Brabson Family Papers

Collection

Identifier: AppMs-0167

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Brabson Family Papers contain day books and ledgers belonging to Dr. A. W. Brabson; a family Bible; elementary and high school certificates belonging to Lyle E. Brabson, Jr. and his wife Sarah Ruth Anderson; property deeds; receipts and I. O. Us from D. B. Barkley's general store; and other family papers. In addition to these items, there are letters scattered throughout the collection, an undated survey map, and five freedman's books, which document purchases and labor contracts made by free African-Americans in both antebellum and postbellum periods.

Dates

Creation: 1829 - 1941
Creation: Majority of material found within 1831 - 1880

Creator

Brabson family (Family)

Conditions Governing Access

The papers are open for research.

Extent

2.00 linear feet (Including 1 oversize photograph)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Method of Acquisition

The Brabson Family Papers were donated to the Archives of Appalachia on July 22, 1983 by Mrs. Margaret Brabson of Knoxville, Tennessee.

Separated Materials

The following publications were cataloged for the Archives book collection:

Anthon, Charles. A System of Latin Prosody, 1841. Cornell, S.S. Cornell's Intermediate Geography, 1855. Fénelon, François de Salignac de La Mothe. Les Aventures de Telemaque, 1834. Fleetwood, John. The Life of Our Blessed Lord and Savior Jesus Christ