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Abrams and Armstrong Family Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: AppMs-0242
Scope and Contents

The collection consists almost entirely of studio portraits and snapshots from the early twentieth century. Most are unidentified. Among the identified photographs are several portraits of Virginia “Jennie” (Mrs. W.K.) Richmond, a president of the Presbyterian Synod of Appalachia, and a panoramic group photograph of the 1920 Womans [sic] Summer School of Missions in which she was likely a participant. The collection also includes three letters and a recipe for a cold remedy.

Dates: 1886-1940

Committee on Academic Freedom and Faculty Responsibility Records

 Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 1-4
Identifier: UnivRec-0401
Scope and Contents

The Committee on Academic Freedom and Faculty Responsibility Records contains materials related to Bernard J. Kerr's hearing regarding his promotion to assistant professor and memoranda, reports, minutes, student evaluations, research articles and miscellaneous records documenting the administrative activities of the Committee on Academic Freedom and Faculty Responsibility.

Dates: 1976-1982

Arthur D. (John) Adair Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AppMs-0558
Scope and Contents

The Arthur D. (John) Adair collection includes correspondence from Europe to the United States during WWII from August 1943 – February 1946. The letters are primarily written by Adair to his mother in Alabama. The collection also includes a scrapbook, trip memorabilia, photographs from Europe during WWII, WWII related documents, postcards, and newspaper and magazine clippings.

Dates: 1943 - 1994

John Biggs "Pat" Alderman Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AppMs-0149
Scope and Contents The Pat Alderman papers contain many different types of materials. Included are books, plays, articles and music written by Alderman, as well as typed drafts and handwritten notes for his historical works. The music dates from the late 1920s through the 1960s, while the plays and books date from the late 1940s through the 1970s. Incoming correspondence (1920s-1980s), church programs, play programs, autobiographical notes, clippings on music, history, natural history and conservation also are...
Dates: 1918 - 1983

Edwin C. Alexander Papers

 Collection
Identifier: AppMs-0466
Scope and Contents The Edwin C. Alexander Papers consists primarily of the personal papers of Alexander's father, E. C. (Crawford) Alexander, Sr. and includes correspondence, newsclippings (copies), legal documents, a scrapbook (copy), and miscellaneous printed matter related to his personal and civic affairs as a prominent businessman and civic leader in Elizabethton, Tennessee. Included is material documenting his efforts to bring the rayon plants of American Bemberg Corporation and American Glanzstoff...
Dates: 1902-1968

Mary Adeline Henderson Alexander Papers

 Collection
Identifier: AppMs-0883
Scope and Contents The Mary Adeline Henderson Alexander papers document African American history in Johnson City, Tennessee, and greater Washington County. The collection features materials pertaining to African American churches including Bethel Baptist Church, Friendship Baptist Church, Thankful Baptist Church, and St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church; materials pertaining to schools, such as Langston School, its principal J. Neil Armstrong, Dunbar School, and Warner Institute; and community...
Dates: 1849 - 2003

Robert Alexander Collection (unprocessed)

 Collection — other: 1 box
Identifier: AppMs-0649
Abstract

All or part of the materials described here are unprocessed. Please contact us for information about these materials.

Dates: 1963-1977

Martha Alfonso Recordings

 Collection
Identifier: AppMs-0302
Scope and Contents

The video tape covers the Friday, July 17, 1987 meeting of the Congressional Holiness Church in Griffin, Georgia, while the audio tape covers the Sunday, July 19, 1987 meeting. The minister for both services is Gene Price.

Dates: July 17-19, 1987

Bertram S. Allen, Jr. Papers

 Collection — Box: F (Small Collections)
Identifier: AppMs-0315
Scope and Contents The Bertram S. Allen, Jr. Papers document Allen's military service (1968-1970) with the United States Army's 25th Division during the Vietnam War and provide information about the history of the 25th Division. The collection contains copies of documents and photographs from Allen's scrapbook. The photocopies include a few pages from Tropic Lightning: A History of the 25th Infantry Division; a letter, dated 30 January 1969, to PFC Bertram S. Allen, Jr., from his father; and articles written...
Dates: 1969-1970

Clarence and Beth Allison Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: AppMs-0711
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of correspondence, deeds, photographs, postcards, fraternal order membership cards, and documents relating to the Allison Family, the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad, and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.

