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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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  An Analysis of Aviation in Tennessee and Recommendations for Needed Improvements, 1936

  Illustrated 23-page booklet titled "An Analysis of Aviation in Tennessee and Recommendations for Needed Improvements' prepared by the Tennessee Aeronautics Commission in June 1936 for the Tennessee State Planning Commission.

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  A Reminiscence of the War of the Rebellion

  A copy of a typescript reminiscence of Mary Elizabeth Gemeny of Baltimore, Maryland, who recounts in 1913 the imprisonment of her husband, Benjamin, in Virginia early in the Civil War while they were visiting relatives, and her successful efforts to secure his release. Also included is a transcription of the notes made in 1981 by their great-granddaughter, Virginia Gemeny Davis, on the reminiscence when the copy was donated to the University of Memphis Libraries. Mary Elizabeth Roberts was born on March 10, 1836, and died on January 10, 1937. She married Benjamin Gemeny (1836-1895), born in Alexandra, Virginia, on November 1, 1855. Soon after the war, the Gemeny family moved west and Benjamin worked as a carriage maker and built the Pacific Hotel in Junction City, Geary County, Kansas. Benjamin and Mary are buried in Highland Cemetery, Junction City. Their son Henry Millard died in 1932. Wilbur and Minnie died in 1863. Clarence was born in 1864 and died in 1919. Howard Elmer was born in 1878 and died in 1881. One other daughter, Bessy, was born in Junction City.

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  A Short Description of the Tornado of April 5th, 1936

  17-page booklet titled "A Short Description of the Tornado of April 5th, 1936" written and published by Judge Charles Philip Long (1866-1940) of Tupelo, Mississippi. Long describes the F5 tornado that struck Tupelo on the Sunday evening killing 216 people and injuring 700 others. Estimated damage was $3 million.

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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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  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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  Cutter's Guide to the Hot Springs of Arkansas, 1904

  The 47th edition of "Cutter's Guide to the Hot Springs of Arkansas" by Charles Cutter published in 1904. A 64-page illustrated guide to the facilities of Hot Springs.

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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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  Diary of William G. Frasher

  A transcription of the diary of Confederate soldier William G. Frasher from July 25 to October 21, 1861. In fact, William G. Frasher was William Gamlin Frazier of Hickman County, Tennessee. His surname is spelled both Frasher and Frazier in official records. William was born on January 2, 1835, in Perry County, a son of Elijah Frazier and Keziah Curl Frazier. In 1860 he, his widowed mother and family, including brother Jared C., were living on his grandfather William Curl's farm. On May 14, 1861, William enlisted in the Confederate Army at Nashville and, after being sent to Camp Cheatham at Cedar Hill in Robertson County, he joined Company H of the 11th Tennessee Infantry Regiment. The regiment was ordered to Scott County and then to the Cumberland Gap, before making an expedition to Rock Castle River in Kentucky under General Zollicoffer in October 1861. William's diary ends in October but in early 1862, when he had been promoted to corporal, he fell ill and was discharged on April 15, 1862. After recuperating, William reenlisted on December 13, 1862, at Waverly in the 10th Tennessee Cavalry. He was promoted from corporal to second lieutenant because of his bravery during the Battle of Nashville in December 1864. William was paroled at Gainesville, Alabama, on May 11, 1865. William returned to Hickman County and married Mrs. Millie Eveline Rice Garrett in 1867, who died in 1918. They had four children. William Frazier died on May 31, 1923, and was buried in Shipps Bend.

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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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  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: 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.

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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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  Eubank Farm Co., 1915

  Promotional publication from the Eubank Farms Company published in 1915. The company was offering land to farmers in George County, Mississippi to tend and grow figs as part of a co-operative canning operation.