Scope and content: Scrapbook compiled by Prudence Polk (1865-1952) a retired Nashville Public School teacher documenting a river boat cruise she took onboard the Gordon C. Greene from June 17-30 1950. The scrapbook which is not in chronological order, contains mostly undated newspaper clippings (three feature Miss Polk and include her photo), a cruise itinerary and souvenir booklet, one photograph of Miss Polk sitting in an interior room of the boat,...

Scope and content:The Jack Gunter Civil Rights Photographs feature 87 original black and white photographs taken by Nashville Banner newspaper photographer Jack Gunter from 1957 to 1968. The photographs are arranged chronologically. Undated photographs follow at the end. The bulk of the collection is from 1963 and depicts civil rights demonstrations in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Also included in the collection are single photographs of visiting...

Scope and content: The Jersey Farms Milk Service Photographs (c. 1920s-early 1930s) is a collection of eight (8) black and white photographs derived from an early sales or promotional booklet. The photo booklet was originally bound and was most likely used to advertise to consumers both the type and quality of products offered by this local company. The photographs demonstrate the various steps, as well as the machinery and equipment used, in dairy...

Scope and content: A five-volume scrapbook collection, compiled by Nashville insurance executive Joe Thompson, Jr. with themes related to Nashville's community, civic, and business leadership during the 1940s and 1950s. Each scrapbook is indexed by personal names, primarily relating to events in the lives of Thompson's many insurance customers. The scrapbooks include primarily newspaper clippings from the "Society" sections of the Nashville Banner...

Scope and content:Compiled by Fred Russell during his time as a sports reporter and editor at the Nashville Banner newspaper, the Fred Russell Baseball Biography Files contain 693 black and white photographs of local minor league baseball players primarily from the Nashville Vols. Major league players are also represented. The collection is arranged alphabetically by the player's last name. The materials date from 1920-1998, with the bulk of the collection...

Scope and content: The Taylor Roofing Company Records is a small collection of photographs and copy photographs of customer testimonial letters (approximately 44 items total) that provide a brief history of this local business and a snapshot of life in Nashville in the middle 1920s. Photographs of local residences and other buildings are included in the collection. Customer testimonial letters provide further documentation of local community members,...

Abstract: Research notes, audio cassettes and VHS video tapes, periodicals and other items collected by country music historian Bob Pinson. The collection's main focus is material related to Hank Williams, including his day to day performance and recording itinerary, and the Grand Ole Opry, specifically Opry performances that were part of the Armed Forces Radio Services broadcast, primarily from the 1940s and 1950s. Scope and Content: The Bob Pinson...

Scope and Content: This collection documents various advertising and publicity activities for movie theaters owned by the Crescent Amusement Company and managed by Russell Parham Sr. The date span of the material is 1929-1983 with the bulk being 1930-1950. The majority of the collection focuses on the Princess Theatre in Nashville, with a number of news clippings and photographs featuring advertising campaigns for specific films. In addition to the...

Abstract: Records, consisting of manuscripts, photographs, negatives and architectural plans, documenting the efforts of Historic Nashville, Inc. (HNI) to rescue and restore Nashville's historic Union Station, beginning with their initial efforts in 1975 and culminating in the reopening of the building as a hotel, and the observation of the 100th anniversary of the station and the 25th anniversary of Historic Nashville, Inc. in 2000. Scope and content:...

Abstract: Scrapbooks, photographs, news clippings and audio recordings documenting the lives of African-Americans Thomas W. Southall, especially his career in the army, particularly his service in Germany in the 1950s, building radio sites; and his wife, Myrtle Forcey-Southall, who performed under the name, Myrtle Wilson, as a contortionist and dancer, and under her later stage name, Joyce Jackson, as a jazz singer. She performed in jazz clubs on...