Personal papers

Abrahms Family Photographs and Correspondence

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-242

Arrangement The photographs are categorized by subject and arranged alphabetically. The correspondence, cold remedy, and negatives have been placed after the photographs.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Abrahms Family Photographs and Correspondence

Arthur D. (John) Adair Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-558

Arrangement The collection has been arranged in two series: Series One containing correspondence and memorabilia and Series Two containing photographs. An index to the collection follows the box and folder list.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Arthur D. (John) Adair Collection

John Biggs "Pat" Alderman Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-149

Arrangement The Pat Alderman papers are divided into six series: Series 1, Plays and Music; Series 2, Historical Materials; Series 3, Conservation and Natural History; Series 4, Correspondence; Series 5, Community, Educational, Social and Religious Activities; and Series 6, Audio-Visual Materials.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / John Biggs "Pat" Alderman Papers

Bertram S. Allen, Jr. Papers

Collection — Other In Box 16

Identifier: AppMs-315

Scope and Contents The Bertram S. Allen, Jr. Collection documents his military service (1968-1970) with the United States Army's 25th Division during the Vietnamese Conflict and provides information about the history of the 25th Division. The collection contains copies of documents and photographs from the donor's scrapbook. The photocopies include a few pages from Tropic Lightning: A History of the 25th Infantry Division; a letter, dated 30 January 1969, to PFC Bertram S. Allen, Jr., from his father; and...

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Bertram S. Allen, Jr. Papers

Appalachian Alliance Records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-524

Arrangement The collection is arranged into two series, as follows: Series 1, Subject Files, 1975-1983 and undated, and Series 2, Publications, 1977-1983.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Appalachian Alliance Records

Appalachian Council for the Arts Records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 500-AppMs 512

Arrangement Files in the collection are arranged alphabetically by subject.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Appalachian Council for the Arts Records

Appalachian Preaching Mission Records

Collection

Identifier: AppMs-194

Scope and Contents The Appalachian Preaching Mission Records cover the years 1954 to 1980 and concern primarily the Johnson City Mission. The collection includes brochures, correspondence, financial statements, memoranda, and minutes for city and area committee meetings, miscellaneous items connected with each year's mission (e.g. programs, photographs, ribbons, schedules), and tapes of Mission speakers. There also is a brief history of Johnson City's participation in the Mission and a brochure file which covers...

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Appalachian Preaching Mission Records

Appalachian-Scottish and Irish Studies Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-326

Arrangement The collection is divided into five series as follows: Series 1, Course Materials, 1976-97 and undated; Series 2, Student Papers/Projects, 1988-95 and undated; Series 3, Photographs, 1988-97 and undated; Series 4, Audio Recordings, 1957-97 and undated; and Series 5, Video Recordings, 1987-94 and undated. Collection materials are arranged chronologically within series. Undated materials are filed first, followed by dated material. The sequence of box numbers begins over with each series.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Appalachian-Scottish and Irish Studies Collection

Appalachian Writers Association Records

Collection — Other Boxes 1-4

Identifier: AppMs-564

Arrangement The collection is arranged in one series with material arranged alphabetically by subject. The material in the oversized folder is also arranged alphabetically by subject.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Appalachian Writers Association Records

Anne W. Armstrong Manuscript

Collection — Box 1

Identifier: AppMs-97

Arrangement The typescript is divided into five folders with the page order of the manuscript maintained. A rewrite of chapter 5 is placed at the end of the collection in folder 6.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Anne W. Armstrong Manuscript

B. Carroll Reece Museum Records

Collection

Identifier: UnivRec-273

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / B. Carroll Reece Museum Records

Alexander Bonnyman Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-440

Arrangement Notebooks are arranged chronologically with undated ledger stored last. One folder of oversize documents is housed in the map cabinets by accession number.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Alexander Bonnyman Collection

A. B. Bowman Papers

Collection

Identifier: AppMs-797

Arrangement This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / A. B. Bowman Papers

Bowman Family Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-23

Arrangement The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject or document type.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Bowman Family Collection

Brabson Family Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-167

Arrangement The papers are arranged alphabetically by type of material. Please note that all five account books of African-Americans were kept together under the title "Freedman's Books," and placed alphabetically under the letter "F," even though the first two books' titles do not begin with the letter "F." The oversized certificates and photographs have been removed from the collection and placed in oversized storage by accession number. Five books have been removed also and cataloged into Special...

