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James Tipton Ellis Journal

 Collection — Box: G (Small Collections)
Identifier: AppMs-0448
Scope and Contents

The James Tipton Ellis Journal consists of a photocopy of the original journal used by Ellis for keeping personal and business accounts. Journal entries include information on Carter County, Tennessee marriages (some of which he performed as a justice of the peace) and deaths, as well as for purchases of goods.

Dates: 1895-1910

Nat E. Hyder Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AppMs-0259
Scope and Contents The Nat E. Hyder Papers contain five account books, genealogical notes, newspapers, correspondence, photographs, legislative bills, a Congressional report, a claim for damages, 125 powers of attorney, memorabilia, and miscellaneous publications. In addition to these documents, there are miscellaneous records that were incorporated into the Hyder papers by the staff of the B. Carroll Reece Museum prior to the collection's transfer to the archives. The documents date from 1802 to 1930, but the...
Dates: 1802-1930; Majority of material found within 1870 - 1900

Lewis Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: AppMs-0325
Scope and Contents The Lewis Family Papers contain correspondence, photocopies of an account book, a newsclipping, and an enumeration of the scholastic population of the 10th District, Carter County schools.The collection also includes black and white photographs and a VHS videocassette tape containing images of the Lewis homestead and a family history narrated by Richard Lewis. The materials document the general business activities and operation of the family's general store and cobbler shop circa 1890 to...
Dates: circa 1820-1988; Majority of material found within 1820 - 1918