Margaret Wright oral history interview, 30 Aug. 1976.
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Special Collections - Upon Request | SCC oral histories | Library Use Only |
| Special Collections - Upon Request | Workroom range 1 section 2: index (t | Library Use Only |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Amusement rides.
Amusements -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Exhibitions -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
McKinley, Ida Saxton, -- 1847-1907.
McKinley, William, -- 1843-1901.
Nashville (Tenn.) -- History -- Sources.
Nashville (Tenn.) -- Social life and customs.
Tennessee -- Centennial celebrations, etc.
Tennessee -- Exhibitions.
Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition -- (1897 : -- Nashville, Tenn.).
Visits of state -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Wright, Margaret Fall, -- 1887-1985 -- Interviews.
Amusements -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Exhibitions -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
McKinley, Ida Saxton, -- 1847-1907.
McKinley, William, -- 1843-1901.
Nashville (Tenn.) -- History -- Sources.
Nashville (Tenn.) -- Social life and customs.
Tennessee -- Centennial celebrations, etc.
Tennessee -- Exhibitions.
Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition -- (1897 : -- Nashville, Tenn.).
Visits of state -- Tennessee -- Nashville.
Wright, Margaret Fall, -- 1887-1985 -- Interviews.
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Format
Document/manuscript/pamphlet/archival material
Physical Desc
1 sound disc: digital, .mp3 format; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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Detailed list of holdings including multiple copies and formats for staff access only is provided in staff mode.
General Note
Materials housed in Special Collections Division of the Main Library, Nashville Public Library.
General Note
Digital identifier: HNITCPWright.
Restrictions on Access
In library use only. Available by appointment.
Description
Scope and content: Oral history interview with Margaret Wright, conducted on 30 Aug. 1976 by Ann Wells as part of the Historic Nashville, Inc. Tennessee Centennial Oral History Project. During the 13 minute interview, Wright discusses her experiences at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. She specifically discusses some of the rides and exhibits at the Centennial. She also discusses President William McKinley's reaction to his wife's fainting at an Exposition event.
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Wright seems to have prepared her comments in advance and is reading from her written statement rather than answering a series of questions spontaneously from memory.
Description
Index available (based upon original analog audiocassette recording), filed separately. Brief excerpts are available through the Digitial Collections portal of the Nashville Public Library website.
Preferred Citation of Described Materials
Cite as: Margaret Wright, Historic Nashville Inc. Tennessee Centennial Oral History Project, Special Collections Division, Nashville Public Library.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
This material may be protected by copyright law (Title 17 U.S. Code). Copyright status is undetermined.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Unless otherwise restricted, interviewees donated to HNI "for such scholarly and educational purposes as Historic Nashville Inc. shall determine, the use of my taped interview," and consented that "portions of the taped interview may be used in publication."
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Historic Nashville, Inc.;,Gift;,circa 1976.,Acc. RT-384.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Other materials created by Historic Nashville, Inc. are also in the holdings of the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library.
Biographical or Historical Data
Margaret Fall Wright was born 9 July 1887. She was married to bank manager Douglas M. Wright. Wright died in Apr. 1985.
Language
In English.
Linking Entry Complexity
Forms part of Historic Nashville, Inc. Tennessee Centennial Oral History Project.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wright, M. F., & Wells, A. Margaret Wright oral history interview .
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wright, Margaret Fall, 1887-1985 and Ann, Wells. Margaret Wright Oral History Interview. .
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wright, Margaret Fall, 1887-1985 and Ann, Wells. Margaret Wright Oral History Interview .
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wright, Margaret Fall, and Ann Wells. Margaret Wright Oral History Interview
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