A photograph of the Tennessee Press Association at the meeting held at Jackson, Tennessee in 1893. A few of the attendees are identified in a 1970 typescript letter by Donald Miller, a retired priest of the Episcopal Church who is pictured in this...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about Robert Cash’s birthday party. The caption states he was “host at a birthday party recently at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Cash, 1711 Woodland Street. Those sent at the...
A photograph of the men of Engine Company 11 (located at 1204 Jefferson Street) standing in front of their fire hall honoring their leader, Captain Robert Campbell (holding award), who was retiring after being on the company roster 31 years as...
A slave deed bill of sale, witnessed on April 22, 1848, regarding the transfer of a slave from Robert Glass to William Harrison, Jr., of Williamson County, Tennessee. The document states that Glass sold to William Harrison, Jr. a "man called Sam...
Excerpts from an interview with civil rights movement participant Robert "Bobby" Cain, Jr., and his wife, Margo Cain, conducted on 13 June 2007 by Gwen Smith. Cain, one of the "Clinton 12," was the first African-American student to graduate from...
A photograph of one of the Nashville Public Library's Booketerias, located in a Logan supermarket in Belle Meade, Tennessee, circa March 1953. Dr. Robert Alvarez, Director, is pictured assisting a patron with method of taking out a book from the...
28; Northwest-1; 26; 20.0x40.0; *Can't find the deed, but according to the Plat book this lot is owned by a Robert Wilson.; Levin, Ann C.; Moore, Rachel -1825; Wilson, Albert 1839-1889; Wilson, Luticia 1833-1842; Wilson, Robert 1845-1911
Photograph of Governor Frank Clement and his oldest son Robert en route from the Tennessee State Capitol to a platform in front of the War Memorial Auditorium where he was administered the oath of office, becoming the first four-year-term Governor...
The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Ireland was met at the airport by the “Red Carpet Club” of Nashville and made Honorary Citizen and presented key to the city on July 12th, 1961. Robert “Bob” Briscoe was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served...
A photograph showing the circulation desk and staff of the Nashville Public Library, assisting the community patrons, circa 1955. Originally established as the Carnegie Library of Nashville, the building was located at 8th Avenue North and Union...
A photograph of lead defense attorneys for student demonstrators, Davidson County Courthouse, Nashville, Tennessee, March 2, 1960. Attorney Robert E. Lillard gestures in his defense of the students on trial for their part in the sit-in...
Excerpts from an oral history interview with Nashville engineer Wilbur Foster Creighton, Jr., conducted on 13 December 1980 by Susan Cox as part of the Century III Nashville: Nashville Heritage Project. In these excerpts, Creighton discusses the...
A photograph of the Christ the King's Boys' Choir singing "Put a candle in the window" at the 1950 Fannie Battle Social Workers' Christmas tea, held at the home of Mrs. Tony Sudekum. From left to right, the singers are: Robert Kirchner, Joe...
A letter from Dutch immigrant, Peter J. Williamson, back home to his wife, Eunice, during the Civil War. In 1862 Williamson enlisted as a Private in the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, Company F and was ultimately promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant. During...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville Civil Rights Movement participant Adolpho A. Birch, conducted on 22 June 2005 by John Egerton as part of the Nashville Public Library's Civil Rights Oral History Project. Birch discusses the...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Roger DuVal Baskette, Sr., conducted on 27 January 2003 by Robert P. Richardson as part of the Nashville Public Library's Veterans History Project. Baskette, a gunner in the 90th Chemical Mortar...