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Thomas Earl Anderson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AppMs-0509
Scope and Contents The collection reflects Anderson's special interests in genealogy and local history and consists chiefly of the materials gathered in researching in these areas. Materials in the collection include newsclippings, family charts, genealogical notes, census information, correspondence, copies of material from reference sources, maps, and miscellaneous printed ephemera. While containing copies of documents from as early as 1894 (and perhaps earlier), most of the material in the collection is...
Dates: 1894 - 1996
Found in: Archives of Appalachia

Glenn and Betty Slemp Collection of Old Butler, Tennessee Memorabilia

 Collection — other: Box 1
Identifier: 500-AppMs 693
Scope and Contents

The Glenn and Betty Slemp Collection consists of material from the Butler community of Johnson County, Tennessee prior to the 1948 inundation and relocation of the town, the result of the construction of the Watauga Dam. Most of the material is from the Watauga Academy.

Dates: 1933-1964, undated
Found in: Archives of Appalachia

Ridley Wills East Tennessee Postcard Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AppMs-0847
Scope and Contents

Ridley Wills began collecting Tennessee postcards in the 1930s, eventually amassing some 30,000 postcards. In 2015, he began distributing them to regional institutions. The cards in this collection represent landmarks in East Tennessee, especially in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and in Carter, Greene, Johnson, Sullivan, Washington and Unicoi Counties. There are images of schools, churches, hotels, towns, railroads, scenery and more.

Dates: 1906-1996, undated
Found in: Archives of Appalachia

Thomas H. Wilson Family Letters

 Collection — Box: K (Small Collections)
Identifier: AppMs-0853
Scope and Contents This collection consists of fourteen letters written to Francis Marion Wilson and his wife, Jennie Ferguson. Most of the letters are from Marion's father, Thomas H. Wilson, but there are also messages from Marion's brothers, William Isaac and Jacob, from Marion's sister, Rebecca, from Elizza Grindstaff and from Daisy Ferguson. Some of these messages are written on the backs of Thomas' letters. All of the letters originated in Doeville, Johnson County, Tennessee. Themes include...
Dates: 1890 - 1896
Found in: Archives of Appalachia

Veterans History Project

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AppMs-0641
Arrangement

The interviews are divided into series by the institution that conducted the interviews and the dates of the interviews.

Dates: 2003-2006
Found in: Archives of Appalachia

Watauga Historical Association Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AppMs-0088
Scope and Contents

Among the various types of documents are articles of agreement, bills of sale, bonds, declarations, depositions, indentures, indictments, interrogatories, inventories, judgments, list of jurors, minutes of the court, notices, oaths, orders, petitions, pleas in abatement, promissory notes, receipts, securities, recognizances, references and writs.

Dates: 1796 - 1891
Found in: Archives of Appalachia

Whiting Lumber Company Records

 Collection — other: Box 1
Identifier: AppMs-0337
Scope and Contents The Whiting Lumber Company Records contain correspondence, a copy of its certificate of incorporation, a signed copy of the purchase agreement between the Whiting and Tri-County Lumber Companies, minutes of the board of directors, letters of resignation, and blank minute-book forms. The bulk of the records document the incorporation of the Whiting Lumber Company, the purchase of the Tri-County Lumber, and the general operation and management of Whiting Lumber that eventually lead to its...
Dates: 1928-1933
Found in: Archives of Appalachia

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