Nashville (Tenn.)--History

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This collection contains correspondence and information about an architectural project entitled "Cohn Junior High School Renovation."

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The Coleman A. Harwell Papers, 1953-1958, contain photographs, correspondence, and notes of journalist and editor Coleman A. Harwell, 1905-1987.

Abstract The Stanley F. Horn Collection of Tennessee Manuscripts contains more than six hundred individual pieces. Although they range in date from 1782 to the 1870s, most are concentrated in the first four decades of the nineteenth century. Virtually all of the early governors of Tennessee are represented by one or more documents. There are also papers of Sam Houston, John Sevier, JohnQuincy Adams, James Robertson, Davy Crockett, and others; there is one legal writ bearing the unique signature mark...

Scope and Content Note The Stanley F. Horn Pamphlet Collection (1782-1978) includes material ranging over a wide variety of subjects, from an early (1870) printed poem of Bret Harte to rules for dueling to an 18th century pamphlet by Thomas Paine. The most extensive part of the collection pertains to the Civil War and Tennessee history. There are many 19th century pamphlets dealing with the election and presidency of Andrew Jackson. There are also numerous materials pertaining to the Civil...

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Isabel Howell served as a librarian at Vanderbilt University from 1931 to 1939. Her collection, spanning from 1843 to 1976, includes correspondence, sheet music, and writings by Howell and other authors.

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The Jack Hurst Collection contains hundreds of taped interviews of celebrities, country music artists, and music industry leaders. Jack Hurst was a reporter and author who used these recordings for articles on country music in The Tennessean and other publications.

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This .21 linear foot collection contains 49 photographs, in 31 folders, of sites around Tennessee; buildings in Nashville, Tennessee; and, buildings on the campuses of George Peabody College and Vanderbilt University.

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This collection contains one manuscript item with 41 pages, titled Leadership in Nashville. It contains a listing of 116 of the most prominent citizens in Nashville leadership, with brief accompanying biographical sketches.

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The Robert A. McGaw Papers are comprised of four series; Vanderbilt University, Designs, Writings and WWII. The papers follow closely McGaw’s career and are important to anyone interested in the history of the university. Of special note is the Design Series where McGaw assisted in re-designing the symbols of the university in the 1970s.

Scope and Content Note The Henry McRaven Papers are comprised of 6 folders of typescript on onionskin paper. The first folder contains lists of Nashville officials including Chamber of Commerce Presidents (1869-1947), Mayors (1806-1947), and Postmasters (1796-1947). The remaining folders contain accounts compiled from various newspapers by Mr. McRaven of Presidents’ visits to Nashville. An account exists for Presidents McKinley, F.D. Roosevelt, T. Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson. While there were no dates presented...

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This collection contains copies of letters from 3 Union Soldiers to Norman Moore, during the Civil War. The letters discuss the war, lives of the soldiers, lives of people in Tennessee and Mississippi, crime in Nashville, and the death of President Lincoln. Several letters are fragmented pieces, and 2 letters are severely faded.

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The research and subsequent manuscripts in this collection were completed by students enrolled in Vanderbilt University, History 295 (Nashville and the Urban South), in Spring Semester 1977 and Fall Semester 1978. The summary of the course and discussion of the papers, in the context of Nashville history, was written by Professor Don Harrison Doyle. The 26 student papers cover the time period of 1870-1940.

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This 2.9 linear feet collection details work for the years 1967 -1976 on the Nashville Model United Nations project. The main focus for this student organized and led effort is the yearly conference. Materials are organized chronologically.

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This collection contains 2 volumes of board minutes from the Nashville School of Social Work, which operated in partnership with Vanderbilt University, Peabody College, and Scarritt Bennett College until 1951 when it became part of the University of Tennessee system. Vanderbilt granted degrees for the institution from 1944-1951.

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The Nashville Soccer History Collection, 1980s-2020s, contains material related to the many teams and individuals who made an impact on Nashville's soccer community, including items related to the Nashville Diamonds (1982), Nashville Metros (1989-2012), Nashville Football Club (2013-2016) and Nashville Soccer Club (2016-Present).

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The collection is comprised of minutes, membership lists, orations, and correspondence of the Palaver Club of Nashville, Tennessee.

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This collection contains one document purchased in 1996 by Special Collections.