This selection option would focus solely on digitizing the Atlanta Georgian newspaper. The publication was purchased by newspaper mogul William Randolph Hurst in 1912. Under the editorial leadership of his son R. A. Hurst, the paper took a yellow journalism approach and was the third largest paper in the city in the 1920s. The selection of this option would highlight the history of Georgia’s capital during the late Progressive Era and the practices of sensationalist journalism in the United States during that period.
World War I (SS5H2)
New South (SS8H7)
World War I and Great Depression (SS8H8)
The Atlanta Georgian and Yellow Journalism in the South
Tom Watson and Populism in Georgia
The Fight for Suffrage in Progressive-Era Georgia
"In 1906, Fred Loring Seely established the Atlanta Georgian as daily newspaper. He used the publication as a forum to support prohibition and speak out against the convict labor lease system. Famed media tycoon William Randolph Hurst purchased the paper in 1912. Under his ownership, the Georgian became the third largest newspaper in the state behind the Constitution and the Journal. During this period, the paper employed Mildred Seydell, one on the first female newspaper journalists in the state. Former U.S. congressman, Ohio governor, and presidential candidate James Cox purchased both the Georgian and the Atlanta Journal in 1939, but closed the Georgian in December of that year. "--from GHN
Atlanta Georgian (Atlanta, Ga. : 1906). April 25, 1906-February 1, 1907, publisher F.L. Steely
Atlanta Georgian and News, February 2, 1908-April 12, 1912, publisher F.L. Steely. Formed from the union of Atlanta Georgian and the Atlanta Evening News.
Atlanta Georgian (Atlanta, Ga. : 1912), published by Georgian Company, April 13, 1912-December 16, 1939
Superior Court Districts
Coweta Circuit Dec. 20, 1869
Atlanta Circuit, 1869-
Population - Census
1880: 49,137
1890: 84,665
1900: 117,363
1910: 177,733
1920: 232,606
1930: 318,587
1940: 392,886
1950: 473,572
1960: 556,326
February 2, 1907- December 1911
April 16-June 4, July 21-31,August-September 15, November-December 1913
January 1-5, May 30-June 20, October 9-December 31, 1914
January 1-4, April -July 9, August 15-September 8, 1915
Dec 23, 1918 (First Edition) - Jan 3, 1919 (Evening Edition)
Jan 3, 1919 (Home Edition One Star) - Jan 13, 1919 (Final Edition Three Star)
Jan 14, 1919 (First Edition) - Jan 25, 1919 (Afternoon Edition)
Jan 25, 1919 (Evening Edition) - Feb 5, 1919 (Night Edition)
Feb 5, 1919 (Final Edition Three Star) - Feb 16, 1919 (Four Star)
Feb 16, 1919 (Three Star) - Mar 1, 1919 (Night Edition)
Mar 1, 1919 (Final Edition Three Star) - Mar 12, 1919 (Final Edition Three Star)
Mar 13, 1923 (First Edition) - Mar 23, 1919 (City)
Mar 23, 1919 (City) - Apr 4, 1919 (First Edition)
Apr 4, 1919 (Afternoon Edition) - Apr 20, 1919 (Six Star)
Apr 20, 1919 (Six Star) - Apr 28, 1918 (Home Edition One Star)
Apr 28, 1919 (Home Edition) - May 9, 1919 (Evening Edition)
May 9, 1919 (Night Edition) - May 20, 1919 (Home Edition One Star)
