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When the beloved president visited Ireland in 1963, he described it as the best four days of his life. And for a generation of Irish people, it was a trip they never forgot. This picture book captures the fevered excitement in the buildup to the president's visit, all seen through the eyes of a young boy named Patrick who wants to know more than anything what it would feel like to shake the president's hand.
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Scotland Yard’s Inspector Troy returns in a Cold War spy thriller hailed as “stylish, sophisticated, suspenseful . . . A fictional tour de force” (Patrick Anderson, The Washington Post).
In April 1956, at the height of the Cold War, Khrushchev and Bulganin, leaders of the Soviet Union, are in Britain on an official visit. Chief Inspector Troy of Scotland Yard is assigned...
In April 1956, at the height of the Cold War, Khrushchev and Bulganin, leaders of the Soviet Union, are in Britain on an official visit. Chief Inspector Troy of Scotland Yard is assigned...
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"In June of 1939, British monarchs King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit America, the first visit ever by reigning British royalty. As part of the festivities, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt hosts an all-American picnic that includes hot dogs, a menu item that shocks some people"--
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Scope and content: Oral history interview with Nashville and Florida businessman and real estate broker Adam G. Adams, III, conducted on 4 October 1976 by Ann Wells as part of the Historic Nashville, Inc. Tennessee Centennial Oral History Project. During the 33 minute interview, Adams discusses his family; his experiences at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition; and seeing President Theodore Roosevelt when he visited Nashville during the early 1900s.
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Scope and content: Oral history interview with Margaret Wright, conducted on 30 Aug. 1976 by Ann Wells as part of the Historic Nashville, Inc. Tennessee Centennial Oral History Project. During the 13 minute interview, Wright discusses her experiences at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. She specifically discusses some of the rides and exhibits at the Centennial. She also discusses President William McKinley's reaction to his wife's fainting...
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Scope and content: Oral history interview with Margaret Thompson, conducted on 10 and 19 July 1976 by Ophelia Paine as part of the Historic Nashville, Inc. Tennessee Centennial Oral History Project. During the 41 minute interview, Thompson discusses her experiences at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition, including President William McKinley's reaction to his wife's fainting at an Exposition event.
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Scope and content: Invitation, program, 30 min. radio broadcast recording, and welcome sign for President John F. Kennedy's speech at Vanderbilt University on May 18, 1963. His speech was in commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the university's founding, and also was in observation of the 30th anniversary of the act which established the Tennessee Valley Authority. At the conclusion of the speech, a button was pushed which triggered the first...
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Scope and content: A series of oral history interviews with retired Nashville home economics teacher Mildred Owsley Buchanan, conducted in November 1980 by Paul Clements as part of the Century III Nashville: Nashville Heritage Project. Buchanan discusses such topics as her childhood and early life in the area of Nashville known as Buttermilk Ridge on Lebanon Road; her early education, including the schools she attended; tenant houses and their...
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Scope and content: Records of the Donelson Progressive Club, and its predecessor, the Men's Progressive Club (of Donelson) include membership rolls (1925-1927) and meeting minutes (1925-1939), along with a few cancelled checks issued by Donelson Bank and Trust Company (1934).
Subjects detailed in the minutes include: support for various activities relating to Donelson High School and the Donelson grammar school; school athletics; fundraising and...
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Downtown Nashville - Special Collections Topics
Historic Nashville, Inc. collections
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Scope and content: Six audio recordings of interviews with ten individuals relating to their recollections about Nashville people and places. A few recordings are of poor quality or have tape or microphone noise. Contents include:
One series of short interviews with five individuals concerning the Hermitage Hotel, recorded in 1977, probably just before the building was shuttered by codes enforcement, due to its deteriorating condition. Most individuals...
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Scope and content: A small quantity of documents dating ca. 1939-1978 relating to the McKissack & McKissack architectural firm of Nashville, Tenn. Materials include two histories of the organization written prior to 1950; the firm's application for National Defense Construction Projects with the Federal government during World War II, including highlighting its work at the Tuskegee Army Airfield where the 99th Pursuit Squadron (Tuskegee Airmen) would...
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Abstract: Photographs, news clippings, letters, and a scrapbook documenting the personal, professional, and social lives of Elizabeth and Bill Weaver of Nashville, Tennessee. The dates of the materials are 1858-1996 with the bulk being from 1940-1975.
Scope and content: Series I. Family (1858-1970, 1996) - contains photos, clippings and letters concerning the Weaver family and the Craig family of Nashville, Tennessee. This series comprises approximately...
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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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Scope and content: Typescripts of speeches and a small quantity of miscellaneous documents, audio recordings, and photographs, ranging in dates from 1950 to 1975, regarding Beverly Briley's public career as Davidson County Judge (1950-1963) and first mayor (1963-1975) of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee. These materials show an effort to explain and promote consolidated government to local citizens and officials. The items were...
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