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Oral history interview with Thomas Charles ("T.C.") Jones, 2007 April 10

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Title	Oral history interview with Thomas Charles ("T.C.") Jones, 2007 April 10
Personal name	Jones, Thomas Charles, 1926- --Interviews; Hunter, John; Lasater, Charles
Corporate name	General Shoe Corporation--History Genesco, Inc.--History Howard School (Nashville, Tenn.) Shelby Park (Nashville, Tenn.) Clearwater Bombers (Softball team) Chitwood's Restaurant (Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry	Buildings Education Business Enterprise Industries Sports & Recreation Capital City Housing Sports Teams Popular Culture Food Businesspeople--Tennessee--Nashville Businesspeople--Tennessee--Interviews Business districts--Tennessee--Nashville Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Business enterprises--Tennessee--Nashville Industries--Tennessee--Nashville Shoe industry--Tennessee--Nashville Restaurants--Tennessee--Nashville Softball players--Tennessee--Nashville Softball teams Warehouses--Tennessee--Nashville Real estate agents--Tennessee--Nashville Real property--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Main Street (Nashville, Tenn.) Ramsey Street (Nashville, Tenn.) Cowan (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Description	Excerpts from an interview with Nashville businessman, Thomas Charles ("T.C.") Jones, conducted on 10 April 2007 by James T. Havron as part of the Nashville Business Leaders Oral History Project. Jones discusses success playing softball and how it led to his first promotion as a young man working at General Shoe Corporation, a predecessor company of the footwear and headwear retailer Genesco, Inc.; being recognized and recommended by a company official for his industry and energy on a day when other employees didn't show up for their duties; and his first sale in real estate and why he enjoys being a realtor. The complete interview, as well as an index, is available in the Special Collections Division.
Creator	Jones, Thomas Charles, 1926- (Interviewee); Havron, James T., 1960- (Interviewer)
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219
Date	2007-04-10
Type	Sound; Oral histories
Format	audio/mp3
Identifier	NBLJonesT1002and1003clip1.mp3; NBLJonesT1005clip1.mp3; NBLJonesT_transcript.pdf
Source	Excerpted from: NBLJonesT digital recording converted from wav to mp3 format in 2007.
Language	English
Relation	Nashville Business Leaders Oral History Project
Coverage	2000-2009
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
Location	Closed Stacks-NBLJonesT

Title	Clip 1 - Nashville City Championship in softball and his first promotion at General Shoe Corporation
Creator	Historic Nashville, Inc.
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219
Type	Still Image; Photographs
Format	image/jpeg
Coverage	2000-2009
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.

Oral history interview with Thomas Charles ("T.C.") Jones, 2007 April 10

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Oral history interview with Thomas Charles ("T.C.") Jones, 2007 April 10

Clip 1 - Nashville City Championship in softball and his first promotion at General Shoe Corporation

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Oral history interview with Thomas Charles ("T.C.") Jones,...

Oral history interview with Thomas Charles ("T.C.") Jones,...