Archives of Appalachia
Record Group
Identifier: 500
Found in 634 Collections and/or Records:
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.
Dates:
1952-1970; Majority of material found within 1964-1969
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David Morris Collection
David West Videos
Collection — Other 3 videorecordings
Identifier: AppMs-685
Scope and Contents
A collection of television programs that include performances by bluegrass musician David West. Programs include “Saturday Night Jamboree at David’s Barn,” “The Cas Walker Farm and Home Hour,” “Cas Walker’s Living Sunshine,” and the Dukes of Hazzard special “Dukes Day in Knoxville.” Programs were produced by WBIR-TV in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Dates:
1969, 1976, undated
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David West Videos
Kipp Dawson Papers
Collection — Other Box 1 (826.00)
Identifier: Acc-826
Arrangement
These papers are unprocessed. Please contact the Archives of Appalachia for access information.
Dates:
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Kipp Dawson Papers
Deery Inn Tape
Collection — Other Folder 1
Identifier: AppMs-41
Scope and Contents
Richard Lawson created the Deery Inn slide-tape program as a research requirement for English 4650, folklore, in 1970. The collection consists of one audiotape and 29 slides.
Dates:
circa 1970
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Deery Inn Tape
Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival Recordings
Unprocessed — Box 1-3
Identifier: 2018-014
Dates:
1973-1983, undated
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Delbert W. Loudermilk Railroad Collection
Collection — Other Boxes 1-4
Identifier: 500-AppMs 772
Arrangement
This collection is divided by format: color slides, 1950-1985; photographs, 1947-1962; negatives, 1948-1959; and a videotape.
Dates:
1947-2001; 1947-1985; Other: Date acquired: 2007-10-25
Lewis Deneumoustier Collection
Collection
Identifier: AppMs-760
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of bluegrass and country music memorabilia created or acquired by Lewis Deneumoustier over a period of several decades. Among the materials are serial publications, song and picture folios, fan club journals, sheet music, photographs, posters, trading cards, and flyers from concerts and festivals. In addition there are materials relating to Deneumoustier’s tenure as the editor of the Disc Collector newsletter.
Dates:
1911-2006, undated
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Lewis Deneumoustier Collection
Edward G. DeVault Collection
Collection — Box G (Small Collections)
Identifier: 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...
Dates:
1850-1881
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Edward G. DeVault Collection
DeVault Tavern Collection
Collection — Box 1-6
Identifier: Acc-839
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of papers recovered from the DeVault property in Jonesborough, Tennessee. It includes letters, deeds, photographs, day books, ledgers, genealogies and newspaper clippings. Much of the material was produced by John DeVault (Davault), the son of Frederick DeVault (Davault).
Dates:
1766-2014
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DeVault Tavern Collection
David Diehl Account Book
Collection — Box B (Small Collections)
Identifier: AppMs-56
Scope and Contents
This is a photocopy of an account book that belonged to David Diehl (Deal), 1850-1882. It contains records of farming and his coopering business.
Dates:
circa 1972
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David Diehl Account Book
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.
Dates:
1890 - 2001
Dogwood Garden Club Scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: AppMs-561
Scope and Contents
The Dogwood Garden Club Records document the history, development, and activities of this Johnson City, Tennessee garden club and its members. The records consist of nine scrapbooks, which contain newspaper clippings, photographs, correspondence, event programs, and miscellaneous printed matter.
Dates:
1981 - 1991
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Dogwood Garden Club Scrapbooks
D.R. Beeson Papers
Unprocessed
Identifier: 2019-040
Dates:
1931 - 1948
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Mike DuBose Photographs
Collection — Other In Box 3
Identifier: AppMs-429
Scope and Contents
The Mike DuBose Photographs collection consists of 21 black and white prints of serpent-handling practices in religious services in the Appalachian region taken by DuBose between 1984 and 1985. Church locations include Baxter, Kentucky, Canton, North Carolina, Carson Springs, Tennessee, and Jolo, West Virginia.
Dates:
1984-1985
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Mike DuBose Photographs
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...
Dates:
1976-1990
Jeremiah Dungan Family History
Collection — Box J (Small Collections)
Identifier: AppMs-696
Scope and Contents
The Jeremiah Dungan Family History consists of a family history book titled Jeremiah Dungan, 1730-1813, Watauga Settler by Thomas P. Dungan and photographs of Dungan’s house, grist mill, and gravesite in Washington County, Tennessee.
Dates:
1997-2005, undated
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Jeremiah Dungan Family History
Earl R. Yates Collection
Collection — Other Boxes 1-2
Identifier: AppMs-349
Scope and Contents
The Earl R. Yates Collection contains words and music to country, gospel, and bluegrass songs, along with information about the country music industry, country and bluegrass musicians, and the Grand Ole Opry (radio program). The collection contains printed material, photographs, and clippings. The printed material includes songbooks, calendars, promotional sheets, periodicals (including magazines and fan-club newsletters), and published histories. The photographs include those clipped from...
Dates:
1938-1970; Other: Date acquired: 1989-10-11
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Earl R. Yates Collection
East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad Historical Society Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AppMs-567
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the history of the East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad and the Linville River Railway through company records, publications, maps, oral history interviews, films, videotapes, and photographs. The materials date from 1883-2005, but predominantly 1910s-1950. This collection provides a comprehensive visual record of the ET&WNC RR. The written record highlights various aspects of the railroad’s operation. The research value of this collection...
Dates:
1883-2005; 1910-1950
East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Transportation Company Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AppMs-91
Scope and Contents
The East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Transportation Company Records consist primarily of accounting records of the company. Included are cash books, cash voucher records, general ledgers, general journals, balance sheets and supporting statements, time and wage books, and payroll ledgers.
