DeKalb History Center

United States Georgia  DeKalb  Archives and Libraries  

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Contact Information
E-mail: [mailto:archives@dekalbhistory.org archives@dekalbhistory.org]

Address:


 * 101 E. Court Square Decatur, Georgia 30030

Telephone: 404-373-1088 Fax:  404-373-8287

Hours and holidays:


 * Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9am - 5pm.
 * Archives:  Appointments recommended Tue-Thu 10am - Noon, and 1 - 4pm.
 * Museum Hours:  Mon-Fri 10am - 4pm.
 * Holiday closures.

Map, directions, parking, and public transportation:


 * Google map: DeKalb History Center
 * Directions and Parking
 * Public transportation:  The Atlanta MARTA rail East–West (blue) line stops in downtown Decatur square just one block east of the DeKalb History Center.

Internet sites and databases:


 * DeKalb History Center website - Provides information on the archives and current museum exhibits.
 * Collections- Partial listing of collections including subject files, biogrpahical files, special collections, oral histories, reference materials, photograph subject files, and periodicals.
 * On-line Research Databases - Includes cemetery, marriage, freedman, land lottery, census, military, court, and probate records.

Collection Description
Biographical files, maps, DeKalb County cemetery index, oral histories, many church records and histories, manuscripts, photographs, rare books, county records, Sanborn fire insurance maps, DeKalb County books such as memoirs, yearbooks, and Atlanta City and suburban city directories, family and business papers, Confederate widows, deeds, social clubs, and schools.

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