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Obituaries

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered short biographical sketches, especially in newspapers, published upon a person's death. Works on announcements of death either published in the press or mailed individually are entered under Death notices. Works on registers of deaths in ecclesiastical or other organizations or registers of anniversary days when services are performed for the dead are entered under Necrologies.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Charles Crow Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2020.027
Scope and Contents The Charles Crow papers contain civic records and personal correspondence by late Clarksville Mayor Charles Crow Sr. This collection, which ranges from 1949 to 1993, consists of newspaper clippings, magazines, certificates, correspondence, photographs, campaign materials, and other assorted materials such as interviews, correspondence with colleagues and state officials, and posthumous tributes. The collection follows a chronological order that delineates Mr. Crow’s early career working...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1954 - 1978; 1948 - 1993

Elinor Thurman Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2019.011
Content Description

This collection consists of transcriptions of newspaper articles covering a wide range of social news, obituaries, marriages, and social activities of white middle to upper class citizens of Clarksville. The transcriptions begin with articles from 1840 and continue through the mid 1950’s.

Dates: 1840 - 1952