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W. B. “Pat” Watson Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AppMs-0457

Scope and Contents

The W. B. “Pat” Watson Collection consists of a variety of materials relating to East Tennessee, personal interests, and the Watson family. The collection also includes a significant number of documents from James F. Beals, Watson’s maternal grandfather, who lived in Blount County, Tennessee. Beals served as administrator of several estates in Blount County during the nineteenth century, and estate settlements and legal obligations are documented in the collection. Postcards, photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, financial and legal documents, pamphlets, and memorabilia document education and business development in Johnson City and the surrounding region during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The collection spans from 1783 through 1988.

Dates

  • 1783-1988

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The papers are open for research.

Extent

2.50 linear feet (6 boxes, 3 oversized folders)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in the following series: Series 1, Maps, 1863-1988; Series 2, Printed Materials and Memorabilia, 1860-1958; Series 3, Legal and Financial Papers, 1783-1965; and Series 4, Photographs and Postcards, 1903-1980s.

Method of Acquisition

Herstyn Watson of Gadsen, Alabama, donated the W. B. “Pat” Watson Collection to the Archives of Appalachia on October 13, 1994, March 3, 1995, and May 9, 1996.

Processing Information

Norma Myers processed the collection in 2001.

Author
Norma Myers
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
eng

Repository Details

Part of the Archives of Appalachia Repository

Contact:
PO Box 70295
344 J.L. Seehorn Jr. Rd.
Johnson City TN 37614 USA
423-439-4338
423/439-4338