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Joe Torrence and United Way, 1974 August
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Title
Joe
Torrence
and
United
Way
,
1974
August
Personal name
Torrence
,
Joseph
E.
,
1912-2002
Corporate name
United Way
Topical entry
Businesspeople--Tennessee--Nashville
Businessmen--Tennessee--Nashville
Charity--Tennessee, Middle
Altruism
Associations, institutions, etc.--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs
Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Description
Joe
E
.
Torrence
(pictured
on the
right)
with an
unidentified
man
at an
August
1974
United
Way
event
.
It
was in
1954
when
Nashville
business
leaders
established
the
United
Givers
Fund
(UGF)
,
replacing
the
Community
Chest
,
soliciting
funds
within
the
community-wide
workplace
.
Circa
1974
UGF
joined
with
similar
organizations
nationwide
to
become
United
Way
of
Middle
Tennessee
,
promoting
community
human
services
.
Torrence
was the
Director
of
Finance
,
Metropolitan
Government
of
Nashville
and
Davidson
County
from
1963-76
,
serving
prior
years
as
acting
director
. From
1972-77
he
held
honorary
positions
with
Senior
Citizens
,
Heart
Fund
and
United
Way
. He was
Chairman
of
United
Way
Fund
Drive
,
1975
and
Chairman
of the
Board
,
1976
. His
distinguished
career
spanned
from
1933
to
1994
,
when
he
retired
at the
age
of
82
.
Forms
part
of
Record
Group
3
,
Metro
Davidson
County
Photographer
.
2
photograph
negatives
:
b
&
w
.
Publisher
Metropolitan
Nashville/Davidson
County
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
Date
1974-08
Type
Still
Image
;
Negatives
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
RG 3 2841 Joe Torrence UGF 001-002
Relation
Record
Group
3
Metro
Davidson
County
Photographer
Coverage
1970-1979
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
Metro
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5880
.
Location
Closed Stacks, Metro Archives RG3
Description
Title
RG
3
2841
Joe
Torrence
UGF
001
Identifier
RG 3 2841 Joe Torrence UGF 001-002
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