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Glenn and Betty Slemp Collection of Old Butler, Tennessee Memorabilia

 Collection — other: Box 1
Identifier: 500-AppMs 693

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.

Dates

  • Creation: 1933-1964, undated

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Extent

0.25 linear feet (0.20 cubic feet in one letter-size document box)

Language of Materials

English

Method of Acquisition

The collection was transferred from the Reece Museum to the Archives of Appalachia on March 29, 2005. The collection had originally been donated to the Reece museum by Glen and Betty Slemp, Johnson City, Tennessee, on August 2, 1996.

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Ned Irwin and opened for research in July 2007.

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