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Presented by sculptor Antony Gormley, this program was created to complement the 2002-3 exhibition of Aztec culture at London's Royal Academy. Many of the incredible works loaned to the exhibit are shown, along with sculptures and artifacts filmed in Mexico City and at important Aztec sites. Leading scholars and curators explore how the nomadic Aztecs drew inspiration from earlier cultures. The variety and sophistication of Aztec art are extensively...
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"This third and final volume crowns and completes [Twain's] work. Like its companion volumes, it chronicles Twain's inner and outer life through a series of daily dictations that go wherever his fancy leads. Created from March 1907 to December 1909, these dictations present Mark Twain at the end of his life: receiving an honorary degree from Oxford University; railing against Theodore Roosevelt; founding numerous clubs; incredulous at an exhibition...
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"In the late 1960s in Philadelphia, Mississippi, nine-year-old Marty Stuart started his first band and began playing country music and collecting treasures of the culture. More than a half century later, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History has partnered with the country musician and ambassador to share his story and collection with the public in an exhibition and tandem publication. Marty Stuart has worked with the legends of country...
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Scope and content: A wide variety of material relating to the Tennessee Centennial Exposition, held in 1897 in Nashville, Tenn. to mark the ocassion of the 100th anniversary of statehood. Materials include guidebooks to both the city and the exhibition, essays, invitations, tickets, programs, souvenir brochures and guides, and a few artifacts. Guidebooks provide schedules of events and special days at the fair; summaries of displays, exhibits, buildings,...
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"Creating a Winning Online Exhibition will help you do just that - conceive, design, and execute a compelling online exhibition. Digital librarian Martin Kalfatovic takes you through the process of developing an exhibit that will attract users, increase your visibility, and showcase your collections and services. With case studies of successful online exhibitions, sample artwork and screen shots, up-to-date information on markup languages such as...
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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...
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Scope and content: Oral history interview with Frances Lusky, conducted on 21 July 1976 by Leonard Wood as part of the Historic Nashville, Inc. Tennessee Centennial Oral History Project. During the 22 minute interview, Lusky discusses her family and experiences at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition, including watching sculptors Belle Kinney and Leopold Scholz work on the Parthenon.
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Scope and content: Reminiscences of artist Meyer Wolfe as dictated to his nephew, Dr. Lawrence Wolfe. A three-page biographical sketch of Wolfe is followed by Wolfe's fifty-page reminiscences of Nashville during the first part of the 20th century. The reminiscences are divided into chapters which correspond primarily to different geographic areas of Nashville: Capitol Avenue; Public Square; College Street; Union Street; Cherry Street or Fourth...
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Scope and content:This collection documents the activities of the Blue Triangle League, later renamed the Blue Triangle Branch of the YWCA in Nashville, Tennessee, from 1919 to 1980. Included in the collection are black and white photographs taken by George H. Anderson, documenting the many activities the African American branch had available for its members, from study clubs to camping trips, to social events dating from 1919 to 1970. The collection...
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Scope and content: Administrative and other materials document the three-year history of Nashville Gospel Arts Day (1987-1989). Materials include planning notes, proclamations, publicity releases, grant funding requests, correspondence, performance contracts, local press coverage clippings, expense receipts, souvenir booklets, invitation lists, guest lists, and descriptive reports.
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Scope and content: The heart of the Joe Thompson Jr Papers is the nearly 600 photographs taken by Thompson while serving in the Army Air Force in Europe during World War II. They begin in England, where Thompson served initially as a U.S. flier attached to the Royal Air Force for training. They go on to document his experiences and those of his comrades in the 67th and 109th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadrons of the 9th Air Force. They include scenes...
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Scope and content: Oral history interview with Nashville and Florida businessman and real estate broker Adam G. Adams, III, conducted on 4 October 1976 by Ann Wells as part of the Historic Nashville, Inc. Tennessee Centennial Oral History Project. During the 33 minute interview, Adams discusses his family; his experiences at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition; and seeing President Theodore Roosevelt when he visited Nashville during the early 1900s.
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Scope and content: Oral history interview with Ophelia and Walter Stokes, conducted on 29 Aug. 1976 by Ophelia Paine as part of the Historic Nashville, Inc. Tennessee Centennial Oral History Project. During the 32 minute interview, the Stokeses discuss their experiences at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. They also discuss how the Exposition benefited the railroads because so many people travelled to Nashville for the event.
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Scope and content: Oral history interview with Jeannette Acklen Noel, conducted on 25 August 1976 by Jane King as part of the Historic Nashville, Inc. Tennessee Centennial Oral History Project. During the 25 minute interview, Noel discusses her family; clothing and fashions during the 1890s early 1900s; and her experiences at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. Although she was only five at the time of the Centennial, her father served as the...
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Scope and content: The collection consists of records and ephemera from 1973-2007 (bulk 1994-2006) created by Gaiete de Coeur Art and Study Club members. Club yearbooks, printed every two years, are found for every year from 1975-2007 except 1999-2001. The years 1979-1981 and 1983-1985 are represented with a copy or draft. Minutes from monthly meetings held during 1975-2007 include meeting-related items such as programs, meditations, financial...
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Civil Rights - Special Collection Topics
Community Life - Special Collections Topics
Downtown Nashville - Special Collections Topics
Nashville Banner - Special Collections Topics
Community Life - Special Collections Topics
Downtown Nashville - Special Collections Topics
Nashville Banner - Special Collections Topics
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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...
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Scope and content: Genealogical charts of prominent families and related materials; posters related to Nashville and Tennessee events and history; diplomas; certificates; photographs; and artwork.
I. Genealogical charts and materials, 1973-1980. Genealogical pedigree charts for several prominent Nashville families, including James Robertson, and other oversize materials of genealogical interest.
II. Posters, 1963-2008. Posters for Nashville area...
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Abstract: Includes a wide variety of material relating to schools in the Nashville area and elsewhere in Middle Tennessee. Most items outside of the Nashville area concern universities or colleges. In the collection as a whole, all types of schools are included, both public and private, and elementary, secondary, and post-secondary institutions. Materials are also included which concern or originate with school-affiliated groups and individuals, such...
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Scope and content: The collection, spanning ca. 1932-ca. 1990 (bulk ca. 1952-ca. 1972), consists of topical subject files and photographs collected by Jack Knox, the editorial cartoonist of the Nashville Banner from the mid-1940s to the early 1970s. Present in the collection are several editorial cartoons and caricatures of national and international politicians and statesmen, as well as original sketches that were probably drawn by Jack Knox. Several...