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  An Address Delivered at the Laying of the Corner-Stone of Immanuel Church, La Grange, Tennessee, 1840

  "An Address Delivered at the Laying of the Corner-Stone of Immanuel Church, La Grange, by The Rev. Philip W. Alston, Deacon, in charge of Cavalry Church, Memphis". The booklet was printed by the Enquirer Office, Memphis, Tennessee, 1840. Page 9 was missing from the Special Collections copy and a digitized copy was supplied by the Tennessee State Library and Archives.

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  Cottonburners, Illustrated London News, 1862

  Illustration from Vol. 41, No. 1158 of "The Illustrated London News" published on August 9, 1862, on page 149. The drawing is titled: "The Civil War in America: Cottonburners in the neighborhood of Memphis surprised by Federal Scouts". The text on page 150 describes the situation.

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  Edinburgh Evening Courant, Scotland, 1761

  "The Edinburgh Evening Courant" published in Edinburgh, Scotland, on August 31, 1761. The issue contains a report on pages 2-3 from Charleston, South Carolina, dated July 15, from "Colonel Grant's head quarters near Fort Prince George, July 10, 1761", detailing the campaign against the Cherokee.

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  Elvis Presley Speaks!, 1956

  A 66-page magazine titled "Elvis Presley Speaks!" published by Rave Publishing Corporation, New York City, in 1956. It was written by Memphis- Press-Scimitar reporter Robert Johnson with photographs by the Memphis Commercial Appeal's Robert Williams.

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  Historical Account of the Revolt of the Chactaw Indians in the late War from the French to the British Alliance and of their Return to that of the French, 1753

  Copy of Edmond Atkin's "Historical Account of the Revolt of the Chactaw [Choctaw] Indians in the late War from the French to the British Alliance and of their Return to that of the French" written in 1753. Atkin (1707-1761), a Charleston, South Carolina, merchant, submitted a master plan for imperial control of the Native American tribes to the Board of Trade in 1755 and became the southern superintendent of the Indians in 1756. The original copy of the "Historical Account..." is Lansdowne MS. 809 in the British Museum, London. This photocopy was obtained by Denise Tapp in 2002.

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  Last Days of the Confederate Government, Illustrated London News, 1865

  Four illustrations titled "The Last Days of the Confederate Government" published by "The Illustrated London News" on pages 64 and 65 of its July 22, 1865 issue. The four illustrations are subtitled: "The flight of the Confederates: A sudden alarm and stampede"; The train of the Confederates crossing the Pe-Dee River, North Carolina"; "Mr. Jefferson Davis signing acts of government by the roadside"; Mr. Jefferson Davis bidding farewell to his escort two days before his capture".

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  Les Ravages du Mississippi, Le Petit Journal, Paris, 1927

  The front page of No. 1899 of "Le Petit Journal" published in Paris, France, on May 15, 1927. The illustration is titled "Les Ravages du Mississippi" referring to the destruction wrought by the great flood of the Mississippi River that year. The subtitle "Les habitants, menacés par la rupture volontaire de la dique, refusent d'évacuer les plaines qui vont être inondées" refers to local people refusing to leave their low-lying land despite the threat of flooding from the deliberate breaching of the levee planned by the army in an effort to relieve pressure elsewhere. An interesting European view of the people and landscape of the Mississippi River valley.

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  The Newes, London, 1663

  Number 24 of the "The Newes, Published for Satisfaction and Information of the People with Privilege", pp.193-200, published on March 24, 1663. Printed by Richard Hodgkinson, living in Thames Street, over against Bayards Castle, London, England.

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  True American, and Commercial Advertiser, 1813

  Vol. 1, No. 13 of the "True American, and Commercial Advertiser" published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on December 20, 1813. Included is a report on page 3 from Nashville, Tennessee, dated November 30, 1813, of correspondence earlier in the month between General Andrew Jackson and the Creek Hillabee settlements.

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  United States Telegraph - Extra, 1:3, 1828

  Vol. 1, No. 3 of the "United States Telegraph - Extra" published by Duff Green and Russell Jarvis in Washington, D.C., on March 28, 1828. Published weekly, "the paper will be devoted exclusively to the Presidential election, and will contain official documents, and such essays, original and selected, as, in the judgement of the Editors will most promote the election of the Democratic Republican Candidates, Andrew Jackson and John C. Calhoun." This issue contained a copy of a letter, originally published the previous year, on the subject of Jackson's marriage designed to refute charges by his opponents that it was morally questionable.

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  A Souvenir Magazine, 1907

  A 22-page booklet titled "A Souvenir Magazine" published by W.H. Capell about Newbern, Tennessee, in June 1907. The booklet contains photographs and advertisements for businesses and their principals in the Newbern and Dyer County area of Tennessee.

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  Blue Mountain College, circa 1940

  A recruiting brochure published by Blue Mountain College, Blue Mountain, Mississippi, circa 1940. The college was founded by Mark Perrin Lowry as a women's college in 1873 named the Blue Mountain Female institute. In 1920 it came under the auspices of the Mississippi Baptist Convention and in 1956 it began a program to train men for the ministry. In 2005 it became co-educational.

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  Byars-Hall High School, Reveries, Covington, Tennessee, 1934

  The 1934 edition of "Reveries", the yearbook of Byars-Hall High School in Covington, Tennessee. The school opened in 1911 and was named after Judge James T. Byars, the headmaster of the boys high school in Covington, and Captain James I. Hall, the headmaster of Mountain Academy in Mt. Carmel. The school continued until 1970 when Byars-Hall and Frazier High Schools combined and the new school was named Covington High School.

