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  • "Saturday Tag Day for York," newspaper article
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    Newspaper clipping declaring "Saturday Tag Day for York." The article announces that all Nashvillians will have an opportunity to help the hero by giving money to a fund which would pay the mortgage on the York farm. The article includes a list of...
  • Alvin C. York
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  • On board U.S.S. Rumpler [sic Rambler] - ready for the subs
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    World War, 1914-1918; Sailors; African Americans; Warships; Arms & armament; Naval warfare
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    Unidentified seamen aboard the U.S.S. Rambler during convoy escort duty. The men are operating the ship's 3"/50 gun. The inscription on the photograph incorrectly identifies the ship as the U.S.S. Rumpler.
  • Tennessee in World War I
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  • U.S.S. Rambler with anti-sub gun and depth bombs at Brest.
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    World War, 1914-1918; Bombs; Ships; Soldiers; Artillery (Weaponry); Oceans
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    A sailor prepares to operate an anti-submarine gun on the U.S.S. Rambler. The gun is a 3"/50.
  • Tennessee in World War I
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  • Report of expenses incurred on account of cemeteries and exhuming and reinterring the remains of Federal soldiers
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    Report of expenses incurred on account of cemeteries and exhuming and reinterring the remains of deceased Federal soldiers by Brevet Major W. A. Wainwright, Captain Assistant Quartermaster. Includes total of $50,169.95 with $14,654.33 still...
  • Civil War Military Records
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  • Order to send supplies from Nashville to Tullahoma, Estill Springs, Elk River Bridge, Manchester, and Murfreesboro
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    Order from the Federal Quartermaster at Nashville sending soap, axes, spades, shovels, picks, horseshoes, nails, bridge bolts, saddles, boots, infantry trousers, stockings, blouses, grey flannel shirts, and saddle blankets to Tullahoma, Estill...
  • Civil War Military Records
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  • Watauga Purchase (Old Book A)
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    Treaties
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    http://www.tn.gov/tsla/founding_docs/33636_Transcript.pdf
  • Tennessee's Founding and Landmark Documents
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  • Dekalb County enrollment in state militia per Governor Andrew Johnson's proclamation
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    Oversize 3-page form, printed with handwritten entries reflecting District 9, Dekalb County enrollment in state militia; has 81 entries for white males and 7 entries for "Cullard" [black] males. The call-up was brought about by the Militia...
  • Civil War Military Records
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  • I am bound for the fair at Columbia!
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    Railroads; Broadsides
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    Broadside promoting the Maury County Colored Fair that was scheduled for November 8, 1883. Participants were urged to take the train from Fayetteville, Lincoln County, or Lewisburg, Marshall County, in order to get to the fair. The cost of the...
  • Reconstruction and the African-American Legacy in Tennessee
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  • Yoholo-Micco
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    Portrait paintings
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    Portrait of Creek Chief Yoholo-Micco in colorful Native-American wear.
  • Nineteenth Century Native American Prints
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  • 50,000 Acres of Farming Lands
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    Pamphlets; Land use
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    Eight-page promotional pamphlet advertising ten five-thousand-acre tracts of land for sale in 1881 known as the Manning Lands. The parcels of land were located in Overton, Fentress, and Morgan counties. A fold-out map is included showing the...
  • Nineteenth Century Agricultural Resources
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  • The "Patronage" at Marolles
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    Military personnel; Soldiers; Uniforms; Men; Military life
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    An unidentified member of the 105th Engineers stands with one hand on hip in front of a building. The caption on the photograph reads, "The Patronage at Marolles. Used as a theater by regiment. The loft is a billet for 50 men. Supply office and...
  • Tennessee in World War I
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  • All-purpose recreation room
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    Conservation of natural resources
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    Empty all-purpose 223rd Company Civilian Conservation Corps room at Powell's Station, Tennessee.
  • Civilian Conservation Corps
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  • Quartermaster account of Captain J. E. Ray, C. S. A., to Mr. Aaron Lambert
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    Quartermaster account, Confederate States, to Mr. Aaron Lambert for 11,840 pounds of hay. The amount of hay purchased during the month of July was 11,840 pounds of hay at $2.50 per 100 pounds- a payment of $296.00 to Aaron Lambert certified by...
  • Civil War Military Records
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  • Robert H. Cartmell Diaries Excerpts
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    Civil Wars; War; Slaves; Agriculture; Political issues; Cities & towns
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    Excerpts from the Robert H. Cartmell Diaries. They contain full commentaries on the nature of his farm operation, the weather, and the fluctuations of the cotton market. They contain thoughtful comments on politics and candidates for office and...
  • Civilian Life in the Civil War
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  • Correspondence from Jane Smith Washington to William L. Washington, December 18, 1864
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    Civil Wars; War; Correspondence
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    Letter from Jane Smith Washington of Springfield, Tennessee, to her son, William L. Washington in Toronto, Canada, describing a confrontation with Federal troops. Mrs. Washington describes an extremely violent confrontation with Federal troops. In...
  • Civilian Life in the Civil War
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  • William Luther Bigelow Lawrence Diary Excerpts
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    Civil Wars; War
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    Excerpts from the diary of William Luther Bigelow Lawrence. He details joining the Nashville Guards, the scarcity of provisions, and the surrender of Nashville. He proclaims the trampling of private rights by Federal soldiers, the fleeing of his...
  • Civilian Life in the Civil War
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  • Correspondence from Elisha W. Harris to George Carroll Harris, May 4, 1861
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    Civil Wars; War
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    Two-page letter from Elisha W. Harris to his son George Carroll Harris of Nashville. He writes from his plantation Waco Place in Louisiana of the war being upon them with bloody consequence. He has abandoned his efforts to cling to the union and...
  • Civilian Life in the Civil War
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  • Correspondence from Thomas Crutchfield, Jr. to James R. Hood, December 27, 1863
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    Civil Wars; War
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    Letter from Thomas Crutchfield Jr. to James R. Hood. Crutchfield makes an effort to prove his loyalty to the Union by recounting his opposition to secession, his informing the Federals of troop movements, his supplying of the Union army with...
  • Civilian Life in the Civil War
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  • Excerpts from the Narrative of Jesse Cox
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    Civil Wars; War
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    Excerpts from a diary, 1834-1865, and memoir of early life, written by Jesse Cox (1793-1879), a Primitive Baptist minister and resident of Williamson County, Tennessee. He describes the hardships of life as an itinerant preacher, some religious...
  • Civilian Life in the Civil War
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  • York Farm Fund Nashville Banner article
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    Certificates; Fund raising
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    Certificate to Nashville Banner from Nashville Rotary Club for the first subscription made to the York Farm Fund. The Banner had the honor of "starting the ball rolling" with the donation of $50. Subsequently nearly every Banner employee made an...
  • Alvin C. York

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