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Title	ASCAP building on Seventeenth Avenue S, Nashville, Tennessee, n.d.
Corporate name	American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Topical entry	Music--United States Composers--United States Nonprofit organizations--Tennessee--Nashville Non-governmental organizations--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Description	An exterior view of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) building located at the corner of 17th Avenue S and Division Street in Nashville, Tennessee. This structure was constructed circa 1969; the 1970 City Directory lists Edward J. Shea, Executive Regional Director for Nashville, ASCAP. The entity is the oldest performing rights organization in the U.S. founded in New York City in 1914 by a visionary group of songwriters including Victor Herbert and Irving Berlin. The not-for-profit organization operates offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami Beach, Nashville, and New York. Forms part of Record Group 3, Metro Davidson County Photographer. 1 35 mm slide, filmstrip : b & w.
Publisher	Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County Archives, Nashville Public Library
Date	n.d.
Type	Still Image; Negatives
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	RG 3 582 Buildings, companies 003
Relation	Record Group 3
Coverage	20th century
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 Metro Archives, Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5880.
Location	Closed Stacks, Metro Archives RG3