Publications whose subjects are Tennessee counties beyond Shelby County, the United States generally, and foreign countries.
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The Hot Springs of Arkansas, circa 1917
An official promotional brochure with text and images, and an introduction from Governor Charles H. Brough, about the attractions of the spa town of Hot Springs, Arkansas, from around 1917.
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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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The Ripley Railroad, 1968
28-page publication titled "The Ripley Railroad: Mississippi's Only Narrow-Guage Common Carrier " compiled and published by Herbert C. Murdaugh in 1968.
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The Sunny South, Atlanta, September 28, 1878
Vol. 4, No. 171 of "The Sunny South" newspaper published in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 28, 1878. Amongst the articles and stories in this issue is an interview on page 8 with Dr. William T. Ramsey, a Washington physician, who visited Memphis, Tennessee, during the Yellow Fever epidemic that year. A cleaner version of the issue is available on this page and comes from the Georgia Historic Newspapers site courtesy of the University of Georgia https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn87090456/1878-09-28/ed-1/
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Thirty-one Years in Retrospect, 1942
60-page booklet titled "Thirty-one Years in Retrospect, 1911-1942", a history of the Tennessee Congress of Parents and Teachers compiled by Mrs. Everett Bryan Roberts, 1942.
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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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U.S.S. Memphis CL13, 1925-1945
Illustrated booklet titled "U.S.S. Memphis CL13, 1925-1945" giving information on the history of the Omaha-class light cruiser, the fourth U.S. Navy ship named for Memphis, Tennessee. The ship was commissioned on February 4, 1925, and decommissioned on December 17, 1945. It was perhaps best-known for bringing Charles Lindbergh and his plane back to the United States after his solo flight across the Atlantic in 1927.
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Valhalla, Chickasaw College, 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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William G. Brownlow pamphlet, 1869
Three-page pamphlet published in 1869 by William G. Brownlow (1805-1877), U.S. Senator for Tennessee (1869-1875), addressed "To the Loyal Men of Tennessee" and noting his opposition to the appointment of former Confederate General James Longstreet as Surveyor of Customs for the Port of New Orleans. He also refutes any suggestion that former President Andrew Johnson contributed money to enable Brownlow to start "a Union paper" in Knoxville during the Civil War and suggests Johnson was guilty of corruption as military governor of Tennessee. Brownlow, a radical Republican, succeeded Johnson as governor of Tennessee (1865-1869) and became a bitter critic.
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Woodward, Negro Progress in a Mississippi Town; Banks, Negro Banks of Mississippi, circa 1909
Booklet containing two articles: "Negro Progress in a Mississippi Town: Being a Study of Conditions in Jackson, Mississippi" by D.W. Woodard of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, and "Negro Banks of Mississippi" by Charles Banks of Mound Bayou, Mississippi, published by the Committee of Twelve for the Advancement of the Interests of the Negro Race, Cheyney, Pennsylvania, circa 1909.
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Yellow Fever in Tennessee in 1878, JTMA, 1978-1979
"Yellow Fever in Tennessee in 1878" by S.R. Bruesh, published in the "Journal of the Tennessee Medical Association" in 1978-1979. The article appeared in three parts in Vol. 71, No. 12, December 1978; Vol. 72, No. 2, February 1979, and; Vol. 72, No. 3, March 1979. The yellow fever epidemic of 1878 devastated Memphis and also affected other West Tennessee towns.
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Yellow Fever Treatment, 1878
A broadside titled "Yellow Fever Treatment. Forewarned---Forearmed" published by the Clinton Howard Association in 1878. In the form of a letter from "Q" in New Orleans, Louisiana, dated September 30th, 1878, the broadside offers advice on how to treat cases of yellow fever. It was printed in Clinton, Louisiana, by the local newspaper, the "Southern Watchman". The Howard Association was a volunteer group that was active during the yellow fever and other disease outbreaks that afflicted New Orleans and surrounding areas between 1837 and 1878.