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Brabson Family Papers

Britton Family Papers

Collection — Other Box 1

Identifier: 500-AppMs 296

Arrangement The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject or document type in a single series. Some of the material in the collection is undated, while the remainder of the collection is dated from 1935 to 1965.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Britton Family Papers

Broadside Television (T.V.) Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-028

Scope and Contents The Broadside Television Collection includes both manuscripts and tapes. The manuscript documentation includes legal, financial, personnel, publicity and programming records, as well as correspondence and grant proposals. The tapes cover the myriad of topics included among Broadside's programs. Among these topics are local and regional history, environment, aging, medical care, Appalachian folklore, and country music.An addition incorporated into the existing collection includes 36...

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Broadside Television (T.V.) Collection

A. A. Bruner Journal

Collection — Other Folder 1 in Box I

Identifier: AppMs-528

Scope and Contents The A. A. Bruner Journal consists of one file folder that contains a photocopy of Bruner’s 1852 journal of his planned travel from Greene County, Tennessee, to the California goldfields. The journal documents Bruner’s travels through North and South Carolina, where he caught a ship at Charleston and sailed to Cuba. Bruner describes his stay in Cuba before sailing on through the Atlantic Ocean bound for California. The journal ends abruptly shortly after leaving Cuba and does not follow Bruner’s...

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / A. A. Bruner Journal

Charles Faulkner Bryan Papers

Collection — Box 1: Series Series 3

Identifier: AppMs-104

Scope and Contents The collection reflects Bryan's career as a composer, folklore collector, performer, and teacher. The microfilmed portion of the collection includes correspondence, biographical and financial papers, newspaper clippings, programs, teaching notes, folk music and folklore collections, professional publications, and composition scores and scripts.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Charles Faulkner Bryan Papers

Bumpass Cove-Embreeville Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 500-AppMs 108

Arrangement The papers are arranged in three series: Series 1, General Files, 1972-1981; Series 2, Tennessee Department of Public Health Records, 1971-1981; and Series 3, Scrapbook (copy), 1978-1981.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Bumpass Cove-Embreeville Collection

Beverly Burbage Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-597

Arrangement The collection is organized into two series as follows: Series 1, Subject Files, 1856-1997 and undated, Boxes 1-2 and Series 2, Photographic Images, 1898-1989 and undated, Boxes 3-8 and one folder in Small Photograph Collection Box 6.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Beverly Burbage Papers

Butler Project Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 500-AppMs 437

Scope and Contents The Butler Project Collection consists of a carousel of 101 35mm slides, a 60-minute audio cassette narration, and narration notes and slide cues. The program concerns the 1983 draw down of Watauga Lake and the reminiscences of individuals who remember Butler (Old Butler), Tenn., before the Tennessee Valley Authority lake covered the town in 1948.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Butler Project Collection

Caldwell Family Papers

Collection — Other Folder 1 in Box B

Identifier: 500-AppMs 42

Arrangement The photocopied documents are arranged in a single file folder. The transcript of the bankruptcy trial is placed at the end of the folder following the wills and deeds.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Caldwell Family Papers

Bernard H. Cantor Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-26

Arrangement The papers of this collection are arranged in chronological order by record type beginning with the decisions of Mr. Cantor as an arbitrator, 1959-1978 as Series 1, and then the Arbitration Review Board Decisions between the United Mine Workers and the Bituminous Coal Operators' Association, 1975-1978 as Series 2. Series 3 includes several labor contracts of relevance to the arbitration layout decided by Mr. Cantor.Two additions have been added to the collection. These include...

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Bernard H. Cantor Papers

Carolina, Clinchfield, and Ohio Railway, Engineering Department Collection

Collection — Other Box 1

Identifier: AppMs-047

Arrangement The collection is organized into five series: Series 1, Office Records of the Engineering Department, 1908-1967; Series 2, Publications, 1909-1968; Series 3, Correspondence, 1909-1978; Series 4, Speeches, 1962-1964; and Series 5, Minutes of the ICC Hearing on Valuation of the Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway, October 28, 1926.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Carolina, Clinchfield, and Ohio Railway, Engineering Department Collection

