Title	William E. Beard, Associate Editor of the Banner, in Spanish-American War uniform, 1940 June
Personal name	Beard, W. E. (William Ewing), 1873-1950
Corporate name	Spanish-American War Veterans--History--Sources Nashville Banner
Topical entry	Patriotism--Tennessee--Nashville Businesspeople--Tennessee--Nashville Journalism--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Description	William E. Beard was born in 1873 at Estill Springs, Tennessee, son of Captain Richard and Maria L. Dromgoole Beard of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. During his career he was a soldier, journalist, war correspondent, naval historian, and long-time officer of the Tennessee Historical Commission and member of the Tennessee Historical Society. After service in the Spanish-American War, he was a reporter with several newspapers and by 1910 was State news editor of the Nashville Banner. In 1933, Beard was promoted to Associate Editor and during WWII he became an accredited navy War Correspondent. He died in 1950 in Nashville, burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Forms part of Record Group 412, Photographs Collection. 1 photograph negative : b & w ; 4 x 5 in.
Publisher	Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County Archives, Nashville Public Library
Date	1940-06
Type	Still Image; Negatives
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	RG 412 103 Wm E Beard Assoc Editor of Banner 008
Relation	Record Group 412
Coverage	1940-1949
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Location	Closed Stacks, Metro Archives RG 412