Nat T. Winston Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-178

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Nathaniel Taylor Winston Collection contains personal correspondence, land deeds, diploma, bonds, summons, South Carolina State Tax Notice and memorabilia documenting the activities of Nathaniel T. Winston between 1900 and 1961. Business and personal activities of both the Winston and Taylor families between 1781 and 1967 also are included. The papers also contain a collection of historical documents, including a letter from John Sevier, correspondence from Taylor, Taylor and Pepper Attorneys at Law, legal documents pertaining to the Nathaniel M. Taylor estate settlement, and a hand-written copy of General Robert E. Lee's last order to the Army of Northern Virginia (1864).

Dates

1781-1967

Creator

Winston, Nat T. (Nathaniel Taylor), 1895-1961 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Extent

0.50 linear feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The collection is divided into two series: Series 1, Correspondence and Memorabilia, 1781-1967 and Series 2: personal Family Effects, 1796-1903.

Custodial History

The Nat T. Winston Collection was originally donated to the B. Carroll Reece Museum, East Tennessee State University in 1968 by Dr. Nat T. Winston, Jr.

Method of Acquisition

The Nat T. Winston Collection was originally donated to the B. Carroll Reece Museum, East Tennessee State University in 1968 by Dr. Nat T. Winston, Jr., Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Mental Health. The papers were subsequently transferred to the Archives of Appalachia on August 25, 1983.