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Nashville (Tenn.) -- History.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 39 Collections and/or Records:

Alfred William Douglass Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2415
Abstract

In a March 19, 1849 letter to his cousin D. C. Clint Douglass in Lebanon, Tenn., Alfred William Douglass writes of the increase in students enrolled at his school, his desire that Clint remain another year in law school, and his dislike of life in the city. He also notes that there is no alarm here about cholera, though there are some deaths nearly every day.

Dates: 1849 March 19

Alice Clement Love Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2809
Abstract

This collection contains eight love letters, dated 1912-1914, to the Reverend A. E. Clement -- commissioner of Galloway Memorial Hospital in Nashville, Tenn. -- from his wife, Alice.

Dates: 1912-1914

Alice Clement Love Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2850
Abstract

This collection consists of fourteen love letters written by Alice Clement to her husband Reverend Andrew E. Clement of Nashville, Tennessee.

Dates: 1912 September 17-1914 March 9

Anthony Foster Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1961
Abstract

In this letter to David Henley, Anthony Foster reports that several days previously F. B. Sappington and Dr. May "differed and fought." Although the duel was conducted "gentlemanly" on both side, Sappington was killed. May fled to Knoxville, and Foster is now asking Henley to advance May any money that he might need. The verso contains a note indicating that the letter was to be hand delivered by May.

Dates: 1800 March 20

Autobiography of a Country Boy

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0864
Abstract

In this book, John Richard Blanton describes his childhood in Unionville, Tennessee, his education at the University of Tennessee in the 1920s, and his later career as a teacher and school administrator in primary and secondary schools in Spring City, Nashville, and Jackson, Tennessee. He also provides some information about his service in World War II and about his ancestry, including a genealogical chart of the Blanton and Crisp families.

Dates: 1974

B. F. Roy Diary

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1272
Abstract This collection consists of one handwritten diary by B. F. Roy from 1848 to 1851. Topics of entries include thoughts on national news, politics, and figures of the time such as Sam Houston, the Mexican-American War, the annexation of California, and the death of Zachary Taylor. Other writings are more general and talk about Roy's daily life in Nashville, Tennessee, family matters, his health, visiting friends such as John Overton, Jr., and his love for Mary "Molly" Maxwell. The majority of...
Dates: 1848-1851

Barnabas Wood Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3459
Abstract

This ledger houses the notes, essays, research, and observations of Dr. Barnabas Wood, a dental surgeon who lived in Nashville before the Civil War. His interests included (among other things) physiognomy, phrenology, slavery, spirituality, morality, botany, and zoology.

Dates: circa 1844-1850

Baxter James Hodge Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2076
Abstract

The Baxter J. Hodge Papers, 1888-1897, document the early part of Hodge’s career as an architect in Nashville, Tennessee. During these years, Hodge designed several prominent Nashville buildings along with several private residences. This collection contains contractor bids for various projects, formal contracts between Hodge, his clients, and selected contractors, drawings of various projects, and blueprints.

Dates: 1888-1897

Box Factory Ledgers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3483
Abstract

These ledgers record each sale made by a box fabricator to a variety of businesses and individuals. The information recorded for each transaction includes items sold, prices, and payments made.

Dates: 1895 September 6-1896 August 11, 1906 February 1-1908 May 8

Charles Henry Shriner Diary

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Identifier: MS-3458
Abstract

Charles Henry Shriner wrote the bulk of this diary while traveling through Tennessee between October of 1843 and April of 1844. During this trip, he stayed in the Nashville area, visited Andrew Jackson, learned about slavery and abolition, and participated in political activities. Shriner added a brief biographical sketch (including an index of major events) at a later date at the end of the book.

Dates: 1843-1890 (bulk 1843-1844)

Donald F. Paine Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2915
Abstract

This collection contains Donald F. Paine's research papers documenting four early 20th century Tennessee murder trials, including the supposed death of Tom Buntin in 1931, a possible murder committed by Dr. J. Herman Feist in 1906, the conviction and pardon of Claude Nichols in 1955 and in the 1970s, and the numerous trials and eventual acquittal of Bertie Wrather in the 1940s.

Dates: 1907-1908; 1929-1964; 1987-2006

Douglass, Wood, & Co. Notice

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3093
Abstract

This collections houses a printed notice from Douglass, Wood, & Co. informing customers that they have sold their Nashville business to Gibson & Winston. It is accompanied by a statement from Gibson & Winston that they will continue the business as before.

Dates: 1836 June 17

Ephraim Hubbard Foster Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3077
Abstract

This collection consists of a letter from Ephraim Foster to his daughter Jane Ellen Foster Cheatham, sent from Nashville on October 24, 1846. The letter discusses his grandchildren's schooling, the Cheatham family, and Ephraim's desire to see his young grandson Robert.

Dates: 1846 October 24

Felix G. Buchanan Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3217
Abstract

This collection contains one letter written in 1893 by the Tennessee State Prison Warden Felix G. Buchanan to Colonel C. A. M. Daniel concerning the sale of farm land to a Mr. Derrick. Mr. Buchanan informs Col. Daniel of his upcoming trip to the branch prisons in East Tennessee, which leaves him unable to attend to this business right away.

Dates: 1893 August 23

Foster and Cheatham Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3214
Abstract

This collection consists primarily of letters written by members of the Foster and Cheatham families. The majority of these letters are addressed to Ellen (Foster) Cheatham. Many were written by her father, Senator Ephraim H. Foster, and discuss such family matters as weddings and deaths of interest. Other letters were written from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Nashville, Tennessee.

Dates: 1838 January 10-1850 October 28 (bulk 1838-1839)

George Morris Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3028
Abstract

This collection contains three letters from George Morris to his wife Rowena and to his parents dating from 1863 to 1864. They discuss troop movements, life in the army, and his position as bridge guard or builder.

Dates: 1863-1864

George Washington Campbell Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3253
Abstract

This collection consists of a hand drawn survey dated 1806 of lands held near Nashville, Tennessee by George Washington Campbell, a letter written by Campbell to a Mrs. Mary Doherty in 1832 concerning 640 acres of Campbell's land in Tennessee, and an undated stereograph of George Washington Campbell's Nashville, Tennessee mansion.

Dates: 1806, 1832

Hermitage Feed Mills Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3136
Abstract

This collection houses invoices and sales contracts produced by the Hermitage Feed Mills (located in Nashville, Tennessee) documenting sales of animal feed to Frank William Taylor of Morristown, Tennessee in 1934, 1935, and 1940. Also included are advertising fliers from Hermitage Mills, including prices.

Dates: 1934-1935, 1940

Ilene Jones Cornwell Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2054
Abstract Series I of this collection contains photographs, correspondence, sketches, postcards, clippings, publications, and other materials documenting Paul J. Adams. Many of these items discuss Adams' beloved dog, Cumberland Jack II. Of particular interest is a typewritten manuscript for Adams' unpublished "Cumberland Jack." Series II houses photographs, notes, publications, and other materials showing Tennessee historian Paul M. Fink. Series III houses materials unrelated to Adams and Fink,...
Dates: 1923-circa 2010

J. Colghborn Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1453
Abstract

J. Colghborn wrote this letter to Thomas Hickman of Nashville, Tennessee after he returned from a sales trip in order to finalize a land contract between the two men.

Dates: 1797 July 1