Greater Nashville Association of Realtors Records 1923-2011 (bulk 1950-2002)
(Document/manuscript/pamphlet/archival material)

Copies

LocationCall NumberStatus
Special Collections - Upon RequestMap room drawer K-4 folders 16-18Library Use Only
Special Collections - Upon RequestWest storage range 2 sections 3 andLibrary Use Only

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Advertising -- Real estate business -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Apollo Middle School (Nashville, Tenn.).
Banks and banking -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Buildings -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Business enterprises -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Business ethics -- United States.
Businessmen -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Businesspeople -- Tennessee -- Nashville -- Biography.
Businesswomen -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Capitalists and financiers -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Capitol Hill Redevelopment Project (Nashville, Tenn.).
Central business districts -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Charities -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Charity golf tournaments -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Cities and towns -- Growth.
City planning -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
City promotion -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Civic improvement -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Clothing and dress -- United States -- 20th century -- Photographs.
Commercial real estate -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Community development -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Country clubs -- Tennessee -- Nashville -- Photographs.
Davidson County (Tenn.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Davidson County (Tenn.) -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.
Dinners and dining -- Social aspects -- United States -- Photographs.
Discrimination in housing -- Law and legislation -- United States.
Downtown Clinic for the Homeless (Nashville, Tenn.).
Dugger, Jack.
Dwellings -- Environmental aspects.
Dwellings -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Fairbanks, Grace.
Fashion -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Photographs.
Freeman, J. Richard.
Freeman, Robert L., -- d. 1973.
Gibson, Howard L.
Graham, Rebecca, -- realtor.
Greater Nashville Association of Realtors.
Greer, H. Lynn, -- b. ca. 1942.
Greer, Herschel L., -- d. 1976.
Harper, James L.
Historic buildings -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Historic preservation -- Economic aspects.
Historic preservation -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Home ownership -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Homelessness -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
House buying -- Tennessee -- Nashville -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.
House selling -- Tennessee -- Nashville -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.
Housing -- Law and legislation -- United States.
Housing -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Housing and health -- United States.
Hurd, J. Brent.
Klein, Don.
Land use -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Mayors -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (Nashville and Davidson County, Tenn.).
Metropolitan government -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Mortgage loans -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.
Multiple listing -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Nashville (Tenn.) -- Biography.
Nashville (Tenn.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Nashville (Tenn.) -- Commerce.
Nashville (Tenn.) -- Description and travel.
Nashville (Tenn.) -- Economic conditions.
Nashville (Tenn.) -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.
Nashville (Tenn.) -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce.
Nashville Area Habitat for Humanity.
Nashville Board of Realtors.
Nashville Housing Authority.
Nashville Metropolitan Area (Tenn.).
Nashville Real Estate Board.
National Association of Real Estate Boards.
National Association of Realtors.
Neighborhoods -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
PENCIL Project (Nashville, Tenn.).
Professional assocations -- Records and correspondence.
Professional associations -- Tennessee.
Professional associations -- United States.
Professional education -- Tennessee.
Public housing -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Real estate agents -- Biography.
Real estate agents -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Real estate agents -- Training of -- Tennessee.
Real estate boards -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Real estate business -- Congresses.
Real estate business -- Employees.
Real estate business -- Finance.
Real estate business -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.
Real estate business -- Political aspects.
Real estate business -- Southern States.
Real estate business -- Study and teaching.
Real estate business -- Taxation -- United States.
Real estate business -- Tennessee.
Real estate developers -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Real estate development -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Real property -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Residential real estate -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Secretaries -- Societies, etc.
Social responsibility of business.
Southern States -- Commerce.
Southern States -- Congresses.
Storey, Carl D., -- d. 2009.
Suburbs -- Tennessee -- Nashville Metropolitan Area.
Taxation -- Tennessee.
Tennessee -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.
Tennessee -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
Tennessee Association of Real Estate Boards.
Tennessee Association of Realtors.
Tennessee, Middle -- Commerce.
Tennessee, Middle -- Description and travel.
Tennessee, Middle -- Economic conditions.
Transportation -- Tennessee -- Nashville Metropolitan Area.
United States. -- Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.
United States. -- Federal Housing Administration.
University Center Urban Renewal Project (Nashville, Tenn.).
Urban beautification -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Urban renewal -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Urbanization -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Voluntarism -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Warden, Margaret Lindsley -- 1904-2007 -- Homes and haunts.
Women -- Tennessee -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.
Women in real estate -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Women real estate agents -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Zeitlin, Shirley.

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Format
Document/manuscript/pamphlet/archival material
Physical Desc
15 cu. ft.
Language
English

