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Scope and content: A wide variety of materials concerning the establishment, growth, operations and exhibits of Cheekwood, an art museum, botanical garden, and mansion in Nashville, Tenn.
Materials include: general brochures; information about specific artists or art exhibits, including the Dale Chihuly exhibit in 2010; the botanical gardens; children's activities; fundraising efforts; a prospectus for establishing Cheekwood as a museum and botanical...
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Scope and Content: The collection contains correspondence, reports, meeting materials, educational materials, photographs and videotapes relating to the personal life, academic, and professional experience, and community service of Nathaniel A. Crippens, a Nashville educator, author, and community activist. Crippens' career as an educator began in segregated schools and much of his later career focused on the ongoing issues arising from school desegration...
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Scope and content: A wide variety of material relating to transportation in Nashville, Tenn. Major subject areas concern transportation in general, automobiles, aviation, boats, buses, railroads, and streetcars. The vast majority of materials date from the late twentieth century, and focus on transportation in the greater Nashville area. This includes public and private enterprises, mass transit and personal vehicles, movement of passengers and freight,...
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Culling the top reviews from the latest edition of American Reference Books Annual (ARBA), all of the titles in Recommended Reference Books for Small and Medium-sized Libraries and Media Centers are well reviewed and have price points that will appeal to libraries with tight budgets. This invaluable guidebook gives collection development librarians working in small to medium-sized libraries the best information for choosing new titles for their libraries...
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Scope and content: Papers of Cynthia Maddux, documenting her personal life; her dance education in Nashville, Tenn. with instructor Albertine Maxwell; her international career as a professional dancer in the 1970s and its sudden end; and her struggles with mental illness in the years that followed. Among the dancers documented in this collection are: Jose Molina; Luis Montero; Nala Najan; La Meri; Luis Rivera; Madame Sahomi Tachibana; Bhaskar; and...
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Con Inglés Para Tu Día a Día aprenderás las palabras y expresiones que más usarás en tu vida diaria: Con los amigos, en el trabajo, al ir de compras, al ir al médico, al ir de viaje, etc.
Offers more than 2,500 English words and phrases frequently used in everyday situations including at work, for shopping, medical care, and travel, and on the Internet and social networks.
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Scope and content: A small amount of materials providing information about historic preservation in general and in Tennessee. Most folders contain less than five items, and often only a single item. Materials include several "how-to" guides, focusing especially on historical research and including guides, bibliographies, and similar types of materials. An illustrated report (circa 2005) from the Tennessee Preservation Trust examines the economic...