Dates: circa 1890-2003; Majority of material found within circa 1920-1960

Alpha Lambda Delta Records

 Collection — other: Boxes 1-2
Identifier: UnivRec-0182
Scope and Contents The Alpha Lambda Delta Records document the activities of Alpha Lambda Delta Chapter 126 at East Tennessee State University from 1965 to 1982. The records include (1) general files, which contain memoranda and correspondence from the national society, national society handbooks and newsletters, correspondence and memoranda of the local chapter, lists of members and officers of the local chapter, newsclippings, and Honors Day programs and commencement programs of East Tennessee State...
Dates: 1965-1982

Altrusa Club Records

 Collection
Identifier: AppMs-0170
Scope and Contents The Altrusa Club Records documents the organization and activities of the Johnson City chapter covering the period primarily from the early 1960s into the 1990s. This includes information on programs, membership, service projects, and other activities. Collection material includes club bylaws, meeting minutes, reports, correspondence, financial records, membership information, publications, newsclippings, memorabilia, scrapbooks, photographs, slides, and four VHS videotapes of club...
Dates: 1955-1997, undated

Alumni Affairs Office Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UnivRec-0272
Arrangement

The Alumni Affairs Office Records are divided into five series as follows: Series 1, Photographic Prints; Series 2, Photographic Negatives; Series 3, Henrietta Peck Ayre Green Materials; Series 4, Printed and Miscellaneous Materials; and Series 5, Artifacts.

Dates: 1894 - 2010

American Association of University Women, Johnson City Chapter Records

 Collection — other: Box 1
Identifier: UnivRec-0565
Scope and Contents

The American Association of University Women, Johnson City Chapter Records document the activities of this educational and professional service organization. Material includes bylaws, correspondence, membership lists, newsletters, awards of scholarships, brochures, and miscellaneous printed ephemera.

Dates: 1982-1999

American Bemberg Strike of 1929 Film

 Collection
Identifier: AppMs-0123
Scope and Contents

The American Bemberg Strike of 1929 Film is footage of the 1929 strike that was filmed by the company photographer.

Dates: 1929-1929

American Red Cross Johnson City-Washington County Chapter Records

 Collection
Identifier: AppMs-0841
Scope and Contents

The American Red Cross Johnson City-Washington County Chapter Records consist of scrapbooks, news articles, annual reports, and the contents of a notebook of historical documents thought to have been gathered by former chapter director Louise St. John Taylor.

The five scrapbooks are organized thematically and contain a variety of documents including news articles, correspondence, photographs, programs, and certificates.

Dates: 1919-1993

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

Appalachia Leadership Initiative on Cancer (ALIC) Photo Resource Library Slides

 Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 1-5
Identifier: AppMs-0534
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 200 black and white and color slides of images by photographer Earl Dotter. There are also 24 text slides about the Appalachia Leadership Initiative on Cancer and a printed index to 180 of the 200 Dotter slides. The index includes demographic data on the subjects, including gender, race/ethnicity, occupation, and cancer experienced.

Dates: 1992

Appalachia Service Project (ASP) Records

 Collection
Identifier: AppMs-0857
Scope and Contents

The Appalachia Service Project (ASP) Records consist of correspondence, photographs, newsletters, clippings and other material that document the work of the organization.

Dates: 1967 - 1977

Appalachian Alliance Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AppMs-0524
Arrangement

The collection is arranged into two series, as follows: Series 1, Subject Files, 1975-1983 and undated, and Series 2, Publications, 1977-1983.

