Posts with the category “history”

An Invitation and Additional Preservation Thoughts      Don't miss an opportunity to hear author Larry J. Daniel speak about his book Richmond Views the West [University of Kansas Press, 2025] beginni...  Read More

Newspapers.com Tennessee Edition is now available.Our latest acquisition for research is a selection of Tennessee Newspapers from ProQuest’s well-known database. Six cities, representing all three gra...  Read More

This month, we are introducing a series that focuses on the history of African-Americans in observance of Black History Month. Looking back on the past leads to both celebratory benchmarks and painful...  Read More

While processing the Harvey Proctor Collection, I came across this awesome picture (left) of past presidents of the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce that includes the years 1940 to 1974 . What is spec...  Read More

On December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on the United States, a day President Franklin D. Roosevelt called “a date which will live in infamy.” In honor of World War ...  Read More