Mae Walker Photograph Collection
Scope and Contents
The photographs consist of the following: one photo of Martha Wilder Public School, Johnson City 1913 or 1914; one photo of Mae Walker at Princeton School in 1915; one photo of Governor Robert L. Taylor speaking on July 4 at Sycamore Shoals, Elizabethton, Tennessee; one photo of the cornerstone ceremony at Mayne Williams Public Library, Johnson City, Tennessee; two photos of "Mikado" casts; one photo of Southern Railroad Passenger Station, Johnson City, Tennessee; and 12 photos of the Mountain Home (Veterans Administration Center) facility, Johnson City, Tennessee.
Dates
- Creation: 1913-1931, undated
Creator
- Walker, Samuel Brown (Family)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
There are no restrictions on the use of this collection.
Extent
14 item(s)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Mae Walker donated 17 photographs to Sherrod Library in 1971. In 1979, sometime after the photographs were transferred to the Archives of Appalachia, the university made copies of some and returned some originals to Ms. Walker. Fourteen unique images remain (10 orginals, 4 copies).
Processing Information
Georgia Greer processed the photographs in August 1989.
Source
- Walker, Bessie Mae, 1904-1993 (Person)
Subject
- Martha Wilder School (Johnson City, Tenn.) (Organization)
- Mayne Williams Library (Johnson City, Tenn.) (Organization)
- Princeton School (Johnson City, Tenn.) (Organization)
- Taylor, Robert Love, 1850-1912 (Person)
- Veterans Administration Center (Johnson City, Tenn.) (Organization)
- Status
- Completed
- 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