Scope and content: Two items relating to observances and commemorative activities at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. held to honor the groups of writers known as the Fugitives and Agrarians. Items include: Program for "Fifty Years After" symposium hosted at Vanderbilt University, marking the 1980 anniversary of the publication known as the Agrarian manifesto, "I'll Take My Stand". Exhibition guide entitled "Early and Late," highlighting...

Scope and content: Secretary's book contains membership lists of the Wednesday Morning Musicale, 1899-1904.

Scope and content: Collection contains a wide variety of publications from the 19th and 20th centuries, most published in Nashville, Tenn. Types of periodicals include women's magazines, religious publications from the Methodist Publishing House, literary and educational magazines, magazines including articles about Nashville, the Tennessee Centennial, and others.

Scope and content: The Optimistic Study Club Records consist of yearbooks, programs, agendas, announcements, and member profiles, including written recollections, obituaries, and news articles. About half of the collection is yearbooks (1992-2019), which typically include a brief history of the organization (written for the fiftieth anniversary of the club and reprinted); theme for the year and scheduled meetings, with topics to be discussed; by-laws;...

Scope and content: The records of the Nashville (Tenn.) Branch of the English Speaking Union of the United States, 1957-1978, include financial records, administrative data, membership rosters, newsletters, clippings, and materials about visiting speakers. Many speakers were from overseas. Among the speakers were Margaret (Mrs. Denis) Thatcher (1969) and retired General Maxwell Taylor (1976). Clippings and rosters mention such Nashville members as:...

Scope and content: These 19th century volumes of sheet music are comprised of favorite songs and piano-forte compositions, characteristic of a cultural era in America when educated young ladies entertained family and friends in their home parlors. The original sheet music imprints, circa 1824-ca. 1892, were collected and published as bound volumes, by Nashville "blank book manufacturers," with the names of the individuals printed on the front cover:...

Scope and content: The documentary sources of the collection consist of minute book records, yearbooks, handwritten narratives, correspondence, photographs, and various receipts and financial statements. The thirteen illustrated yearbooks are published booklets, spanning 1909-1911; 1914-1918; 1919-1923; 1924-1926; 1927-1928, with detailed information about the literary programs, officers, and membership. Several pages of handwritten notes provide...

Scope and content: The collection consists of approximately .75 cubic feet of clippings, compact discs, ephemera, general information, and publications relating to the Tennessee Players, Inc. and dating from 1986 to 2008. The majority of the collection consists of ephemera from various Tennessee Players productions, including programs, bookmarks, postcards, and posters. The most heavily represented production is Words of Albert Schweitzer and the...

Scope and content: Oral history interview with Mary Le Sueur, conducted on 11 August 1976 by Jane King as part of the Historic Nashville, Inc. Tennessee Centennial Oral History Project. During the 30 minute interview, Le Sueur discusses her experiences at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition; her doll collection; and studying art with and posing for Nashville artist Gilbert Gaul. Index available (based upon original analog audiocassette recording),...