TABLE OF CONTENTS
Overview of Collection
Biographical Note
Scope and Content Note
Arrangement of Collection
Topics Covered
Administrative Information
Separation List
Related Material
Description of Series Series 1: Administrative
records, 1950-1986
Series 2: Financial
records, 1950-1982
Series 3: Herndon Home
records, 1976-1990
Series 4: Legal
records, 1924-1990, (bulk
1969-1990)
Series 5: Printed
material, 1950-1987
Series 6: Artifacts and
photographic material
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Register of
the Alonzo F. and Norris B. Herndon Foundation Records
Presented online by the Digital Library of Georgia
Repository: Herndon Home
Creator: Alonzo F. and Norris B. Herndon
Foundation
Collection Number: HerndonFoundation
Title: Alonzo F. and
Norris B. Herndon Foundation records
Dates: 1950-1991
Quantity: 6 linear ft.
Quantity: (18 boxes)
Abstract: Records of the Alonzo F. and Norris B.
Herndon Foundation (Atlanta, Ga.), 1950-1991, which contain materials that
document the establishment, activities and community ties of the
foundation.
Biographical Note
On November 22, 1950, Norris B. Herndon
established the Alonzo F. and Norris B. Herndon Foundation, Inc. The foundation
was created as a non-profit corporation to be used exclusively for religious,
charitable, scientific, literary and educational purposes. As Norris Herndon's
heir, however, the foundation served not only to continue the family's
philanthropic activities and to maintain the family residence as a memorial to
Herndon's parents, Alonzo and Adrienne Herndon, but also to secure the
perpetuity of Atlanta Life Insurance Company.
Since its incorporation, the Herndon
Foundation has given to Atlanta's Black community. First Congregational Church,
Gate City Day Nursery Association, Greater Atlanta Community Chest, and Morris
Brown College are key local institutions and organizations that benefited from
the donations. At the national level, the foundation supported the larger cause
of Black economic and social development associated with the civil rights
movement via contributions to the United Negro College Fund, Inc., and the
N.A.A.C.P. Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. Since 1983, most of the
Foundation's earnings have been used to support the operation of the Herndon
family residence as a house museum.
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late 1960s and 1970s brought two significant events affecting the foundation.
The first was the 1969 Tax Reform Act. The original design of the act would
have had deleterious affects on the future ownership and control of Atlanta
Life by setting limits to the amount of control a foundation could exert over a
business and by placing requirements on the spending by organizations for
charitable purposes. Through a series of successful lobbying efforts by Atlanta
Life officers and its counsel, amendments to the tax act were made that
exempted the foundation from payout provisions. The second significant event
was the death of Norris Herndon in 1977, when the ownership of his stock in
Atlanta Life, the Herndon mansion, and the rest of his wealth passed to the
foundation.
The philanthropic legacy of
the Herndon family continues through the Herndon Foundation’s charitable
contributions and through the operation and maintenance of the family's
residence as a house museum, The Herndon Home.
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The Alonzo F. and Norris B. Herndon
Foundation, Inc. Records, 1950-1990, contain materials that document the
establishment, activities and community ties of the foundation. The collection
consists of appraisals, architectural drawings, artifacts, correspondence,
financial statements, invoices, letters, memos, minutes, photographic material,
reports, and tax forms. Financial Records, legal records, and material about
the maintenance of the Herndon house form the bulk of the collection.
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Arrangement of the Collection
The collection is organized into
six series
1. Administrative records
2. Financial
records
3. Herndon Home records
4. Legal records
5. Artifacts and photographic material
6. Printed
material
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| Herndon, Alonzo, b. 1958. |
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| Herndon, Norris B., 1897-1977. |
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| First Congregational Church (Atlanta,
Ga.)
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| Gate City Day Nursery Assocation (Atlanta,
Ga.)
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| Greater Atlanta Community Chest. |
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| Herndon Home (Atlanta, Ga.) |
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| Morris Brown College. |
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| African American
philanthropists--Georgia.
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| African American--Dwellings--Georgia. |
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| Atlanta
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Provenance: The Herndon Foundation.
Restrictions on Access: Unrestricted access.
Restrictions on Use: All requests subject to limitations noted in
The Herndon Home policies on reproduction.
Preferred Citation Method: [after identification of item(s)], Alonzo F.
and Norris B. Herndon Foundation records, The Herndon Home.
Processing Information: Processed by Wesley Chenault and Lamonica
Sanford, 2002-2004.
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Related MaterialAtlanta Life Insurance
Company records, Atlanta NAACP collection, and First Congregational Church
collection, Auburn Avenue Research Library, Atlanta, GA; First Congregational
Church, U.C.C. collection and Atlanta University Presidential Records,
1856-1984, Atlanta University Center, Atlanta, GA; and NAACP collection,
Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Washington, DC.
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Herndon Family collection, Atlanta Life
Insurance Company photographic collection, Toomer family collection, and Martin
and Palmer families collection.
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Description of Series
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Series 1: Administrative
records, 1950-1986
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| The administrative records document the
activities of the Board of Trustees from 1950 to 1987 and consist of charters,
correspondence, deeds, memos, and minutes.