Cass Family Business Collection

Collection — Other Boxes 1-4

Identifier: AppMs-76

Arrangement The collection is arranged in three series: Series 1, Papers of East Tennessee Medicine Company, 1891-1925; Series 2, Papers of the Ferguson Drug Company, 1916-1921; Series 3, Papers of Joseph W. Cass, 1907-1923. The contents of all series are organized alphabetically by subject, with correspondence being arranged alphabetically by author, and then chronologically when there is more than one piece by an author.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Cass Family Business Collection

Charles P. Wofford Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-465

Arrangement The collection is arranged in five series, as follows: Series 1, Subject Files, 1855-2005 and undated; Series 2, Publications, 1809-1992; and Series 3, Photographs and Photograph Scrapbooks, 1880-1985 and undated; Series 4, Postcards and Tobacco cards, 1907-1967 and undated; and Series 5, Recordings, 1996-2004 and undated.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Charles P. Wofford Papers

Brian Chisom Research Paper

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-357

Scope and Contents The Brian Chisom Research Paper is a 23-page research paper and an accompanying 90-minute audio cassette tape recording of commercially produced folk songs that depict the poverty of Appalachia. The paper describes economic, political, and educational issues surrounding the attempts to "revitalize" Appalachia by the federal government during the 1960s.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Brian Chisom Research Paper

Christine Burleson Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 100-UnivRec 146

Arrangement The collection is organized into two series: Series 1, Subject Files, and Series 2, Photographs, 1955 and undated. Both series are arranged in alphabetical order by subject name.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Christine Burleson Papers

Clan Maxwell Society Records

Collection — Other Box 1-3

Identifier: AppMs-374

Arrangement The original records were arranged alphabetically into four notebooks: Book I, Maxwell Clan with Maxwell Surname; Book II, Maxwell Clan without Maxwell Surname, A-F; Book III, Maxwell Clan without Maxwell Surname, G-Z; and Book IV, General Genealogical Data. The photocopied records have been placed in acid-free folders and are arranged sequentially according to the original book numbers and then alphabetically by applicant's name.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Clan Maxwell Society Records

Clarence and Beth Allison Family Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-711

Arrangement The collection is divided into two series, Documents and Photographs

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Clarence and Beth Allison Family Papers

Clarence W. Hobson Collection

Collection — Other Box 1

Identifier: 500-AppMs 406

Arrangement The material is filed alphabetically by subject with correspondence arranged chronologically.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Clarence W. Hobson Collection

Communications Workers of America, East Tennessee Office Records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 500-AppMs 63

Arrangement The collection is divided into two series: Series 1, General Office Files and Series 2, Training Materials. Series 2 is divided into two subseries: Subseries 2.1, CWA Leader Information and Subseries 2.2, Steward Training Material.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Communications Workers of America, East Tennessee Office Records

Congregation B'nai Sholom Records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-83

Scope and Contents The B'nai Sholom Congregation Records consists of administrative records; correspondence; financial records; and publications of the congregation and its auxiliaries. The collection is comprised of material dating from 1905-1983, but the bulk of the material falls between 1945 and 1965. Gaps in the collection include the following: There are no minutes prior to 1942 and after 1966 There is no correspondence prior to 1927; from 1930-43; or from 1944-46. Little exists...

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Congregation B'nai Sholom Records

Council on Appalachian Women Records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-101

Scope and Contents The papers of the Council on Appalachian Women reflect the council's day to day operation from 1977 to 1981, interaction with other organizations on issues concerning Appalachian women, collection of reference material on women and Appalachia, presentation of humanities forums from 1978 to 1980, and publication of the Appalachian Women magazine. The first two executive directors, Jeanne Hoffman and Constance Mahoney, created most of the papers; however, the collection contains scattered papers...

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Council on Appalachian Women Records

Cox-Painter-Adams Family Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-763

Arrangement The collection is arranged in six series, as follows: Series 1, Correspondence, 1889-1988 and undated; Series 2, Family Business and Financial Records, 1867-1975 and undated; Series 3, Cox, et. al. Law Practice Records, 1893-1951 and undated; Series 4, Subject Files, 1896-2005 and undated; Series 5, Memorabilia and Scrapbooks, 1896-2004 and undated; and Series 6, Photographs, Postcards, and Photograph Albums, 1906-1970 and undated.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Cox-Painter-Adams Family Papers