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  Camarata, Private School of Music and Languages, Nashville, 1906

  "The Camarata Annual, 1904-1906", Vol. 1, No. 1, published by the students of the Private School of Music and Languages, 213 Russell Street, Nashville, Tennessee. The school's director was Frances Sullivan and the regent was Mrs. John Owen Sullivan. The blank pages of the book have not been digitized. An undated clipping from a Nashville newspaper referring to Mrs. J.O. Sullivan was found in the book.

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  Camp Tyson, Tennessee: Barrage Balloon Training Center

  Booklet titled "Camp Tyson, Tennessee: Barrage Balloon Training Center" prepared by the camp public relations office during World War II, with images of the camp and its activities. Camp Tyson was the only barrage balloon training center in the United States during World War II. It was built near Paris, Tennessee, in 1941 and by 1943 encompassed 2,000 acres and could accommodate over 20,000 servicemen. It also served as a prisoner of war camp for German and Italian POWs. The camp closed at the end of the war.

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  Catalogue of the Teachers and Pupils of Tipton Female Seminary, Covington, Tennessee, 1888-1889

  A 20-page catalog published by the Tipton Female Seminary of Covington, Tennessee, for the year 1888-1889. The Seminary opened in 1854 and was led by Rev. James Holmes (1801-1873) from 1857 until 1868 and then by his son George D.

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  Centennial Album, African Methodist Churches, 1816-1916

  A 50-page book titled "Centennial Album, African Methodist Churches, 1816-1916" prepared by Rev. B.F. Watson, the secretary of the Church Extension Society. The book contains photographs of AME churches across the United States and some beyond.

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  Chickasaw College, Valhalla, Pontotoc, Mississippi, 1910

  The 1910 edition of "Valhalla", the yearbook of Chickasaw College published by the students of the school. Chickasaw Female College was founded in 1836 in Pontotoc, Mississippi, as the Pontotoc Female College, and was operated by the town until 1840. It was taken over by the Chickasaw Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church which constructed a new building opening in 1852 and led by A.H. Conkey. During the Civil War, the college was used as a hospital by both the Union and Confederate armies. After the war, the college reopened and in 1918 the property was turned over to the Mississippi Synod. The college closed in 1936.

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  Columbian Centinel & Massachusetts Federalist, 1803

  Volume 40, Number 2054 of the "Columbian Centinel & Massachusetts Federalist" newspaper published in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 26, 1803. The paper was first issued as "The Massachusetts Centinel: and the Republican Journal" on March 24, 1784, and continued under several names until May 23, 1840, when it merged with three other newspapers.

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  Contempo, 1932

  Volume 1, Number 17, of "Contempo: A Review of Books and Personalities" published on February 1, 1932 and dedicated completely to work by William Faulkner. The magazine was published by Milton A. Abernethy and Anthony Buttitta at Chapel Hill, North Carolina from 1931 to 1934. The 4-page special Faulkner issue featured nine of Faulkner's poems, his short story "Once Aboard the Lugger," as well as advertisements for several of the writer's novels and praises for recently published Faulkner novels in the "Book Reviews" section.

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  Controversy Between New-York Tribune and Gerrit Smith, 1855

  A pamphlet titled "Controversy Between New-York Tribune and Gerrit Smith" printed by John A. Gray of New York in 1855. Contains copies of several letters between Smith and the New York Tribune on the subject of Smith's conduct during the debate on the Nebraska bill of 1854 in the U.S. House of Representatives. Gerrit Smith (1797-1874) was a wealthy New Yorker and abolitionist who served in the House for one term from 1853 to 1854. The Kansas-Nebraska bill was introduced by Senator Stephen Douglas to organize the two territories by repealing the Missouri Compromise and allowing the territories to decide whether they would allow slavery or not. Smith was upset with the New York Tribune after it reported that he had not being present during a vote to oppose the bill because the session was past his bedtime.

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  Dedicatory Services at the Publishing House of the A.M.E. Church Sunday School Union, Nashville, 1894

  "Dedicatory Services at the Publishing House of the A.M.E. Church Sunday School Union, Nashville, Tenn." compiled by Rev. C.S. Smith, 1894.

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  D.G. Godwin broadside, 1892

  A broadside published by D.G. Godwin, Commissioner of Agriculture for Tennessee, Nashville, January 16, 1892. Godwin, who also served as vice-president of the newly-established Cotton Growers' and Merchants' Association for Tennessee, addresses a letter to the Farmers' and Laborers' Union in which he notes the resolutions passed by the Less Cotton Convention held in Memphis on January 8. The resolutions related to establishing the new association, to reduce the acreage of cotton planted and to diversify the crops planted in the South to make farmers self-sustaining and independent.

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  D.M. Ferry & Co's Universal Almanac and Seed Catalogue, 1880

  "D.M Ferry & Co's Universal Almanac and Annual Descriptive Catalogue of Garden and Flower Seeds" for 1880 published by D.M. Ferry and Company of Detroit, Michigan. The catalogue features drawings of the cultivation of the seed crops by women employees. Pages 23-24 are missing.

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  Elvis Presley: His Complete Life Story in Words With More Than 100 Pictures, 1956

  A magazine titled "Elvis Presley: His Complete Life Story in Words With More Than 100 Pictures" published by Bartholomew House, New York City, in 1956. Compiled by the editors of "TV Radio Mirror Magazine", the magazine documents Elvis Presley in the year he achieved stardom.