Excerpts from an interview with civil rights activists Bernard LaFayette, Jr., James Bevel and Ernest Rip Patton conducted on 17 January 2003 by Kathryn G. Bennett. In the excerpts Rev. Bernard LaFayette, Jr. discusses his decision as a young man...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville business and civic leader David Kirkpatrick "Pat" Wilson, conducted on 13 September 2006 by Cabot Pyle and Kenneth L. Roberts as part of the Nashville Public Library's Nashville Business...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville Civil Rights Movement participant Wallace Westfeldt, conducted on 31 October 2002 by Milt Capps as part of the Nashville Public Library's Civil Rights Oral History Project. Westfeldt, a...
A two-page typewritten letter by Jessie Wallace to her mother, Mrs. C.M. (Lorine) Wallace of Ames, Iowa. Jessie grew up in Oklahoma and her family moved to Iowa during the Depression. During World War II, Jessie Wallace (later McNutt) served in...
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 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...
A photograph of The Wallace University School baseball squad, Nashville, Tennessee, between 1914 and 1933. This university preparatory school was founded in 1886 by headmaster Clarence B. Wallace, who had earned his M. A. at the University of...
28; Northeast; 79; 10.0x24.0; *Can't find the deed, but according to the Platt book, this lot is owned by a Bosworth.; Bosworth, A.J. 1855-57; Bosworth, H. & E. 1804-1864 (E. Bosworth); Bosworth, P. 1784-1816; Wallace, E.A. -1835; Wallace, J.H....
28; Northeast; 79; 10.0x24.0; *Can't find the deed, but according to the Platt book, this lot is owned by a Bosworth.; Bosworth, A.J. 1855-57; Bosworth, H. & E. 1804-1864 (E. Bosworth); Bosworth, P. 1784-1816; Wallace, E.A. -1835; Wallace, J.H....
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about a tea given at Acklen Hall, Ward-Belmont College, by members of the Housewives’ League. Pictured left to right, seated “Mrs. W. P. Cooper; standing, Mrs. Arch Trawick, Mrs. J. J....
Pictured: “Tom Joy School builds lofty scrap pile: the students at Tom Joy School, among the first groups to enter the Banner scrap contest, are determined to win one of the special prizes for schools, announced today, as evidenced by their...
1 map; 58 x 75 cm. The first page of a two-page index to a plat map of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, originally published in 1908 by G.M. Hopkins Company. This index lists the names of all streets appearing on the map with their corresponding...
1 map; 58 x 75 cm. A plat map of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, originally published in 1908 by G. M. Hopkins Company, showing the various buildings, landscapes, acreage, and street routes for several blocks. Original building structures are...