Benjamin J. Cramer Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-490

Scope and Contents The Benjamin J. Cramer Collection contains research done by Cramer on the Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway (CC&O) and its operations around the communities of Lost Cove, North Carolina, and Bumpass Cove, Tennessee. The research includes an interview with Jack Hawkins, who worked for CC&O for forty years, photographic prints of Lost Cove, North Carolina, and one VHS videotape about the Bumpass Cove landfill.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Benjamin J. Cramer Collection

Dale K. Larkin Collection

Collection — Box 1-5

Identifier: AppMs-287

Arrangement Since there was no discernible arrangement to the collection, the collection was divided into six series as follows: Series 1, Organizational, Legal, and Financial Documents; Series 2, Training Programs and Special Projects; Series 3, Incoming Correspondence; Series 4, United Inter-Mountain Telephone; Series 5, Publications; and Series 6, Memorabilia.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Dale K. Larkin Collection

Daniel Calloway Biographical Material

Collection — Box J (Small Collections)

Identifier: AppMs-652

Scope and Contents The Daniel Calloway Collection consists of historical research conducted by Betty J. Cox about her grandfather, Daniel Calloway, the first marshal of Erwin, Tennessee. The collection includes a biographical sketch of Calloway prepared by Cox for a talk at a meeting at the Unicoi County Historical Association, as well as photocopies of supporting documents and copy prints of family photographs.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Daniel Calloway Biographical Material

Daniel Thomas McCoy, Sr. Collection

Collection — Other Folders 1-2 in Box C

Identifier: 500-AppMs 136

Scope and Contents The Daniel Thomas McCoy, Sr. Collection consists of photocopies of obituaries, a family history, and a letter, as well as print and negative copies of five photographs. All pertain to the McCoy family.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Daniel Thomas McCoy, Sr. Collection

David Brooks Collection

Collection — Other Boxes 1-2

Identifier: 500-AppMs 601

Arrangement The collection is arranged alphabetically by title of publication or title of article.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / David Brooks Collection

David Larry Nave Video Recordings

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 500-AppMs 304

Arrangement The collection is divided into four series: Series 1, Original Recordings; Series 2, Access copies; Series 3, Preservation masters; and Series 4, NEA Grant Application and Slides.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / David Larry Nave Video Recordings

David Morris Collection

Collection — Other Boxes 1-6

Identifier: AppMs-321

Arrangement The collection is divided into two series: Series 1, Vietnam War Protest, 1952-1969; and Series 2, Domestic Protest, 1959-1969. The first series covers protests against the military draft and the Vietnam War. Series 2 consists of documents related to other protest movements.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / David Morris Collection

David Sinclair Burleson Papers

Collection — Other Boxes 1-4

Identifier: 100-UnivRec 35

Arrangement Material is arranged alphabetically by subject and filed chronologically with undated material following dated material.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / David Sinclair Burleson Papers

Arthur DeRosier Inauguration Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: UnivRec-100

Arrangement The collection is organized into five series as follows: Series 1, Subject Files, 1978 and undated; Series 2, Scrapbook, 1978; Series 3, Audio-Visual Recordings, 1978; Series 4, Newspaper Negative Sheets, 1978; and Series 5, Photographs, 1978.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Arthur DeRosier Inauguration Collection

Documenting Community Traditions Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-610

Arrangement The collection is arranged in three series, as follows: Series 1, Subject Files, 1890-2001 and undated, Boxes 1-2 and oversized folder 1; Series 2, Photographs, 2000 and undated, Box 3; and Series 3, Audio-Visual Recordings, 2000 and undated, Box 4.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Documenting Community Traditions Collection

Dorman E. Tucker Collection

Collection — Other Boxes 1-2

Identifier: 500-AppMs 735

Arrangement The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject heading.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Dorman E. Tucker Collection

Dorman G. Stout, Sr. Papers

Collection — Other Boxes 1-6

Identifier: UnivRec-293

Arrangement The collection is contained in one series and the files are arranged alphabetically by subject heading.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Dorman G. Stout, Sr. Papers

D.R. Beeson, Sr. Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-164

Scope and Contents The D. R. Beeson, Sr. Papers contain architectural drawings, blueprints, and contract books relating to Beeson's designs of private residences, courthouses, school buildings, churches, bank buildings, and offices in East Tennessee, western North Carolina, southwest Virginia, and West Virginia. Also in the papers are Beeson's autobiography, essays and short stories; collected games and puzzles; newspaper clippings, pins, certificates, plaques, and photographs from his life-long interest in the...

