A photograph of the Stagecrafters theater group. Formed in 1906, the Stagecrafters were the earliest of Nashville's local theater groups. Their membership was limited to 50 drama devotees. The purpose was to "develop talent among amateurs and to...
A photograph of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Reverend Kelly Miller Smith at Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee, April 21, 1960, preparing to speak to an audience of over 4000 following the bombing of the home of prominent civil rights...
An oral history interview with Dr. Charles Kimbrough, conducted on September 14, 2005 by Gwen Smith as part of the Nashville Public Library's Civil Rights Oral History Project. Dr. Kimbrough marked the 100th interview conducted for the Civil...
A photograph of the 1946 faculty of Fisk University, standing in front of Fisk University Memorial Chapel. Pictured left to right are John Wesley Work III, Harold Smith, Rev. William J. Faulkner, Theodore Yoder, Rev. Lyman Cady, Mayme U. Foster,...
23; ---; 17; 20.0x20.0; Looks empty. Can't find the deed, but according to the Plat book this lot is owned by a Dr. J. C. Ross.; M. E. W. (M. E. Warfield) 1830-1903; H. -1904 (infant of C. H. Hanson)
28; Northeast; 35; 10.0x25.0; *Can't find this deed, but according to the Plat book this lot is owned by a Samuels.; Biglow, Dr. L. 1794-1832; Cain, Mary S. 1836-36; Lawrence, B.R. 1817-1836; Lawrence, C.P. 1830-32; Lawrence, N.P. 1791-1846;...
19; East; 7; 18.0x35.0; *Can't find the deed, but according to the Plat book this lot is owned by Dr. William Harris.; Harris, Adam G. 1775-1840; Harris, Elizabeth S. 1834 (born); Harris, Emma 1841-1843; Harris, Medora F. 1837-1847; Harris, William...
27; East; 8; 19.0x40.0; 72; I; 20; II; 09/01/1849; 152; 11; 12/10/1850; This deed not taken --- 20; a new one made for the same ---152; Boyd, Elizabeth 1789-1861; Boyd, John 1864-1827; McEwen, Dr. J. W. 1826-1863; McEwen, Sophia Elizabeth -1843;...
Doug Berry and Burkley Allen of Sister Cities present commemorative “Spirit of Nashville” flood relief posters to Dr. Lutz Trümper, the mayor of Magdeburg, Germany, Nashville’s sister city, in October of 2010. Citizens of Magdeburg organized...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about the new Elks new dining facility. The caption reads: “Over 200 Elks were present at a dinner session held at the order’s new $15,000 Teak Room and Dining Room on Sixth Avenue, North, last...
A photograph of Reverend James Morris Lawson, Jr., at First Baptist Church, 8th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee, March 1, 1960. Having served as field representative for the Fellowship of Reconciliation, Reverend Lawson was the key organizer and...
A photograph of participants in the 1968 Poor People's March, Nashville, Tennessee, May 8, 1968. In March 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. announced plans for the Poor People's Campaign for the purposes of organizing and uniting the poor across...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville minister Dr. Frank F. Drowota, Jr., conducted on 20 November 1980 by Helen Drowota as part of the Century III Nashville: Nashville Heritage Project. Drowota, a native of England and the...