Clarksville Architecture Book Research

Collection

Identifier: 2023.050

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Clarksville Architecture Book Research Collection houses the photographs featured in John Halliburton’s book, Clarksville Architecture. The bulk of the collection dates from 1977 to 1978, except for one newspaper which is from 2011. This collection, consists of photographs, negatives, newspaper clippings, advertisements, and personal letters, documenting the progress and creation of Halliburton’s book. The collection records some of Clarksville’s most architecturally significant buildings and preserves examples of fine architecture. The photographs highlight a variety of public buildings, residences, churches, and apartment buildings, speaking to their history and the need for preservation. Several of the buildings featured in the book had been torn down before it was published, and replaced by parking lots during a wave of modernization. The collection may be useful to anyone conducting property or genealogical research, or anyone interested in Clarksville’s architectural styles.

Dates

Majority of material found within 1977 - 1978

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

While the Montgomery County Archives houses an item, it does not necessarily hold the copyright on the item, nor may it be able to determine if the item is still protected under current copyright law. It is the user’s obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.

Biographical / Historical

John Howard Halliburton, Jr. was born in Clarksville and graduated from Austin Peay State University in June 1976 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The information and photographs featured in Clarksville Architecture were compiled for Halliburton’s senior project, which he presented to faculty prior to graduation. Halliburton borrowed a camera from commercial art instructor, Algar Dole, and photographic lenses from Ed Wynne to shoot the entire collection, which he then developed in his own darkroom. Halliburton received assistance from Ursula Smith Beach, Montgomery County’s historian, and architect Harry Morgan, during the year that he spent editing and preparing for the book’s publishing. Halliburton later moved to Nashville, where he was employed with the United Methodist Publishing House as a layout/designer in the Magazine Design Section.

Extent

.63 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Photographs and negatives are arranged in the original order in which they were received from the donor. The remaining contents had no identifiable order and was then arranged by type.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Raymond Rosado with the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library.

Related Materials

Clarksville Architecture can be found in The Archives Reference Room Library Collection.

Separated Materials

All photographs and negatives have been transferred to the Montgomery County Archives Photograph Collection.

Processing Information

Materials were cleaned and placed in new acid-free folders and boxes. Photographs and negatives were separated from the rest of the collection and each placed in their own protective sleeve. All printed photograph copies of negatives were placed in the folder behind their respective negative. Original caption information, when available, was transcribed onto the sleeves. The rest of the collection was arranged by item type.