Jack Ramsay was born in 1901 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, but moved to the Memphis area as a small child. He attended Messick School, Memphis University School, West Tennessee State Normal School (now the University of Memphis), and the University...
Short booklet providing geographical information, and describing historically significant African-Americans who have impacted the state of Tennesee, along with a series of activities aimed at allowing visitors to discover such history.
A newspaper article covering the planned expansion of the Memphis Ballroom of the Peabody Hotel. Accompanied by a timeline of major events in the history of the Peabody Hotel.
Beale Street; business; Elkington, John; entertainment; Memphis Housing Authority; Miller, George B.; nonprofit organizations; real estate; tourism; urban renewal;
The Beale Street Development Corporation Collection was donated to the Memphis and Shelby County Room in 2005 by Thane Wheeler. Spanning the years 1972 to 1985, the collection contains correspondence, government reports, land records, legal...
annexation; arts; city council; crime; development; economics; farm marketing; government; law enforcement; municipal government; painting; politics; public service; sanitation workers strike; social issues; tourism;
Robert B. James served on the Memphis City Council from 1968 to 1988. During his twenty years as councilman, he accumulated many documents related to council business, as well as material from other organizations and events with which he was...
