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The Sidewalks and Porch Swings Oral History Project consists of eight audiocassette recordings of oral history interviews with residents, tape logs summarizing the interviews, data sheets on individuals interviewed, release forms, newspaper clippings, a photograph, and a newsletter of the Southside Neighborhood Organization which document the history of the "Tree Streets" neighborhood and residents in Johnson City, Tennessee.

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The scrapbook and folder are stored in a single box

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The collection consists of Benny and Eula's collection of 91 bluegrass and country music sound recordings (unprocessed), songbooks, photographs, awards, sheet music, and handwritten and typed lyrics.

This collection reflects Benny Sims' interest in bluegrass and country music memorabilia during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s.

Scope and Contents The Slimp Papers consist of research material and drafts of a paper entitled "The Foundation of Tennessee Quakerism, 1786-1810." The paper was prepared for credit in an Individual Study in humanities course (Humanities 4910) while the donor was an undergraduate student at East Tennessee State University (1972-1976). The paper was apparently submitted for publication in Quaker History, the official publication of the Friends Historical Association (est. 1873), but was not published....

Scope and Contents The collection consists of an annotated photocopy of a typescript of Smith County History: Some Account of the People of Smith from the First Organization of the County (71 pages), written by John Wesley Bowen and published serially in the Carthage [Tennessee] Courier; an undated biographical sketch of John Wesley Bowen; a photocopy of an undated newspaper clipping about Dixon's Creek Baptist Church in Smith County, Tennessee; and a photocopy of a typescript of "Thanksgiving Discourse at...

Scope and Contents The Frank P. Smith Papers contain personal research notes, reports, photographs, and East Tennessee State Normal School yearbooks and literary publications documenting the personal activities of Frank P. Smith while both a student at East Tennessee State Normal School and a Tennessee educator between 1919 and 1967. The reports and personal research notes describe frontier culture; these were used possibly by Smith for a research project while a student at East Tennessee State Normal School....

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

Scope and Contents The Roscoe W. Smith Memoirs consist of two typed manuscript reminiscences of Smith. One manuscript was written by John Bryans. Bryans had a summer home on Phillips Knob Road (formerly Fire Tower Road) near Burnsville, N. C., where he came to know Smith, who was a neighbor. The other manuscript was written by Robert W. Ritzmann (whose wife was Bryans’ cousin), who based his account on visits he made to Bryans’ summer home. Ritzmann later presented his account of Smith as part of his...

Scope and Contents The Walter F. Smith Papers contain agreements, meeting minutes, financial statements, correspondence, news clippings, and memorabilia reflecting Mr. Smith's studies at Knox College, early career and activities during World War I, civic activities in Kingsport, and career with Kingsport Press, Inc. Most of the papers were created by Mr. Smith and his interaction with his business associates. Some material concerning his wife Isla and his children, George and Charlotte, are included in the...

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

Scope and Contents The Thomas Sneed Papers include interviews, field recordings, live recordings, photographs, articles, and news clippings of musicians from Carter, Johnson, Washington, and Unicoi counties in Tennessee. Sneed collected these materials during his time at East Tennessee State University. Most notable of the interviews are those of Ralph Blizzard, Clint Howard, and Wade Mainer. Most of the interviews in the collection are focused primarily on traditional music in Appalachia and how it relates to...

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The Jack Snider Papers consist of business and personal correspondence; church bulletins from churches at which he was the guest pastor; greeting cards; newspaper clippings; certificates; photographs; and a small collection of railroad memorabilia consisting primarily of time tables and regulatory/instructional manuals. The business correspondence is primarily from his years at King College in Bristol, Tennessee.

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The Department of Sociology and Anthropology Records documents the administrative functioning of the department between the mid-1960s and the 1980s and provides insight into such departmental issues as budgeting, teaching loads, curriculum development, and faculty activities. The collection consists principally of office files maintained by the department chair, including correspondence, memoranda, reports, course information, and financial records.

