Archives Summary with Images 08/02/2019 Matches 645 Catalog / Objectid / Objname Description Condition Status Home Location A 2016.2.1 Incomplete Copy of Superior Court Minutes of Cherokee County, Third Floor Storage Record, Judicial 1834-1838 Includes crimes and sentences, Native American issues and crimes, foreclosures, and lawsuits. Also includes typed copies. A 2016.2.3 By-Laws of the Cherokee County Historical Society, Inc. Third Floor Storage Document June 13, 1995 A 2016.2.4 Excerpts from The Cherokee Advance from 1893-1910 Third Floor Storage Document A 2016.2.5 Typed Copy of the 1850 Census of Georgia, Cherokee County Third Floor Storage Document Nearly 11,650 Free Citizens Compiled by Rhea Cumming Otto Page 1 Catalog / Objectid / Objname Description Condition Status Home Location A 2016.2.7 January 1995 Inventory of the Cherokee County Historical Society Third Floor Storage Document A 2016.3.1 A ledger containing various bits of financial records with Fourth Floor Storage Ledger references to Bank of Canton, Reinhardt College, Canton Drug Co., a saw mill, "Will and James Pham Lumber," James Fincher, E.A. Fincher, and Mr. Darby. The records for Reinhardt expenses are the most prevalent as well as those for the Bank of Canton. The front of the ledger also contains a postage reference guide dating from 1914. The book is in fair condition apart from some pages that have become detached. Dates range from 1919 - 1931. This is the smaller of the two ledgers in this donation. A 2016.3.2 This ledger mentions financial information relating to several Fourth Floor Storage Ledger Cherokee County residents and businesses, including: Bank of Cherokee, Etowah Bank, Canton Drug Store, Jesse Fincher, Barrett House, a saw mill, Reinhardt College, C.A. Smith, a section simply labeled "automobile records," E.A. Fincher, Elizabeth Fincher, Sim Webb, W.F. Dickerson, Miss Luda May Vernon, "Tifton, GA", Bob McCoy, Mike McCoy, Max Moore, Dalton Farm, Farnsworth Farm, Emma Fincher, Vernon Frank, J.A. and Will Pharr. Dates range from 1919 - approx. 1975. There is a notable difference in handwriting from 1946 onwards. The ledger details transactions, bills paid, bills receivable, expense reports, deposits, stock accounts/dividends, and interest accumulation. Some of the pages and the cover are battered but the book is in overall good condition. Records after 1936 are much more sparse than 1919 - 1936. A 2016.4.1 An envelope made from recycled paper, stamped with the Good Third Floor Storage Envelope Alexander Studio logo. Another stamp reads "This is your picture with SMILEY BURNETTE." Page 2 Catalog / Objectid / Objname Description Condition Status Home Location A 2016.4.2 Advertising flyer for the Alexander Studio in its new location in Poor Third Floor Storage Flyer the Vaughn Building in Canton. Probably reused as a sleeve for negatives. A 2016.4.3 Developing instructions handwritten on an Alexander Studios Good Third Floor Storage Form form. A 2016.4.4 List of photo locations handwritten in ink on index card. Locations Good Third Floor Storage Card relating to accident on Track Rock Gap Rd. and Hwy 129 in Union County, GA. A 2016.4.5 Manila envelope containing 7 Kodak Finishers for Greeting Card Fair Third Floor Storage Envelope and Frames Negatives (typed label on front of envelope). Finishers bear different holiday greetings for variety of negative sizes. A 2016.4.6 Typed list of photos taken on 9/12/1967 for McDougal-Powell Good Third Floor Storage List accident case in Calhoun, GA. Page 3 Catalog / Objectid / Objname Description Condition Status Home Location A 2016.4.7 Receipt from B.L. Green of Woodstock for accident photos. Good Third Floor Storage Receipt Notation states an understanding of appearance in court by Buddy Alexander if needed as an expert witness. A 2016.4.8 Summons from Union County, GA, to appear as a witness for the Good Third Floor Storage Subpoena defendant in Ledford et al vs. Clayton & Gary Brown. A 2016.4.9 Letter to Buddy Alexander from Michigan Mutual Liability Good Third Floor Storage Letter Company requesting photos from an accident. A 2016.4.10 Advertising flyer for Alexander Studio in original Marietta Good Third Floor Storage Flyer location. A 2016.4.11 Lists of graduating students in classes of 1968 & 1969, Cherokee Fair Third Floor Storage Lists High School. Notations and checkmarks in ink of order changes, payment, etc. Page 4 Catalog / Objectid / Objname Description Condition Status Home Location A 2016.4.12 Three magazine pages reused as negative sleeves, with notations in Good Third Floor Storage Negative Sleeves pencil on unprinted side. A 2016.4.13 Instruction insert for Kodak Plus-X Panchromatic Film Pack. Good Third Floor Storage Instructions A 2016.4.14 Wire mesh baskets Good Third Floor Storage Baskets A 2016.4.15 Photographic paper boxes reused for negative storage, with years Good Third Floor Storage Boxes handwritten