Papers of Walter R. Huntley, Jr., city official, economic development specialist and civic leader, date primarily between 1983-2018. Most relate to economic development work that occurred while Huntley was President of the Atlanta Economic Development Corporation (1986-1997) and President of Huntley Partners, Inc., (1997-2013). The collection primarily consists of reports, tax allocation studies, assessments, research findings, and proposals for projects sponsored by Huntley & Associates in the metropolitan Atlanta area. Files include the development of the Atlanta-Chattanooga high-speed passenger rail and various projects in Eatonville, Florida, Savannah Georgia, Norfolk, Virginia, and Orlando, Florida.

Market analyses and implementation plans for public and private development projects are in the collection as well. Also included are some of Huntley’s personal files including newspaper clippings; personal photographs and correspondence and other material about Huntley’s activities with Trinity University, AEDC, the City of Atlanta and the private sector.

The photographs in this collection reflect Huntley’s activities in national and international affairs as well as his activities at Trinity University and with his family.

Walter Huntley headshot.

1967 Trinity University football team.
Some pictured include:

80 Walter Huntley

44 Lyman Davis

27 Clyde Glosson

89 William Hines

43 AD Arnic

18 Ronnie Carpenter

15 Terry McCarty

1967 Trinity University football team.
Players pictured include:

80 Walter Huntley

44 Lyman Davis

27 Clyde Glosson

89 William Hines

43 AD Arnic

18 Ronnie Carpenter

15 Terry McCarty

Mayor’s Annual State of the City Business Breakfast in Atlanta Georgia.

Forbes Headquarters, New York, NY.
Pictured:
Malcolm Forbes, Sr.
Andrew Young
Walter Huntley
unidentified Forbes executive

Meeting on 24-hour Day Care Project, Atlanta, GA.
President William Jefferson Clinton, Walter Huntley, and Mayor Maynard Jackson.

This series comprises the research and publication documentation of Jennifer P. Mathews book Chicle: From Ancient Maya to William Wrigley published by Arizona University Press. Research files consist of printed articles, books, and media. The publication files includes correspondence, drafts and promotional material.

Walter Huntley's 5th birthday. Photo taken in the Terrell Hills neighborhood of San Antonio, TX. Huntley is pictured next to his bicycle won via raffle at the shoe box shoe store.

Highlands High School, San Antonio, TX, 1966
Senior Class Officers putting mistletoe over the doors of one of the teachers.
Pictured in Photo:
Walter Huntley
Charles Bobbish
Unidentified Teacher

Southern Education Foundation members meeting in South Africa to report their Beyond Racism Report to the Nelson Mandela Foundation.
Pictured L-R:
Unidentified
Unidentified
Walter Huntley
Lynn Huntley
Nelson Mandela
Franklin Thomas

Pictured: Walter Huntley, former Pennsylvania Congressman William Gray, Ingrid Saunders Jones (National Chairperson of National Council of Negro Women) and Cecelia Corbin-Hunter (former Director of Participant Service ICMA-RC).

Mayor Maynard Jackson's cabinet.

Hong, Kong, China, 1989.
Pictured L-R:
Robert Harland, Managing Partner of Powell-Goldstein Fraiser and Murphy
Maynard Jackson, former Atlanta Mayor and chair of board of AEDC
Walter Huntley
Joy Bauer, Director of International Relations

This collection documents Dr. Earl M. Lewis's professional life at Prairie View A&M, Trinity University, and University of Texas at San Antonio and includes correspondence, reports, and other materials.

The Monroe G. Everett Records include correspondence and university records from Everett's tenure as university president, spanning from 1942-1950. In addition to correspondence, this collection contains financial reports, faculty records, flyers, and bulletins. The bulk of this collection dates to the 1940s.

The Bill Bristow Art Department Files include correspondence, records, scrapbooks, and photographs from Bristow's tenure as Art Department Chair, spanning from 1963-1985. The bulk of this collection dates to the 1960s and 1970s.

This collection contains material from the institution's board of trustees and registrar's office. Publications, ephemeral materials and alumni contributions complete this collection

Mayor Maynard Jackson's Office, Atlanta, GA, 1981.
Pictured L-R
Walter Huntley, Jr.
Elnora Huntley
Maynard Jackson
Walter Huntley, Sr.