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / D.R. Beeson, Sr. Papers

Duncan and Linda Williamson Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-603

Arrangement The collection is divided into two series: Series 1, Folktale Transcripts, 1976-1990, Box 1; and Series 2, Sound Recordings, 1976-1990, 29 tapes. The School of Scottish Studies at the University of Edinburgh assigned numbers to the recordings when placed in their Archives. The numbers incorporate the year of the recording followed by the number of the tape collected that year (ie. 1976/46). The numbering system places the tapes in chronological order. The numbering created by the School for...

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Duncan and Linda Williamson Collection

Earl R. Yates Collection

Collection — Other Boxes 1-2

Identifier: 500-AppMs 349

Arrangement The collection is divided into two series: Series 1, Printed Material, and Series 2, Photographs and Clippings. The items in both series are arranged alphabetically by title or performer. An index to the collection follows the box and folder list.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Earl R. Yates Collection

East Tennessee State University Earth, Trees, and Seeds University Garden Club Records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: UnivRec-39

Arrangement The collection is divided into three series: Series 1, Organization Records, 1954-1991; Series 2, Scrapbooks and Memorabilia, 1963-1985; and Series 3, Miscellaneous Publications, 1979-1991.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / East Tennessee State University Earth, Trees, and Seeds University Garden Club Records

East Tennessee State University Girls of Summer Chapter of Ya Ya Sisterhood Collection

Collection — Other 1 folder in Box 4

Identifier: 100-UnivRec 611

Arrangement The scrapbook is filed in one folder and housed in Small Collections.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / East Tennessee State University Girls of Summer Chapter of Ya Ya Sisterhood Collection

Edward Chalmers Huffaker Papers

Collection — Other Boxes 1-3

Identifier: 500-AppMs 554

Arrangement The correspondence is arranged in chronological order with undated material filed after dated material. Transcriptions of certain letters made by Hensley are maintained with the original correspondence. A small amount of correspondence to and from Steve Hensley related to the Huffaker material is filed at the end of the collection in chronological order.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Edward Chalmers Huffaker Papers

Edward G. DeVault Collection

Collection — Other Items 1-2 in Box G

Identifier: 500-AppMs 402

Scope and Contents The Edward G. DeVault Family Papers consists of a physician's notebook belonging to W. B. DeVault and a Washington County, Tennessee Justice of the Peace ledger for Civil District 16 (Leesburg) kept by Samuel Conley, Justice of the Peace. The physician's notebook describes medical and surgical procedures and identifies many different types of drugs and compounds used in 19th century medical practice. The justice of the peace ledger contains names of plaintiffs and defendants in...

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Edward G. DeVault Collection

Edwin C. Alexander Papers

Collection — Other Box 1

Identifier: AppMs-466

Scope and Contents The Edwin C. Alexander Papers consists primarily of the personal papers of Alexander's father, E. C. (Crawford) Alexander, Sr. and includes correspondence, newsclippings (copies), legal documents, a scrapbook (copy), and miscellaneous printed matter related to his personal and civic affairs as a prominent businessman and civic leader in Elizabethton, Tennessee. Included is material documenting his efforts to bring the rayon plants of American Bemberg Corporation and American Glanzstoff...

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Edwin C. Alexander Papers

Edwin T. Greninger Collection

Collection — Other Boxes 1-4

Identifier: 100-UnivRec 346

Arrangement The collection is arranged in alphabetical order by subject heading.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Edwin T. Greninger Collection

Edwin W. Kennedy Papers

Collection — Other Boxes 1-2

Identifier: AppMs-499

Arrangement Material is arranged alphabetically by subject and document type.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Edwin W. Kennedy Papers

Elise Draper Barrette Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: UnivRec-542

Arrangement The collection is arranged into two series as follows: Series 1, Subject Files, 1934-1995 and undated and Series 2, Photographs, 1956-1985 and undated. Grade books and student records are restricted from use in compliance with privacy laws regarding student records.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Elise Draper Barrette Papers

Elizabeth Jobe Henley Collection

Collection — Other Folder 1

Identifier: 500-AppMs 363

Arrangement The documents are arranged in chronological order followed by the Confederate bond.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Elizabeth Jobe Henley Collection

Ella P. Buchanan Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-657

Scope and Contents The Ella P. Buchanan Papers document Mrs. Buchanan’s family and personal life, as well as that of some of her illustrious ancestors in the Sevier, Brown, Pierce, and Embree families. With documents spanning across three centuries (1785-1999), the collection provides a rich source of research material for local and family history of Washington County and Tennessee.The collection includes correspondence, legal documents, scrapbooks, account books and ledgers, genealogical files,...

