Lakes, rivers, and streams ephemera subject files, 1941-2008.
(Document/manuscript/pamphlet/archival material)

Arrangement: Alphabetical by name of body of water.

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

Folder list: In general; Corps of Engineers, Nashville District; Cumberland River; Dale Hollow Lake; Percy Priest Lake and Dam; Land Between the Lakes, Lake Barkley, & Kentucky Lake; Radnor Lake; Tennessee River.

In library use only. Available by appointment.

Scope and content: A variety of material about Tennessee lakes, rivers, streams, and other bodies of water. Most items are formally produced by the Corps of Engineers, state or local agencies, or other parts of the government, but some items are self-produced by individual authors or small organizations. Approximately one half of the collection are Corps of Engineers publications, which provide information about Corps of Engineers operations as well as history and statistics on specific projects. Most items from the Corps are filed alphabetically by the body of water, however, one subseries is specificallly designated "Corps of Engineers - Nashville District". Therein one may find materials relating to a broad spectrum of Corps' activities, not necessarily related to a single body of water. Among the items found under this heading are two quite substantial (approx. 30 pages) employee newsletters, called "Lifeline," from 1941.

Among other items of special note within the collection as a whole is a brochure describing the land acquisition procedure for construction of J. Percy Priest Dam and Reservoir (circa 1963), and a compilation of mineral water bottlers in Nashville and mineral springs in Middle Tennessee (see "general" folder).

Quantity of materials ranges from a single item to a few folders. Most folders contain less than five items, and often only a single item. Contains some photocopies.

Cite as: [folder title or item description]; Lakes, Rivers and Streams Ephemera Subject Files, Special Collections Division, Nashville Public Library

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

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

Related materials: Additional information about lakes, dams and rivers may be found in the Nashville Room Map Collection.

In English

Process;,2007;,Linda Barnickel.

Catalog;,2013;,Linda Barnickel.

Additional accruals are expected.