HIS 3015 Midterm Spring 2010!

Name ____________________________________________

1. What is a primary source? Give 3 examples of a primary source.

2. What is a secondary source? Give 2 examples of a secondary source.

3. What repository holds the records pertaining to state government in Tennessee?

4. What repository holds the records pertaining to the city and county government of Nashville?

5. Name one public repository where you can find oral histories in Nashville?

6. Name three archives or libraries where you can view Nashville newspapers from the 1940s.

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7. List 5 places where researchers might find photographs of 1940s Nashville.

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8. Why would a family or individual donate their family scrapbooks or papers to the Tennessee
State Library and Archives or the Nashville Room of the public library?

9. Where would one find census information and statistics about the United States? Be specific.
10. List three reliable online sources for historical information?
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11. What is the purpose of the Metro Historical Commission?

12. What year did World War II begin? _______________________

13. What year did World War II end? __________________________

14. In the 1940s Nashville was considered the "Athens of the South" for many reasons. One of the
primary reasons was Nashville had several thriving universities and colleges.
______________________, ______________________, and ______________________ were
well known higher education institutions in Nashville.

15. __________________ provided cheap plentiful electricity in the Tennessee Valley during the
1940s.

16. ____________________, ____________________, and ____________________were three

industries that thrived in Nashville during the late thirties and early forties.

17. Name two of the top ten defense contractors in Nashville:

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18. What was the name of the main transportation hub in Nashville?

19. What company did not employ women on the production line initially, but adjusted their policy
after several months following other large manufacturing companies in creating a major

social shift in the country during World War II?

20. The influx of soldiers from surrounding bases into Nashville during World War II created some
health and social issues for the city. What were they and what are some of the solutions that

resulted?