Gordon Aronhime Collection

Collection — other: Box 1

Identifier: AppMs-488

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Gordon Aronhime Collection consists of copies of articles written by Aronhime on the history of southwest Virginia and East Tennessee; correspondence from Aronhime to Hal Smith; printed abstracts of deeds recorded in Sullivan County, Tennessee; and a brief history of the Holston-Clinch region during the 18th century.

Dates

1837-1981

Creator

Aronhime, Gordon, 1911-1983 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research at the Archives of Appalachia.

Extent

0.50 linear feet

Additional Description

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.

Source of Acquisition

Hal Smith

Method of Acquisition

The Gordon Aronhime Collection was donated to the Archives of Appalachia by Hal Smith, Johnson City, Tennessee on May 21, 1996.

Processing Information

Ned Irwin completed processing the collection, and it was opened to researchers in March 1997.

Subjects

Brooks, Ebenezer, 1757 or 8-1799
Campbell, David, 1779-1859
Thompson, James Patton, 1747-1811
Abingdon (Va.) -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Clergy -- Tennessee, East Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Clergy -- Virginia, Southwest Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Deeds Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Fortification -- Tennessee, East Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Fortification -- Virginia, Southwest Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Long Island Flats (Tenn.)--Battle of 1776 Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Personal papers Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Physicians--Tennesse, East Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Physicians--Virginia, Southwest Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Shelby, Evan, 1719-1794
Sullivan County (Tenn.)--History Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Taxation--Virginia--Washington County--Lists Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Tennessee, East -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Virginia, Southwest--History Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Washington County (Va.)--History Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source