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Frank B. Williams, Jr. Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UnivRec-0345
Arrangement

The collection is divided into the following series: Series 1, Graduate School Coursework, 1939-49; Series 2, Office Files, 1949-79; Series 3, Teaching, 1949-88; Series 4, Research, 1949-89; Series 5, A University's Story, 1911-1980; Series 6, Professional Service, 1949-88; and Series 7, Other Materials, 1941-92.

Dates: 1941-1942

Fred Waskiewicz Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AppMs-0514
Scope and Contents

The Fred Waskiewicz Collection contains surveys, deeds, contracts, correspondence, newspaper clippings, financial records, engineering and bacteriological reports, land plats and maps. The collection documents operations of the Pittsburg Lumber Company, land and economic development in Carter County, Tennessee, and the Laurel Fork area of Carter County, Tennessee.

Dates: 1906-1968, undated

Frederick S. Heiskell Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AppMs-0022
Arrangement

The papers are arranged into two series: Series 1, Papers of Frederick S. Heiskell, 1810-1882, and Series 2, Scrapbooks, c. 1789-1882.

Dates: 1789 - 1882; Majority of material found within 1832 - 1882

William F. Freehoff Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AppMs-0124
Scope and Contents

The William F. Freehoff Collection consists of three Mexican documents collected by William F. Freehoff while he was the air and army attache at the Mexican embassy under Ambassador Josephus Daniels. The documents are signed by Antonio López de Santa Anna, Benito Juárez, and Emperor Maximilian among others.

Dates: 1853-1865

Fudge Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: AppMs-0566
Scope and Contents

The Fudge Family Papers consist of Fudge Family diplomas (most from East Tennessee State College); a folder of genealogical material including a typed copy of Thompson McGhee's will and a copy of "Traditions of the Fudge Family" by Joe Fudge of Alleghany County, Virginia; and some certificates awarded to Helen Fudge Crabb.

Dates: 1932-1971, undated

James H. Garland Collection (unprocessed)

 Collection — other: 1 box
Identifier: AppMs-0728
Abstract

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

Dates: 1905-1996

General Shale Products Corporation Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AppMs-0307
Arrangement

The ledger and ledger sheets are arranged first alphabetically by company name and then chronologically by the first date of each folder's date span.

Dates: 1909-1986

George E. Fox Papers

 Collection — Box: 1-2
Identifier: AppMs-0858
Scope and Contents

The George E. Fox Papers consist of typed transcripts of his weekly radio program, "Religion in the News," that aired on WJHL (Johnson City, Tennessee) between 1954 and 1958. Each program consisted of commentary on current events as they related to religion, often with an emphasis on politics and sociology. While the central theme is religion, topics include, but are not limited to, education, race relations, communism, the military, and healthcare.

Dates: 1954 - 1958

George Evans Davis Lumber Company Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AppMs-0090
Arrangement

The collection is divided into three series: Series 1, Correspondence, 1904-1908; Series 2, Subject Files, c. 1900-1981; and Series 3, Negatives and Photographic Prints, 1912-1919 and undated.

Dates: 1900-1981; 1904-1908

George F. Dugger Autobiography

 Collection — Box: E (Small Collections)
Identifier: AppMs-0245
Scope and Contents The Memoirs and Historical Notes of George Frederick Dugger, Sr. cover data from 1766 to 1973. The 211-page work is an account of his genealogical roots as well as his personal life. It includes historic information on the roads and highways of Carter County, Tennessee and a history of the Elizabethton Water System and monument near the courthouse. The work is divided into two sections: chapters 2 through 15 deal with his personal experience as related to his legal and political careers;...
Dates: 1973

Josephine Gernsheimer Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AppMs-0425
Scope and Contents The Josephine Gernsheimer Papers consist of a bound volume of letters (typescript) written by Gernsheimer (1935-36); correspondence and typescripts of correspondence (1935-36 and 1993); a teacher's class book (1935); student class work; copies of a school newsletter, "Gander Talks"; and photographs and negatives (1935-36). The material documents Gernsheimer's experience as a teacher at Carcassonne Community Center, Gander, Kentucky. There are some letters (typescript copies) received by...
Dates: 1935-1993

G.L. Carter Railroad Museum Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AppMs-0849
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of various materials transferred from the G.L. Carter Railroad Museum at East Tennessee State University.

Dates: 1920 - 1952

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

Glenn E. Roberts, Jr. Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AppMs-0379
Arrangement The Collection is divided into four series as follows: Series 1, Glenn Roberts Firestone Tire Radio Program Recordings, 1972-1976, and undated; Series 2, Bluegrass Festival Recordings, 1975-1981, and undated; Series 3, Home Jamming REcordings, 1968; and Series 4, Non-performance and Compilation Recordings, 1974-1981, and undated. Arrangement in each series is chronological, with tapes of questionable dates or with no dates, placed after the dated materials. Printed materials...
Dates: 1968-1981

Charles and William Gobble Photographs

 Collection — other: Box 1
Identifier: AppMs-0557
Arrangement

The photographs are arranged by a number assigned to each in 2007.

