Francis K. W. Drury in middle age, balding, with glasses. He is wearing a blue suit. Born in New York in 1878, Francis K.W. Drury was educated at Rutgers and the University of Illinois. He held various library positions from 1899 until 1929,...
A photograph of Mary Hannah Johnson, the first Carnegie Librarian (circa 1904-1912) in her office in the Carnegie Library of Nashville, circa 1905. A native of Nashville, Tennessee and an active suffragette, Ms. Johnson began and developed the free...
Pictured: “Vanderbilt University adds campus fences to Banner scrap pile: realizing the vital need for scrap iron by the Government, Vanderbilt University officials today “gave a fence for Allied offense” as they authorized the scrapping of...
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...
A photograph of Mrs. J.H. Matthews showing off a sampling of her Victory Garden produce and canned goods. She won fourteen ribbons at the Tennessee State Fair War Exhibition and was very active in the Victory Garden Association, demonstrating to...
A photograph of Glendale Baptist Church located at 1020 Glendale Lane in Nashville, Tennessee. This church started as a mission of Belmont Heights Baptist Church in 1948 and was officially chartered as an independent congregation on March 11,...
Oral history excerpts from an oral history interview with Nashville businessman, former State Representative for the 53rd District, civic leader and Davidson County, Tennessee Clerk John H. Arriola, Jr., conducted on 05 June 2007 by James T. Havron...
Mary Frances "Fannie" Battle in her later years, with grey hair, light blue or grey eyes, and wearing glasses and a white shirt. Mary Francis "Fannie" Battle (1842-1924) was a Nashville humanitarian and social worker who was known during her...
Mary Hannah Johnson shown standing in front of a large painting. She is wearing a floor-length burgundy dress trimmed with lace at the neckline and sleeves. She is also wearing a very large hat with burgundy feathers. Her right hand is holding...
A young Mary Hannah Johnson, shown in profile view from the right side. Her shoulders are bare and she is wearing a pearl choker. A native of Nashville, Tennessee, and an active suffragette, Mary Hannah Johnson began and developed the free...
A front view of the old Father Ryan High School, located at 2300 Elliston Place in Nashville, Tennessee. This school building was originally constructed circa 1928-29 on land that was once a part of the Elliston family plantation. The Roman...
A carte-de-visite studio portrait of William A. Eichbaum. Eichbaum was born in 1787 in Dublin, Ireland, the son of German immigrants. He immigrated to the United States around 1820, and came to Nashville, Tennessee around 1821. He married Catherine...
A portrait photograph of Katherine Polk Gale (1838-1916), the author of "Recollections of Life in the Southern Confederacy, 1861-1865." Katherine was a daughter of Episcopalian Bishop Leonidas Polk, a Confederate general in the American Civil War...
A photograph of the entrance of the Carnegie Library of Nashville, circa 1930. The pubic library building was constructed with a $100,000 grant from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, and the cornerstone was laid on April 27, 1903. Officially opened...
Nashville Mayor Beverly Briley presenting the Armed Forces Day Proclamation to the military officials on May 11th, 1965. The first Armed Forces Day was celebrated nationally on May 20, 1950 and the tradition continues on the third Saturday of May...
A photograph, circa 1962, of an airline stewardess reading a book in the Nashville Public Library Airport Reading Room, the first branch library reading room ever to be established in a Municipal Airport. The Airport Reading Room was established...
A photograph of the façade of the Carnegie Library of Nashville, circa 1933. The pubic library building was constructed with a $100,000 grant from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, and the cornerstone was laid on April 27, 1903. Officially opened to...
A photograph of the main hallway of the Carnegie Library of Nashville, circa 1904. The pubic library building was constructed with a $100,000 grant from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, and the cornerstone was laid on April 27, 1903. Officially...
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 the circulation desk, circa the late 1940's, of the Nashville Public Library. Doric columns are a significant feature of the interior architectural design. The main public library building was constructed with a $100,000 grant from...