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Title	Collection boxes to be wrapped, circa 1951 December 07
Personal name	Eakin, Jack, Mrs.; Murphree, Fitzsimmons, Mrs.; Warner, Lemuel A., d. 1986
Corporate name	Fannie Battle Day Home Fannie Battle Social Workers
Topical entry	Capital City Organizations Popular Culture Children's History Performing Arts Music Business Women social reformers--Tennessee--Nashville Charity--Tennessee--Nashville Charities--Tennessee--Nashville Day care centers--Tennessee--Nashville Child care workers--Tennessee--Nashville Social workers--Tennessee--Nashville Child care--Tennessee--Nashville Women in charitable work--Tennessee--Nashville Altruism--Tennessee--Nashville Benevolence--Tennessee--Nashville Social work with children--Tennessee--Nashville Children--Social conditions Children--Charities Child welfare Christmas carols Caroling--Tennessee--Nashville Holidays--Tennessee--Nashville Newspapers--Tennessee--Nashville Newspaper publishing--Tennessee--Nashville Nonprofit organizations--Tennessee--Nashville Women in nonprofit organizations--Tennessee--Nashville Charitable organizations--Tennessee--Nashville Community service--Tennessee--Nashville Economic & social conditions--Tennessee--Nashville Organizations--Tennessee--Nashville Public relations
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Social conditions Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources Davidson County (Tenn.)--Social conditions
Description	A photograph, circa 7 December 1951, of Mrs. Jack Eakin, assistant to the general chairman, and Mrs. Fitzsimmons Murphree, box chairman, of the Fannie Battle Carol Committee, seen chatting with L.A. Warner, Jr., as they canvass the cigar counters for boxes that they would wrap in the "traditional red and green paper, to collect the contributions made by a populace imbued with the spirit of Christmas" at the annual Christmas Eve carol singing in Nashville and Davidson County to benefit the Fannie Battle Day Home. This photograph illustrated the newspaper article "B. Banner Gets Christmas Spirit with Carol Committee" published in the 7 December 1951 issue of the Nashville Banner. Forms part of the Fannie Battle Day Home Records. 1 photograph : b & w ; 10 x 8.25 in.
Creator	Malone, John (Photographer)
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219
Date	ca. 1951-12-07
Type	Still Image; Photographs
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	FBDHR-SB-Carol Publicity-1951-B11, f37-p2
Relation	Fannie Battle Day Home Records
Coverage	1950-1959
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 the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
Location	Closed Stacks-FBDHR-SB-Carol Publicity-1951-B11, f37-p2