on ends A 2016.4.16 Kodak film canister Good Third Floor Storage Canister Page 5 Catalog / Objectid / Objname Description Condition Status Home Location A 2016.4.17 Alexander Studio form for selecting wedding photographs, with Good Third Floor Storage Form notes handwritten in ink, including day and time of ceremony A 2016.4.18 List of wedding photographs, handwritten on a scrap of paper Fair Third Floor Storage List A 2016.5.1 Student Papers from Cherokee High School on Cherokee County Third Floor Storage Document subjects R.M. Moore History of Cherokee High School Cherokee County, GA History of Hickory Flat School Waleska A 2016.5.2 Cherokee Chamber of Commerce Welcome Booklet 1986 Third Floor Storage Book Two Copies A 2016.5.3 Profile of Agriculture in Cherokee County 1991 Third Floor Storage Book Page 6 Catalog / Objectid / Objname Description Condition Status Home Location A 2016.5.5 1930 Population Bulletin of Georgia Third Floor Storage Book A 2016.5.7 Canton Rotary Club Presents Talent Showcase 1981 Third Floor Storage Program A 2016.5.9 1945 North Georgia Tribune Constitutional Amendment Third Floor Storage Newspaper Supplement A 2016.5.10 Unto These Hills: A Drama of the Cherokee Indian circa 1940 Third Floor Storage Program A 2016.5.11 Community Data and Economic Profile of Canton and Cherokee Third Floor Storage Book County, Georgia 1979 Page 7 Catalog / Objectid / Objname Description Condition Status Home Location A 2016.5.12 City of Canton Land Use and Development Controls, February Third Floor Storage Book 1968 A 2016.5.14 You and Your Company: Canton Textile Mills Union Pamphlet Third Floor Storage Pamphlet Two Copies A 2016.5.15 Textiles for You...and how they are made Third Floor Storage Pamphlet Pamphlet on the textile industry A 2016.8.1 Preservation Fourth Floor Storage: Archives Room 4 Panel Heritage Revitalize Comfort Green Salvage Vibrant Scope Growth Family Educa- Architecture Living Renovate Advocacy Business Irreplacable Remember Page 8 Catalog / Objectid / Objname Description Condition Status Home Location Sense of Place Vision Renew People Culture Old Tourism Past History Landscape Save Present Future Home New Community Next Generation Archaeology Involvement Progress Conservation Neighborhood Memory Telling our Story Endangered Investment Restoration Develop Genealogy Sustainable A Visual History of Cherokee County Sponsors: Around About Local Media, Canton Tourism, Inc., Cherokee Tribune, Family Life Publications, Joe E. Johnston Foundation A 2016.8.2 Ball Ground Fourth Floor Storage: Archives Room 4 Panel Ball Ground became an important commercial center and trading outpost for Northern Cherokee County after it was established along with the railroad in 1882. In the early 20th century the city thrived as a manufacturing center for the north Georgia marble industry. As a result, Ball Ground contains significant historic that reflect industry and commerce as well as excellent residental examples from a range of socio-economic levels. Roberts Store and Bud Holcomb Barber Shop, circa 1910. These buildings currently house the Georgia Animal Project and Heritage Page 9 Catalog / Objectid / Objname Description Condition Status Home Location Plumbing. This is the Ball Ground Villa, circa 1940; it was located near the current City Park and Masonic Building. The Frank Howell House was built circa 1900-1910, is a current landmark on the west side of the four-way stop at Old Canton Rd. The A.W. Roberts house was originally built in the mid 1850s and enlarged around 1900. This photo was taken after the addition but before the Victorian details were removed in the 1910s. The current Easy Ride Golf Carts business occupies the old Consumer Monument building, which was built around 1927 after the building in the historic photo burned. The Fred Boling House was built circa 1908; this photo was taken in 2005. The original Calvin Farmer house was built in 1905 and destroyed by fire in 2012. The land to the right is now Calvin Farmer Park. This brick structure replaced the old methodist church building which was destroyed during the 1915 tornado. Gilmer Ferry Road looking east, 2015. Hubbard Building, 2015. Oscar Robertson acquired the structure in the late 1980s and used it to store his extensive rock collection. It is currently being rehabilitated. These metal roofs were added to protect the buildings, but unfortunately they hide the distinctive original rooflines. A 2016.8.3 Canton Fourth Floor Storage: Archives Room 4 Panel Originally incorporated as Etowah in 1833, the seat of Cherokee County was renamed “Canton the following year. The settlement was centrally located within the county and blessed with ample resources, including rich farmland, minerals, timber, and the Etowah River. The town’s first school and church were chartered in 1833, signaling the role that Canton would play as a hub of culture and education in the county.