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Scope and content: Correspondence, financial and legal documents, and telegrams relating to activities and operations of the Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad Company, along with invoices concerning personal as well as business expenses, covering the time span from 1881 to 1911.
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Abstract: [from opening title] "This Film Has Been Produced By The Nashville Electric Service In Order To Bring To Its Many Employees The Opportunity Of Seeing The Different Operations And Factors That Make Up A CITY of ELECTRICITY."
Scope and content: Black and white silent film footage showing various Nashville Electric Service (NES) departments and workers from circa 1946. The film demonstrates the disparate operations and various services of...
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Community Life - Special Collections Topics
Downtown Nashville - Special Collections Topics
Local Business - Special Collections Topics
Downtown Nashville - Special Collections Topics
Local Business - Special Collections Topics
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Scope and content: Statistics, annual reports, planning reports, promotional materials and related publications from the Nashville Chamber of Commerce and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. Contents of these reports include statistics on population, economy, business, education, transportation, taxes, cost of living, personal income, and a wide variety of other subjects. Taken as a whole, these documents enable a view of Nashville growth and...
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Scope and content: The Jersey Farms Milk Service Photographs (c. 1920s-early 1930s) is a collection of eight (8) black and white photographs derived from an early sales or promotional booklet. The photo booklet was originally bound and was most likely used to advertise to consumers both the type and quality of products offered by this local company. The photographs demonstrate the various steps, as well as the machinery and equipment used, in dairy...
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Scope and content: Includes company histories; company publications and newsletters; annual reports; brochures; catalogs; advertisements; speeches; correspondence; biographies of local business leaders; and related materials. Emphasis is upon businesses in Nashville and nearby areas. Some items provide community information such as population and industry figures, and in some instances, include information about war industries during World War II.
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Scope and content: The collection consists of audio interviews with Nashville business and civic leaders and local restaurateurs. The interviews detail projects conducted by business and civic leaders that positively impacted the Nashville community and the stories of Southerners that eat, serve and consume food and drink locally. Some interviews include an index and transcript. Many individual interviews in this collection have been cataloged separately,...
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Downtown Nashville - Special Collections Topics
Early Nashville - Special Collections Topics
Local Business - Special Collections Topics
Early Nashville - Special Collections Topics
Local Business - Special Collections Topics
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Abstract: The Nashville Electric Service Public Relations Records (NESPRR) includes approximately 16 linear feet of material covering a range of subjects relating to the history of the electrification of Nashville and Middle Tennessee, spanning the time frame of circa 1866 to 1989, with the bulk of the collection concentrating on 1900 to 1989. The materials found in the NESPRR collection help demonstrate how the use of electricity evolved from its...