Notes

Organization & arrangement of materials
Arrangement: Chronological, then by material type or subject matter.
General Note
Materials housed in Special Collections Division of the Main Library, Nashville Public Library.
General Note
This collection has been reprocessed and reorganized. Finding aids dated prior to October 2014 are obsolete.
Restrictions on Access
In library use only. Available by appointment.
Restrictions on Access
Researchers are asked and encouraged to use microfilm in lieu of original newspapers in oversize boxes 22 and 23.
Restrictions on Access
Handling note: In some cases, interleaving tissue or paper may have been used to protect items from adhering to one another, after their removal from adhesive scrapbook albums. Researchers should not remove or rearrange interleaving materials.
Restrictions on Access
Videotapes #1 and #3 are master or preservation copies, and should not be used.
Description
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 especially strong concerning the latter half of the twentieth century.⁰́®
Description
In addition to providing a detailed history of realtors and their professional organization and activities, the collection also documents the overall economic growth and development of Nashville, Tennessee. Subjects include: major building projects, such as Metropolitan Auditorium, and the convention center (built 1977); the local and national economy, including statistical reports; urban renewal, especially the Capitol Hill Redevelopment Project; fair housing; neighborhood revitalization and beautification; historic preservation and restoration; politics and its influence on the real estate industry; lobbying efforts of the industry; ethics; professional and biographical information about individual local realtors; the relationship of the local organization to the statewide Tennessee Association of Realtors (TAR) and the National Association of Realtors (NAR), including a number of local members who sought offices in these organizations; banks and lending; a 1986 atlas containing detailed property maps of Davidson County, showing lots and streets, and including condominiums; health hazards in buildings (lead-based paint, mold, radon); the roles of women in the workforce, as secretaries, assistants, and Realtors; and charitable efforts of the organization, including their annual golf tournament and their affiliation with Habitat for Humanity.
Description
Some specific projects mentioned in the collection include: Sidco Drive; Metro Auditorium; Lafayette Street; the first Nashville Convention Center; MetroCenter and Fountain Square; Bicentennial Mall; and the construction of Interstate 440. Other events or activities include: International Year of the Disabled Person (1981); Make America Better campaign (1970); and the "Great Cover Up" coat drive (1990)
Description
Some unusual or unexpected topics include: photographs which can serve to document changes in social activities, hairstyles, and fashion, for both men and women, in casual, business, and formal settings; office furnishings and decor; banquet facilities; a 1983 history of the home of Margaret Lindsley Warden, constructed in 1908 in the Belmont area; Habitat for Humanity and other charitable efforts to assist the homeless or poor; PENCIL project (Public Education Nashville Citizens Involved in Leadership) at Apollo Middle School in the late 1980s; Easter Egg hunt for St. Vincent de Paul school; golf tournaments; country clubs (sites of meetings or conventions); professional conventions at local, state, and national levels; business ethics; advertisements promoting professional organizations and expertise; and the nature of the relationship between a professional organization and city offices.
Description
Formats of materials include historical summaries; board minutes; committee minutes; membership rosters; financial statements; constitution and by-laws; correspondence; photographs (black and white, color, and digital); scrapbooks (primarily photocopies, but original materials salvaged when possible); programs from banquets, awards presentations, and conventions; news clippings; memorials and obituaries for deceased members, especially those who previously served as officers; booklets and brochures, including many produced by the Nashville Chamber of Commerce; statistics; advertisements promoting home ownership, the benefits of using a Realtor, and related subjects; occasional maps or plans for specific projects; videotapes, mostly containing advertisements or training material; and newsletters. A few items, mostly photographs, relate to famous individuals and celebrities: Minnie Pearl, Ladybird Johnson, Art Linkletter, Boots Randolph, Al Gore Jr., Bill Boner, Richard Fulton, Beverly Briley, Dan Quayle, Bob Clement.
Preferred Citation of Described Materials
Cite as: Greater Nashville Association of Realtors Records, Special Collections Division, Nashville Public Library.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
This material may be protected by copyright law (Title 17 U.S. Code). The Nashville Public Library does not have intellectual property rights to these materials.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Publicity photograph of Minnie Pearl ̹Ñ₂ØʹÙ₄ reproduction of any kind is prohibited.⁰́®
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Blueprints or diazotypes are extremely light-sensitive. They must be protected from prolonged exposure to light and may not be photocopied.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Greater Nashville Association of Realtors;,Gift;,2006.,Acc. 2006.010.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Associated Materials: An 1867 real estate assessment book for Davidson County, Tenn., which was part of the Greater Nashville Association of Realtors Records, was transferred to Metro Archives in 2014.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Related Materials: The Multiple Listing Service collection (1968-1971), created by the Nashville Board of Realtors, is held by the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Related Materials: MDHA Publications and Reports and Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Publications and Reports are two other related collections held by the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library.
Biographical or Historical Data
In 1907, the Nashville Real Estate Board was established by J. Matt Williams, who also became its first president. In 1967 the organization changed its name to the Nashville Board of Realtors, and in 1996, became the Greater Nashville Association of Realtors. A foundational principle of the organization was that (in the words of the 1929 constitution): "All persons holding real estate licenses are not Realtors. Realtors subscribe to a formal Code of Ethics and are committed to furthering their professional education," thus outlining the significance and distinction of the term "Realtor" (with a capital R). The local organization provides education and professional development for Realtors; lobbies for issues of concern to the group, including pending legislation; watches the economy and politics, assessing their impact on their business; issues awards and recognition to individuals prominent in the profession; supports or opposes major building efforts undertaken by the City of Nashville; and provides a forum for social and charitable activities, including a long partnership with Habitat for Humanity, beginning in 1997.
Language
In English.
Cumulative Index/Finding Aids
Finding aid available in repository;,folder level control.,https://assets.library.nashville.org/documents/finding-aids/Special_Collections_Division_Finding_Aid_GNARFindingAid-New2014.pdf.
Ownership and Custodial History
Records created by the Greater Nashville Association of Realtors and its predecessor organizations and in their custody until donation to the Nashville Public Library.
Action
process;,preliminary;,2006;,Leanne Garland.
Action
documents and scrapbooks,process and rehouse;,2012;,intern (MK)
Action
photographs,process;,2013-2014;,Linda Barnickel.
Accumulation and Frequency of Use
Additional accruals expected.
Local note
Book jacket image original source: Tennessean special section, May 21, 1972

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Greater Nashville Association of Realtors. Greater Nashville Association of Realtors Records .

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Greater Nashville Association of Realtors. Greater Nashville Association of Realtors Records. .

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Greater Nashville Association of Realtors. Greater Nashville Association of Realtors Records .

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Greater Nashville Association of Realtors. Greater Nashville Association of Realtors Records

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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