Beverly Burbage Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-0597

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Beverly Burbage Papers reflect the interest that Burbage had regarding the pottery of Charles F. Decker and family. Burbage spent a great deal of time researching the life of the Decker family as well as the pottery produced. The collection of research on the Decker family pottery documents an important and often little-studied industry that operated in Washington County, Tennessee in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and its’ impact on the local largely rural community. The collection documents the life and artistic work of Charles Decker and his family through photographs, newspaper articles, correspondence, company ledger sheets, and other memorabilia.

Dates

1856-1997

Creator

Burbage, Beverly S., 1914-2001 (Person)
Decker, Charles F., Sr. (Karl Frederick), 1832-1914 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Extent

4.00 linear feet (681 photographic prints, 662 negatives, 154 slides)

1.00 folder(s)

2.00 Boxes

6.00 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The collection is organized into two series as follows: Series 1, Subject Files, 1856-1997 and undated, Boxes 1-2 and Series 2, Photographic Images, 1898-1989 and undated, Boxes 3-8 and one folder in Small Photograph Collection Box 6.

Method of Acquisition

The Beverly Burbage Papers were donated to the Archives of Appalachia by Mr. Burbage’s wife, Margaret Burbage of Knoxville, Tennessee, on November 16, 2001.