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Change in By-laws, 1974 |
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Charter and amendment, 1950,
1970
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Copy of a Warranty Deed,
1950
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Correspondence, 1951-1953; 1956; 1970;
1973; 1976; 1980; 1982; 1986
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Memoranda, 1955; 1959; 1962-1963;
1966; 1971; 1973
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Memoranda, 1974; 1978-1979; 1983;
1985
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Minute Book, 1950-1954;
1969-1981
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Series 2: Financial
records, 1950-1982
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| The financial records document the
foundation’s finances and philanthropic activities, from 1950-1982. The
bulk of the series contains letters of requests and disbursement. Also included
in this series are bank statements, check stubs, real estate statements, tax
records, and stock certificates.
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Bank statements, 1953-1962 |
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Bank statements, 1963-1973 |
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Cancelled checks, 1957-1958;
1960-1969; 1970-1972
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Check stubs, 1951-1971; 1977 (4
envelopes)
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Invoices, 1952 |
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Invoices, 1953 |
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Invoices, 1954 |
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Invoices, 1955 |
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Invoices, 1956 |
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Invoices, 1956 |
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Invoices, 1957 |
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Invoices, 1958 |
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Invoices, 1959 |
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Invoices, 1960 |
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Invoices, 1961 |
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Invoices, 1962 |
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Invoices, 1963 |
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Invoices, 1964-1968 |
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Invoices, 1973; 1976; 1979 |
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Sharp-Boylston real estate management
statements, 1951
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Sharp-Boylston real estate management
statements, 1952
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Sharp-Boylston real estate management
statements, 1953
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Sharp-Boylston real estate management
statements, 1954
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Sharp-Boylston real estate management
statements, 1955
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Sharp-Boylston real estate management
statements, 1956
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Sharp-Boylston real estate management
statements, 1957
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Sharp-Boylston real estate management
statements, 1958
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Sharp-Boylston real estate management
statements, 1959
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Sharp-Boylston real estate management
statements, 1960
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Sharp-Boylston real estate management
statements, 1961
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Sharp-Boylston real estate management
statements, 1962-1963
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Request/Disbursement letters,
1951-1954
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Request/Disbursement letters,
1955
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Request/Disbursement letters,
1956
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Request/Disbursement letters,
1957-1958
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Request/Disbursement letters,
1959
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Request/Disbursement letters,
1960
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Request/Disbursement letters,
1961
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Request/Disbursement letters,
1962
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Request/Disbursement letters,
1963
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Request/Disbursement letters,
1964
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Request/Disbursement letters,
1965
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Request/Disbursement letters,
1966-1967
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Request/Disbursement letters,
1968
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Request/Disbursement letters,
1969
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Request/Disbursement letters,
1970-1971
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Request/Disbursement letters,
1972-1974
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Request/Disbursement letters,
1975
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Request/Disbursement letters,
1976
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Request/Disbursement letters,
1977-1979
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Request/Disbursement letters,
1980-1981
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Request/Disbursement letters,
1982
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Social Security tax forms (Herndon
Foundation), 1980
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Statement of beneficial ownership of
equity securities, 1965
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Stock Certificates of the ALIC,
1951-1973; 1981
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Tax exemption applications,
1950-1952; 1972; 1980
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Tax returns, 1969-1973 |
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Tax returns, 1977-1982 |
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Series 3: Herndon Home
records, 1976-1990
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files that document the establishment and restoration of the Herndon home as a
public museum and, to a lesser extent, its upkeep by the foundation from 1976
to 1991. Architectural drawings for the restoration of the home are housed in
oversize.
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AJF Leasing, 1981-1983 |
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AMC Mechanical Contractors, Inc.,
1981-1983
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American Appraisals Associates,
1990
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Application for property tax
exemptions, 1980-1981
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Architectural drawings,
1981-1982
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Architectural drawings (Herndon Home
and Vine Street), 1981-1982
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Askins, Norman Davenport,
1980-1983
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Askins, Norman Davenport,
1980-1983
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Atkinson Brothers Plastering Co.,
Inc., 1982
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Atlanta Historical Society,
1978-1981
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Bansley, John D., Jr.,
1978-1980
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Bickel, Minnette, 1980 |
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Byrne, Ann DeRosa, 1983 |
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Charley Akers Photography,
1981
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Clark Construction,
1983-1984
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Correspondence, 1979-1980;
1983
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The Davenport Company,
1982
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The Davey Tree Expert Company,
1979-1991
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DDR International, 1977;
1984
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DeCosta, Herbert A., Jr.,
1980-1982
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DeCosta, Herbert A., Jr.,
1980-1982
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Dialogue from private viewing of the
Herndon Home, February 20, 1983
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Gate City Electrical Contractors,
Ltd., 1981-1982; 1985
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Georgia Home Improvement Co.,
1981-1982
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Georgia Home Improvement Co.,
1981-1982
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Gemco Elevator Co., 1981 |
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Goodman Decorating Company, Inc.,
1981-1983
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Henderson, Alexa Benson, 1977;
1981-1982
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Historic Preservation and the
Minority Community Conference, 1982
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Insurance, 1979-1982 |
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J.H. Elliot Appraisal and Antique
Co., 1980-1981
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Landscape Services, Inc.,
1979-1982
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Keep-Safe Industries, Inc.,
1977
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Liles, Kenneth, 1979-1985 |
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Listing of pictures of the Herndon
Home, n.d.
