James G. Bogle Collection 1
DeKalb History Center
James G. Bogle Collection
Scope and content: The James G. Bogle collection contains photographs, slides, periodicals publications, and memorabilia associated with Stone Mountain, DeKalb Historical Society, the Mary Gay House, historic Georgia sites, and railroads.
Provenance: Gift of Alice Lyons, 2014. (Accession #2014.06)
Access: Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish materials from this collection must be requested from the Archivist, DeKalb History Center. Citations should be made as follows:
Description of specific item, James G. Bogle Collection, DeKalb History Center Archives
Processed by Kathryn Dean, DHS Intern, 2014.
Size: 4 document boxes, 1 1/2 photo boxes, 1 oversize box
Biographical Sketch of James G. Bogle: James G. Bogle was a native of Tennessee, but resided in DeKalb County, Georgia, from 1956 until his death in 2010. Bogle was a graduate of Georgia State University. He married Mary Alice Clark, with whom he had two children, Alice and James Jr. He served in the U.S. Army for 31 years, retiring in 1967 with the rank of Colonel. As an amateur photographer, Bogle took photographs of many historic sites around Georgia, including Stone Mountain. He was also an active member of many area historical societies, including the Atlanta Historical Society and the DeKalb Historical Society.
Description: The James G. Bogle Collection consists primarily of photographs and slides taken by Bogle. The collection also includes memorabilia from Stone Mountain and other historic Georgia sites. There are maps of Stone Mountain Park, photographs and slides of historic houses and railroads, and papers related to the Mary Gay House in Decatur. One box includes publications on the Civil War, Emory University Library, Egleston Children’s Hospital, DeKalb Historical Society, and the Mary Gay house. The collection also contains issues of the periodical Georgia Journal from 1990-1998, a National Zip Code directory, and various objects related to historic houses and railroads.
Subject Headings: Where possible, Library of Congress Subject Headings have been used.
Main Entry: Bogle, James G.
Subject/Added Entries: Decatur (Ga.) DeKalb County (Ga.)
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James G. Bogle Collection 2
Historic houses, etc. Railroads. Stone Mountain (Ga.) Stone Mountain Memorial State Park (Ga.)
Folder List Box Folder Contents ______Date(s)____
1 1 The Battle of Decatur: A Series of Articles by Robert M. Ervin (2 copies) 1951 2 Carmichael Home, Jackson, GA 1983-1984 3 Decatur Train Depot and related research 2000-2002 4 DeKalb County Centennial Celebration 1922 5 Newspaper articles on DeKalb Historical Society 1992-2005 6 DeKalb Public Library System Annual Report 1981 7 Illustration Prints of Historic Homes and Buildings 8 Mary Gay House, photos 9 William J. “Bill” Purdie Jr. 1973-1985 10 Stone Mountain Park—brochures and articles
2 1 Photographs- 290 Locomotive 1967 2 Photographs- Rich’s, Atlanta 1971 3 Photographs- Roberta, GA 1967 4 Photographs- Six Flags Over GA 1967 5 Photographs- Stone Mountain Bridge 1965 6 Photographs- Stone Mtn. Carving 1966 7 Photographs- Stone Mtn. Mill 1966 8 Photographs- Stone Mtn. Railroad 1965-1971 9 Slides- Decatur and DeKalb 1980-1983 10 Slides- DeKalb Historical Society, Misc. 1983 11 Slides- Macon, GA, DeKalb Historical Soc. Tour 1983 12 Slides- MARTA, Decatur/Atlanta 1978, 1980 13 Slides- Mary Gay House 1978, 1980 14 Slides- Misc. Georgia 1958-1970 15 Slides- Stone Mountain 1964-1968 16 Slides- Stone Mtn. Park and GA Sites 17 Slides- Stone Mtn. Railroad 1961-1966 18 Slides- Stone Mtn. Railroad 1964-1969 19 Oversize Photograph- Covered Bridge, Stone Mtn. 20 Oversize Photograph- Mill at Stone Mtn.
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Box Folder Contents ______Date(s)____ 3 1 Publications- Atlanta, GA 1965 2 Publications- Civil War 1951-1983 3 Publications- DeKalb County 4 Publications- DeKalb Historical Society (1 of 2) 1965-1980 5 Publications- DeKalb Historical Society (2 of 2) 1952 6 Publications- Emory University Library 1987 7 Publications- Henrietta Egleston Home for Children 1978 8 Publications- Marion County, West Virginia 1963 9 Publications- Mary Gay 1982
4 1 Publications- Georgia Journal 1990-1995 2 Publications- Georgia Journal 1996 3 Publications- Georgia Journal 1997-1998 4 Publications- Railroad Magazine 1972
National Zip Code Directory 1966
OV 1 1 Photograph: Engine, Stone Mtn. Historic Railroad 2 Photograph: Stone Mtn. Historic Railroad 3 Prints: Historic Atlanta and Stone Mountain
Objects: Figurine of engine, Stone Mtn. Scenic Railroad n.d. Granite souvenir, Stone Mtn. Confederate Memorial n.d. Reading Railway Station calendar notepad 2005 Stone Mountain cufflinks (2) n.d. Stone Mountain tie clip n.d. Stone Mtn. Scenic Railroad ashtray n.d. Stone Mtn. Scenic Railroad silver dollars (2) n.d. Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad Token n.d. Wooden bowl, Mary Gay House c. 1855 Wooden Replica of Decatur train station n.d.
Photograph Box 1 Contains photographs and negatives of Atlanta scenes and Georgia historic sites, including the Cyclorama, Loew’s Grand Theater, Smith Creek, and Cheatham Hill, GA. They are mostly from the 1970s.
Photograph Box 2 Contains photographs and negatives of DeKalb County—including the DeKalb County Courthouse and the Housworth Log Cabin— and the DeKalb Historical society from the 1970s and 1980s.
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