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Central High School, Memphis, Directory, 1950 Jun 2021

Central High School, Memphis, Directory, 1950

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Directory of staff and students of Central High School, Memphis, Tennessee, for the 1950-1951 school year.


Correspondence, P. Erdős To H. Davenport, 1934 June 26 Jun 2021

Correspondence, P. Erdős To H. Davenport, 1934 June 26

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Correspondence from Paul Erdős to Harold Davenport, 1934 June 26.


Central High School, Memphis, Commencement Program, 1966 Jun 2021

Central High School, Memphis, Commencement Program, 1966

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Program of the 55th annual Commencement of Central High School, Memphis, Tennessee, held in the Amphitheater of Ellis Auditorium on May 19, 1966.


Memphis Custom House Construction Ledger, Page 148 Jun 2021

Memphis Custom House Construction Ledger, Page 148

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Page 148 of August 1885 from a ledger recording the materials and tools used, vendor names, monthly wages paid, and other costs during construction of the custom house in Memphis, Tennessee, between 1876 and 1886. The ledger has been digitized and is available. The custom house on Front Street facing Madison Avenue was designed by U.S. Treasury architect James G. Hill in the Italian Villa style comprising a three-story stone structure including two towers. The site was donated by the city in 1876. Work began in August 1876 but was almost immediately suspended because of an error in the description …


Chickasaw Bluffs Factory Ledger Jun 2021

Chickasaw Bluffs Factory Ledger

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Chickasaw Bluffs Factory was a Federal Government-run trading house on the Chickasaw Bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River on the site that was later to become the city of Memphis. The factory was established in 1802 by order of President Thomas Jefferson for the purpose of trade with the Chickasaw Indians. From 1795 to 1822 these Government-operated trading posts with the Indians, known as factories, began operation under the immediate supervision of the Secretary of War. The government trader, or factor, was to provide goods (tools, clothing, tobacco, utensils, and sometimes weapons and ammunition) to the Indians in exchange for animal …


Edward H. Crump, Public Enemy No. 1, 1932 Jun 2021

Edward H. Crump, Public Enemy No. 1, 1932

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Booklet written by R.E. Johnson and published in 1932 by the Loyal Tennesseans League of Memphis titled "Edward H. Crump, Public Enemy No. 1". The League supported former Tennessee governor Malcolm R. Patterson in the 1932 Democratic Party gubernatorial primary against Hill McAlister who was backed by Memphis political boss and U.S. Congressman Edward H. Crump. The booklet attacked Crump for corruption and encouraging African Americans to participate in the primary in support of his candidate. It also contains a membership coupon on the last page. The League claimed to stand for “A white democracy, the purity of the ballot, …


Patricia Walker Shaw Nominated To Memphis Utility Board, 1973 Jun 2021

Patricia Walker Shaw Nominated To Memphis Utility Board, 1973

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Unidentified newspaper clipping titled “Memphis Mayor Names Black Woman to Utility Board”, 1973. Patricia Walker Shaw nominated to Memphis Light, Gas, and Water Board as the first black woman to hold a position on any Memphis city board of commissioners.


Patricia Walker Shaw Visits Charlottesville Office, 1973 Jun 2021

Patricia Walker Shaw Visits Charlottesville Office, 1973

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Patricia Walker Shaw addresses Universal Life Insurance Company employees in Charlottesville, Virginia, during 50th anniversary celebrations. From clipping titled “Local Agency of Black Insurance Co., Visited by Granddaughter of Founder”, 'Charlottesville-Albemarle Tribune', Vol. 19, No. 51, February 22, 1973.


Patricia And Harold Shaw At Lemoyne-Owen College Alumni Salute, Memphis, Circa 1971 Jun 2021

Patricia And Harold Shaw At Lemoyne-Owen College Alumni Salute, Memphis, Circa 1971

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Patricia Walker Shaw and Harold Shaw representing the Universal Insurance Company at the LeMoyne-Owen College Alumni Salute for President Odell Horton around 1971. The clipping from an unidentified newspaper shows the Shaws seated to the right with Odell Horton standing on the left and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Weathers, standing on the right.


