Glenn and Betty Slemp Collection of Old Butler, Tennessee Memorabilia

Collection — other: Box 1

Identifier: 500-AppMs 693

Staff Only

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

1933-1964, undated

Creator

Slemp, Betty Younce (Person)
Slemp, Glenn Thurston (Person)

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

Additional Description

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.

Subjects

Butler (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Johnson County (Tenn.) -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Publications (document genre) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Watauga Academy (Butler, Tenn.)