Archives of Appalachia

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.

Arrangement The materials are arranged by alphabetically by topic.

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

Scope and Contents The William F. Freehoff Collection consists of three Mexican documents collected by William F. Freehoff while he was the air and army attache at the Mexican embassy under Ambassador Josephus Daniels. The documents are signed by Antonio López de Santa Anna, Benito Juárez, and Emperor Maximilian among others.

Scope and Contents The Fudge Family Papers consist of three folders of photocopied genealogical records and newsclippings related to the Fudge family and includes a brief sketch of the family’s history written by Joe Fudge of Alleghany County, Virginia; a typed transcription of Thompson McGhee’s 1855 will; addresses of Fudge family members; diplomas; certificates; newsclippings of family events, and obituaries; and a June 1887 copy of Peterson’s Magazine.

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

Arrangement The ledger and ledger sheets are arranged first alphabetically by company name and then chronologically by the first date of each folder's date span.

Arrangement The collection is arranged in chronological order.

Arrangement Material is filed in alphabetical order by subject.

Arrangement The collection is divided into three series: Series 1, Correspondence, 1904-1908; Series 2, Subject Files, c. 1900-1981; and Series 3, Negatives and Photographic Prints, 1912-1919 and undated.

Scope and Contents The Memoirs and Historical Notes of George Frederick Dugger, Sr. cover data from 1766 to 1973. The 211-page work is an account of his genealogical roots as well as his personal life. It includes historic information on the roads and highways of Carter County, Tennessee and a history of the Elizabethton Water System and monument near the courthouse. The work is divided into two sections: chapters 2 through 15 deal with his personal experience as related to his legal and political careers;...

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

Scope and Contents The Josephine Gernsheimer Papers consist of a bound volume of letters (typescript) written by Gernsheimer (1935-36); correspondence and typescripts of correspondence (1935-36 and 1993); a teacher's class book (1935); student class work; copies of a school newsletter, "Gander Talks"; and photographs and negatives (1935-36). The material documents Gernsheimer's experience as a teacher at Carcassonne Community Center, Gander, Kentucky. There are some letters (typescript copies) received by...

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.

Scope and Contents The Glenn and Betty Slemp Collection consists of material from the Butler community of Johnson County, Tennessee prior to the 1948 inundation and relocation of the town, the result of the construction of the Watauga Dam. Most of the material is from the Watauga Academy.

Arrangement The Collection is divided into four series as follows: Series 1, Glenn Roberts Firestone Tire Radio Program Recordings, 1972-1976, and undated; Series 2, Bluegrass Festival Recordings, 1975-1981, and undated; Series 3, Home Jamming REcordings, 1968; and Series 4, Non-performance and Compilation Recordings, 1974-1981, and undated. Arrangement in each series is chronological, with tapes of questionable dates or with no dates, placed after the dated materials. Printed materials which...

Arrangement Reels have been arranged chronologically by date of original recording with uncertain dated films placed at the end and placed in archival quality film cans.

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

Scope and Contents The Golden Days Project contains transcripts, interview summaries, and paperwork related to oral history interviews conducted by Dr. Richard Blaustein’s students or by others under the guidance or supervision of Blaustein over a number of years beginning in the late 1970s and continuing into the late 1980s. A variety of topics are discussed in these interviews, including local history, culture, folklore, and customs of the southern Appalachian region.

Scope and Contents The Buford J. Goldstein Collection documents the financial and corporate history of American Bemberg Corporation, a rayon manufacturer in Elizabethton, Tennessee. The collection contains a prospectus of the corporation, a payroll ledger, correspondence, financial records, and reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D. C. The documents in the collection are dated 1926 to 1940.

Scope and Contents The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, and memorabilia created or collected by John Goodin. There is a particular emphasis on Goodin’s World War II military service with the United States Army, including correspondence from friends and family at home in East Tennessee. Goodin was also a railroad enthusiast and collected photographs and railroad ephemera, especially that of the Clinchfield Railroad and other Southeastern United States rail lines. Other Goodin family members are...

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.

Scope and Contents The Mabel and Quinty Gouge interview focuses on the history of the Gouge family in western North Carolina. The interview was conducted by Ernest Burleson, with Ruth Cole. The Gouges discussed the Gouge (Geouge) family of western North Carolina. Quinty Gouge sang an old English ballad, the first line of which is "There Once Was a Woman in London." She also recited poetry.

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

Scope and Contents The Grandparents Oral History Project began as a result of a conference that Andrew Johnson Elementary School (Kingsport, Tennessee) teacher Betty White attended at ETSU in October 1976. Guest speaker Alex Haley told how the saga of Roots would have gone unwritten if he had not taken the time to sit on the front steps of his grandmother’s home as she recalled stories from his family's past. He reminded the group that now was the time to start collecting local and family histories before they...

Scope and Contents The typescript is a photocopy of the folk tale "Granny Hackle" about a medicine woman in East Tennessee.

Scope and Contents The Gray Family Papers consist of deeds, financial records, photographs and tintypes, a recipe ledger, and miscellaneous printed matter documenting activities of J. S. Gray and family, 1894-1930.

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

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

Scope and Contents The Lucy Gump Thesis Research Papers contain photographic copies of personal property inventories and wills of individuals who resided in Washington County between 1773 and 1796. These records document the property acquisition and ownership patterns of individuals living in the East Tennessee region prior to Tennessee's statehood in 1796. In addition to these records, there are "backup papers" and a computer printout that contain statistical analyses of specific types of acquisition behaviors...