Stark Avenue House-Purchase & Donation, 1990-2002

File — Box: 1, Folder: 5

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

These papers consist of materials relating to Jordan’s researches in the life and work of Carson McCullers, as well as his deep involvement with the McCullers Center for Writers and Musicians. In addition, there are materials concerning a symposium to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Nunnally Johnson. Among his many other wide-ranging interests are: historic preservation; theater; music; Linwood Cemetery; fund-raising for various non-profits such as The Springer Opera House, Westville, the Columbus State University Archives Foundation, etc.; Blind Tom (Thomas Higgins), a musical savant born into slavery; Horace King, an enslaved master-builder; the disputes between Georgia and Alabama over the water rights to the Chattahoochee River; and the Little White House in Warm Springs, Georgia, to name only a few.

1925-2011 3 boxes (1.66 l.f.)

Dates

Creation: 1990-2002

Creator

From the Collection: Jordan, Thornton F. (Person)

Extent

From the Collection: 1.66 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Materials Specific Details

Among the photographic prints, negatives and contact sheets are: a postcard of Columbus mills from the Chattahoochee River, an unidentified farmhouse, the Central Fire Station and Police Headquarter in downtown Columbus, Sherwood, the home of the Howard family, a portrait of Absalom H. Chappell, Jordan Vocational High School under construction, two photos of steamboats docked at Columbus landing, 3 copies of a 1971 photograph of Dr. Joseph R. Mahan and Joseph E. Williams standing at the grave site of Governor James Johnson in Linwood Cemetery and an aerial photograph of the baseball park next to the Civic Auditorium in Columbus.