Kent Herrin Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-0582

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Kent Herrin Papers document Herrin’s life in Johnson City, Tenn., and his military service in the U. S. Army during World War II. The collections includes correspondence, post cards, newspaper clippings, military records, maps, photographs, miscellaneous publications and printed matter, an audio cassette recording of Herrin’s reminiscences of World War II, and an audiocassette recording of Herrin’s funeral service in 1994.

Dates

1842-1997

Creator

Herrin, Kent, 1919-1994 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Extent

3.25 linear feet (2 oversized folders, 5 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in three series, as follows: Series 1, Subject Files, 1842-1997 and undated; Series 2, Recordings, 1994 and undated; and Series 3, Photographs, 1942-1970 and undated.

Method of Acquisition

The Kent Herrin Papers were donated to the Archives of Appalachia by his wife, Nancy Fewell Herrin of Johnson City, Tenn., on March 12, 2001.

Separated Materials

Herrin’s military artifacts/memorabilia was transferred to ETSU’s Reece Museum.

Processing Information

Kirk Hrivnak and Ned Irwin completed processing the collection in April 2008.

Subjects

Herrin, Scott
Maps Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Personal papers Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Publications (document genre) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
World War, 1939-1945 Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source