Dates:
1868-1970
East Tennessee Church Ledger
Collection — Box H (Small Collections)
Identifier: AppMs-486
Scope and Contents
The East Tennessee Church Ledger is a financial ledger of an unidentified congregation (probably Presbyterian) in East Tennessee. The ledger contains several financial entries, including accounts payable, bills payable, congregational funds, general subscriptions, miscellaneous income, mortgage income, profit and loss, and special subscriptions. The ledger also contains entries of "Outside Churches," including Timber Ridge, Bethesda, Pilot Knob, Portrum's Memorial, Vardy, Glen Alpine, Reedy...
Dates:
1911 - 1923
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East Tennessee Church Ledger
East Tennessee Education Association Records
Collection — Other Boxes 1-41
Identifier: AppMs-4
Arrangement
This collection is divided into six series: Series 1, Organizational Records, 1911, 1931-1969; Series 2, Correspondence, 1916-1975; Series 3, Executive Committee and Annual Meeting Minutes, 1920-1975; Series 4, Financial Records, 1909-1975; Series 5, Annual Meeting Materials, 1928-1975; and Series 6, Publications and Newspaper Clippings, 1911-1975.Materials in the addition have been added to the following series: Series 3, Executive Committee and Annual Meeting Minutes, 1976-84, Box...
Dates:
1909-1984; 1945-1975
East Tennessee Light and Power Company Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AppMs-156
Arrangement
The records contained no organizational charts for the companies, and the arrangement of the records did not appear to reflect the organization of the company. The records are divided into two subgroups: Subgroup 1, Financial Records; and Subgroup 2, Operating Records. Subgroup 1 contains six series including Series 1, Government Tax and Agency Files; Series 2, Subject Files (primarily budgets, legal contracts, account statements, and audits); Series 3 Marketing Files; Series 4,...
Dates:
1898-1945, 1950; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1945
East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad Excursion Broadside
Collection — Oversize box B: Series Series 1; Series Series 1; Series Series 2; Series Series 2, Oversize folder: 1
Identifier: AppMs-703
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a handbill advertising a weekend excursion on the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina (ET & WNC) Railroad. The text advertises that "this is the Trip featured in the Movie Short entitled 'Tennessee Tweetsie' [1939]" and that sightseers can "SPEND A DAY OF WHOLESOME PLEASURING-In the Land of the Sky!" The broadside lists rates and times from railway stations in East Tennessee and Western North Carolina.
Dates:
circa 1939
Gordon Ebersole Personal Papers
Collection
Identifier: AppMs-427
Scope and Contents
The Gordon Ebersole Personal Papers documents Ebersole’s interest in international, national, and Appalachian news events, issues, and personalities primarily covering the period of the 1970s and 1980s. Among the issues documented are the Equal Rights Amendment, the Watergate political crisis, national and regional politics, international affairs, aging, natural resources, sports, and obituaries of famous people. The collection includes notebooks of newspaper clippings, post cards,...
Dates:
1961-1993
Ed Wolfe Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AppMs-815
Scope and Contents
The Ed Wolfe Papers consist of audiocassettes, transcripts and photographs generated by Mr. Wolfe while he was researching his books on the Interstate Railroad. The content of the audiocassettes is primarily conversations with Mr. Wolfe's father, Hugh Wolfe, 1915-2009, who was a railroad employee from 1937-1978. There are other interviews with Hugh's former co-workers Les Blevins, Jack Long, M.D. Watts, and Ben Williams, as well as with Hugh's brother York Wolfe and Ed's aunt Mary Wolfe.
Dates:
1986 - 2002
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Ed Wolfe Papers
Edward D. Cross Scrapbooks
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AppMs-511
Scope and Contents
The Edward D. Cross Collection consists of 85 scrapbooks compiled by the donor. The scrapbooks contain clippings from newspapers and popular magazines, photographs, stamps, correspondence, currency, obituaries, postcards, brochures, tickets, membership cards, licenses, formal announcements, and other printed ephemera. Some of the items pasted in the scrapbooks are undated, but the dated items are from the period 1901 to 1993. There are also some World War II-era German photographs and postcards.
Dates:
1901-1994
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Edward D. Cross Scrapbooks
Mr. & Mrs. G. O. Edwards Collection of W.M. Ritter Lumber Company Photographs
Collection — Box A (Small Photos): Series Series 1; Series Series 3; Series Series 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: AppMs-92
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of black and white copy negatives and contact prints which depict the W. M. Ritter Lumber Company operations in Virginia and Kentucky. Depicted are housing for workers, trains hauling logs, and loggers and officials employed by Ritter Lumber Company. The original photographs dated from 1904 to 1946.
George L. Carter, Isaac T. Mann, George A. Kent, John B. Dennis, W. M. Ritter,...
Dates:
1981
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...
Dates:
1902-1968
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Edwin C. Alexander Papers
Edwin W. Kennedy Papers
Collection — Other Boxes 1-2
Identifier: AppMs-499
Arrangement
Material is arranged alphabetically by subject and document type.
Dates:
1897-1932 and undated
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Edwin W. Kennedy Papers
Eileen Williams Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AppMs-358
Scope and Contents
The Eileen Williams Collection consists of newspaper clippings and other types of materials which document Southern Appalachian history, ca. 1885-1990. Especially prominent is the history of the city of Kingsport, Tennessee, and of Sullivan County, Tennessee.
Dates:
1885-1990
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Eileen Williams Collection