Nashville Public Library Digital Collections

- Letter from P.J. Williamson to his wife, Eunice, during the Civil War, 1864 September 05
- 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...
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- Education Building at the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition, circa 1897
- A photograph of the Education and Hygiene Building at the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition, circa 1897. This non-extant structure was built for the celebration of Tennessee's 100th year of statehood that opened May 1, 1897, at...
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- Meharry Medical College graduate, circa 1900
- A portrait of an unidentified Meharry Medical College graduate, circa 1900. The school was founded in 1876 as the Medical Department of Central Tennessee College and the first medical school in the South for African Americans. It was chartered...
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- Jubilee Hall, Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn., between 1915 and 1930
- A postcard of Jubilee Hall at Fisk University. Completed in 1876, this was the first permanent building erected for the higher education of African Americans in the United States. The six story structure was designed by architect Steven D. Hatch...
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- Airplane view of A. & I. State College, Nashville, Tenn., between 1930 and 1945
- A postcard of the Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State College campus. This school was established in 1912 for the higher education of African American youth. Today the school is known as Tennessee State University. Forms part of the...
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- Larry Patterson remembers the Cuban Missile Crisis and the integration of Clemson University, 2007 September 17
- An edited excerpt with transcript and photograph from an interview with Larry Patterson, conducted on 17 September 2007 by his grandson Alex Williams at the Nashville StoryCorps StoryBooth, located in the Nashville Room of the Nashville Public...
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- Oral history interview with Nelson Andrews, 2006 August 25, excerpt 09
- An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville business and civic leader Nelson Andrews, conducted on 25 August 2006 by Cabot Pyle as part of the Nashville Public Library's Nashville Business Leaders Oral History Project: The Turner...
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