Archives of Appalachia

Arrangement The collection is arranged into three series, as follows: Series 1, Subject Files, 1917-1983 and undated; Series 2, Memorabilia, c. 1918-1919; and Series 3, Photographs and Postcards, 1917-1919 and undated.

Scope and Contents The lawyer's ledger is a single bound volume that lists information such as party's names, date of trial, amount of judgement, and bill of cost. For the most part, this information is in columnar form; occasionally it is presented in a narrative fashion. There is very little data to indicate the location of the law office or trials; however, it appears to be in East Tennessee. There are cases involving the State of Tennessee and several of the names (Landon Raygan, William Woodfin,...

Scope and Contents The collection reflects the activities and interests of the Lee R. Herndon Chapter in ornithology and wildlife and the natural environment in general. Material in the collection includes administrative and subject files, correspondence, reports, minutes of club meetings, annual records of bird sightings, a scrapbook, newspaper clippings, miscellaneous publications, and photographic slides of birds, plants, and nature scenes.

Arrangement The collection is arranged in two series, as follows: Series 1, Subject Files, 1930-1998, and Series 2, Photographs, undated.

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

Scope and Contents This collection consists of materials related to McIntyre’s professional and personal interest in bluegrass music. The materials include correspondence, flyers, brochures, pamphlets, articles, photographs, cassette and reel to reel audio recordings, and memorabilia related to bluegrass bands, music festivals, the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA), "Bluegrass Unlimited," and WAMU radio station. The collection also contains McIntyre’s professional reference materials including...

Scope and Contents The Lester Moore documents consist of a single file folder of photocopies of newsclippings about Henry Johnson and the founding of Johnson City.

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

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

Arrangement The Lewis Family Papers are divided into three series; Series 1, Personal Papers, Records and Family History, 1890-1973; Series 2, Enumeration of Scholastic Population, 10th District, Carter County, 1905 and 1916-1918; and Series 3, Lewis Family and Miscellaneous Photographs, c. 1888-c. 1989.

Scope and Contents The London's Hardware Company material consists of photocopies of newspaper advertisements from 1930-1969 and 8 x 10 inch black-and-white photographs of the store, most of which depict the interior of the store and its merchandise and layout.

Arrangement The archivist created the arrangement of this collection due to its arrival without an original order. The arrangement of the collection is in one series of Business Records and includes one box and one oversized folder. The box follows an alphabetical arrangement by folder level with one artifact (a seal) located behind the other folders in both an envelope and a folder. The oversized folder follows an alphabetical arrangement by item level.

Arrangement The photocopies are arranged chronologically and correspond to the order of examples included within Gump's thesis. The backup papers and computer printout have been placed at the end of the collection.

Scope and Contents The Lucy Repass McPherson Collection consists of materials from three scrapbooks, only one of which is intact. Materials from Grace Repass’ scrapbook date from 1939 to 1948. These materials include personal correspondence from friends and family members and correspondence, ephemera, newsclippings, and programs relating to her membership in the Order of the Eastern Star as well as her activities in the United Service Organization, the Jonesboro Presbyterian Church, and the Washington County,...

Arrangement The collection is arranged in two series, as follows: Series 1, Subject Files, 1905-1955 and undated; and Series 2, Business Ledgers and Miscellaneous Publications, 1886-1925 and undated.

Scope and Contents M. B. Vance's daybook provides a handwritten record of measurements of cord wood and cross ties for section 14 of the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad. The daybook records the date, individual's name, quantity and size of ties, and location for each transaction. The volume spans from May 31, 1870 to December 1, 1874.

Arrangement The audiocassette is located in Box 1 in the Small Audiotape Collection.

Scope and Contents The photographs consist of the following: one photo of Martha Wilder Public School, Johnson City 1913 or 1914; one photo of Mae Walker at Princeton School in 1915; one photo of Governor Robert L. Taylor speaking on July 4 at Sycamore Shoals, Elizabethton, Tennessee; one photo of the cornerstone ceremony at Mayne Williams Public Library, Johnson City, Tennessee; two photos of "Mikado" casts; one photo of Southern Railroad Passenger Station, Johnson City, Tennessee; and 12 photos of the Mountain...

Arrangement The collection is arranged in nine series: Series 1, Contract Negotiations and Agreements, 1944-1966; Series 2, Correspondence, 1947-1966; Series 3, Subject Files, 1940-1969; Series 4, Management Records, 1944-1969; Series 5, Grievances and Grievance Arbitrations, 1948-1966; Series 6, Insurance Records, 1944-1969; Series 7, Personnel Records, 1944-1969; Series 8, Publications, 1944-1969; and Series 9, Newsclippings, September-October 1941, December 1966-March 1967. For further arrangement...

Scope and Contents This is a digitally recorded video interview of Manly Lawrence Howard. It consists of four MP4 files saved to a DVD.

Arrangement The papers are divided into two series: Series 1, Appalachian Consortium Files, 1970-1979 and Series 2, General Subject Files, 1955-1979.

Scope and Contents This is a collection of maps from various sources. Most pertain to East Tennessee or Southern Appalachia.

Scope and Contents The collection documents Gregg's varied artistic and social interests and activities, including work with the James Agee Film Project documentary film on the Tennessee Valley Authority, Appalachian Women's Cultural Education Committee, the Center for Appalachian Studies and Services projects at ETSU, and environmental issues of East Tennessee, among others. Material in the collection includes clippings, notes, financial records, journals, transcripts, correspondence, photographs, slides, audio,...

Arrangement The collection is arranged into two series, as follows: Series 1, Subject Files, 1793-1996 and undated, and Series 2, Audio-Visual Materials, 1920-1961 and undated.

Scope and Contents The Margaret N. Wimberly papers consist of two photocopied, typed speeches made by Wimberly on two separate occasions in the spring of 1983.The March 18, 1983 speech was delivered to volunteers participating in "Leadership Kingsport," a training program for civic leaders, sponsored by the Kingsport Chamber of Commerce. Entitled "Lovedale Lost: The Missing Link," the speech is about a time of close communal life dating back to early settlement. She reflects on an indigenous culture...

Arrangement The video tape and audio tape are stored together.

Scope and Contents The Martha Marshall Collection contains one scrapbook that documents Washington County’s Tennessee Bicentennial Celebration in 1996. The scrapbook contains photocopies of newspaper clippings, photographs, brochures, and other printed ephemera collected by Martha Marshall.

Arrangement The correspondence is arranged chronologically.

Arrangement The collection is arranged into four series, as follows: Series 1, Subject Files, 1899-1975 and undated; Series 2, Memorabilia, 1898-1973 and undated; Series 3, Photographs, c. 1898-c. 1919 and undated; and Series 4, Audio Recording, 1955.