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- Reminiscences of Roy C. Avery, 1971 June
- Excerpts from the reminiscences of Roy C. Avery, recorded in June 1971 by Catherine Berry Pilcher Avery and Rev. William Dixon Gray. The recording is part of the Century III Nashville: Nashville Heritage Project. Avery recalls the boredom and...
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- Letter from P.J. Williamson to his wife, Eunice, during the Civil War, 1863 October 03
- 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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- Letter from P.J. Williamson to his wife, Eunice, during the Civil War, 1864 September 23
- 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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- Huey P. Long addressing the audience on game day of the Vanderbilt Commodores vs. LSU Tigers football game, 1934 October 27
- A snapshot of Louisiana politician Huey P. Long addressing the football stadium audience at the Vanderbilt - Louisiana State University game in Nashville on 27 October 1934. This football game with the Vanderbilt Commodores occurred soon after the...
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- 'Might take some dynamite,' Ware told students at Fisk, from the Nashville Banner, 1967 April 10
- A Nashville Banner news clipping article by staff writer Doug Looney covering an address presented at Fisk University by civil rights activist George Ware, of Atlanta, who spoke to students in anthropology professor P.C. Onwuachi's class on April...
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- Soft drink stand profits go to the Red Cross, from the Nashville Times, 1940
- A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about Nashville children contributing profits from a soft drink stand to provide food to children in Europe, via a Red Cross project. The caption reads: “There’ll be little drinking of the...
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- Original wills, Allen, Alethia B., 1845 July 27
- An original will of Alethia B. Allen, dated July 27th, 1845. She was the daughter of the late Hon. Robert Allen and a member of 2nd Presbyterian Church. Her will was written via “word of mouth July 5th, one thousand eight hundred fifty-four,”...
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- President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Nashville for funeral of Joseph W. Byrns, 1936 June
- Pictured: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt arriving via train for the funeral of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee. Bryns (July 20, 1869-June 4, 1936) was a U.S. politician, born in Cedar Hill, Robertson...
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- President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Nashville for funeral of Joseph W. Byrns, 1936 June
- Pictured: The arrival of the flag-draped casket of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee via train. President Roosevelt, Secretary of State Cordell Hull, and others were among the dignitaries. Bryns (July 20,...
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- President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Nashville for funeral of Joseph W. Byrns, 1936 June
- Pictured: The arrival of the flag-draped casket of Congressman Joseph Wellington “Jo” Byrns, Sr. in Nashville, Tennessee via train. President Roosevelt, Secretary of State Cordell Hull, and others were among the dignitaries. Bryns (July 20,...
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- Dinah Shore at Vanderbilt University, 1957 January 23
- Pictured: Dinah Shore with an unidentified man at a Vanderbilt ceremony, January 23rd, 1957. American popular singer, born Francis Rose Shore, in Winchester, Tennessee. She graduated from Vanderbilt University with a major in sociology in 1938...
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- Dinah Shore at Vanderbilt University, 1957 January 23
- Pictured: Dinah Shore seated, with unidentified students and officials, on stage at a Vanderbilt ceremony, January 23rd, 1957. American popular singer, born Francis Rose Shore, in Winchester, Tennessee. She graduated from Vanderbilt University...
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- Dinah Shore at Vanderbilt University, 1957 January 23
- Pictured: Dinah Shore seated with two students and a university official at a Vanderbilt ceremony, January 23rd, 1957. American popular singer, born Francis Rose Shore, in Winchester, Tennessee. She graduated from Vanderbilt University with a...
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- Dinah Shore at Vanderbilt University, 1957 January 23
- Pictured: Dinah Shore standing between two Vanderbilt students, holding a school sweater. The university official is holding a framed document; the event is a Vanderbilt ceremony, January 23rd, 1957. American popular singer, born Francis Rose...
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- Dinah Shore at Vanderbilt University, 1957 January 23
- Pictured: Dinah Shore addressing an audience at a Vanderbilt ceremony, January 23rd, 1957. American popular singer, born Francis Rose Shore, in Winchester, Tennessee. She graduated from Vanderbilt University with a major in sociology in 1938 and...
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- Oral history interview with Edward F. Jones, 2006 November 03, excerpt 03
- An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville business and civic leader Edward F. (Eddie) Jones, conducted on 03 November 2006 by Cabot Pyle as part of the Nashville Public Library's Nashville Business Leaders Oral History Project: The...
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