Oral history interviews with Beverly Briley, 1980.
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Author
Contributors
Clements, Paul, 1947- interviewer.
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Special Collections - Upon Request
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| Special Collections - Upon Request | Workroom | Library Use Only |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Briley, Beverly, -- 1914-1980 -- Interviews.
Central business districts -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Century III Commission (Nashville, Tenn.).
City and town life -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
City planning -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Civil rights -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Civil rights movements -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Housing -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Mayors -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Metropolitan areas -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Nashville (Tenn.) -- Economic conditions.
Nashville (Tenn.) -- History -- 20th century.
Nashville (Tenn.) -- Intellectual life.
Nashville (Tenn.) -- Officials and employees.
Nashville (Tenn.) -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
Nashville (Tenn.) -- Race relations.
Nashville (Tenn.) -- Social conditions.
Nashville (Tenn.) -- Social life and customs.
Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.) -- History.
Politicians -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Public housing -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Urban renewal -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans.
Briley, Beverly, -- 1914-1980 -- Interviews.
Central business districts -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Century III Commission (Nashville, Tenn.).
City and town life -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
City planning -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Civil rights -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Civil rights movements -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Housing -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Mayors -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Metropolitan areas -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Nashville (Tenn.) -- Economic conditions.
Nashville (Tenn.) -- History -- 20th century.
Nashville (Tenn.) -- Intellectual life.
Nashville (Tenn.) -- Officials and employees.
Nashville (Tenn.) -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
Nashville (Tenn.) -- Race relations.
Nashville (Tenn.) -- Social conditions.
Nashville (Tenn.) -- Social life and customs.
Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.) -- History.
Politicians -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Public housing -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Urban renewal -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans.
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Format
Document/manuscript/pamphlet/archival material
Physical Desc
3 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
20 sound cassettes (ca. 680 min.) : analog.
Transcript : 276 pages
20 sound cassettes (ca. 680 min.) : analog.
Transcript : 276 pages
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Materials housed in Special Collections Division of the Main Library, Nashville Public Library.
General Note
The interviews consist of a transcript and sound recordings in two formats: 10 original audio cassettes recorded in 1980 and a set of duplicate cassettes made in 2006; and a set of 3 data CD-Rs containing MP3 files (a preservation master, a copy master, and a use copy). The original cassettes were digitized during a conversion project in 2006.
Restrictions on Access
In library use only. Available by appointment.
Description
Scope and content: A series of oral history interviews with former Nashville Mayor Beverly Briley, conducted 21 Mar. 1980-22 May1980 by Paul Clements as part of the Century III Nashville: Nashville Heritage Project. Briley discusses such topics as his childhood and early life; his career as a lawyer and judge; Nashville politics; urban renewal and housing in Nashville; the events of Nashville's civil rights movement and race relations in the city; and the consolidation of the city and county governments to form the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County.
Description
Briley also discusses his experiences in the Navy during World War II.
Preferred Citation of Described Materials
Cite as: Oral history interviews with Beverly Briley, Century III Nashville: Nashville Heritage Project Oral History Collection, Special Collections Division, Nashville Public Library
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
This material may be protected by copyright law (Title 17 U.S. Code)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition unknown;,RT-100.
Biographical or Historical Data
Beverly Briley (1914-1980) served as Mayor of Nashville from 1963 to 1975 and was the first Mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. A native of East Nashville, he attended Vanderbilt University and the Cumberland Law School. In 1932, he bacme the youngest Tennessean ever admitted to the bar. He practiced law before serving the US Navy during World War II. He served as a judge in Davidson County from 1946-1963.
Language
In English
Cumulative Index/Finding Aids
Transcript available in repository.
Linking Entry Complexity
Forms part of the Century III Nashville: Nashville Heritage Project : oral history collection
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Briley, B., & Clements, P. Oral history interviews with Beverly Briley .
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Briley, Beverly, 1914-1980 and Paul Clements. Oral History Interviews With Beverly Briley. .
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Briley, Beverly, 1914-1980 and Paul Clements. Oral History Interviews With Beverly Briley .
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Briley, Beverly, and Paul Clements. Oral History Interviews With Beverly Briley
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