An edited excerpt with transcript and photograph from an interview with gospel recording artist Chris Wilson, conducted on 26 September 2007 by StoryCorps Facilitator Martha O'Brien at the Nashville StoryCorps StoryBooth, located in the Nashville...
An edited excerpt with transcript and photograph from an interview with retired educator A. Laidye Askew, conducted on 26 September 2007 by StoryCorps Facilitator Martha O'Brien at the Nashville StoryCorps StoryBooth, located in the Nashville Room...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with former Nashville Mayor Beverly Briley, conducted on 26 March 1980 by Paul Clements as part of the Century III Nashville: Nashville Heritage Project. Briley, who was Mayor of Nashville from 1963 to...
A studio portrait of Rebecca Landers in Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) uniform, 26 May 1943. An inscription on the front of the photograph to her husband, Corris, reads: "Everlastingly your wife, Rebecca." A few months after this photograph...
Excerpt from an oral history interview with Andrea Gunn conducted on August 26, 2011 by Jared Brennan as part of the Flood 2010 Digital History Project. Andrea Gunn discusses water rescue work in the Coley Davis Road area during the May 2010...
Excerpt from an oral history interview with Phil Martin and Phil Orr conducted on August 26, 2011 by Luke Herbst as part of the Flood 2010 Digital History Project. Interviewees discuss the establishment of the United Way Restore the Dream Centers...
Excerpt from an oral history interview with Rob McDonald, conducted on August 26, 2011 by Susannah Gibbons as part of the Flood 2010 Digital History Project. Rob McDonald discusses water rescues in Bellevue, Councilman Bo Mitchell, evacuations, and...
Excerpt from an oral history interview with Leigh Spruill conducted on May 26, 2011 by Annette Pilcher as part of the Flood 2010 Digital History Project. Reverend Leigh Spruill, rector of St. George’s Episcopal Church, describes the flooding of...
Excerpt from an oral history interview with Fran Rajotte, conducted on August 26, 2011 by Luke Herbst as part of the Flood 2010 Digital History Project. Rajotte discusses her experiences during the May 2010 floods.
The complete interview is...
An original will of James John Ambrose, dated March 29th, 1893. Illustrates the first page of the document. Ambrose’s will was presented for probate to the Davidson County Court on October 26th, 1914. Forms part of Record Group 16, Original...
Photographic postcard depicting people walking across the frozen Cumberland River at Nashville, Tennessee, January 26, 1940. Several barges and towboats are visible below the Cumberland River Sand Company in East Nashville. Forms part of the...
A photograph of the Male Quartet of the Fisk Jubilee Singers performing at Peabody College, July 26, 1948. Directed by 20-year veteran Mrs. James A. Myers, the group had recently completed their first tour of Latin America and the Caribbean,...
An 1896 street map of downtown Nashville. Streets are clearly labeled. Labeled landscape features include Currey Hill, St. Cloud Hill, and the city reservoir. Some prominent buildings are also depicted, including the State Capitol, Peabody...
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...
M. Werthan and Company was founded by Meier Werthan in 1895. He was originally in the business of buying, reconditioning, and selling used burlap bags. By 1913, the business expanded into the manufacture of new textile bags, made of cotton fabric...
Mr. Gregg, middle-aged, with grey hair and full grey beard. His clothing is dark and he may be seated. Mr. and Mrs. Gregg came to Nashville, Tennessee, from Scotland and opened Gregg's Bakery, later Mitchell's, which operated for over a century in...
Mrs. Gregg, middle-aged, with dark hair and brown eyes. She is seated and is wearing a dark dress. Mr. and Mrs. Gregg came to Nashville, Tennessee, from Scotland and opened Gregg's Bakery, later Mitchell's, which operated for over a century in the...
An edited excerpt with transcript and photograph from an interview with the Nashville Public Library's Wishing Chair Productions staff Mary Bailey (as Mary Mary and J.J.) and Pete Carden (as Tommy Dog and Library Pete), conducted on 14 November...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with George Boyles, conducted on 20 July 1988 by Mary Glenn Hearne. Boyles discusses the construction of several colleges in Nashville during the period 1910-1930, including Peabody College, Scarritt...
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...