Windsor Hotel Records

Collection

Identifier: AppMs-0269

Staff Only

Windsor Hotel Records Digital Collections

Scope and Contents

The Windsor Hotel Records consist primarily of pencil sketches of highway signs used for advertising the hotel between the 1930s and the 1950s. There are also a few letters concerning a possible loan; a list of signs and their locations; a door card from a hotel room; a hand-drawn street map of downtown Johnson City, Tennessee; and a sample of hotel stationery.

Dates

1934-1956, undated

Creator

Windsor Hotel (Johnson City, Tenn.) (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

There are no restrictions on the use of this collection.

Extent

0.10 linear feet (2 legal-size folders and 1 16 x 20 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Method of Acquisition

The Windsor Hotel Records were given to the Archives of Appalachia by Joan Warden on December 13, 1985, accession number 1986-071.

Processing Information

J. Shelton completed processing and the file was opened for research October 1986. Jen Bingham reprocessed the materials in August 2014.

Subjects

Preas, James Henry, 1860-1949
Advertising--hotels Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Fountain Square Hotel (Johnson City, Tenn.)
Hotels -- Tennessee, East Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Sketches Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus