $550,000 restoration another Western & Atlantic Railroad locomotive, at the North Carolina Transportation Museum the General. Unfortunately, when the Texas and its in Spencer, North Carolina, the Western & Atlantic tender were repainted in 1936, nearly all previous Railroad locomotive Texas returned to Atlanta paint layers were sandblasted away and replaced NUEVOLUTION! ALL in early May, and was gently lifted by crane with a “red lead” (actually orange) primer. That onto vintage tracks at its new home at Atlanta meant the 2016 historic paint finishes analysis by History Center. David Black of Raleigh, North Carolina, revealed ABOARD A specially designed glass-fronted gallery connecting the Atlanta History Museum to the FOR new Whitaker Cyclorama Building has been constructed around the 1856 engine and HISTORY! its tender, which is believed to date to 1864. ¡NUEVOlution! Latinos and the New South, norms are influenced by blending cultures, and how Atlanta History Center has partnered with A specially designed glass-fronted gallery little about the Texas’ Civil War-era paint scheme. opening at Atlanta History Center on January in-migration is breathing new life into declining ArtsATL to select artists whose original creations connecting the Atlanta History Museum to the new With this scant evidence in mind, Atlanta 6, 2018, and continuing through December 31, Southern towns, not just burgeoning cities such will provide a window into Latinx expression and Lloyd and Mary Ann Whitaker Cyclorama Building History Center decided that the most honest 2018, explores the surprising ways that Latinx— as Atlanta. life in Atlanta today. has been constructed around the 1856 engine and presentation of the historic locomotive was gender-neutral alternative to Latino and Latina—are Developed by Charlotte’s Levine Museum of the Said the organization’s executive director its tender, which is believed to date to 1864. Now, its 1886 appearance—the year of its last major shaping the South and the South is shaping Latinx. New South in collaboration with Atlanta History Susannah Darrow: “ArtsATL is honored to join the work is underway to create an accompanying modifications. The Texas’ new color scheme is The exhibition examines this historic change Center and Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Atlanta History Center in celebrating the Latinx exhibition about the Texas, which has survived the dominated by black, but boasts other secondary by sharing powerful, personal stories behind the exhibition aims to engage Latinx of many community in the South by recognizing Atlanta- twists and turns of history for more than a century hues of 1880s locomotives, including brass details, the statistics. backgrounds together with non-Latinx—serving based visual artists who offer diverse perspectives and a half, and the essential role railroads played a Russia-iron (blue-tinted) boiler jacket, a red Encuentros—a Spanish word with multilayered as a catalyst for personal reflection, cross-cultural on what it means to be Latinx in the South and in building Atlanta. cab interior, and the Western & Atlantic Railroad meanings, “encountering, discovering, confronting, interaction, and community engagement. how this geography has defined their individual The locomotive and tender that visitors will (W&A RR) lettering on its side in yellow-gold—all coming together, growing”—is the organizing “I am thrilled to see ¡NUEVOlution! make its way experiences.” encounter look considerably different than they choices that photographs, paint analysis, and other principle of ¡NUEVOlution! to Atlanta after successful runs in Charlotte and did when they were extracted by a large crane from research indicated were true to the 1880s. “Nuevolution” itself is a “Spanglish” mash-up Birmingham,” said Kate Whitman, Atlanta History the Cyclorama building in Grant Park in late 2015. Other aspects of the restoration include a of words: nuevo (“new” in Spanish) and evolution Center Vice President of Public Programs. “The There, in 1936, Atlanta historian Wilbur Kurtz new pilot (“cowcatcher”), a new smokestack, an (“growth, development” in English). Together they exhibition was developed as an outcome of Latino repainted the Texas, with fire-engine red wheels accurately painted wood cab with glass windows suggest transformational change. New South, an innovative project where Atlanta and details, and added a new smokestack, pilot and appropriate brass fixtures, the replacement Through videos, interactive displays, and original History Center collaborated with the Levine (“cowcatcher”), name plates, and other parts so of rusted out sections of the tender, and a new artworks, the exhibition considers the complex issue Museum and Birmingham Civil Rights Institute the locomotive would better resemble what it was number plate. of identity and historic tensions accompanying to hold listening sessions aimed at deepening thought to have looked like in 1862. That is the year immigration. It looks at how music and culinary engagement, service, and partnerships with Latinx it famously participated in the Civil War’s Great the texas exhibition, generously in our respective cities.” Locomotive Chase, when it was used to chase supported by csx, is expected to open in down Union Army raiders who commandeered the gary w. rollins gallery in fall 2018.

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this exhibition is being in turquoise that he fired up at his retirement home presented with generous in Palm Springs, California. Barbecue support from: On another presidential note, Barbecue Nation also tells the story of the 1909 banquet that Atlanta PRESENTING SPONSOR threw for President-elect William Howard Taft in Nation char-broil which the main course was—wait for it—barbecued opossum. HISTORY NEVER MAJOR SPONSORS “For much of American history, barbecue jim ‘n nick’s, yeti, and referred to a big public gathering, not a restaurant the rich foundation or a backyard hobby,” said Auchmutey, who is the author of an illustrated history of barbecue being SPONSOR published by UGA Press in conjunction with the georgia-pacific Atlanta History Center exhibition. The exhibition covers the whole country, including items from North Carolina (chopping block and implements), Texas (sausage-making equipment), California TASTED SO (Santa Maria barbecue paraphernalia), Memphis (various objects from Elvis’s favorite barbecue spot), , and Kansas City.

Continuing through June 3, 2019, the exhibition represents barbecue as the most truly American When George Washington laid the cornerstone food. Although it is a universal and timeless cooking technique, the New World tradition for the U.S. Capitol in 1793, the momentous GOOD! of barbecue (and the word itself) originated with indigenous populations in the Caribbean. event was celebrated with—what else?—a Barbecue was mentioned in the first encounters between natives and Europeans in the 1490s. By grand barbecue. the time the United States was founded, barbecue was a well-established social custom. When Barbecue in the popular imagination also is George Washington laid the cornerstone for the examined, with excerpts from music, movies, and U.S. Capitol in 1793, the momentous event was literature. From perhaps the most famous barbecue celebrated with—what else?—a grand barbecue. in Hollywood history, the one that began Gone With “Barbecue touches on almost every part of the Wind, the exhibition includes handwritten notes our national history,” said Barbecue Nation guest that Atlantan Wilbur G. Kurtz wrote for producers, curator Jim Auchmutey. “It involves the age of illustrating how to stage an antebellum barbecue, discovery, the colonial era, the Civil War, the complete with a diagram for building the pit. settling of the West, the coming of immigrants, One of the most devoted barbecue fans in Atlanta the Great Migration of blacks and whites from the was the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. South, the spread of automobiles, the expansion Barbecue Nation re-creates the back booth at his of suburbia, the rejiggering of gender roles. It is favorite rib joint, Aleck’s Barbecue Heaven, which entwined with our politics and tangled up with owners turned into a shrine to King’s memory after our race relations.” his death. This slow-cooking story is told with a wide array of artifacts, images, and oral histories from restaurants, festivals, community gatherings, and archives and museums from across the country. The exhibition includes historic photos and advertisements from the ‘50s and ‘60s (including, yes, Armour’s Ribs in a Can). It also features cookbooks, postcards, matchbooks, menus, place settings, and irresistibly obscure gadgets, such as the Charcoal Exciter, a 1960s device for igniting briquettes. Vintage grills demonstrate the evolution of Next spring, Atlanta History Center backyard cooking from trench to brick pit to mobile cooker. Among them: the first Char-Broil celebrates National Barbecue Month Wheelbarrow Picnic Cooker (1948), one of the earliest Weber kettles (from the 1950s), and a with an exhibition to savor, Barbecue model for the Big Green Egg (from the 1970s). Also on view is President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s GE Nation, opening on May 5, 2018. Partio Cart, a high-end, dual-fuel cooker trimmed

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Over the course of two days, February 9-10, 2017, to care for the painting over the 75-year license It’s not a stretch to say that restoring The Battle of Atlanta cyclorama a team of experts extracted The Battle of Atlanta agreement with the city. Atlanta History Center cyclorama painting from the Grant Park facility has raised $35.2 million in total for this project. painting is a monumental job. In fact stretching—or tensioning—the and relocated it to its new home at Atlanta The Battle of Atlanta debuted in Minneapolis History Center. in 1886 as a tribute to Northern victory and was 359-foot-long, 42-foot-high painting was the first order of business moved to Atlanta in 1892. In the nearly 125 years that it has been on display in this city, it has been after it was moved from Grant Park and hung inside its new home at the subject of periodic reinterpretation. At times, the Atlanta History Center in February. For more than nine decades it was presented as a proud symbol of the capital of at the former site, the painting had dangled loosely, like a shower “These shifting viewpoints are precisely what curtain, from a circular rail along the 1921 building’s ceiling. make The Battle of Atlanta such a distinctive and important artifact,”

the “New South” rising from the ashes of General William T. Sherman’s destruction. It has also been viewed as an anachronism because of its interpretation associated with the philosophy of the “Lost Cause” and white supremacy. 360˚ “These shifting viewpoints are precisely what make The Battle of Atlanta such a distinctive and important artifact,” Atlanta History Center President and CEO Sheffield Hale said. “No other object can so vividly tell the story of how attitudes toward the Civil War have been shaped and reshaped over the past 150 years.” The full cyclorama experience, enhanced by exhibitions focused on themes, including shifts in OF Civil War memory and how these paintings served as the virtual reality experiences of their day, is HISTORY! projected to open in late 2018.

The move to the more spacious, custom-built, times since the painting emerged in 1886 from These restorations are based on early drawings 23,000-square-foot Lloyd and Mary Ann Whitaker the Milwaukee studio of the American and photographs of The Battle of Atlanta that Cyclorama Building finally allows the painting to Company. are part of Atlanta History Center’s permanent be fully extended and to return to its intended Seven feet of sky was trimmed incrementally collection. The 128 plaster figures that are the focal hyperbolic shape. The tension applied at the top from The Battle of Atlanta during five moves before point of the painting’s , were created as part and bottom has helped smooth out significant settling into its longtime Grant Park home. Atlanta of a Works Progress Administration project in the undulations that had developed in the painting’s History Center will recreate the missing sky along mid-1930s, and also will be restored. The Battle Belgian linen surface over time. the top of the painting’s full circumference. of Atlanta is one of only 17 surviving cycloramas Currently, Weilhammer & Schoeller Art Two missing vertical sections also will be worldwide dating from 1880 to 1920, when this Conservation L.P., a German and American replaced: a 22-inch-wide strip depicting the road mix of art and entertainment first became popular. crew (overseen by Christian Marty of Swiss to Decatur that was trimmed along a seam when Of the 11 still exhibited, only two are currently on firm Ars Artis A.G.), is amid the next stage of the the painting proved to be slightly too big for its view in North America: The preservation process: varnish removal and cleaning. Grant Park home; and a 54-inch-wide section on in and The Panorama of Jerusalem in This intricately involved work—imagine laboring the opposite seam. The latter might have been . The Battle of Atlanta is the only surviving over every inch of a surface longer than a football removed after the painting was damaged in a roof cyclorama composed and painted entirely in field—continues early into the new year. collapse when it was on display in the 1890s. Both of the U.S. Then conservators can address areas requiring these returning sections will extend the full height The project was seeded by a lead gift of $10 any kind of touch up or repair and, importantly, of the painting. million from Atlantans Lloyd and Mary Ann they will re-create sections removed at different Whitaker, which is designated as endowment funds

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Continuing the trend of brewing up good things, Atlanta History Center is pleased Atlanta History to announce that Brash Coffee, celebrated for bold, flavorful brews, will be opening up shop here in 2017. Center is developing The first coffee shop to operate at the History Center will share space with OLGUITA’S HISTORY Souper Jenny in the museum cafe, and will be open extended hours: 7:00am- the first major garden 6:00pm weekdays and 8:00am-6:00pm weekends. Pairing this new guest amenity added to its 33-acre in the same space as Souper Jenny provides a seamless snacking, dining, or sipping experience for visitors. GARDEN campus in three IS For its first location, Brash will share some of its minimalist modern design style from its flagship Westside Provisions location on Howell Mill Road. decades. Celebrating groundbreaking Light woods, steel, and concrete elements that establish a spare look at the store- expected november 2017 in-a-converted-shipping-container will be emphasized inside its new History the life of Goizueta Center space. Gardens namesake completion projected BREWING! Communal tables and benches of natural wood, similar to its outdoor seating at late spring 2018 Brash’s Westside Provisions location, set an inviting stage for customers to spend Olga “Olguita” C. de brash coffee opens time outside, where they will have the unique backdrop of the Texas locomotive funding for olguita’s exhibition and, beyond it, the new Lloyd and Mary Ann Whitaker Cyclorama Goizueta, Olguita’s garden has been Building. generously provided by Atlanta-owned Brash promotes itself as “Pursuers of Simple, Delicious Coffee.” Garden will comprise the goizueta foundation. Its beans are sourced directly from farmers and roasted locally. In addition to coffee drinks (including espresso, cortado, cappuccino, mocha) and tea, Brash will serve the entire rear garden treats, such as pastries, croissants, bagels, and brownies. Brash also will continue façade of the Atlanta wine and beer service on behalf of Atlanta History Center. History Museum as a formally landscaped, year-round garden.

Local garden designer Alex Smith established a The Mabel Dorn Reeder Amphitheater, The Atlanta History Center is honored to Come see what’s new in our museum plan inspired by the great gardens of England. On an important component of the museum’s have received a combined total of $8.5 million TAKE HOME A PIECE the western side of the garden, limestone steps rear garden façade, will be ensconced within of support, including a recent gift of $4 million shop and bookstore! Hint: It’s not just will lead down to formal double borders that will Olguita’s Garden, and enhanced with new steps from the Goizueta foundation. Of the recent OF HISTORY! culminate in a focal point of limestone columns down the center of the amphitheatre, symmetrical $4 million, $3.66 million is allocated to a the merchandise. designed by Atlanta architect Neel Reid. The walls, and new planting beds on both sides. dedicated endowment for Goizueta Gardens museum shop & bookstore opens limestone columns, complete with their original The borders and beds throughout the to ensure the future care of the gardens. The With the addition of Brash Coffee to our dining and visitor experience, we are capitals and bases, date to 1912 when Reid used garden will be planted with a rich tapestry of remainder of this generous gift provides relocating and expanding our current museum shop into a dedicated retail experience them in an assemblage of columns forming flowering and foliage plants for year-round color. for a living collections management system, for History Center members and visitors. the portico for the Hunter P. Cooper house on Small flowering trees, ornamental shrubs and improvements to our interpretive and The Atlanta History Center museum shop and bookstore will shift locations by Peachtree Road. They were later collected by accentuating annuals, perennials, and bulbs, will directional signage throughout the gardens, early 2018 to a dedicated 2,500-square-foot space in the Fentener van Vlissingen Renee M.F. Shackelford, who donated the columns keep the garden in an extended peak season and a promotional campaign for Goizueta Family Wing, convenient to the Atlanta History Museum main entrance. Designed to the History Center in her husband’s memory of interest. Gardens. We are deeply grateful to The Goizueta by Atlanta-based Corbin Design Group, the new retail space will welcome customers in 1991. Deep shrub borders will adjoin the eastern Foundation and we look forward to sharing more with a sleek industrial modern style, balanced with just the right touch of history The columns will encircle a reflective water and western ends of the garden, where shrubs information on these projects in the Spring accents. feature with a backdrop of fall-flowering camellias. and small trees will be selected with an issue of History Matters. The museum shop will feature a wide selection of books, a broader collection The water feature will be planted with water lilies, emphasis on fragrance—a key feature of this of region-specific gift items, unique selections of local artisan market items, and a lotus, and complementary aquatics. garden’s planting scheme—throughout the growing line of Atlanta History Center signature merchandise. “Water is a significant draw within a garden, year. The east side of the garden extends across With the goal of curating an independent bookstore experience for visitors, the and the reflective surface will mirror the the entire southern wall of the museum and shop will continue its evolution into one of the city’s distinct book stops, carrying a sky, symbolizing the nature of the space as along the well-traversed path to Smith Family changing inventory of more than 500 titles. a reflective experience,” said Sarah Carter Farm. Southern magnolias and other mature In addition to the expected deep selection of Atlanta and Civil War tomes, Roberts, Atlanta History Center Vice President trees on the east and west ends of Olguita’s Southern fiction and books on Southern studies, the Civil Rights Movement, and of Goizueta Gardens and Living Collections. Garden will be retained, providing a glossy green American history are featured. Also offered are children’s books, cookbooks and backdrop and cohesion to the design of this food-related titles, and books on gardening and architecture. botanic treasure. With the History Center featuring the permanent exhibition Shaping Traditions: Folk Arts in a Changing South, the shop has long been a rare outlet in Atlanta for the unique creations of North Georgia folk potters, including Steve Turpin, Wayne Hewell, and the Ferguson family. In conjunction with its move to the new space, it will expand the pottery section and enhance its selection of handmade Southern art and crafts, as well.

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A $400,000 grant recently awarded by the Watson-Brown Foundation will allow Atlanta At Hidden Midtown: Out & About guests History Center to dramatically expand the James G. Kenan Research Center’s capacity explored the community—learning about the to preserve archival holdings. people, institutions, and shops that made the The gift provides for the renovation and repurposing of 2,225 square feet, expanding area a gathering place for LGBT Atlantans. ARCHIVAL the archives storage into the lower floor of the main Atlanta History Museum building. This 63% increase in archival storage allows for an additional 40+ years of collecting onsite. In direct alignment with the Atlanta History Center’s strategic plan to expand our collections, the redesign of that tucked-away space will provide more than 9,000 linear CAPACITY feet of additional archival compact shelving, as well as enable professional standards for care and preservation of the collections. Kenan Research Center currently holds more than 17,000 linear feet of personal papers and organizational records as well as City of Atlanta, Fulton County, and Atlanta EXPANSION Regional Commission records. Without the capacity to physically expand its holdings and acquire new collections, the Kenan Research Center would be incapable of meeting the growing needs of the academic historians, journalists, genealogists, documentarians, preservationists, and others who depend upon it to provide access to the Atlanta History Center’s holdings. The gift also is a win for patron convenience and the bottom line, allowing the History Center to avoid the more costly option of off-site storage. “Our future collections development and the public service provided through our Art, Food, History Theater research arm is now assured by the Watson-Brown Foundation gift,” Atlanta History ATLANTA Hidden Midtown is a new program that brings For several nights in May, Center President and CEO Sheffield Hale said. friends together for an exploration of this House was transformed into the Darling House Paul Crater, Atlanta History Center Vice President of Collections and Reference important part of Atlanta. The program features of J.M. Barrie’s classic Peter Pan. As part of its HISTORY scavenger hunts through the surrounding area Transgression series, the Atlanta arts nonprofit Services, noted one example of how the expansion will enhance archival preservation efforts: “This new space enables the Kenan Research Center to engage in collecting that guide guests through the many layers of Deer Bear Wolf used several floors of the house efforts, such as our current Atlanta BeltLine initiative that will feature acquisitions CENTER from project visionary Ryan Gravel and other people, organizations, and institutions For several nights in May, Margaret Mitchell the collections expansion is projected vital in the conception, development, and implementation of the 22-mile pedestrian- MIDTOWN to begin in early 2018 friendly corridor.” House was transformed into the Darling House new programming at atlanta history center midtown, of J.M. Barrie’s classic Peter Pan. home to margaret mitchell house, focuses on the community, culture, and history of the neighborhood’s history, and an after-party as a stage for a site-specific series of theatrical this unique part of our city. with drinks, dancing, and more history. With a performances of Second Star to the Right. An different theme for each program, we explore the “immersive literary experience,” the production changing landscape and culture of the Midtown was the first in a series of three episodes inspired area. Utilizing the History Center’s extensive by Barrie’s classic text and modernized for today. collections, the scavenger hunts feature historic Set during a party hosted by the Darling parents, photographs from our archives along with history, the play brought the audience into the action as context, and stories from the neighborhood. the Darling children crashed the gathering and We kicked off the new series with three themes led guests on a narrative adventure throughout that define the culture of Midtown. Foodies of the the house. Past took hunters on a culinary tour of historic and current restaurants and food culture along Shopping 10th Street, including American Lunch, Woody’s Coming up just in time for the holidays, Atlanta Steakhouse, and Cha-Gio. “HeART of the City” History Center Midtown is hosting a series of three featured the various contributions and iterations evening Indie Craft Experience (ICE) pop-up artist of art along , including sneak markets. Guests can explore the artist market while peeks at Museum of Design Atlanta and SCAD enjoying holiday-themed cocktails and music. Show. “Out and About” highlighted the people, Each week offers new shopping opportunities institutions, shops, and hangouts that make with a unique lineup of artist vendors. In place Midtown a gathering place for LGBT Atlantans. of charging admission for the market, ICE plans Look for exciting new Hidden Midtown programs a food drive for Atlanta Community Food Bank. early in the new year. Shoppers just need to bring two cans of food, or a monetary donation of any amount. ICE dates are November 30, December 7, and December 14, from 5:00pm to 9:00pm each night.

ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER WINTER 2017 NEWSLETTER 19 PARTNERSHIPS PARTNERSHIPS

Museums and 4-H clubs are rare partners anywhere in the U.S. Yet, realizing that Fulton County lacked a 4-H club in the county’s northern area, the Atlanta History Center THIS HISTORY WAS seized the opportunity as part of the institution’s strategic plan to strengthen itself as a community resource and connector of Atlantans. 4-H In a unique partnership with UGA Extension, part of the University of Georgia, Atlanta MUSIC TO OUR EARS! History Center founded the Atlanta History Center 4-H Community Club in August 2015. Then, in October 2016, UGA Extension Service opened a Fulton County office in McElreath Hall. On a Saturday evening in August, 700 music and A highlight of the “This is a partnership that not only benefits the public, but both partners,” said Atlanta history lovers came together to celebrate one of GROWS History Center President and CEO Sheffield Hale. “Being headquartered at the History Georgia’s musical greats—the Allman Brothers. evening was the Center places 4-H programming—from beekeeping to leadership development—squarely Atlanta History Center and ATL Collective in the heart of Buckhead and Fulton County, it helps the Atlanta History Center further partnered to present a celebration of music band’s nod to another achieve our mission to connect people, history and culture.” in its purest form, with a fun nod to some of LOCAL The Atlanta History Center 4-H Community Club offers monthly meetings, community Atlanta’s heady music history. The evening chapter of Georgia service projects (such as Chess for a Cause, in which high school-age chess players included host Chuck Reece of The Bitter volunteer to teach the game to seniors), leadership training, and other opportunities. Southerner, a food truck, cash bars, and full history—the 1970 Monthly club meetings are hosted for grades K through 12. Events and competitions access to exhibitions before fans settled in for are offered for 4th to 12th grade 4-Hers throughout the year. Having provided in- the intimate experience of performers honoring Atlanta International IMPACT school programming at E. Rivers Elementary School during the 2016-2017 school one of the Allman Brothers’ most popular year, the Atlanta History Center 4-H Community Club is planning to extend its in- albums, Eat A Peach. Pop Festival. school programming to three to five elementary schools across Fulton County during This partnership presented the opportunity the current school year. A full schedule of Fulton County 4-H activities is available on to reconnect fans to some of their favorite atlantahistorycenter.com. musical moments and memories from a great Laurie Murrah-Hanson, Fulton County Extension Agent for 4-H and Youth, said Southern band that is rooted in Georgia history. the History Center’s resources—from programming and staff expertise to the Goizueta “A lot of us have grown up with it,” guitarist and Gardens—make the 91-year-old institution an exceptional match for 4-H program needs. co-music director Rick Lollar said of the album. “It’s an exciting setting,” Murrah-Hanson said, “and offers opportunities for our 4-H “It is in our bones.” With 12 people on stage, club to grow in north Fulton communities.” including four vocalists and frequently changing drummers, the band brought considerable force The Bitter Southerner’s Chuck Reece engages to this ATL Collective project. the audience during the ATL Collective event. A highlight of the evening was the band’s Founded in 2003 by Dave Isay, StoryCorps has nod to another chapter of Georgia history—the WHAT’S YOUR STORY? 1970 Atlanta International Pop Festival. It was given more than 400,000 people—Americans of all there the Allman Brothers’ shared the stage with Richie Havens, B.B. King, and Jimi Hendrix. to book your storycorps atlanta backgrounds and beliefs, in towns and cities in all Each month, ATL Collective picks a classic experience, call 1.800.850.4406 50 states—the chance to record interviews about album and collectively covers the track or visit storycorps.org/atlanta their lives. list in sequence, often complimenting the performance with multi-media presentations about the album and the historical and cultural In January 2013, StoryCorps at Atlanta History Center opened in the Franklin Miller context of its release. They create musical Garrett Studio, making us the second museum in the country to host this national events, assembling local and national musicians program. Since the studio opened, more than 4,000 interviews with 7,000 participants to pay tribute to watershed recordings. By re- have been conducted. creating and celebrating the greats of the past, These powerful human stories reflect the vast range of American experiences, wisdom, ATL Collective discovers and fosters the greats and values; engender empathy and connection; and remind us how much more we have in of tomorrow. common than divides us. And as an organization who strives to connect people, history, and culture, the Atlanta History Center believes that personal storytelling is an ideal way to help achieve that. Atlanta History Center was honored to be selected as the Recording an interview in the Atlanta StoryCorps booth couldn’t be easier: You ATLANTA HOMES & invite a loved one, or anyone else you choose, to the StoryCorps studio. There you’re charitable beneficiary of the Spring 2017 Atlanta Homes & met by a trained facilitator who explains the interview process, brings you into a quiet Lifestyles Southeastern Designer Showhouse & Gardens. recording room and seats you across from your interview partner, each of you in front LIFESTYLES SHOW of a microphone. The facilitator hits “record,” and you share a 40-minute conversation. for more information, please visit Opening in late April and running through early May, the Showhouse brings together interior designers At the end of the session, you walk away with a copy of the interview, and a digital file southeasternshowhouse.com from across the region and is considered one of the most well-known designer showhouses in the Southeast. goes to the Library of Congress, where it will be preserved for generations to come. With a nod to architectural history, the Georgia-classic style, James Means-designed home featured this Since 2009, StoryCorps has partnered with WABE 90.1 FM to air local stories collected spring was built in the early 1960s for Mr. and Mrs. Rawson Haverty. Programming at the Showhouse through the project. included a special presentation on the future of the Cyclorama by Atlanta History Center President and CEO Sheffield Hale. Proceeds from Showhouse ticket sales over the four-week run of more than $30,000 were donated to Atlanta History Center, directly benefiting programs and operations. Atlanta History Center will be the beneficiary of the 2018 Southeastern Designer Showhouse as well.

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Gatheround Family Portrait Crayon on Paper (Anonymous) PINT-SIZED HISTORY WWI Poppy Broach Museums are full of stories, and it is critical for our children to Felt, Paper, and Found Objects (Sophie Underwood) hear those stories. Museums are caretakers of history, storytellers, WWI Gas Mask educators, entertainers, and communicators who can offer Paper, Yarn, Bubble Wrap, and Found Objects (Sophie Underwood) engaging connections to history that can easily be overlooked in traditional classrooms. Stories told at the Atlanta History Center teach our children not only about history, but also empathy. We can provide a real glimpse of different times and places, helping children gain a broad understanding of the past. When parents and grandparents bring children to the museum, they spend family time together, sharing conversations about favorite objects, family stories, and historic events. We strive to encourage children to interact with history through our variety of programs and the everyday experience families can enjoy together as they explore our 33-acre campus. One way we like to connect with our pint-sized patrons is through arts and crafts in our exhibitions and historic houses, as well as through our summer camps, Homeschool Days, and toddler program series, Magic Mondays. These pages feature a few hand-made creations from our younger history buffs.

Corn Husk Doll Corn Husk and Yarn (Amelia Pousner)

Untitled Carved Tin Foil (Amelia Pousner)

Swan House Dream Home Stick Doll Pencil on Paper (Anonymous) Found Materials & Fabric (Amelia Pousner)

ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER WINTER 2017 NEWSLETTER 23 FY17 IN REVIEW FY17 IN REVIEW Party6 with the Past Programs Family11 Programs New Members Party With the Past is a free program connecting young Atlantans to the historic locations around them (and the cold brews they crave). This program

takes attendees to a different historic haunt every 1,568 other month for a unique experience that is educational and entertaining. Author Programs Students Served by Outreach Our members play a critical role in helping us to fulfill our mission. Atlanta History Center membership includes access to everything we have to offer—exhibitions, historic houses, gardens, and an assortment of special programming throughout the year. Kids programs 51 Family programs at Atlanta History Center Our author programs series brings breakthrough, encourage visitors of all ages to explore history award-winning, and bestselling authors of fiction and culture in unique and exciting ways. Through and nonfiction to Atlanta. Presented in intimate our seasonal festivals and holiday celebrations, settings throughout the year, the programs provide these programs provide the setting to make family the opportunity to hear from and meet some of the 14 27,731 memories and traditions for years to come. biggest names in literature today! Atlanta History Center offers a variety of kids programming to engage our youngest history buffs. From toddlers Family Program Attendance Going beyond the school tours service expected to teens, homeschoolers to historians— from museums, Atlanta History Center takes there’s a little something for everyone. history to the classrooms of metro-Atlanta through our outreach programs. To further Total Members reach students, we host the state’s Poetry Out Loud program—engaging children in the art of spoken word.

Kids Program Attendance Party with the Past Programs Attendance Author Programs Attendance Individuals Served by Poetry Out Loud 6,013 2,671 1,725 19,679 7,038 17,741

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4-H Programs Kenan Research Center preserves extensive primary source holdings for the study of Atlanta and the LIVING COLLECTIONS surrounding region. Our archival staff members assist researchers with their inquiries and help them With thirty-three acres, Atlanta History Center is teeming with life. From sheep to access our museum, archival, and oral history to bees and trees to veggies, our gardens not only look beautiful, but they also yield collections. a significant amount of produce. As always, we keep an eye on sustainability and 15 do our part to stay green!

4-H stands for Head, Heart, Hands, and Health … and now History! Located in McElreath Hall, the 4-H office provides assistance in agriculture and environmental science, family and consumer science, and youth development to everyone in the local area.

Atlanta History Center offers multi-disciplinary and interactive guided tours for students of all ages that are educational and fun. Students are given the opportunity to handle historic objects in addition to touring our award-winning exhibitions, historic houses and gardens.

Pounds of Wool Shorn Pounds of Honey Produced

Total Number reached by Atlanta History Center was founded Atlanta History Center in 1926 on big ideas and relentless fascination. For over 90 years we’ve 23 30 Researchers Assisted by Archival Staff Students on School Tours been hard at work, preserving and sharing the history of our great city. Through our collections, archives, gardens, and programs we strive to Grocery Sacks of Farm Harvest Total Trees Surveyed connect people, history, and culture. 250

Total 4H Attendees Total Eggs Laid 270,196 29,746 2,409 525 30,289 1,666

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Back on the Farm 2016–2017 september 30, 2016 Annual Fund – Insiders received between 07/01/2016 and 06/30/2017 HISTORY Sheep Elkin Goddard Alston Phoenix Society Spring and Tom Asher Anonymous Big Green Egg Mr. and Mrs. John M. Allan Georgia-Pacific, LLC Mrs. Beaumont Allen Northside Hospital MAKERS Mr. and Mrs. Frederick L. Allen III Studie and Zach Young Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Asher Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Bazzle Goat Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Blackney Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s Mr. and Mrs. Russell E. Butner International Realty Mr. H. Alan Cornette and Mrs. Dolores Jackie and Jimmy Cushman Trezevant Elizabeth and Sheffield Hale Mr. and Mrs. Beverly M. DuBose III Jones Day Ms. Catherine W. Dukehart Legendary Events Mr. and Mrs. W. Douglas Ellis, Jr. Deborah G. Lindsay Mr. and Mrs. Mark Feidler Mr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Giornelli Farm Cat Awards for Atlanta Southeastern Museums Mr. and Mrs. P. Alston Glenn Elizabeth and Carl Allen Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Gregory, Jr. History Center Conference Awards Sarah and Peter Chatel Mr. Robert H. Gunn, Jr. 2016 Member of the Year Technology Competition Chubb Group of Insurance Companies AWARDS Mr. and Mrs. James B. Hannan Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau Silver Award for Gatheround: Stories of Atlanta Eileen and Bo DuBose Mr. and Mrs. Howell Hollis III Gallery Installation Stacy and Ted French 2017 Award for Oral History in an Exhibition Mrs. Frederick A. Hoyt, Jr. Margaret and Henry Howell Oral History Association Bronze for Atlanta History Center Website Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Jones III IBERIABANK Digital Marketing Mrs. Carl W. Knobloch, Jr. Mercedes-Benz of Buckhead Facilities Mr. and Mrs. Kurt J. Kronauge Exhibition Competition Jean and Bill Parker Mr. James H. Landon Outstanding Achievement Award Gold for Gatheround: Stories of Atlanta Dean and Bronson Smith Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lindsay Lloyd & Mary Ann Whitacker Cyclorama Wing Exhibitions Over $1 Million Mildred and John Spalding Mr. and Mrs. Albert S. McGhee American Concrete Institute | Georgia Chapter Springer Mountain Farms Publication Design Competition Mr. and Mrs. John F. McMullan Krist-Ann and Ben Voyles Top Performer Awards Silver for Gatheround: Stories of Atlanta Mr. and Mrs. John E. McMullan Swan House, McElreath Hall & Parking Deck Exhibition Family Guide Mr. and Mrs. Mark Miles Friend of Smith Family Farm Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge Gallery Guides Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Montag Alex Smith Garden Design LTD Mr. and Mrs. James H. Morgens 2017 MVP Award Gold for Atlanta History Center Tourism Cyndae Arrendale Mr. and Mrs. Howard D. Palefsky Entertainment Category Rack Card Suite Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles/Esteem Media Mrs. Albert N. Parker Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge Brochures & Rack Cards Sabina and Thomas Carr Mr. and Mrs. Solon P. Patterson Suzanne E. Mott Dansby Silver for Garden Citings Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Pruitt Private Events Shirley Mitchell Ferrell Newsletter and Calendar of Events Ms. Ruth Magness Rollins Best of the South Award 2017 Sade and Bill Fryer Annual Awards Mr. and Mrs. Gary W. Rollins Garden Venue Bill Kenny and Alfred Kennedy Martha Tye Mr. Alan F. Rothschild, Jr. Southern Weddings Magazine Genevieve Mays Director of Marketing & Social Media Angie and Johnny Mosier Chairman’s Circle Diamond Awards 2017 Emerging Museum Professionals Award Victoria and Howard Palefsky Mrs. William B. Astrop Best Outdoor Ceremony & Best Ballroom Mary Patton Modern Luxury Mrs. Ron Bell Texas Restoration Cynthia Widner Wall and PNC Wealth Mr. and Mrs. Dameron Black III Allie Award 2016 Special Restoration Award Management Mr. Joseph H. Boland, Jr. Best Team Effort | Wedding Texas Locomotive Restoration Kay and Ron Quigley Mr. and Mrs. Dan W. Boone III Historic Salisbury Foundation of North Carolina Son & Sons Best of Atlanta 2016 Ms. Beverly H. Bremer Wedding Venue 2017 Significant Achievement Award Mr. and Mrs. Robert Buck Media Partners Jezebel Magazine Texas Locomotive Restoration Mrs. Lucinda W. Bunnen The Atlantan HeritageRail Alliance Mr. Thomas Burleigh Best of 2016 Mr. Daniel J. Chen Wedding-Spot.com Special Thanks to our Auction Donors Mr. and Mrs. R. Barksdale Collins Big Green Egg 2016 Editors’ Picks Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Connell White Oak Pastures WeddingWire.com Mr. and Mrs. Alston D. Correll, Jr. Tandy Wilson of City House Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Croft III 2016 Best Unique Venue Mr. and Mrs. Bradley N. Currey, Jr. HereComestheGuide.com

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Kimbrough Taylor, Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Crosby Mr. and Mrs. George McCarty Mr. and Mrs. J. Rex Fuqua Mr. and Mrs. Stephen S. Lanier Mr. and Mrs. Holcombe T. Green, Jr. Ms. Triska A. Drake Mr. and Mrs. Michael Davis Dr. and Mrs. William M. McClatchey Mr. and Mrs. John T. Glover Mr. S. Jarvin Levison Mr. Ronald Green Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Taylor IV Mr. Tyler Dempsey Mr. and Mrs. Allen P. McDaniel Mr. and Mrs. S. Taylor Glover Mr. and Mrs. Hector E. Llorens Mr. Joe N. Guy Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Todd Deveau Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. McLain Mrs. Carol Lanier Goodman Mr. and Mrs. Michael Masters Mr. and Mrs. Gordon H. Harper Mrs. Randell C. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Peter DiAngelo Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Goodsell Mr. and Mrs. T. Randolph Merrill Mrs. Paul M. Hawkins Mrs. Raymond M. Warren, Jr. Ms. Sally A. Dorn Mr. and Mrs. Ralph R. Morrison Mrs. John W. Grant III Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Miller Mr. Dixon R. Head, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. 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Chatel Ms. Dolly Laubach Dr. and Mrs. John Stevens Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. M. Garland Dr. Julia V. Emmons Ms. Alexis Scott Mrs. Thomas H. Clarke Mr. and Mrs. James F. Letson Ms. Jane H. Steward Mr. L. Tom Gay Ms. Elizabeth Etoll Count and Countess Ferdinand C. Seefried Dr. and Mrs. Gregg Codelli Mr. and Mrs. Gary S. Lockman Mr. and Mrs. John W. Strange Mr. David F. Golden Mr. and Mrs. Clayton H. Farnham Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Shields, Jr. Mr. Herbert Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Gary C. Lovett Mr. Barry Straus Ms. Virginia Gorday Mrs. Dakin B. Ferris Mr. Paul R. Shlanta and Ms. Mary Long Mr. James B. Collins Mr. and Mrs. Ralph F. MacDonald III Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus W. Strickler III

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Mr. and Mrs. Ted M. Sullivan Swan House Ball Dan Rather Laura and Mark Miles Education and Capital and Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth S. Taratus april 22, 2017 Kathy and Bill Rayner Erika and John Montag Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Tartikoff Regions Bank Jackie and Tony Montag Public Programs Endowment Gifts received between 07/01/2016 and 06/30/2017 commitments received since 01/01/2015 Mr. and Mrs. William M. Tipping Honoring the Philip H. Alston, Sr. Family SunTrust Bank Jeri Moran and Shaun Rawls Annie York Trujillo and Raul F. Trujillo Melody and Joe Thomas Angie and Johnny Mosier Allen Memorial Foundation Anonymous (3) Mr. C. J. Turner, Jr. Event Chairs TrueWealth Cheryl and Jerry Nix Bank of America Bank of America Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Vivona Barbarella Diaz and Bea Perez The UPS Foundation Sally and McKee Nunnally Besse Johnson and George Blanton Mr. and Mrs. C. Merrell Calhoun Ms. Janet C. Vogler Wells Fargo Victoria and Howard Palefsky Big John’s Christmas Trees Mr. Fred Cooper Mrs. Pam Wakefield Presenting Sponsor Jean and Bill Parker The Bright Wings Foundation Cousins Charitable Lead Annuity Trust Mr. and Mrs. John A. Wallace The Coca-Cola Company Patrons Carey and Bill Peard Connolly Family Foundation, Inc. CSX Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Wasserman Juliet and John Allan Mary Portman Emily Winship Scott Foundation Mr. and Mrs. W. Douglas Ellis, Jr. Mr. Ben L. Weinberg, Jr. Platinum Sponsors Elizabeth and Carl Allen Olive and Roby Robinson The Frances Wood Wilson Foundation, Inc. Fidelity Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William J. Wepfer Alston & Bird Tricia and Inman Allen Lovette and Michael Russell Fulton County Arts Council Fraser-Parker Foundation Dr. William G. Whitaker III Cox Enterprises Blain and Ivan Allen IV Denise and John Schilling Georgia Council for the Arts The Gary W. Rollins Foundation Ms. Catherine Grant Wilmer Delta Air Lines Valerie and Cotten Alston Lynn and Bill Shearer Georgia Power Company Georgia-Pacific LLC Mrs. Ann S. Wilson Greenberg Traurig Glen and Stuart Alston Corinne and Will Skeean Carl R. Hartrampf Glen Raven Technical Fabrics Ms. Hope Wilson and Mr. Vincent X. Ford Jenny Pruitt, Atlanta Fine Homes Sharon and Bonneau Ansley Dean and Bronson Smith Publix Super Markets, Inc. The Goizueta Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Dennis C. Winchester Sotheby’s International Realty Shepard B. Ansley Cynthia and Daniel Smith Ray M. and Mary Elizabeth Lee Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Emily Bourne Grigsby Dr. Mollie Winston and Dr. Daniel Barrow Atlantic Coast Consulting Smith & Howard, PC Regions Bank Hellen Ingram Plummer Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Withers Gold Sponsors Governor Roy and Marie Barnes Mildred and John Spalding Sara Giles Moore Foundation The Howell Fund, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. William D. Withers Elkin Goddard Alston Molly and Ramsay Battin Susan Hurt Tanner and Bob Tanner The Wells Fargo Foundation James M. Cox Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Woocher The Family of Gayle and Jimmy Alston Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Elkin and Roger Taylor The Zeist Foundation, Inc. JBS Foundation Mrs. James W. Woodruff, Jr. Fidelity Bank Properties Pat Thomas The John N. Goddard Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Zachry Young Ada Lea Birnie Honour and John Thornton Mr. and Mrs. Stiles A. Kellett, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kendall Zeliff Silver Sponsors BNY Mellon Wealth Management Betsy Hamilton Verner and Joe W. Hamilton, Jr. Exhibition Gifts Mrs. George A. Montgomery Sherry and David Abney Saunders and Tom Bohan Cindy and Bill Voyles received between 7/1/2016 and 6/30/2017 Ms. Suzanne E. Mott Dansby Letitia and Jon Alston Amanda Glenn Brady Waffle House Myers Industrial Construction CIBC Atlantic Trust Private Wealth Katherine and John Callaway Betsy and Mark West American Friends of Blerancourt, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Noonan Management Sarah and Peter Chatel Barbara A. White Dorothy and Charlie Yates Family Fund The O. Wayne Rollins Foundation Barbarella and René Diaz Marifred and Sal Cilella Wilmington Trust Mr. and Mrs. William P. Payne Florida and Doug Ellis Jackie and Jimmy Cushman Georgia-Pacific LLC Peachtree Garden Club Georgia Power Company Katie Deegan and Scott Tinnon John H. and Wilhelmina D. Harland Robert W. Woodruff Foundation Legendary Events Michelle and Mike Dickinson Media Sponsor Charitable Foundation, Inc Mr. and Mrs. Don C. Rountree Sue and John McKinley Empire Distributors The Atlantan The Rich Foundation The Roy and Janet Dorsey Foundation The Roy & Janet Dorsey Foundation Mary Alston and David Drew Robert T. Jones Sara Giles Moore Foundation Chance Evans Special Thanks to our Auction Donors The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation, Inc. The Spray Foundation Bronze Sponsors Taylea and Robin Fowler Canali Society of Colonial Wars in the Thalia and Michael C. Carlos Foundation Betsy and Scott Akers Sandra and George Fryhofer The Coca-Cola Company State of Georgia, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Fentener van Vlissingen Arrow Exterminators, Inc. Betty and Alston Glenn Diamante Cabo San Lucas Thalia and Michael C. Carlos Foundation Walter Clay Hill and Family Foundation Spring and Tom Asher Anne Fitten Glenn Grand Velas Walton Rawls The Watson-Brown Foundation, Inc. Manny Beauregard and Don Vellek Betsy Glenn Los Cabos Canali Nancy and Lewis Glenn Tiffany & Co. CSX Transportation Lou and Tom Glenn Richarco Vilchis Deloitte Sandra and John Glover Dorsey Alston Carol Lanier Goodman Eileen and Bo DuBose Amanda and Greg Gregory Ernst & Young Elizabeth and Sheffield Hale Flock Specialty Finance Chad Holman and Keith Traxler GenSpring Family Offices Janet and George Johnson Harry Norman, Realtors Barbara and Eric J. Joiner Sarah and Harvey Hill Ellen and Ray Jones The John & Mary Franklin Foundation Karla Arriola-Kalmes and Michael Kalmes King & Spalding Kimberly and Kelly Keappler Whitney and Peter Moister Mary Kate Keappler Montag & Caldwell, LLC Carole and Sidney Kirschner Morgens West Foundation Jim Landon Northside Hospital Libby and David Lanier PNC Wealth Management Kathy and Richard Lee Peachtree Tents & Events Dorsey Alston Leese Printpack, Inc. and The Gay and Erskine Love Janet Tudor Leese Foundation Cathy and George Manning Production People, Inc. Russ Marane

ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER WINTER 2017 NEWSLETTER 33 operations & leadership operations & leadership

FY2017 Operating Data with 5 Year Data Board of Directors Executive Staff

FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 Allison Dukes Sheffield Hale president & ceo Contributions $1,629,931 21% $1,521,515 19% $1,504,945 18% $1,559,514 18% $1,891,286 21% Angie Mosier Admissions $941,203 12% $968,167 12% $986,922 11% $987,531 11% $987,643 11%

Programs $107,523 1% $154,229 2% $201,208 2% $185,189 2% $209,873 2% Barbarella Diaz Paul Carriere chief operating officer & executive vice Net Sales (Rentals, Gifts, etc.) $1,216,412 16% $1,544,017 20% $1,253,826 15% $1,723,632 19% $1,893,537 21% Bo DuBose president of operations and legal Endowment $3,597,971 46% $3,661,636 46% $3,687,437 43% $3,859,390 43% $3,855,959 43% Special Projects/Exhibits $292,403 4% $37,608 0% $950,320 11% $578,215 7% $135,938 2% Ernest Greer Michael Rose Operating Revenue $7,785,443 100% $7,887,171 100% $8,584,657 100% $8,893,471 100% $8,974,236 100% Greg Bronstein chief mission officer Howard Palefsky Jack Markwalter Susana Braner vice president of sales and operations Capital Fundraising Jamie MacLean Jocelyn Hunter Paul Crater vice president of collections and financial year 2013 John Montag research services $3,078,332 John Shlesinger Hillary Hardwick financial year 2014 John Spalding vice president of marketing $13,269,355 Louise Allen Moore communications financial year 2015 $6,341,295 Mary Katherine Greene Calinda Lee vice president of historical interpretation financial year 2016 Michael Flock and community; historian $19,094,654 Michael Rogers financial year 2017 Peter Moister Jackson McQuigg vice president of properties $355,415.00 Shirley Mitchell Ferrell Stuart Kronauge Sarah Roberts vice president of goizueta gardens Teya Ryan and living collections Tom Asher 10,000,000 Jeff Rutledge William B. Peard vice president of finance 9,000,000 Cheri Snyder vice president of development 8,000,000

$8,974,236 Jessica VanLanduyt $8,893,471 $8,701,713

$8,574,867 deputy mission officer 7,000,000 $8,584,657 $8,383,518 $7,887,171 $7,785,443 $7,727,474 Kate Whitman 6,000,000 $7,429,080 vice president of public programs $7,301,633 $7,254,240 Operating Expenses 5,000,000

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3,000,000

2,000,000

1,000,000 Operating Revenue

FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017

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