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Ella P. Buchanan Papers

Ella V. Ross and May Ross McDowell Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-369

Arrangement The collection is organized into three subgroups, as follows: Subgroup 1: Ella V. Ross Papers, 1920-1990 and undated; Subgroup 2: May Ross McDowell Papers, 1915-1988 and undated; and Subgroup 3: Audio-Visual Materials, c. 1910-1987 and undated.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Ella V. Ross and May Ross McDowell Papers

Elma Lillian Rankin Beeson Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 500-AppMs 165

Arrangement The papers are comprised of one box and one oversized folder. The box includes newspaper clippings, memorabilia, postcards and a diary documenting Europe, and teacher's class rolls and books. The oversized folder includes various diplomas and degrees from (Greeneville) Tusculum College, a passport, and other papers.Photographs documenting Beeson's trip to Europe, involvement in the Presbyterian Women's Advisory Committee, Community Concert Board, and East Tennessee State Normal...

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Elma Lillian Rankin Beeson Papers

Embree Family Papers

Collection — Box 1

Identifier: AppMs-61

Scope and Contents The collection includes consists of photocopies of manuscript transcriptions of correspondence from Evan Embree, who resided on the Nolichucky River, to his uncle, Abner Elleman of Bush River, South Carolina. The correspondence deals primarily with Quaker theology and some family and local news.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Embree Family Papers

Emmett Essin Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 100-UnivRec 506

Arrangement The collection is arranged alphabetically in a single series.

An accrual of three linear feet of research material for Shavetails and Bell Sharps and correspondence has not been processed. Please contact the Archives of Appalachia if you are interested in accessing this material.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Emmett Essin Papers

Ernest D. Acker Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-161

Arrangement Arranged into five series: Series 1, Subject Files, 1940-1983; Series 2, Ernest Acker's Medical and Veteran's Administration Papers and Notes, 1943-1980; Series 3, Manuscripts and Notes, 1975-1982; Series 4, Business and Financial, 1934-1983; Series 5, Photographs and Bookjacket, undated.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Ernest D. Acker Papers

Evelyn Bryan Johnson Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 500-AppMs 605

Arrangement The collection is arranged into three series, as follows: Series 1, Subject Files, 1953-2002 and undated; Series 2, Memorabilia, 1931-2001 and undated; and Series 3, Photographs, 1930-1996 and undated.

This collection also consists of some unprocessed letters, photographs and memorabilia. Please contact us for information about these materials.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Evelyn Bryan Johnson Papers

Federation of Communities in Service Records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-526

Arrangement The collection is arranged in six series, as follows: Series 1, Glenmary Years Files, 1959-1967 and undated; Series 2, Organizational Records, 1967-2006 and undated; Series 3, Project and Grant Files, 1967-2005 and undated; Series 4, Book Files and Research Materials, 1944-2006 and undated; Series 5, Photographs and Photographic Scrapbooks, 1948-2006; and Series 6, Audio-Visual Materials, 1966-2001 and undated.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Federation of Communities in Service Records

Frank B. Williams, Jr. Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: UnivRec-345

Arrangement The collection is divided into the following series: Series 1, Graduate School Coursework, 1939-49; Series 2, Office Files, 1949-79; Series 3, Teaching, 1949-88; Series 4, Research, 1949-89; Series 5, A University's Story, 1911-1980; Series 6, Professional Service, 1949-88; and Series 7, Other Materials, 1941-92.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Frank B. Williams, Jr. Papers

Frank P. Smith Papers

Collection — Other Boxes 1-2

Identifier: AppMs-176

Arrangement The collection is divided into two series; Series 1, Personal Effects, 1924-1967 and Series 2, East Tennessee State Normal School Publications, 1920-1947. Series 1 contains personal papers and reports documenting Frank Smith's varied activities as college student ETSNS and teacher in the Meigs County Schools between 1924 and 1967. Series 2 contains the East Tennessee State Normal School publications, "Chalkline," "Old Hickory," and "Buccaneer." This series is broken down into two...

