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Excerpt from consolidation interview with Harry Lester, May 3, 1995

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Title	Excerpt from consolidation interview with Harry Lester, May 3, 1995
Personal name	Allen, Clifford; Briley, Beverly; Bucy, Carole; Cate, George; Cochran, Carmack; Dodson, Harlan; Flippen, H. E.; Lester, Harry; Looby, Z. Alexander (Zephaniah Alexander); Stahlman, Jimmy; West, Ben;
Corporate name	Metro Nashville Goverment
Topical entry	Annexation (Municipal government) Charters Consolidation Gender issues Housing Legislation Newspapers Politics & government Race relations Annexation (Municipal government)--Tennessee--Nashville Education--Tennessee--Nashville Legislation--Tennessee--Nashville Newspapers--Tennessee--Nashville Politics & government--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--Education Nashville (Tenn.)--History Nashville (Tenn.)--Politics and government Nashville (Tenn.)--Race relations
Description	An excerpt from an interview with Harry Lester, conducted on May 3, 1995 by Carole Bucy as part of the Metro Consolidation Oral History Interviews. Lester discusses his role in the consolidation of the city and county governments. He also comments briefly on other individuals and their contributions. The complete record of the interview is available at the Metro Government Archives.
Creator	Metro Historical Commission
Publisher	Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County Archives, Nashville Public Library
Contributors	Metro Historical Commission
Date	5/3/1995
Type	Sound; oral histories
Format	audio/mp3 (1.61 MB; 1 min., 45 sec.)
Identifier	Metro Consolidation Oral History Interview 23
Source	Excerpted from: Metro Consolidation Oral History Interview(s) converted to mp3 2007
Language	English
Relation	Metro Consolidation Oral History Interview
Coverage	5/3/1995
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact: Metro Nashville Archives, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5880.
Location	Metro Government Archives--Metro Consolidation Oral History Interviews