Tennessee Municipal League publications and records 1959-1965.
(Document/manuscript/pamphlet/archival material)

Materials housed in Special Collections Division of the Main Library, Nashville Public Library.

Housed in Small Collections Box 1.

In library use only. Available by appointment.

Scope and content: Items include brochures and other materials which provide position statements and local government platforms of Tennessee Municipal League conventions for 1962, 1963 and 1965. Also included is a convention itinerary for a tour of Nashville in 1962, highlighting major developments throughout the city. A statement printed by the Grundy County Herald opposing the Tennessee Municipal League and the effort to combine the state departments of Conservation and Commerce in 1959 is also part of the collection.

Some of the issues addressed in these League publications include utilities; education; streets and highways; industry; taxes; property; federal-city partnerships; housing and urban renewal; and a statement advocating the reappointment of Joseph Swidler as chairman of the Federal Power Commission under President Lyndon Baines Johnson.

The 1962 Nashville tour itinerary provides a detailed look at a wide variety of projects in the city, just prior to consolidating to a metropolitan form of government the following year. Included are short but informative facts and figures about specific sites of public housing; industrial development; road, highway, and transportation improvement projects, including interstates, bridges, and the airport; schools and universities; hospitals; urban renewal, including the Capitol Hill Redevelopment Project; and other information about the city.

Cite as: Tennessee Municipal League Publications and Records, Special Collections Division, Nashville Public Library.

This material may be protected by copyright law (Title 17 U.S. Code).

Source of acquisition unknown;,Acc. RT-100.

Associated materials: Tennessee Municipal League records, 1941-1953, are held by the Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tenn.

The Tennessee Municipal League is a voluntary, cooperative organization established by the cities and towns of the state for mutual assistance and improvement. The League's primary function is to lobby the Tennessee General Assembly on behalf of city governments.

In English.

Unknown provenance.

No further accruals expected.