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Frank P. Smith Papers

Franklin P. Baxter Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-175

Arrangement The collection is divided into four series: Series 1. Publications, 1863-1931; Series 2. Legal Documents, 1797-1930; Series 3. Miscellaneous Documents, 1843-1930; and Series 4. Museum Records, 1825-1929.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Franklin P. Baxter Papers

Franklin Parker Collection

Collection — Other Boxes 1-2

Identifier: 500-AppMs 598

Arrangement Material is arranged alphabetically by author or subject.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Franklin Parker Collection

Fred Waskiewicz Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-514

Arrangement The materials are arranged by alphabetically by topic.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Fred Waskiewicz Collection

Frederick S. Heiskell Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-22

Arrangement The papers are arranged into two series: Series 1, Papers of Frederick S. Heiskell, 1810-1882, and Series 2, Scrapbooks, c. 1789-1882.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Frederick S. Heiskell Papers

Fudge Family Papers

Collection — Other Box 1

Identifier: 500-Acc 566

Arrangement All or part of the materials described here are unprocessed. Please contact us for information about these materials.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Fudge Family Papers

George C. Sells Papers

Collection — Other Box 1

Identifier: AppMs-400

Arrangement The collection is arranged in chronological order.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / George C. Sells Papers

George N. Dove Papers

Collection — Other Boxes 1-2

Identifier: 100-UnivRec 163

Arrangement The papers date from 1955 to 1980 and are arranged alphabetically by department name within a single series.

Additional material relating to Dove's tenure as dean is located in the records of the Dean of Arts and Sciences.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / George N. Dove Papers

Georgia C. Coffey Family Papers

Collection — Other Box 1

Identifier: 500-AppMs 672

Arrangement The collection is divided into two series: Series 1, Subject Files, 1860-2003 and undated, and Series 2, Photographs, 1900-1932 and undated.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Georgia C. Coffey Family Papers

Gladys Addington Brewer Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-221

Arrangement The papers have been arranged into three series: Series 1, Career Related Items, 1935-1945; Series 2, Correspondence, 1927-1977; and Series 3, Memorabilia, 1929-1962. Two file folders containing photographs have been removed from the collection and placed into the archives special environment storage area under the heading Gladys Addington Brewer Papers. A subject index to the papers follows the Box and Folder list.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Gladys Addington Brewer Papers

Charles and William Gobble Photographs

Collection — Other Box 1

Identifier: AppMs-557

Arrangement The photographs are arranged by a number assigned to each in 2007.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Charles and William Gobble Photographs

Golden Days Project Collection

Collection — Other Boxes 1-6

Identifier: 500-AppMs 390

Arrangement Files in the collection are arranged in alphabetical order by the surname of the person interviewed. Note: Maiden names for women are listed in parentheses in the listings.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Golden Days Project Collection

Buford J. Goldstein Collection

Collection — Other Box 1

Identifier: 500-AppMs 428

Arrangement The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject or document type in a single series.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Buford J. Goldstein Collection

Gordon Aronhime Collection

Collection — Other Box 1

Identifier: AppMs-488

Arrangement Material is organized as a single series and is arranged first alphabetically by subject or material type and then chronologically with undated material following dated material.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Gordon Aronhime Collection

Gray Family Papers

Collection — Other Box 1

Identifier: 500-AppMs 483

Arrangement The papers are arranged alphabetically by subject and filed chronologically with undated material following dated material.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Gray Family Papers

Gretchen Hyder Collection

Collection — Other Boxes 1-3

Identifier: 100-UnivRec 53

Arrangement The arrangement of the collection is alphabetical as there are no series.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Gretchen Hyder Collection

Guy Despard Goff Collection

Collection — Other 1 box

Identifier: AppMs-527

Arrangement The three volumes are arranged in chronological order.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Guy Despard Goff Collection

Harold E. Hopkins Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 500-AppMs 695

Arrangement The collection is arranged as one series in alphabetical order by subject heading.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Harold E. Hopkins Papers

Harris Manufacturing Company Records and Harris Family Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-409

Arrangement Sub-Group 1 is arranged into 20 series organized by the records of the various individual companies as well as the Harris Foundation established by the Harris family. Photographs and film related to these enterprises has been housed in a separate Series 20. The Sub-Group 1 series are as follows: Series 1, Harris Manufacturing Company Records, 1903-1990 and undated; Series 2, Harris Flooring Company Records, 1912-1984 and undated; Series 3, Harris Hardwood Company Records, 1919-1984 and undated;...

