The atlanta journal-constitution shares a piece of history with local community
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or Jacqueline Petty (404) 526-5714 jpetty@ajc.com THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION SHARES A PIECE OF HISTORY WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY Donation demonstrates the multi-media company’s commitment to future generations and support of the community it serves ATLANTA (May 14, 2010) – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has donated their photo archives from The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution to the Georgia State University Library. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archives will be digitized by Georgia State University Library and early images are expected to be publicly available online in the next year. “The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is pleased to partner with Georgia State University to share our photographic archives with scholars and the public,” said Julia Wallace, editor of AJC and ajc.com. “With this donation we hope to foster creativity, positively impact the education of future generations and enrich the lives of the local community.” The archives span the 20th century, and take a photographic journey of Atlanta’s history as well as the surrounding region. Users can view the evolution of Atlanta’s skyline over the years, and understand the city’s growth. The archives also have handwritten notes from the photographer while covering the assignment. Historical milestones include:
"The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's donation to the University Library significantly enhances the collection of research materials available in Atlanta,” said Nancy Seamans, Dean of Libraries at Georgia State University. “It will preserve the recent photographic history of Atlanta while supplementing other collections at Georgia State University, particularly the Popular Music, Southern Labor, and Women's Collection. It is particularly appropriate for this collection to come to GSU as much of the growth of the university as an urban research university has been during the period that is represented by this collection." Georgia State University’s photographic collection, which includes The Lane Brothers and Tracey O’Neal commercial photography, has more than 350,000 images of Atlanta from the 1930s to the 1960s. To learn more about Georgia State University, visit www.gsu.edu. To learn more about the Georgia State University Library, visit http://www.library.gsu.edu. About The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the leading source — both in print and online — of news, information and advertising for metropolitan Atlanta, reaching a total print and online audience of nearly 2.2 million people each week. Every month, nearly 2.3 million unique visitors access the newspaper's Web sites, including ajc.com and accessAtlanta.com. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is part of Cox Media Group, a publishing, digital media and broadcasting subsidiary of Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises. About Cox Media Group Cox Media Group, Inc., a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises, is an integrated broadcasting, publishing and digital media company that includes the national advertising rep firms of Cox Reps. With revenues exceeding $1.5 billion, the company operations include 15 broadcast television stations and one local cable channel, 86 radio stations, four metro newspapers and more than a dozen non-daily publications, and more than 100 digital services. Additionally, CMG owns and operates Valpak, one of the leading direct marketing companies in North America. About Georgia State University Located in the heart of downtown Atlanta, Georgia State is one of the country's leading urban research universities. More than 40,000 students are seeking degrees at Georgia State, and more than 28,000 of them are on campus each semester. Students come to our campus from every county in Georgia, every state in the nation and 160 countries. Directory: media -> campaigns campaigns -> For immediate release campaigns -> A safe and Sober Coalition team georgia Board of Directors campaigns -> Contact: Art Rogers campaigns -> Contact: Steve Riley campaigns -> Atlanta’s cios Discuss Hot Topics at the 9th Annual atp-tag cio roundtable campaigns -> Thousands of Georgians still overpaying property taxes campaigns -> The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Launches iPad™ Application campaigns -> Accessatlanta. Com is one-stop shop for local holiday fun campaigns -> Contact: Steve Riley campaigns -> Contact: Steve Riley, wsb-tv Download 11.46 Kb. Share with your friends:
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