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Scope and content: Business records of the Advance Publishing Company in Nashville document the entire history of that company's weekly, The Presbyterian Advance (1910-1934). The records include the charter of incorporation, company by-laws, letters to stockholders, minutes of stockholders and directors meetings (annual and called), fundraising letters, and special reports prepared for stockholders, directors, or the editorial council. Nashville...
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Scope and content: A photographic collection of 2133 images, spanning the dates ca. 1960-ca. 1988, donated by the Johnson Johnson Crabtree architectural firm, of Nashville, Tennessee, documenting four decades of the architectural project work of Bruce I. Crabtree, Jr., F.A.I.A., a senior founding partner in the firm. The collection is comprised of photographic images of design projects of the architectural firm, Taylor & Crabtree, comprised of photographic...
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Scope and content: The Flood 2010 Oral Histories document the historic Nashville flood of May 1-2, 2010 and the aftermath, as told by the people who lived through it. The project includes 174 oral history interviews conducted by library staff and volunteers. Individuals interviewed include first responders, city officials, musicians, artists, and others. Interviews were conducted in two stages (city officials & response teams, then business & community)...
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Abstract: Maps of Nashville; Davidson County; the state of Tennessee; Tennessee cities and counties; Civil War battles, especially those in Tennessee; and a variety of other maps including geologic maps, water resources, and recreation, mostly as they relate to Tennessee. Other states, particularly Southern states and states bordering Tennessee, are also included, with emphasis upon the era of Tennessee settlement, from the 1770s to the mid-1800s....
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Scope and content: Photocopies of records, consisting predominantly of meeting minutes, and supplemented by a variety of other materials including promotional literature, applications, and reference materials from organizations such as Operation Northtown of the Middle Tennessee Business Association; the Small Business Administration; and the Businessmen's Development Corporation of Philadelphia, Penn., which served as a model for the N.B.D. and which...
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Scope and content: Ledger book from an unidentified dry goods or general store in the Bellevue, Tenn. area, just southwest of Nashville, Tenn. Probably operated under the name T.L. Herrin Jr. or Herrin & Sweeny. Entries span from 1882 to 1898. A partial name index is at the front of the volume. Most entries record accounts with individuals; many entries are for women or African-Americans. Some accounts are with other businesses, such as Turner Bros....
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Scope and content: Mr. Trabue's diaries of 1928, 1929, 1939, and 1944-1985 (with more to come) offer insights into Nashville's legal profession, its civic leaders, library, charitable institutions and various other matters. Diaries presently available to researchers are photocopied.
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Scope and content: The materials included in this collection provide an abbreviated timeline of Nashville's transportation history from circa 1917 to the middle part of the twentieth century. This collection covers some of the major companies doing transportation-related business in Nashville such as the Nashville Railway and Light Company, the Tennessee Electric Power Company, the Tennessee Transportation Company, the Nashville Coach Company and...
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Scope and content: Small pocket notebook containing notes relating to the survey of a route from Nashville, Tenn. to Knoxville, Tenn. for the Tennessee and Pacific Railroad, conducted under the direction of E.F. Falconnet. His notes appear to be field notes taken at the time of survey and building of the railroad, which he later reported in a more detailed and fuller form in a formal report. Notes are very brief, but include dates and activities,...
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Abstract: Correspondence, 1930-1934, from lawyers E.L. McNeilly and Henry E. Colton to Joseph Thompson, president of the Board of Trustees of Robertson Academy, concerning land ownership.
Scope and content: Documents contain a copy of extensive legal research performed by E.L. McNeilly in 1911 and forwarded to Joseph Thompson in 1930, concerning the legal status of the land where Robertson Academy was built and the relationship of land ownership...
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Scope and content: The collection consists of two scrapbooks and a few additional unbound pages of newspaper clippings compiled by Edwin A. Price, who served as Nashville's City Attorney (circa late 1890s-circa 1902) and later as the Attorney General for Davidson County (circa 1902-circa 1906). The bound volumes, spanning January 6, 1899, through October 6, 1899, include numerous articles about the legal battles between railroads and streetcar companies...
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Scope and content: Ledger contains financial accounts, 1836-1855, maintained by R.H. Barry. Barry is believed to have been an officer of the Franklin Turnpike Company, perhaps its treasurer, president, or both. Records from 1836 to 1839 are the most detailed, containing debits and credits to individuals as toll gate keepers and for construction and maintenance of the road. Some entries relate to the hiring of slaves to work on the road. Toll gate...
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Scope and content: Records of the Greater Nashville Association of Realtors (GNAR) (1996-present) and its predecessor organizations, the Nashville Real Estate Board (1907-1967); and the Nashville Board of Realtors (1967-1996). The collection documents the real estate industry̹Ñ₂Ø♭s growth and professionalization in the twentieth century, covering the years 1923 through 2011. The bulk of the collection runs from 1950 to 2002, and is therefore...
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Scope and content: 1922 Appraisal, plus account ledgers for 1921-1932 and 1946-1950 for H.G. Hill Company of Nashville, Tenn., a prominent local chain grocery. The appraisal includes plans of building footprints for numerous stores and facilities throughout the chain. The earliest ledger includes information concerning warehouse, sales, coupons, license fees, as well as what appear to be charitable contributions to organizations such as the Old Ladies'...
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Scope and content: Two account books containing records relating to store accounts, student accounts, and presumably some personal accounts. Both books contain accounts from 1848, 1854 (predominantly store accounts), and 1863 (predominantly students' accounts). The two books may have been used in conjunction with each other, with one serving as a daybook, and the other as a journal. Store accounts include name of individual, items purchased, and their...
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Scope and content: A collection of seven scrapbooks of business-related newspaper clippings compiled by Mary S. Buckner (Mrs. Henry K. Buckner, Sr.), spanning ca. 1953-ca. 1984. The scrapbooks are comprised chiefly of Nashville-related business articles published in "The Banner," and "The Tennessean" newspapers. The business writings cover topics about property purchases for commercial development, banks and various bank mergers, the NLT Corporation,...
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Scope and content: Records include two ledger books and other financial records; publicity and advertising materials, including a printed version of the Mrs. Grissom's Salads advertising song, "The Legend of Mrs. G.;" two photographs; news clippings and magazine articles; and a 50th Anniversary video recording on DVD.
One ledger book documents the earliest days of the business in 1955, showing sales, salespeople, delivery and distribution throughout...
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Scope and content: Statistics, annual reports, planning reports, promotional materials and related publications from the Nashville Chamber of Commerce and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. Contents of these reports include statistics on population, economy, business, education, transportation, taxes, cost of living, personal income, and a wide variety of other subjects. Taken as a whole, these documents enable a view of Nashville growth and...
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Scope and content: The collection consists of administrative records, ephemera, photographs, publicity scrapbooks, and video recordings created by and documenting the Nashville ATHENA Awards Program since its inception in 1991. There is particularly strong representation for the years 2003-2005 in the collection. Every year since 1991 is represented at a minimum by a program from the annual awards event. In addition to traditional paper records,...
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Scope and content: Biographies, military records, obituaries, clippings, photographs, educational records, and other papers dating from 1899 to 1946, documenting the lives of S. George Cochron, a Nashville watchmaker, and his niece, Rebecca Evalyn Cochran Simmelink. (George and Rebecca spelled their last names differently.)