An excerpt from an interview with John Seigenthaler, conducted on June 1, 1995 by Carole Bucy as part of the Metro Consolidation Oral History Interviews. Seigenthaler discusses his role in the consolidation of the city and county governments. He...
An excerpt from an interview with John Seigenthaler, conducted on June 1, 1995 by Carole Bucy as part of the Metro Consolidation Oral History Interviews. Seigenthaler discusses his role in the consolidation of the city and county governments. He...
An excerpt from an interview with John Seigenthaler, conducted on June 1, 1995 by Carole Bucy as part of the Metro Consolidation Oral History Interviews. Seigenthaler discusses his role in the consolidation of the city and county governments. He...
A photograph of Mayor Beverly Briley’s inauguration that took place on April 1, 1963. Briley served as the first mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. His inauguration took place on the same day that the...
A photograph of Mayor Beverly Briley’s inauguration that took place on April 1, 1963. Briley served as the first mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. His inauguration took place on the same day that the...
An original political cartoon drawing created by Jack Knox (1910-1985), the Nashville Banner editorial cartoonist from the mid-1940s to early 1970s. This caricature relates to the city and county governments' finding a practical solution in...
A photograph of a town hall meeting about the City of Nashville's annexation campaign. This meeting was held at Glenview Elementary School on July 20, 1961. Former Nashville Mayor Ben West was a driving force behind this campaign to annex large...
A photograph of a town hall meeting about the City of Nashville's annexation campaign. This meeting was held at David Lipscomb College in the McQuiddy Gymnasium on July 17, 1961. Former Nashville Mayor Ben West was a driving force behind this...
A photograph of a town hall meeting about the City of Nashville's annexation campaign. This meeting was held at Whitsett Elementary School on July 31, 1961. Former Nashville Mayor Ben West was a driving force behind this campaign to annex large...
A photograph of Councilman Charles R. Bramwell with unidentified city official and city worker beneath Nashville City limit sign. By this time, large portions of Davidson County had been annexed by the City of Nashville. The day this photo was...
A photograph of Councilmen Charles R. Bramwell and Aubrey D. Gillem with Nashville map at Annex Avenue on March 29, 1961. When this photo was taken, the City of Nashville was annexing large portions of Davidson County. The map in the picture...
A photgraph of Nashville Mayor Ben West giving a presentation on annexation, 1951. The residents of the subdivision known as Urbandale signed a petition to be annexed by the city in October of 1951. The photo shows Mayor West giving a speech...
A photograph of Mayor Ben West giving an insurance report to WLAC-TV News station on May 23, 1961. The other officials and cameramen pictured with Mayor West are unidentified. b & w; 3 x 4 in.
A photograph of Mayor Ben West giving an insurance report to WLAC-TV News station on May 23, 1961. The other officials pictured with Mayor West are unidentified. b & w; 3 x 4 in.
An excerpt from an interview with former Nashville Mayor Richard Fulton, conducted on May 30, 1995 by Carole Bucy as part of the Metro Consolidation Oral History Interviews. Fulton discusses his role in the consolidation of the city and county...
An excerpt from an interview with former Nashville Mayor Richard Fulton, conducted on May 30, 1995 by Carole Bucy as part of the Metro Consolidation Oral History Interviews. Fulton discusses his role in the consolidation of the city and county...
An excerpt from an interview with Amon Carter Evans, conducted on May 23, 1995 by Carole Bucy as part of the Metro Consolidation Oral History Interviews. Evans discusses his role in the consolidation of the city and county governments. He also...
An excerpt from an interview with Mansfield Douglas, conducted on January 12, 1995 by Carole Bucy as part of the Metro Consolidation Oral History Interviews. Douglas discusses his role in the consolidation of the city and county governments. He...
An excerpt from an interview with Ferris Deep, conducted on December 16, 1994 by Carole Bucy as part of the Metro Consolidation Oral History Interviews. Deep discusses his role in the consolidation of the city and county governments. He also...
An excerpt from an interview with Ferris Deep, conducted on December 16, 1994 by Carole Bucy as part of the Metro Consolidation Oral History Interviews. Deep discusses his role in the consolidation of the city and county governments. He also...