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BIA(J)20220603AN015.pdf
Black and white photographs of students and teachers from Nelson-Merry school between the years of 1980-1965. Featured photographs are are follows: Mrs. Fitzgerald Elementary Department, Mrs. Edith Ingram Primary Department, Girl's Basketball Teams,…

BIA(J)20220603AN016.pdf
Pamphlet for a Nelson-Merry Class Reunion.

BIA(J)20220603AN001-52.pdf
The 1943 yearbook of Nelson Merry High School is dedicated to the principal, N. A. Crippens. It begins with a foreword and pictures of the city and Thompson Hall. Contents include pictures of staff, faculty, classes, activities, athletics, features,…

BIA(J)20220603AN007_1.pdf
The history of Jay Bird Hill was funded through a project grant from Humanities Tennessee where volunteers interviewed 30 people and compiled the "Jay Bird Hill Story Project from the African American Perspective" and was put on exhibit at the…

BIA(J)20220603AN009_1.pdf
The Jay Bird Hill Story Project funded by the Humanities Tennessee grant allowed African Americans and other community members of Jefferson City to look at its history, families, school and churches on display at the Jefferson CIty Public Library.…

BIA(J)20220603AN002-20.pdf
The 1949-1950 Nelson Merry Yearbook is dedicated to the parents. It includes pictures of the P.T.A., the administration; and the classes. Written sections include the school song written by Alexander Gaither and Loftus Smith in 1933; a school and…

BIA(J)20220603AN008_1.pdf
Former student and local community member Julia Talifero is being interviewed about her experience at Nelson Merry School, life in general and how she found her way back to Jefferson City.

BIA(J)20220603AN003-34.pdf
The 1951 yearbook of Nelson Merry School is dedicated to the faculty. It includes information about the board of education, the senior class will and prophecies, a sports page, and a humor page. Group pictures include both the boys and girls…

BIA(J)20220603AN011_2.pdf
Former Nelson Merry football players describe their experience and racial tension that occured in and around Jefferson City.Photographed in the first picture include Carl Mills, Ross Cunningham, and Ed Langston wearing NM shirts during a reunion.…

BIA(J)20220603AN006_1.pdf
School spirit is still alive among school's former students. Julia Taliaferro of Jefferson County delights in collecting artifacts, books and histories. Taliaferro, like many of her friends and family is proud of her heritage and of the school from…
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