Scope and content: Scrapbook (unbound and housed in two folders) of clippings and ephemera named for the "Then and Now" articles published in the "Nashville Tennessean Magazine," in 1949 and 1950, featuring a photographic history of Nashville scenes of the 1880s in comparison to the "now" of 1949 and 1950. The older photographs originated from the studios of Otto B. Giers and C. C. Giers, commercial photographers who lived and worked in Nashville....

Scope and content: Incomplete records of the Century III Commission and several of its subcommittees, documenting various facets of commemorative activities and planning for the celebration of Nashville's first 200 years and the beginning of its third century. Records include reports; newsletters; minutes of the Historical Records committee and the Festivals, Pageants, Events and Parades committee; background on the formation and development of the...

Scope and content: Photographs, maps and documents, collected and created by Phil Clinard in the mid-1980s concerning the Civil War battles of Nashville and Franklin and documenting Clinard's involvement in the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Originally housed in two scrapbooks, the first scrapbook contained materials relating to Civil War battles and historic sites, including numerous photographs. Many of the photographs concentrating on the battle...

Scope and content: A small quantity of items about various aspects of Middle Tennessee and Nashville area agriculture, including booklets, brochures, and other items documenting agricultural history, products, and consumption. Materials include: Essay by Thomas T. Potterfield, Jr. entitled "The Marketing of Agricultural Products in Nashville, Tennessee, 1850-1880" (n.d.); a booklet entitled "Expo Agriculture 1884-1984" (1985); a brochure about the...

Scope and content: Minute book of the Philharmonic Society of Nashville, Tenn. includes minutes of their organizational meeting on Oct. 19, 1898 and subsequent meetings through May 1900. Minutes include election of officers; meeting activities including performances by members mentioning the piece played, the instrument, the composer, and the performer; activities of other arts and educational organizations in Nashville; announcements; welcoming of...

Scope and content: Brochures and similar items providing a brief overview, illustrated with color photographs, of some of the zoo's exhibits, animals, special events, and educational activities. Quantity of materials is usually one to three items. May contain some photocopies.

Scope and content: A collection of three scrapbooks, featuring newspaper clippings about The Little Theatre Guild, Inc., of Nashville, Tennessee. The articles were published in "The Banner," and "The Tennessean" newspapers, ca. 1921-ca. 1932. The main theatrical performance venue was Hillsboro Theater. Scrapbook #1, ca. 1927-ca. 1928, contains clippings created by the Publicity Department of the Little Theatre Guild, with information about theatrical...

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...

Scope and content: Original survey forms used by volunteers of the Nashville City Cemetery Association in their effort to provide accurate transcriptions of extant tombstones (as of 2005-2006), based upon visual observation, interment books, maps, prior transcriptions, and a variety of other resources. These survey forms were the working files and the basis for information which appears in the typed transcriptions, bound and available for reference...

Scope and content: Timelines of events, most related to Nashville, Tennessee history. Most timelines compiled in the latter quarter of the twentieth century. However, periods covered by the timelines go back to the late 1700s and span up to the mid-1990s. There are particularly detailed timelines for 1910, 1913, 1937, and 1938. The collection also includes the "Local History" column written by Joseph Hewgley which appeared in the WPLN Guide in 1993-1994....