During the 1800s, educated young women in Nashville often collected sheet music. When a young lady had collected enough pieces of music, her assortment was generally published as a bound volume by one of Nashville's blank book manufacturers, with...
A program for the Nashville Community Playhouse's sixty-sixth production, Dinner at Eight by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman, and directed by Raymond Johnson. The production ran from October 8 through October 13 in the fall of 1945. The program...
A twenty-two page pamphlet put out by the Nashville Chamber of Commerce for the purpose of enticing business owners to locate their businesses in Nashville. Content includes statistics on population, economy, business, transportation, taxes, cost...
A pamphlet advertising life insurance for soldiers during World War II. The cover graphic portrays a fatherless family standing with Uncle Sam juxtaposed against a mass gathering of soldiers in the background. The inside pages use persuasive...
During the years of World War II it was considered your patriotic duty to sacrifice and make do with what you had. There was rationing in food, gas and even fabrics for clothing. One of the ways women could help with the war effort was to be frugal...
An original will of Laban Abernathy, dated July 2nd, 1833. Illustrates the first page of the document. The notation reads “recorded in book No. 10, pages 183 and 184 of examined,” in Davidson County Probate. Forms part of Record Group 16,...
An original will of Jonas Acord, dated May 15th, 1847. Illustrates the first page of the document. The notation on the verso reads “the last will and testament of Jonas Acord, May, 15th, 1847. Recorded in Book No. 15, Pages 153 & 54.” Forms...
An original will of Prudence Allcorn, dated January 1st, 1849. Illustrates the first page of the document. Notation on verso: “Recorded in Book 16, pages 414, 415.” Forms part of Record Group 16, Original Wills, 1780-1925.
An original will of George S. Allen, dated September 23rd, 1827. Illustrates the first page of the document. Allen’s will was “Recorded in Book 16, Pages 204, 205, 206” in the Davidson County Court. Forms part of Record Group 16, Original...
An original will of Hugh Allison, dated August 26th, 1835. Illustrates the first page of the document. The verso cites: “Recorded Book No. 10, Pages 548 & 9,” for probate to the Davidson County Court. Forms part of Record Group 16, Original...
An original will of John Anderson, Senior, dated January 12th, 1836. Illustrates the first page of the document. Anderson’s will was “recorded in Book No. 11, Pages 21 & 22” in Davidson County, Tennessee. Forms part of Record Group 16,...
Pertains to a nuncupative will (verbal) of Robert Armstrong, dated July 4th, 1858. Stating his desires to “settle up all his indebtedness; and remit two hundred dollars of the balance or surplus to his brother in or near Pittsburg, the remainder...
An original will of John Austin, dated February 8th, 1840. Illustrates the first page of the document. Austin’s will was “recorded in Book No. 12, Pages 75 & 76.” Forms part of Record Group 16, Original Wills, 1780-1925.
An original will of Sarah Emily Austin, of Nashville, Tennessee, dated February 3rd, 1849. Illustrates the first page of the document. The verso cites this will was “Recorded in Book No. 14, Pages 608, 609.” Forms part of Record Group 16,...
An original will of Alfred Balch, n.d. Illustrates the first page of the document. The verso refers to “Book 16, Pages 182, 183, 184” in the Davidson County Court, that was recorded in the Wills & Inventories volume on December 7th, 1853. ...
A brochure commemorating the beginning of the second decade of the Nashville Community Playhouse. It contains a brief history of theatre in Nashville, starting with mentions of the Stagecrafters group and the Little Theatre of Nashville, moving...
The Little Theatre Guild, under the direction of Ramon Savich, presented the play "Meet The Wife" by Lynn Starling on May 23-26, 1928, at the Hillsboro Theatre, 2101 Belcourt Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee. It was the last offering by the company for...