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The prints are arranged in one series in the original order established by the Soil Conservation Service. Each box contains folders with prints from southeastern United States counties. When known, the date on which the photographs were taken is given after the county and state name. The prints are stored in the Archives' special environment room.

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

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The Southern Appalachian Chapter of Sigma Xi Records document the activities and operations of the Johnson City, Tenn.-based chapter of the national Sigma Xi organization, including chapter meetings and sponsorship of a science fair. The collection includes charter information, correspondence, financial records, reports, records of meetings, membership information, newsletters and miscellaneous publications.

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The Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy Collection contains information on the conservancy's formation and reports and papers concerning Big Yellow Mountain and Roan Mountain.

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The Southern Appalachian International Film Festival (SOAPIFF) Records consist primarily of DVD submissions of films shown during the festivals which were held in East Tennessee between 2006 and 2010. Secondary materials include festival promotional materials and film synopses.

All information about the films in this collection was taken from the synopses and data on the physical item.

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These records document the activities of the Southern Appalachian Ministry in Higher Education from 1973-1980. They also highlight educational, social, economic, and religious issues shaping Appalachia during the 1970s. They include Board and committee minutes, correspondence, memos, project files, transcripts of interviews, surveys, newsletters, pamphlets, and articles on life in Appalachia. There are files on the boycott of the J.P. Stevens & Co. plant in Georgia.

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The records consist of four series: Series 1, Office Files, 1985-2000; Series 2, Publications: Grassroots Organizations; Series 3, Books; Series 4, Video Tapes.

Scope and Contents "Southern Songbirds: The Women of Early Country and Old-Time Music" was a 13-part radio series developed in the late 1980s by Rachel Anne Goodman, at the time an employee of Appalshop in Whitesburg, Kentucky. The series focused on women who were important to the development of country and old-time music and aired on public radio stations in 1990 and consists of interviews by Rachel Anne Goodman and segments of the artists’ music.There are also typed transcripts to tape 5 (Jean...

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The collection is arranged in two series, as follows: Series 1, Administrative Files, 1927-1942, and Series 2, Scrapbooks, 1938-1958.

Scope and Contents The Kenneth C. Spaulding Photographs depict rural scenes and homes in Rabun Gap, Georgia; Ocoee, Tennessee; and Newfound Gap, which borders Tennessee and North Carolina.There are nine photographs dated July 16, 1939 which depict scenery in Rabun Gap, Georgia; Newfound Gap, Tennessee/North Carolina; and Ocoee, Tennessee. The remaining photographs, all undated, consist of ten prints and negatives of rural houses; one print and negative of a barn; and one negative of two men...

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Materials are arranged alphabetically by subject.

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The collection is arranged in two series, as follows, Series 1, Subject Files, 1903-1988 and undated and Series 2, Photographs, c. 1940s-c. 1960s. Oversized documents have been placed in a map folder and stored in the map cabinets by accession number.

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The collection is divided into two series: Series 1, Scoring Summaries, 1978-1983 and Series 2, Publications, 1964-1984.

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The collection is arranged into three series, as follows: Series 1, Subject Files, 1930-1994 and undated; Series 2, Financial Records, 1928-1978; and Series 3, Memorabilia, 1905-1957 and undated.

Scope and Contents The St. Paul's School booklet is a hand-written, sewn booklet (6½ x 4 inches) written in German. The booklet contains a description of the school's creation, names of the trustees, a list of subscribers and amounts pledged, rules and regulations of the school, and a report of the Synod Committee. Pages 1-3 Creation of St. Paul School Foundation Pages 4-5 Signatures of 15 men Page 5 Names of trustees ...

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The Staff Senate Records contain meeting minutes and related memoranda, agendas, committee reports, and miscellaneous records. The records reflect the Staff Senate's consideration of such issues as grievances, the training and evaluation of university staff, parking, sexual harassment, a sick leave bank for university staff, salary increases, Distinguished Staff Awards, the annual university staff picnic, and the election of staff senate officers.

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