A typescript copy of an original will of Mrs. E. S. Bailey, dated June 12th, 1896, Sharon, Tennessee, Weakley County, citing that she is “revoking two others … one the 10 of June 1895, the other the 15 of September, 1895.” Certified by C. H....
Pamphlet of the story of "Tent City," Fayette County, Tennessee, circa 1960. This pamphlet is the result of an investigation by Ralph Helstein, president of the United Packinghouse, Food and Allied Workers, into racial struggle and injustice in...
A slave deed bill of sale from Williamson County, Tennessee, for the transfer of a "girl slave named Mary" for the sum of three hundred and fifty dollars, from Joshua Reams to William Harrison, Jr. dated Feb. 2, 1841. The verso of this document...
A slave bill of sale documenting the purchase of a "boy named Sephus aged about six years" by William Harrison, Jr., from Timothy [Terrell?] in Williamson County, Tennessee on Jan. 18, 1844. The warrant of title refers to the sum of two hundred...
A slave deed bill of sale for the acquisition of three slaves: "a woman named Betty about twenty one years of age, and her two children Louis-Randolph about four years of age, and William Henry about twelve months old." The document states that...
A typescript copy of an original will of H. C. Bailey, dated August 20, 1890, Weakley County, Tennessee. Certified by C. H. Hilliard, County court clerk for Weakley County, that “the above is a true copy of the will of H. C. Bailey, dec’d”...
A slave deed bill of sale, witnessed on April 22, 1848, regarding the transfer of a slave from Robert Glass to William Harrison, Jr., of Williamson County, Tennessee. The document states that Glass sold to William Harrison, Jr. a "man called Sam...
A typescript copy of the will of Mattie E. Adams, dated April 18th, 1924. Adams was a resident of Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky at the time of her death. The will was “duly authenticated and exemplified,” before the County Court of...
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...
An original will of Matilda C. Alloway, dated May 26th, 1900, a citizen of Franklin County, Tennessee, “formerly of New York City.” Illustrates the first page of the document. Alloway’s will was presented for probate to the Davidson County...
An original document pertaining to the probate of the will of C. B. Armistead. Illustrates the first page of the document. Armistead’s will was admitted to the Davidson County Court for probate on November 13th, 1912 “in error.” The...
An original will of John S. Atkins, of Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware, dated June 10, 1901. Illustrates the first page of the document. Includes a letter written to Hon. W. M. Pollard, County Judge, Nashville, Tenn. about will of Capt. John...
An original will of John J. Atkeisson, of Davidson County, Tennessee, dated February 23, 1880. Illustrates the first page of the document. Included are a document of Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas and a subsequent document of Davidson County...
An original will of Henry Baker, “of the County of Davidson, State of Tennessee,” dated September 26th, 1893, that was probated in the Davidson County Court on April 12th, 1894, recorded in “Will Book 32, Page 313.” Illustrates the first...
A photograph showing young people greeting the arrival of the Nashville Public Library bookmobile, circa July, 1941, at Stewart's Cash Grocery in Davidson County, Tennessee. Mrs. Frances Parkes and Mrs. Leah Rose, employees of the Nashville Public...
Excerpts from an interview with architectural historian John Kiser, conducted on 10 April 1978 by Deborah Cooney as part of the Historic Nashville Inc. Oral History project. The interview took place in John Kisers' historic home, the Hays-Kiser...
A photograph of "women of the Brentwood Methodist
Church who prepared lunch for the group, including Mrs. Milton McArthur, Mrs. McArthur, Mrs. George S. Herbert, Mrs. Ewing Bradford, Mrs. Charles Howell, Sr., who served as chairman, Mrs. Charles...
A photograph of "some of the larger number of factory workers who participated in the mile-long parade, which was one of the main features." This photo and text appeared in the Nashville Banner newspaper with article titled: "Over 5,000 Hail TVA at...
A typescript copy of the will of Eli Akins, of Chicago, Illinois, dated December 26th, 1902. Illustrates the first page of the document, referring to a realty lot in “G. W. Harding’s plan of lots as registered in the registers office of...
An original will of Constantino Alessio, dated February 2nd, 1898. Illustrates the first page of the document, showing a translation of the will in English, by Eugene Gazzo. Includes the original will by Alessio written in Italian, at a place known...