Dates: 1975-1983

Appalachian Council for the Arts Records

 Collection
Identifier: AppMs-0512
Scope and Contents

The Appalachian Council for the Arts Records document the interests and activities of this regionally-based arts organization in prompting the arts in the Tri-Cities region of upper East Tennessee and southwest Virginia. Material in the collection includes the charter of incorporation, constitution and by-laws, financial records, correspondence, minutes of council meetings, newsletters, grant proposals, memoranda, membership lists, and an artist registry.

Dates: 1966-1980, undated

Appalachian Farm Photographs

 Collection — other: Box 1
Identifier: AppMs-0054
Scope and Contents The Appalachian Farm Photographs featured work by six local photographers: Jack Schrader, Bill Blanton, John Anderson, Earl Carter, Kenneth Murray, and Craigie Hemenway. The project was funded by a Tennessee Committee for the Humanities grant. The photographs were displayed in conjunction with “The American Farm: A Photographic History” exhibit in 1979.Images included in this collection document the original photographs displayed in the "Appalachian Farm" section of a larger...
Dates: 1979

Appalachian Literature and World Classics Course Recordings

 Collection — Audiotape: 1-16
Identifier: AppMs-0426
Abstract

All or part of the materials described here are unprocessed. Please contact us for information about these materials.

Dates: 1993

Appalachian Literature: The Adult and the Child Course Collection

 Collection
Identifier: UnivRec-0408
Scope and Contents The course, "Appalachian Literature: The Adult and the Child," was offered by the English department at East Tennessee State University June 4-24, 1992. The course focused on the concept of child as seen through Appalachian literature for adults and children. The course consisted of lectures given by Roberta Herrin and Robert J. Higgs of the English department; lectures given by guest artists and scholars; and videos on topics related to the child in Appalachian literature. The collection...
Dates: June 5-25, 1992

Appalachian Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: APA
Scope and Contents

This is an artificial collection of Appalachian photographs and picture postcards acquired from a variety of sources.

Dates: undated

Appalachian Preaching Mission Records

 Collection
Identifier: AppMs-0194
Scope and Contents The Appalachian Preaching Mission Records cover the years 1954 to 1980 and concern primarily the Johnson City Mission. The collection includes brochures, correspondence, financial statements, memoranda, and minutes for city and area committee meetings, miscellaneous items connected with each year's mission (e.g. programs, photographs, ribbons, schedules), and tapes of Mission speakers. There also is a brief history of Johnson City's participation in the Mission and a brochure file which...
Dates: 1954-1980

Appalachian Regional Commission Teaching Project Collection (unprocessed)

 Collection — other: 1 box
Identifier: AppMs-0630
Abstract

All or part of the materials described here are unprocessed. Please contact us for information about these materials.

Dates: 2001-2002

Appalachian-Scottish and Irish Studies Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AppMs-0326
Scope and Contents The Appalachian-Scottish & Irish Studies Collection focuses on the various components of the academic studies program examining the history and culture of Appalachia, Scotland, Ireland, and the interrelationships of the three locales. Materials document course work, lectures, field trips, student papers or projects, notes, schedules, and other aspects of the program. Documentation is found in manuscript records, audio and videorecordings, and photographs. The material provides insight on...
Dates: 1957-1997

Appalachian Writers Association Records

 Collection — other: Boxes 1-4
Identifier: AppMs-0564
Scope and Contents

The Appalachian Writers Association Records contain financial and administrative records, correspondence, board meeting minutes, newsletters, conference materials, and membership information. The majority of the files were collected by Patricia Shirley, the AWA’s recording secretary. The collection also includes poetry, short stories, and essays that had been submitted for AWA contests.

The collection covers the period of 1980-1999 and includes some undated material.

Dates: 1980 - 1999

School of Applied Science and Technology Records

 Collection
Identifier: UnivRec-0348
Scope and Contents The records of the School of Applied Science and Technology document the management of the technology curriculum and instruction at ETSU prior to the formation of the school to oversee these operations in 1979. The collection includes correspondence, reports, financial records, brochures, teaching load reports, and general office files. Among topices covered in the collection are co-operative education, vocational education, course requirements, certificate and degree information,...
Dates: 1953-1979