Excerpts from an interview with civil rights leader Charles Tony Moorman on 09 August 2007 by Larry Patterson as part of the Civil Rights Oral History Project. In the excerpts Moorman discusses when the Washington Junior High School basketball...
Excerpt from an oral history interview with Matt Pylkas, conducted on August 09, 2011 by Susannah Gibbons as part of the Flood 2010 Digital History Project. Lt. Pylkas describes his rescue of two women stranded in the water and tangled in a...
Excerpt from an oral history interview with Lisa Morrison conducted on March 09, 2011 by Susannah Gibbons as part of the Flood 2010 Digital History Project. Lisa Morrison describes returning to her flood-devastated home, finding a new home for her...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Catherine Berry Pilcher Avery, conducted on the 09 February 1981 and the 13 February 1981 by Leanne Thornton as part of the Historic Nashville, Inc. Oral History Project. Avery, the...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville investor John S. Bransford, Sr., conducted on 9 July 1980 by Leanne Thornton as part of the Historic Nashville, Inc. Oral History Project. Bransford discusses his mother's refusal to move to...
A monthly newsletter called Contact, created by the Hayes Young Adult Sunday School class at City Road Methodist Church (now City Road Chapel United Methodist Church) located at 601 Gallatin Road South in Madison, Tennessee. The purpose of this...
An excerpt from an interview with George Cate, conducted on January 18, 1995 by Carole Bucy as part of the Metro Consolidation Oral History Interviews. Cate discusses his role in the consolidation of the city and county governments. He also...
A photograph of former Nashville Mayor Ben West and former Metro Mayor Beverly Briley in the Bar Assembly Room in May 1958. At the time the photo was taken, West was Mayor of the City of Nashville and Briley was Davidson County Judge. b & w; 3 x...
An edited excerpt with transcript and photograph from an interview with Cheri Silverstein, conducted on 6 October 2007 by her friend Andrea Rodriguez at the Nashville StoryCorps StoryBooth, located in the Nashville Room of the Nashville Public...
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 1897 photograph of the equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson Statue located on the grounds of the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee. A group of ladies in 19th century attire are pictured in front of the statue and several large...
An original will of Elisabeth Adcock, dated July 9th, 1887. Illustrates the first page of the document. Adcock’s will was presented for probate to the Davidson County Court on April 16th, 1890. Forms part of Record Group 16, Original Wills,...
Related to the last will and testament and of Alvin F. Ahlum. Illustrates the first page of a form stating “we have examined the records and files in the office of the Surrogate of the County of New York, do find there remaining, a certain...
The Sparkman Street Bridge, later renamed Shelby Street Bridge was completed in 1909, spanning the Cumberland River to link East Nashville to the downtown area. A river boat can be seen in the foreground, as well as a mule/horse-drawn wagon. The...
An original will of Felice Ann Allen, dated December 9th, 1905. Illustrates the first page of the document. Allen’s will was presented for probate to the Davidson County Court on December 7th, 1908. Forms part of Record Group 16, Original...
An original will of Joseph J. Amedick, dated July 16th, 1907. Illustrates the first page of the document. Amedick’s will was presented for probate to the Davidson County Court on August 9th, 1907. Forms part of Record Group 16, Original Wills,...
An original will of W. F. Askew, dated May 18th, 1921. Illustrates the first page of the document. The will cites Askew was “a member of the Masonic Home … all of the above said property to be turned over to the Board of Control to be used by...
An original will of John Baird, of Davidson County, Tennessee, dated September 8th, 1822. Illustrates the first page of the document. This will was probated in the Davidson County Court on April 9th, 1825 (WB 8:407). Forms part of Record Group...
An original will of James Baker, “of the 16th Civil District of Davidson County, State of Tennessee,” dated March 9th, 1863. Illustrates the first page of the document. Baker’s will was “Recorded in Book of Wills & Inventories No. 20,...
An original will of Johnetta Baker, dated July 3rd, 1900. Illustrates the first page of the document, written on stationery of the T.E. Baker & Bro. Groceries and Country Produce … Grain and Hay …, 329 Broad Street. The notation on the...