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Harris Manufacturing Company Records and Harris Family Papers

Harrison and Walker Land Documents

Collection — Other Folder 1 in Box G

Identifier: 500-AppMs 398

Arrangement The papers are arranged chronologically in a single folder.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Harrison and Walker Land Documents

Hayes B. Fleming Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-248

Arrangement The collection is arranged into two series, Series 1: Business Papers and Series 2: Personal Papers. The bulk of the material includes architectural drawings of private, commercial, and public buildings located in Series 1: Business Papers.

Oversized material is located in Box 5 and in the map cabinets.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Hayes B. Fleming Papers

Helen Bullard Collection

Collection — Other 1 box

Identifier: 500-AppMs 411

Scope and Contents The Helen Bullard Collection consists of two microfilm reels containing images of meeting agenda and minutes, correspondence, newsletters, newsclippings, subject files, a grant proposal, and miscellaneous papers. The material documents Bullard's activities as a Tennessee artist and the writing of her book. In addition, the papers describe other types of handicraft work encountered in the Southeastern United Sates.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Helen Bullard Collection

Helen Hollingsworth Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: UnivRec-395

Arrangement The collection is arranged into two series: Papers and Photographs. The items are arranged alphabetically by subject or document type. The folders containing correspondence are arranged alphabetically by last name of the recipient, and then by date.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Helen Hollingsworth Papers

Herschel Grubb Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 100-UnivRec 545

Arrangement The collection covers the period of 1947-1999, with some undated materials. The collection is arranged into four series as follows, Series 1, Correspondence, 1951-1999 and undated; Series 2, David McClellan Papers, 1954-1977 and undated; Series 3, Subject Files, 1947-1995 and undated; and Series 4, Photographs and Negatives, 1977-1997 and undated.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Herschel Grubb Papers

Hiram Fain Diary

Collection — Other Folder 1 in Box H

Identifier: 500-AppMs 463

Scope and Contents The Hiram Fain Diary is a transcript of Fain's observations between October 21, 1850 and February 28, 1870. In the diary, Hiram Fain relates his day-to-day activities including planting and harvesting at Spring Vale Farm, legal activities such as preparing wills, working at the bank, and caring for livestock. He also describes weather conditions, astronomical events, an earthquake in 1861, the sale of slaves, the illness and death of family and friends, and local events and news. In his daily...

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Hiram Fain Diary

Horace C. Atwater Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-724

Arrangement The collection is organized into three series, as follows: Series 1, Diary, 1836-1838 and undated; Series 2, Lecture Notes and Sermons, 1842-1875 and undated; and Series 3, Oversized Material, c. 2005.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Horace C. Atwater Papers

Hyatt-Cretsinger Family Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 500-AppMs 593

Arrangement The collection is divided into two series: Series 1, Family Papers, 1851-1994 and undated, and Series 2, Photographs and Negatives, 1939-1990 and undated.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Hyatt-Cretsinger Family Papers

International Woodworkers of America, Local 5-313 Records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-67

Scope and Contents The collection contains documents produced by the international office of the woodworkers union, and by Magnavox, but it consists primarily of Local 5-313 records. Included are contracts between the local and company; negotiation session notes taken by local members; membership and financial records; grievance reports; photographs; international publications; court transcripts; and news clippings, mainly on the 1967 strike.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / International Woodworkers of America, Local 5-313 Records

Isabel Martin Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: UnivRec-120

Arrangement The collection is divided into two series: Series 1, Conservation Camp, and Series 2, Other Materials.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Isabel Martin Papers

J. E. Brooks Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 500-AppMs 399

Arrangement The collection is arranged in two series: Series I, Printed Material, 1930-92 and Series II, Recordings, 1927-91.

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / J. E. Brooks Collection

James Agee Film Project Photographs

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-471

Arrangement The collection is arranged in three series, as follows: Series 1, Administrative Files, undated, Box 1; Series 2, Negatives, 1875-1956 and undated, Boxes 2-4; and Series 3, Prints, 1876-1956 and undated, Boxes 5-6. The project originally assigned an alphanumeric filing arrangement to the images (ex.: A1; B1, etc.). The images have been arranged as much as possible in this order sequential order. However, because of gaps and missing numbers in the sequence, a new alphanumeric...

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / James Agee Film Project Photographs

Found in 248 Collections and/or Records:

More about 'Personal papers'

Additional filters: