Dixie Johnson

Dixie Rose works in the Special Collections department. Her favorite subjects are true crime and art history. She loves the summertime, thrifting, gardening, and looking after her three dogs, one cat, and five fish tanks.

Latest Blog Posts

Happy Holidays Remembered

December 18, 2018

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Dixie Johnson

In the 1950s and 60s, Church Street was a bustling shopping center that truly went all out for the holiday season. 

Robert Churchwell: Nashville's Pioneering Journalist

December 8, 2018

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Dixie Johnson

Exploring the holdings of Main Library’s Special Collections, I stumbled upon a local figure I hadn’t heard of before—Robert Churchwell. Hired by the Nashville Banner in 1950, Churchwell was the first black journalist and full-time reporter for a Southern newspaper.

Southern Festival of Books returns to NPL for 30th Anniversary

October 6, 2018

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Dixie Johnson

Every October, the Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word, turns our “it city” into “lit city.” With three days of thoughtful, exciting programming, this event has long been a fall-time favorite, appealing to more than just bookworms. I investigated the roots of this community-building festival using primary and secondary sources from NPL Special Collections.