Buildings ephemera subject files, 1902-2010.
(Document/manuscript/pamphlet/archival material)

Arrangement: Alphabetical by building name.

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

In library use only. Available by appointment.

Scope and content: Includes programs, brochures, reports, self-guided tours, a few building plans, and other documents concerning individual buildings in Nashville, spanning from 1902 to 2010. Some buildings are noted as tourist attractions, and their documentation is primarily in the format of tourist-oriented brochures. Quantity of materials ranges from a single item to several folders. Most folders contain less than five items, and often only a single item. Some items are photocopies.

Of special note among the materials are an architect's proposal, including renderings and specifications, for Capital City Towers, a commercial office building, to be built on the southeast corner of Union and 6th Ave. N. circa 1984; a claim for damages to the Davidson County courthouse filed against the U.S government for damages sustained during the Civil War, 1905; a detailed report from the Municipal Auditorium Commission, 1946; information about murals at the Sevier State Office Building, the State Capitol, and the Davidson County Courthouse; and plans for the YMCA building, 1909.

The following buildings are documented in these holdings: Belle Meade Theatre; Capital City Towers; Cummins Station; Customs House; Davidson County Court House; Lindsley Hall; Municipal Auditorium; Nashville Arena; Parthenon; Ryman Auditorium; Shermerhorn Symphony Center; Sevier State Office Building; Southern Turf; Tennessee State Capitol; Tennessee Theater; YMCA building.

Cite as: [folder title or item description], Buildings Ephemera Subject Files, Special Collections Division, Nashville Public Library

Some items may be restricted by copyright law or donor restriction.

Intentionally assembled by Special Collections Division staff, beginning at an unknown date, probably in the late 1960s, and collected on an ongoing basis.

Related materials: Researchers may wish to consult ephemera subject files in the following categories: Architecture; Homes.

In English

Finding aid available in repository;,folder level control.,https://assets.library.nashville.org/documents/finding-aids/Special_Collections_Division_Finding_Aid_Ephemera_Buildings.pdf.

Process;,2005;,Linda Barnickel.

Catalog;,2012;,Linda Barnickel.

Additional accruals are expected.