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Loss Control-Geotek, 1976 |
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Loss Control-Geotek, 1976 |
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Loss Control-Geotek, 1976 |
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Loss Control-Geotek, 1976 |
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Memoranda, 1977-1982;
1987-1988
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Menne, Douglas Frederick,
1980-1982
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Oglesby-Harden, Inc.,
1981
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Program from Dedication Services,
September 29, 1982
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Property survey, 1982 |
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Reynolds, Elizabeth P.,
1981
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Security Systems, 1977;
1983
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S.W. Wicker General Contracting Co.,
1987
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Tip Top Roofers, Inc.,
1981-1982
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T.R. Smith Roofing Contractor,
1980-1981
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Vaughn Plumbing Co., 1979 |
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Your Heritage House, Inc.,
1982
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Series 4: Legal
records, 1924-1990, (bulk
1969-1990)
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of the Tax Reform Act of 1969 on the Herndon Foundation, mainly via
correspondence between the Board of Trustees and Foundation accountant, John
Bansley, and lawyer, Kenneth Liles; and the liquidation and disbursement of the
Norris B. Herndon Estate through appraisals, correspondence, financial
statements, invoices and receipts, and tax forms.
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Barker, Lewis, and Powell, Inc.
bankruptcy case, 1977
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Correspondence, incoming/outgoing,
1969
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Correspondence, incoming/outgoing,
1970
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Correspondence, incoming/outgoing,
1970
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Correspondence, incoming/outgoing,
1971
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Correspondence, incoming/outgoing,
1971
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Correspondence, incoming/outgoing,
1971
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Correspondence, incoming/outgoing,
1972
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Correspondence, incoming/outgoing,
1973
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Correspondence, incoming/outgoing,
1974
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Correspondence, incoming/outgoing,
1975
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Correspondence, incoming/outgoing,
1976
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Correspondence, incoming/outgoing,
1977
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Correspondence, incoming/outgoing,
1978
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Correspondence, incoming/outgoing,
1979
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Correspondence, incoming/outgoing,
1980-1981
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Correspondence, incoming/outgoing,
1983
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Correspondence, incoming/outgoing,
1984
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Correspondence, incoming/outgoing,
1988
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Correspondence, incoming/outgoing,
1990
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Correspondence, incoming/outgoing,
n.d.
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Herndon Building,
1957-1960
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Invoices and receipts,
1977-1981
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Listing of family and pall bearers,
ca. 1977
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Listing of real estate,
1977
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N.B. Herndon automobile records,
1968; 1977-1978
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N. B. Herndon estate, appraisal
reports, 247 and 254 Auburn Avenue, 1977
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N. B. Herndon estate, appraisal
reports, Lake County properties, Fl., 1979
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N. B. Herndon estate, appraisal
reports, 174-176 Northside Drive, 1977
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N. B. Herndon estate, appraisal
reports, Postell Street and 104 Northside Drive, 1977
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N. B. Herndon estate, appraisal
reports, Terry Street lot, 1977
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N. B. Herndon estate, appraisal
reports, 498 Thackery Place, 1977
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N. B. Herndon estate, appraisal of
ALIC stock, 1978
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N.B. Herndon last will and testament,
1955; 1976
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N.B. Herndon life insurance records,
1924; 1928; 1947-1948; 1955; 1964 1968; 1977
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N.B. Herndon real estate insurance
records, 1977-1980
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N.B. Herndon Trust, 1969;
1976
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Notes, 1977-1979 |
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Petition for Declaration Judgment,
1978
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Quit Claim Deed, 1979 |
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Settlement of sale of property on
Auburn Avenue, 1978-1979
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Settlement of sale of property on
Northside Drive, 1980
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Stock certificates, 1951-1973,
1976-1978; 1981
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Summary and analysis of cash receipts
and disbursements, 1977-1979
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Survey, Sumter County properties,
Fl., 1978
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Tax records, 1977-1979 |
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Series 5: Printed
material, 1950-1987
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or utilized by the Foundation.
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Articles, foundations and trusts,
1950-1952; 1967-1968; 1972
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Articles, tax laws,
1972-1974
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House Resolution 11197,
1972
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House Resolution 15448,
1972
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House Resolution 13289,
1972
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News clippings, 1950; 1960; 1967;
1973-1974; 1976-1977; 1979-1980; 1984; 1987
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Pamphlet, The Gray Line,
1981
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Preservation Times, 1981 |
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Seminar, "The Tax Reform Act of 1969
and Your Private Foundation," 1970
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Testimony of Jesse Hill, Jr. before
the House Ways and Means Committee, 1973
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Series 6: Artifacts and
photographic material
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contain items created for, used by, and given to the Herndon Foundation.
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3 Butler Street YMCA plaques,
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16 photographs, ca.
1980-1985
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