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Adelaide Gresham DeVault Family Papers

Collection — Box: 1-2

Identifier: Acc-852

Scope and Contents This collection consists primarily of DeVault family correspondence and undated photographs. The correspondence mainly includes letters exchanged between Adelaide Gresham DeVault and William Weldon DeVault, Sr. both before and after marriage, letters exchanged between Mary Elizabeth DeVault and Edward Burke prior to their brief marriage, and a large number of letters written from Robert DeVault to Adelaide and Elizabeth [Betts] DeVault during World War II. The photographs are mostly of family...

Dates: 1886-1987, undated

Found in: Archives of Appalachia

Helen Hollingsworth Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: UnivRec-395

Arrangement The collection is arranged into two series: Papers and Photographs. The items are arranged alphabetically by subject or document type. The folders containing correspondence are arranged alphabetically by last name of the recipient, and then by date.

Dates: 1965-1998; 1978-1991

Found in: Archives of Appalachia

Elizabeth Jobe Henley Collection

Collection — Oversize box: B, Oversize folder: 1

Identifier: AppMs-363

Scope and Contents The Elizabeth Jobe Henley Collection consists of correspondence, receipts, an agreement, and a reprint copy of a Confederate $1000 bond that were collected by the Henley family. The early correspondence describes Luther R. Henley's experiences as a soldier during the Mexican-American War and the receipts document many of his acquisitions while an East Tennessee farmer. The agreement describes the personal property that was to be acquired by Elizabeth J. Henley after her second husband's death.

Dates: 1803-1957

Found in: Archives of Appalachia

Edward Chalmers Huffaker Papers

Collection

Identifier: AppMs-554

Scope and Contents The collection consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence between Edward Chalmers Huffaker of Chuckey, Tennessee and his family members and professional colleagues. Most of the correspondence is either to or from Huffaker’s wife, Carrie Sue Redding Huffaker or other Huffaker family members and discusses matters of personal interest and family affairs with only a few of the letters concerning Huffaker’s interest in aeronautics and manned flight.

Dates: 1882-1934, 1979-1986, undated; Majority of material found within 1882 - 1934

Found in: Archives of Appalachia

Jeanne M. Rasmussen Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-352

Scope and Contents The Jeanne M. Rasmussen Collection contains both manuscript and photographic materials. Manuscript materials include personal correspondence and financial records; drafts of chapters from Rasmussen's unpublished manuscript on coal mining; essays written by Rasmussen on coal mining and other topics relating to Appalachia; and clippings and scrapbook materials on coal mining, the UMWA, and Rasmussen's writing and photography. The photographic prints depict Appalachian men, women, and children;...

Dates: 1947-2009; Majority of material found within 1968 - 1974

Found in: Archives of Appalachia

Joe Jennings and Aubry Faulkner Jennings Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-848

Scope and Contents This collection includes personal correspondence, diaries, poems, essays and private writings, education, employment, and military records, household ersonal business records, genealogy material, photographs & negatives, and newspaper clippings. The collection documents the Jennings' activities primarily between 1917 and 1967.

Dates: 1880-1967, undated; Majority of material found within 1917 - 1957

Found in: Archives of Appalachia

Leon McIntyre Collection

Collection

Identifier: AppMs-810

Scope and Contents This collection consists of materials related to McIntyre’s professional and personal interest in bluegrass music. The materials include correspondence, flyers, brochures, pamphlets, articles, photographs, cassette and reel to reel audio recordings, and memorabilia related to bluegrass bands, music festivals, the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA), "Bluegrass Unlimited," and WAMU radio station. The collection also contains McIntyre’s professional reference materials including...

Dates: 1970-2011

Found in: Archives of Appalachia

Ray Stahl Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-546

Scope and Contents The collection consists of Ray Stahl's research materials regarding Johnson City history, events, and historic figures. Documentation includes collected articles, research notes, correspondence, speeches, writings, newsclippings, and photographs.

Dates: 1870-1996, undated

Found in: Archives of Appalachia

Stewart O. Keen and Virgil E. Keen Papers

Collection

Identifier: AppMs-663

Scope and Contents The Stewart O. Keen and Virgil E. Keen Papers consists primarily of correspondence written by brothers Stewart Jr. and Virgil Keen from Europe to their family in Mavisdale, Virginia during World War II. The 233 letters (including 68 V-mail letters) contain descriptions of the weather, European civilian life, Germany, France, Belgium, prices for items, and entertainment for enlisted men. Stewart Keen Jr. enclosed a German uniform insignia in one missive. The collection also includes a Blue Star...

Dates: 1917-1987, undated; Majority of material found within 1943 - 1945

Found in: Archives of Appalachia

Benjamin Harrison Taylor Family Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-113

Arrangement The papers span from 1833 to 1977. The files are arranged alphabetically by type of documents within a single series.

Dates: 1867-1977; 1868-1930

Found in: Archives of Appalachia

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