May 20, 1919 (Home Edition) - May 30, 1919 (Final Edition Three Star)
May 31, 1919 (First Edition) - Jun 9, 1919 (Home Edition)
Jun 9, 1919 (Home Edition) - Jun 19, 1919 (Evening Edition)
Jun 19, 1919 (Home Edition One Star) - Jun 28, 1919 (Evening Edition)
Jun 28, 1919 (Final Edition) - Jul 8, 1919 (Home Edition)
Jul 8, 1919 (Home Edition) - Jul 17, 1919 (Final Edition Three Star)
Jul 18, 1919 (Morning Edition) - Jul 27, 1919 (Three Star)
Jul 27, 1919 (Three Star) - Aug 6, 1919 (Night Extra)
Aug 6, 1919 (Final Extra Three Star) - Aug 16, 1919 (Home Edition)
Aug 16, 1919 (Home Edition) - Aug 26, 1919 (Morning Edition)
Aug 26, 1919 (Evening Edition) - Sep 5, 1919 (Night Extra)
Sep 5, 1919 (Final Extra Three Star) - Sep 19, 1919 (Night Extra)
Sep 19, 1919 (Final Edition Three Star) - Sep 29, 1919 (Home Edition One Star)
Sep 29, 1919 (Home Edition) - Oct 9, 1919 (Home Edition)
Oct 9, 1919 (Extra) - Oct 19, 1919 (Five Star)
Oct 19, 1919 (Five Star) - Oct 28, 1919 (Home Edition)
Oct 28, 1919 (Home Edition) - Nov 6, 1919 (Night Extra)
Nov 7, 1919 (Morning Edition) - Nov 16, 1919 (Six Star)
Nov 16, 1919 (Six Star) - Nov 25, 1919 (Morning Edition)
Nov 25, 1919 (Evening Edition) - Dec 4, 1919 (Night Extra)
Dec 4, 1919 (Final Extra Three Star) - Dec 13, 1919 (Final Edition Three Star)
Dec 14, 1919 (City) - Dec 22, 1919 (Final Home Edition)
Dec 22, 1919 (Night Extra) - Jan 3, 1920 (Final Extra Three Star)
Jan 4, 1920 (City) - Jan 14, 1920 (Home Edition)
Jan 14, 1920 (Home Edition) - Jan 25, 1920 (Four Star)
Jan 25, 1920 (Four Star) - Feb 6, 1920 (Home Edition)
Feb 6, 1920 (Final Home Edition) - Feb 20, 1920 (Morning Edition)
Feb 20, 1920 (Evening Edition) - Mar 7, 1920 (Six Star)
Mar 7, 1920 (Six Star) - Mar 19, 1920 (Morning Edition)
Mar 19, 1920 (Evening Edition) - Mar 30, 1920 (Final Home Edition)
Mar 30, 1920 (Final Extra Three Star) - Apr 11, 1920 (Two Star)
Apr 11, 1920 (Extra One Star) - Apr 25, 1920 (Extra One Star)
Apr 25, 1920 (Extra One Star) - May 9, 1920 (Five Star)
May 9, 1920 (Five Star) - May 20, 1920 (Extra)
May 20, 1920 (Final Extra Three Star) - May 30, 1920 (Extra One Star)
May 31, 1920 (Morning Edition) - Jun 12, 1920 (Morning Edition)
Jun 12, 1920 (Evening Edition) - Jun 22, 1920 (Home Edition)
Jun 22, 1920 (Final Home Edition) - Jul 18, 1920 (Six Star)
Jul 18, 1920 (Six Star) - Aug 10, 1920 (Final Home Edition)
Aug 10, 1920 (Extra) - Aug 23, 1920 (Home Edition)
Aug 23, 1920 (Home Edition) - Sep 5, 1920 (Five Star)
Sep 5, 1920 (Four Star) - Sep 17, 1920 (Evening Edition)
Sep 17, 1920 (Home Edition) - Oct 3, 1920 (Three Star)
Oct 3, 1920 (Three Star) - Oct 17,1920 (Four Star)
Oct 17,1920 (Four Star) - Nov 1, 1020 (Home Edition)
Nov 1, 1920 (Final Edition) - Nov 16, 1920 (Home Edition)
Nov 16, 1920 (Evening Edition) - Dec 1, 1920 (Morning Edition)
Dec 1, 1920 (Final Extra Three Star) - Dec 13, 1920 (Final Home Edition)
Dec 13, 1920 (Final Extra Three Star) - Dec 31, 1920 (Final Home Edition)
Jan 1, 1921 (Morning Edition) - Jan 18, 1921 (Final Extra Three Star)
Jan 19, 1921 (Morning Edition) - Feb 17,1921 (Home Edition)
Feb 17, 1921 (Final Edition) - Mar 6, 1921 (Five Star)
Mar 6, 1921 (Five Star) - Mar 20, 1921 (Five Star)
Mar 20, 1921 (Five Star) - Apr 5, 1921 (Final Home Edition)
Apr 5, 1921 (Final Extra Three Star) - Apr 23, 1921 (Final Home Edition)
Apr 24, 1921 (City) - May 9, 1921 (Evening Edition)
May 9, 1921 (Home Edition) - May 22, 1921 (Four Star)
May 22, 1921 (Four Star) - Jun 6, 1921 (Baseball Extra)
Jun 7, 1921 (Morning Edition) - Jun 19, 1921 (Four Star)
Jun 19, 1921 (Four Star) - Jul 2, 1921 (Morning Edition)
Jul 2, 1921 (Evening Edition) - Jul 15, 1921 (Final Extra Three Star)
Jul 16, 1921 (Evening Edition) - Jul 30, 1921 (Evening Edition)
Jul 30, 1921 (Home Edition) - Aug 21, 1921 (Six Star)
Aug 21, 1921 (Six Star) - Sep 9, 1921 (Final Extra Three Star)
Sep 10, 1921 (Morning edition) - Sep 20, 1921 (Baseball Extra)
Sep 21, 1921 (Morning Edition) - Oct 11, 1921 (Morning Edition)
Oct 11, 1921 (Evening Edition) - Oct 29, 1921 (Home Edition)
Oct 29, 1921 (Final Home Edition) - Nov 13, 1921 (City)
Nov 13, 1921 (Six Star) - Nov 29, 1921 (Final Extra Three Star)
Nov 29, 1921 (Sports Racing Results) - Dec 12, 1921 (Sports Racing Results)
Dec 12, 1921 (Final Extra Three Star) - Dec 28, 1921 (Final Home Edition)
Dec 28, 1921 (Final Extra Three Star) - Jan 7, 1922 (Final Extra Three Star)
Jan 8, 1922 (City) - Jan 25, 1922 (Sports Racing Results)
Jan 26, 1922 (Morning Edition) - Feb 12, 1922 (Three Star)
Feb 12, 1922 (Three Star) - Feb 28, 1922 (Final Extra Three Star)
Mar 1, 1922 (Evening Edition) - Mar 16, 1922 (Home Edition)
Mar 16, 1922 (Final Home Edition) - Mar 31, 1922 (Sports Complete)
Apr 1, 1922 (Evening Edition) - Apr 13, 1922 (Final Extra Three Star)
Apr 14, 1922 (Morning Edition) - Apr 26, 1922 (Baseball Racing Results)
Apr 27, 1922 (Evening Edition) - May 10, 1922 (Final Extra Three Star)
May 10, 1922 (Baseball Racing Results) - May 23, 1922 (Final Extra Three Star)
May 24, 1922 (Morning Edition) - Jun 8, 1922 (Evening Edition)
Jun 8, 1922 (Home Edition) - Jun 24, 1922 (Final Home Edition)
Jun 25, 1922 (Six Star) - Jul 12, 1922 (Morning Edition)
Jul 12, 1922 (Evening Edition) - Jul 25, 1922 (Final Extra Three Star)
Jul 26, 1922 (Evening Edition) - Aug 12, 1922 (Final Home Edition)
Aug 13, 1922 (City) - Aug 28, 1922 (Final Extra Three Star)
Aug 29, 1922 (Special Extra) - Sep 11, 1922 (Evening Edition)
Sep 11, 1922 (Home Edition) - Sep 20, 1922 (Baseball Racing Results)
Sep 20, 1922 (Extra) - Sep 29, 1922 (Final Extra Three Star)
Sep 30, 1922 (Home Edition) - Oct 7, 1922 (Baseball Racing Results)
Oct 8, 1922 (Extra One Star) - Oct 16, 1922 (Final Home Edition)
Oct 16, 1922 (Final Extra Three Star) - Oct 25, 1922 (Special Evening Edition)
Oct 25, 1922 (Home Edition) - Nov 3, 1922 (Special Extra)
Nov 3, 1922 (Evening Edition) - Nov 10, 1922 (Sports Racing Results)
Nov 11, 1922 (Special Extra) - Nov 19, 1922 (Three Star)
Nov 19, 1922 (Three Star) - Nov 28, 1922 (Final Home Edition)
Nov 28, 1922 (Final Extra Three Star) - Dec 7, 1922 (Sports Racing Results)
Dec 8, 1922 (Special Extra) - Dec 15, 1922 (Sports Racing Results)
Dec 16, 1922 (Special Extra) - Dec 24, 1922 (Three Star)
Dec 24, 1922 (Three Star) - Jan 5, 1923 (Home Edition)
Jan 5, 1923 (Final Home Edition) - Jan 14, 1923 (Extra One Star)
Jan 14, 1923 (Extra One Star) - Jan 22, 1923 (Sports Complete)
Jan 23, 1923 (Evening Edition) - Feb 1, 1923 (Sports Complete)
Feb 2, 1923 (Special Extra) - Feb 10, 1923 (Sports Complete)
Feb 11, 1923 (Six Star) - Feb 18, 1923 (Extra One Star)
Feb 19, 1923 (Evening Edition) - Feb 28, 1923 (Final Home Edition)
Feb 28, 1923 (Final Extra Three Star) - Mar 10, 1923 (Final Home Edition_
Mar 10, 1923 (Special Extra) - Mar 18, 1923 (Extra)
Mar 19, 1923 (Evening Edition) - Mar 28, 1923 (Special Evening Edition)
Mar 28, 1923 (Home Edition) - Apr 7, 1923 (Final Home Edition)
Apr 7, 1923 (Special Extra) - Apr 15, 1923 (Six Star Edition)
Apr 15, 1923 (Three Star) - Apr 24, 1923 (Special Extra)
Apr 24, 1923 (Final Extra Three Star) - May 4, 1923 (Home Edition)
May 4, 1923 (Final Home Edition) - May 13, 1923 (Special Sports Complete)
May 13, 1923 (Extra One Star) - May 21, 1923 (Final Home Edition)
May 21, 1923 (Final Extra Three Star) - May 31, 1923 (Final Home Edition)
May 31, 1923 (Final Extra Three Star) - Jun 10, 1923 (Extra One Star)
Jun 10, 1923 (Extra One Star) - Jun 19, 1923 (Home Edition)
Jun 19, 1923 (Final Home Edition) - Jun 29, 1923 (Final Home Edition)
Jun 29, 1923 (Finat Extra Three Star) - Jul 7, 1923 (Sports Complete)
Jul 8, 1923 (City) - Jul 15, 1923 (Six Star)
Jul 16 - 25, 1923
Jul 25 - Aug 4, 1923
Aug 4 - 13, 1923
Aug 14 - 23, 1923
Aug 24 - Sep 2, 1923
Sep 2 - 11, 1923
Sep 11 - 21, 1923
Sep 21 - 30, 1923
Sep 30 - Oct 8, 1923
Oct 9 - 18, 1923
Oct 18 - 27, 1923
Oct 28 - Nov 4, 1923
Nov 4 -14, 1923
Nov 14 - 21, 1923
Nov 21 - Dec 1, 1923
Dec 1 - 10, 1923
Dec 11 - 21, 1923
Dec 22, 1923 - Jan 5, 1924
Jan 6 - 18, 1924
Jan 19 - Feb 3, 1924
Feb 3 - 13, 1924
Feb 13 - 25, 1924
Feb 26 - Mar 10, 1924
Mar 10 - 23, 1924
Mar 23 - Apr 8, 1924
Mar 31 - Apr 9, 1924
Apr 8 - 20, 1924
Apr 20 - May 4, 1924
May 4 - 16, 1924
May 16 - 26, 1924
May 27 - Jun 7, 1924
Jun 7 -17, 1924
Jun 17 - 29, 1924
Jun 29 - Jul 13, 1924
Jul 13 - 26, 1924
Jul 26 - Aug 8, 1924
Aug 8 - 22, 1924
Aug 23 - Sep 5, 1924
Sep 5 - 14, 1924
Sep 14 - 25, 1924
Sep 25 - Oct 6, 1924
Oct 7 - 17, 1924
Oct 17 - 29, 1924
Oct 29 - Nov 9, 1924
Nov 9 - 21, 1924
Nov 21 - Dec 1, 1924
Dec 1 - 12, 1924
Dec 12 - 21, 1924
Dec 22, 1924 - Jan 4, 1925
Jan 4 - 15, 1925
Jan 15 - 26, 1925
Jan 26 - Feb 6, 1925
Feb 6 - 17, 1925
Feb 17 - 27, 1925
Feb 28 - Mar 10, 1925
Mar 10 - 20, 1925
Mar 20 - 31, 1925
Apr 9 - 19, 1925
Apr 20 - 30, 1925
May 1 - 10, 1925
May 11 - 21, 1925
May 20 - 28, 1925
May 22 - 31, 1925
Jun 1 - 12, 1925
Jun 12 - 24, 1925
Jun 24 - Jul 5, 1925
Jul 5 - Jul 16, 1925
Jul 16 - 26, 1925
Jul 27 - Aug 7, 1925
Aug 7 - 19, 1925
Aug 19 - 29, 1925
Aug 29 - Sep 9, 1925
Sep 9 - 18, 1925
Sep 19 - 27, 1925
Sep 27 - Oct 4, 1925
Oct 5 - 14, 1925
Oct 14 - 23, 1925
Oct 24 - Nov 1, 1925
Nov 1 -10, 1925
Nov 11 - 20, 1925
Nov 20 - 29, 1925
Nov 29 - Dec 6, 1925
Dec 6 - 15, 1925
Dec 16 - 25, 1925
Dec 27, 1925 - Jan 6, 1926