Franklin Garrett

Franklin Garrett

Franklin Miller Garrett (September 25,1906 – March 5, 2000) was the first and only official historian of Atlanta. [http://www.legis.ga.gov/legis/1999_00/leg/fulltext/hr1444.htm] His massive "Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of its People and Events" remains the best reference for the city's history.

[http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/corner1985-1.htm Picture] of Franklin M. Garrett from September 1985.

[http://larryfeltonjohnson.typepad.com/photos/oakland_cemetery/franklingarrett.html Grave stone picture] from Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta.

Accomplishments

Was a founder of the Atlanta Historical Society, today known as the Atlanta History Center.

Education

*Graduate of Boys High School, Atlanta, GA.
*Received [http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwsen/acminutes/1998/6-98.html honorary degree] from Georgia State University (GSU), June 20, 1998.

Marriage

[http://www.dekalbhistory.org/01_about/01_g_0509.html Frances Garrett] , widow of Atlanta Historian Franklin Garrett died approx. September 2005.

Biography of Franklin Garrett

There is a biography of the life of Franklin M. Garrett called "The Man Who Amazed Atlanta" by Doris Lockerman.

[http://www.azcaseys.com/lookups/garrett.html Surname and landmark] list from index to "Atlanta & Environs - Volumes 1 & 2" written by Franklin Garrett.

Bibliography

*Garrett, Franklin M., "Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events, 2v. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 1954.

*Garrett, Franklin M., "Yesterday's Atlanta" Miami, FL: E.A. Seemann Publishing, Inc., 1974 ISBN 0912458356


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