T.G.I. Friday’S Menu, Memphis, 1983 Jun 2021

T.G.I. Friday’S Menu, Memphis, 1983

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Menu from T.G.I. Friday’s in Overton Square, Memphis, Tennessee, 1983. The restaurant opened in 1970 as the centerpiece of the redeveloped Overton Square and one of the first in the city to serve liquor. It closed in 2003.


East High School, Mustang Roundup, Memphis, February 28, 1973 Jun 2021

East High School, Mustang Roundup, Memphis, February 28, 1973

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Vol. 25, No. 6 of the "Mustang Roundup" published by the students of East High School in Memphis, Tennessee, on February 28, 1973. East High School opened for grades 1-10 in 1946 on the corner of Poplar and Holmes. Grades 11 and 12 were added by 1950. The elementary school closed in 1985 and the school became a high school for grades 9-12 in 2008.


East High School Vs Messick High School Football Program, Memphis, 1966 Jun 2021

East High School Vs Messick High School Football Program, Memphis, 1966

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Football program for the game between East High School and Messick High School played at the Fairgrounds Stadium, Memphis, Tennessee, on October 28, 1966.


East High School, Mustang Roundup, Memphis, October 21, 1966 Jun 2021

East High School, Mustang Roundup, Memphis, October 21, 1966

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Vol. XVIV, No. 2 of the "Mustang Roundup" published by the students of East High School in Memphis, Tennessee, on October 21, 1966. East High School opened for grades 1-10 in 1946 on the corner of Poplar and Holmes. Grades 11 and 12 were added by 1950. The elementary school closed in 1985 and the school became a high school for grades 9-12 in 2008.


Sears, Roebuck And Company, The Conveyor, Memphis, 1967 Jun 2021

Sears, Roebuck And Company, The Conveyor, Memphis, 1967

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Vol. 22, No. 3 of “The Conveyor”, the employee magazine of the Sears, Roebuck and Company in Memphis, Tennessee, published in January-February 1967.


East High School, Mustang Roundup, Memphis, November 18, 1966 Jun 2021

East High School, Mustang Roundup, Memphis, November 18, 1966

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Vol. VIV, No. 3 of the "Mustang Roundup" published by the students of East High School in Memphis, Tennessee, on November 18, 1966. Page 2 includes a photograph of future actress Cybill Shepherd on her way to Dallas to compete in the Miss Teenage America pageant. East High School opened for grades 1-10 in 1946 on the corner of Poplar and Holmes. Grades 11 and 12 were added by 1950. The elementary school closed in 1985 and the school became a high school for grades 9-12 in 2008.


Central High School, Memphis, Commencement Program, 1962 Jun 2021

Central High School, Memphis, Commencement Program, 1962

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Program of the 51st annual Commencement of Central High School, Memphis, Tennessee, held in the Amphitheater of Ellis Auditorium on May 22, 1962.


Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, Brochure, 1964 Jun 2021

Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, Brochure, 1964

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A 6-page foldout brochure published for the dedication of the Mid-South Coliseum at the Mid-South Fairgrounds in Memphis, Tennessee, on December 19-20, 1964.


Treadwell High School Vs Humes High School Basketball Program, Circa 1961 Jun 2021

Treadwell High School Vs Humes High School Basketball Program, Circa 1961

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Program for a basketball game between the Treadwell High School Eagles and Humes High School in Memphis around 1961. The players for both teams are listed.


The New Auditorium, Memphis, Circa 1960 Jun 2021

The New Auditorium, Memphis, Circa 1960

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Promotional booklet titled "The New Auditorium: The Modern Entertainment and Convention Center in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee", published around 1960. The Ellis Auditorium was built on the corner of Poplar Avenue and Front Street in 1924. It was remodeled in 1956-1957 and a new entrance was added around 1960. The building was demolished in 1999.


Central High School, Memphis, Commencement Program, 1946 Jun 2021

Central High School, Memphis, Commencement Program, 1946

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Program of the Commencement Exercises of Central High School, Memphis, Tennessee, held in the North Hall of Ellis Auditorium on May 30, 1946.


