Hugh L. White Collection
Scope and Contents
The Hugh L. White Collection consists of over six hundred photographic prints and negatives, most taken between 1900 and 1920. The collection documents the timber industry in southern Appalachia at the turn of the twentieth century and depicts logging techniques and lumber mill practices. It also documents the railroads and the railway systems of the area.
Of interest are images of Butler, Tennessee. The town was flooded by the Tennessee Valley Authority in 1948. This collection has images that pre-date the flooding. Also included are many photographs of Hugh White and his wife, Eliza. The Whites traveled a great deal during the early part of the century and those travels, especially to Havana, Cuba, and New Orleans, are documented in this collection.
Dates
- 1900-1920
Creator
- White, Hugh L. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The photographs are open for research.
Extent
2.50 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection consists of three series: Series 1, Study Prints; Series 2, Original Negatives, 1900-1920; Series 3, Original Prints and Related Material. The original negatives were numbered sequentially. The study prints have been given numbers that match the original negatives.
Custodial History
This collection was given to the B. Carroll Reece Museum by Jim Maxwell. It was originally part of a collection of photographic images by Clifford Maxwell.
Method of Acquisition
On November 30, 2003, the Hugh L. White Collection was transferred to the Archives of Appalachia.
Processing Information
Norma Myers and Ryan Bernard processed this collection in 2006. Doug Thompson duplicated the original negatives and made the study prints.
- Doneghy, Bru
- Durham, E.M.
- White, Eliza
- White, Hugh L.
- Butler (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Doe River Gorge (Tenn.) Subject Source: Local sources
- East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad
- Elk Park (N.C.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Linville (N.C.) Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Linville Railroad Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Lookout Mountain (Ga.) Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Lumberyards Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Marion Loader Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Mill Ponds Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Milligan (Tenn.) Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Negatives (photographic) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- New Orleans (La.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Peavine Railroad Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Poga (Tenn.) Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Poga Mill Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Point Park Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Pulp Mills Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Railroads Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Shulls Mill Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- W.L. Railroad Company
- Water Flumes Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Author
- Norma Myers and Ryan Bernard
- 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
PO Box 70295
344 J.L. Seehorn Jr. Rd.
Johnson City TN 37614 USA
423-439-4338
423/439-4338
archives@etsu.edu
