Frederick S. Heiskell Papers
Scope and Contents
The Frederick S. Heiskell Collection includes drafts of letters that were sent to Senator John Bell of Tennessee, 1848-1860; Heiskell family biographies and genealogies; political, family, and general correspondence, and financial records. The collection also contains documents relating to the Civil War, Knox County Ebenezar Church, livestock pedigrees, correspondence on railroads dating between 1838 and 1849, and Charleston Stock Market reports. Eight scrapbooks include newsclippings containing poetry, anecdotes, news events, agricultural topics, household affairs, and political, historical and humorous writings dating between c. 1789 and 1882.
Dates
- Creation: 1789 - 1882
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1832 - 1882
Creator
Extent
8.00 linear feet (Consisting of 9 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Method of Acquisition
The papers of Frederick S. Heiskell were purchased by Sherrod Library in July 1971 from Ms. J. T. Howard, granddaughter of Heiskell, and Dale A. Marion of Blountville, Tennessee. The Frederick S. Heiskell Papers were transferred to the Archives of Appalachia in the fall of 1978. Edward M. Steel, Jr. donated additional materials in November 1991 and May 1993, accession numbers 1991-069 and 1992-112. James Birchfield contributed the photocopy of the broadside "To the Voters..." in 2002, accession 2003-020.
Processing Information
The papers were opened for research in 1979. Georgia Greer completed processing the addition in 1996.
Subject
- Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877 (Person)
- East Tennessee State University (Organization)
- Blount, William, 1749-1800 (Person)
- Heiskell family (Family)
- Bell, John, 1797-1869 (Person)
- East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad Company (Organization)
- Ebenezar Presbyterian Church (Knox County, Tenn.) (Organization)
- Hiwassee Railroad Company (Organization)
- S. Wyatt & Co. (Organization)
- Tennessee Deaf and Dumb School (Organization)
- Union Bank of the State of Tennessee (Organization)
- Wallace, Alexander McGhee (Person)
- Western and Atlantic Railroad (Organization)
- Whig Party (Tenn.) (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Tennessee, East--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Tennessee--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States--Centennial celebrations, etc.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Claims
- United States--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment
Topical
- Abolitionists -- United States
- Agricultural prices
- Agricultural productivity -- Tennessee, East
- Antislavery movements -- Tennessee
- Judicial districts--Tennessee
- Livestock--Marketing
- Livestock--Pedigrees
- Newspaper publishing--Tennessee, East
- Presidents--United States--Election--1836
- Presidents--United States--Election--1848
- Railroads
- Slavery -- United States
- Slavery--Tennessee--Anti-slavery movements
- Tariff--United States
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Georgia Greer
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives of Appalachia Repository
PO Box 70295
344 J.L. Seehorn Jr. Rd.
Johnson City TN 37614 USA
423-439-4338
423/439-4338
archives@etsu.edu