Central High School, Memphis, Commencement Program, 1944 Jun 2021

Central High School, Memphis, Commencement Program, 1944

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Program of the Commencement Exercises of Central High School, Memphis, Tennessee, held in the Concert Hall of Ellis Auditorium on May 18, 1944.


Siena College Graduation Booklet, Memphis, 1943 Jun 2021

Siena College Graduation Booklet, Memphis, 1943

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Graduation booklet given to Joyce Lucille Bell by the faculty of Siena College, Memphis, Tennessee, on May 20, 1943. Faculty signed their names inside. Siena College was a private, Catholic college established by Dominican nuns in 1922 as St. Agnes College, the first Catholic women's college in the Diocese of Nashville and in the Memphis metro area. Initially, the campus housed a kindergarten through twelfth grade girls' school, St. Agnes Academy established in 1851, and the college. In 1939, the academy moved to a new campus and the name of St. Agnes College was changed to Siena College. The college …


Siena College Commencement Program, Memphis, 1943 Jun 2021

Siena College Commencement Program, Memphis, 1943

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Program of the commencement exercises for Siena College, Memphis, Tennessee, on May 20, 1943. Siena College was a private, Catholic college established by Dominican nuns in 1922 as St. Agnes College, the first Catholic women's college in the Diocese of Nashville and in the Memphis metro area. Initially, the campus housed a kindergarten through twelfth grade girls' school, St. Agnes Academy established in 1851, and the college. In 1939, the academy moved to a new campus and the name of St. Agnes College was changed to Siena College. The college moved to a campus on Poplar Avenue just east of …


Commercial Appeal Payment Card, 1938 Jun 2021

Commercial Appeal Payment Card, 1938

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A payment card for the delivery of the "Commercial Appeal" newspaper of Memphis, Tennessee, for 1938. Payment of 20 cents was collected by the carrier, Hugh Muse, Jr., from Mr. and Mrs. John Ellis Floyd of 2285 Elzey Avenue on a weekly basis and acknowledged by punching the card.


Humes High School, Memphis, Humes High Herald, October 2, 1934 Jun 2021

Humes High School, Memphis, Humes High Herald, October 2, 1934

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Vol. 10, No. 2 of the "Humes High Herald", the student newspaper of Humes High School in Memphis, Tennessee, published on October 2, 1934. L.C. Humes High School, at 659 N. Manassas Street, was open as a high school from the 1920s through 1967.


Memphis High Schools Rotc Competitive Drill Program, 1930 Jun 2021

Memphis High Schools Rotc Competitive Drill Program, 1930

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Program of the Competitive Drill of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps of four public high schools in Memphis, Tennessee, held at the Fair Grounds on May 9, 1930. The schools included Central High School, Memphis Technical High School, South Side High School and L.C. Humes High School.


"Rural School" Program, Memphis, Circa 1933 Jun 2021

"Rural School" Program, Memphis, Circa 1933

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Program of a performance of “Rural School”, sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary to the Railway Mail Association, Memphis, Tennessee, circa 1933. The Railway Mail Association (RMA) was originally The National Association of Railway Postal Clerks when chartered under the laws of New Hampshire in 1898 as a fraternal beneficiary association. In 1904, the name was changed to the RMA and lasted until 1949 when the Post Office Department renamed the Railway Mail Service as Postal Transportation Service. At that time, it became the National Postal Transport Association.


Humes High School, Memphis, Commencement Invitation, 1930 Jun 2021

Humes High School, Memphis, Commencement Invitation, 1930

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Invitation to the Commencement Exercises of Humes High School, Memphis, Tennessee, to be held in the school auditorium at 8pm on June 6, 1930. A list of class officers and students is included.


Humes High School, Memphis, Commencement Program, 1930 Jun 2021

Humes High School, Memphis, Commencement Program, 1930

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Program of the Commencement Exercises of Humes High School, Memphis, Tennessee, held on June 6, 1930.


A Merry Mad Map Of Memphis, 1944 Jun 2021

A Merry Mad Map Of Memphis, 1944

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Brochure produced in 1944 which highlights the attractions and facilities of Memphis, Tennessee, for visitors, including golf courses, theatres, parks, hotels, hospitals, churches and schools.