Quillen, Cecile Cox, 1916-2002

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1916 - 2002

Biography

A native of Greene County, Tenn., Cecile Rose Cox Quillen was born on February 28, 1916, the daughter of Emory M. Cox, Jr., and Linnie Lee Spears Cox. She worked at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and later at the Eastman Chemical Company, where she worked when she met her future husband, James H. Quillen. They married on August 9, 1952. She was a dedicated companion in her husband’s long and illustrious political career, beginning with first encouraging him to enter politics as a member of the Tennessee General Assembly in the 1950s and early 1960s and later during his long tenure as congressman from the First Congressional District of Tennessee from 1963 until his retirement in 1997.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

James H. Quillen Papers

Collection — Other Roll 1

Identifier: AppMs-0498

Arrangement The papers are arranged into ten series as follows: Series 1, General Office Records, 1945-1997 and undated; Series 2, Legislative Files, 1957-1996 and undated; Series 3, Project Files, 1958-1996 and undated; Series 4, Public Relations Files, 1956-1997 and undated; Series 5, Government Departments and Agencies Files, 1963-1996 and undated; Series 6, Miscellaneous Records, 1928-1996 and undated; Series 7, Memorabilia, 1964-1999 and undated; Series 8, Scrapbooks, c. 1945-1997; Series 9,...

Dates: 1918 - 1999

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / James H. Quillen Papers

Cecile Cox Quillen Genealogy Collection

Collection — Box 1

Identifier: AppMs-0627

Arrangement

File folders are arranged in alphabetical order by subject heading.

Dates: 1968-2002 and undated

Found in: Archives of Appalachia / Cecile Cox Quillen Genealogy Collection