- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Asa Griggs Candler
- Date of Original:
- 1851/1929
- Subject:
- Businessmen--Georgia--Atlanta
Philanthropists--Georgia--Atlanta
Bankers--Georgia--Atlanta
Real estate developers--Georgia--Atlanta
Men--Georgia--Atlanta
Emory University
Coca-Cola Company
Businesspeople--Georgia--Atlanta
Candler, Asa Griggs, 1851-1929 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, 33.77153, -84.22641
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798 - Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- In 1916 Candler was elected as a reform mayor to sort out Atlanta's chaotic fiscal situation. At this point he handed over control of most of his business enterprises, including The Coca-Cola Company, to his children.
Photograph of Asa Griggs Candler, founder of the Coca-Cola Company. In this head and shoulders portrait, he wears a suit and tie and faces forward. Candler was also a banker and real estate developer and was noted for his philanthropy. His best-known philanthropy was in the form of a personal check for $1 million, donated to defray the costs of establishing Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia as a Southern Methodist institution. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/asa-candler-1851-1929/m-803/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/asa-candler-1851-1929
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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