From Cornelia Fort Airpark to Tennessee Central Railroad to Marathon Motor Works, author Ridley Wills leads readers through Nashville's history, sharing stories and photographs of more than 220 past businesses and their owners and managers.

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...

Scope and content: Catalogs of sheet music and musical instruments produced or sold by H. A. French, music publisher and dealer, of Nashville, Tenn. in the 1880s.

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...