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Scope and content: In a single large 165-page volume (11" x 16"x 1.75"), the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. recorded all accidents (most very minor injuries to employees) which took place from January, 1954 through May, 1958. Ledger book entries tell the who, when, and where of these injuries, plus additional remarks from the company's standpoint. All entries are handwritten on pages 1-62; the remainder of the volume is blank.
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Scope and content: A wide variety of material relating to transportation in Nashville, Tenn. Major subject areas concern transportation in general, automobiles, aviation, boats, buses, railroads, and streetcars. The vast majority of materials date from the late twentieth century, and focus on transportation in the greater Nashville area. This includes public and private enterprises, mass transit and personal vehicles, movement of passengers and freight,...
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Community Life - Special Collections Topics
Downtown Nashville - Special Collections Topics
Historic Nashville, Inc. collections
Transportation - Special Collections Topics
Downtown Nashville - Special Collections Topics
Historic Nashville, Inc. collections
Transportation - Special Collections Topics
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Abstract: Records, consisting of manuscripts, photographs, negatives and architectural plans, documenting the efforts of Historic Nashville, Inc. (HNI) to rescue and restore Nashville's historic Union Station, beginning with their initial efforts in 1975 and culminating in the reopening of the building as a hotel, and the observation of the 100th anniversary of the station and the 25th anniversary of Historic Nashville, Inc. in 2000.
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Downtown Nashville - Special Collections Topics
Historic Nashville, Inc. collections
Local Business - Special Collections Topics
Historic Nashville, Inc. collections
Local Business - Special Collections Topics
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Scope and content: Interviews in various formats conducted mostly in 1977 with individuals associated with buildings and businesses located on Nashville's Second Avenue North, known in the nineteenth century as Market Street.
Mrs. Frances Eakes - One page of notes, only; no audio. Lived in the Silver Dollar Saloon in 1925-1926 when her father, Willis W. Agee ran a drugstore on the premises. Eakes recalls the flood of 1926-1927 and "shanties" where...
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Civil Rights - Special Collection Topics
Nashville Banner - Special Collections Topics
Transportation - Special Collections Topics
Nashville Banner - Special Collections Topics
Transportation - Special Collections Topics
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Abstract: A wide variety of materials, spanning 1934 to 1997, documenting various Tennessee subjects and used by Nashville Banner newspaper reporters for reference during their daily work. Items were originally housed in the Banner Clippings Files and were removed for preservation purposes by Nashville Public Library staff to form this collection.
Scope and content: The Nashville Banner Reporter Reference Files, Tennessee Series has information about...
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Architecture - Special Collections Topics
Black History Month Blog 2023
Community Life - Special Collections Topics
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Abstract: Over 100 audio-recorded interviews of individuals recalling their experiences at Union Station as travelers, railroad or station employees, relatives of employees, or in other capacities. Recollections span the time frame from the construction and dedication of the station in the late 1890s to the time of the interviews in the mid-1970s. Further details about topics discussed and interview participants may be found in the collection finding...
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Abstract: Thirty interviews conducted with Nashville elders, recalling in autobiographical form their major life events and experiences. Most are audio recordings although a few may exist only as full or partial transcripts. Interviews were conducted as part of the statewide initiative known as Homecoming '86, a celebration of local communities and their history. Planning documents for the oral history project are also part of the collection.
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