Dates: 1890-2001

Golden Days Project Collection

 Collection — other: Boxes 1-6
Identifier: AppMs-0390
Scope and Contents

The Golden Days Project contains transcripts, interview summaries, and paperwork related to oral history interviews conducted by Dr. Richard Blaustein’s students or by others under the guidance or supervision of Blaustein over a number of years beginning in the late 1970s and continuing into the late 1980s. A variety of topics are discussed in these interviews, including local history, culture, folklore, and customs of the southern Appalachian region.

Dates: 1977-1989

Buford J. Goldstein Collection

 Collection — other: Box 1
Identifier: AppMs-0428
Scope and Contents

The Buford J. Goldstein Collection documents the financial and corporate history of American Bemberg Corporation, a rayon manufacturer in Elizabethton, Tennessee. The collection contains a prospectus of the corporation, a payroll ledger, correspondence, financial records, and reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D. C. The documents in the collection are dated 1926 to 1940.

Dates: 1926-1940

Fidel J. González Typescript

 Collection — Box: K (Small Collections)
Identifier: AppMs-0843
Scope and Contents The typescript is titled Life History of Hon. Walter P. Brownlow and Historical Data the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1901-1955. Most of the Brownlow information appears to be cribbed from other documents such as the memorial addresses delivered in the House of Representatives. The greater portion of the typescript consists of information about what is now the James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center and includes descriptions of the...
Dates: 1955

John Goodin Papers

 Collection
Identifier: AppMs-0482
Scope and Contents The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, and memorabilia created or collected by John Goodin. There is a particular emphasis on Goodin’s World War II military service with the United States Army, including correspondence from friends and family at home in East Tennessee. Goodin was also a railroad enthusiast and collected photographs and railroad ephemera, especially that of the Clinchfield Railroad and other Southeastern United States rail lines. Other Goodin family members...
Dates: 1872 - 1999

Gordon Aronhime Collection

 Collection — other: Box 1
Identifier: AppMs-0488
Arrangement

Material is organized as a single series and is arranged first alphabetically by subject or material type and then chronologically with undated material following dated material.

Dates: 1837-1981

Mabel and Quinty Gouge Interview

 Collection — Audiotape: 1
Identifier: AppMs-0327
Scope and Contents

The Mabel and Quinty Gouge interview focuses on the history of the Gouge family in western North Carolina. The interview was conducted by Ernest Burleson, with Ruth Cole. The Gouges discussed the Gouge (Geouge) family of western North Carolina. Quinty Gouge sang an old English ballad, the first line of which is "There Once Was a Woman in London." She also recited poetry.

Dates: 2 June 1988

Grandparents Oral History Project (Andrew Johnson Elementary School, Kingsport, Tennessee)

 Collection — other: Box 1
Identifier: 500-AppMs 746
Scope and Contents The Grandparents Oral History Project began as a result of a conference that Andrew Johnson Elementary School (Kingsport, Tennessee) teacher Betty White attended at ETSU in October 1976. Guest speaker Alex Haley told how the saga of Roots would have gone unwritten if he had not taken the time to sit on the front steps of his grandmother’s home as she recalled stories from his family's past. He reminded the group that now was the time to start collecting local and family histories before they...
Dates: 1977-2002

"Granny Hackle" Typescript

 Collection — Box: J (Small Collections)
Identifier: AppMs-0779
Scope and Contents

The typescript is a photocopy of the folk tale "Granny Hackle" about a medicine woman in East Tennessee.

Dates: undated

Gray Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: AppMs-0483
Scope and Contents

The Gray Family Papers consist of deeds, financial records, photographs and tintypes, a recipe ledger, and miscellaneous printed matter documenting activities of J. S. Gray and family, 1894-1930.

Dates: 1894-1930

Grayson County Old-Time Fiddler's Convention Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AppMs-0895
Scope and Contents The collection consists of print and audio material pertaining to the Grayson County Old Time and Bluegrass Fiddlers Convention in Virginia. The print material includes ten programs from Grayson County Fiddlers Conventions, 1968-2017; three programs from other Virginia conventions; and three 13x19 reprints of festival photographs. The audio consists of thirty-three (33) reels of audiotape recorded by Convention co-founder Wilton Dolinger as well as two copies of a 45-rpm...
Dates: 1968-2017, undated

Edwin T. Greninger Collection

 Collection
Identifier: UnivRec-0346
Scope and Contents The Edwin T. Greninger Collection documents personal and professional interests during his career as a professor of history at East Tennessee State University, including teaching assignments and administrative work within the department, university committees and the Faculty Senate, and in professional organizations such as the American Association of University Professors. Material in the collection includes correspondence, memoranda, course materials, lecture notes, reports, historical...
Dates: 1948-1997

C.L. and Joy Grindstaff Collection

 Collection — other: 1 DVD, 1 beta
Identifier: AppMs-0765
Abstract

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

Dates: 1983

Guinn Family Letters

 Collection — other: 1 box
Identifier: AppMs-0699
Abstract

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

Dates: 1900-1965

Gump Family Papers (unprocessed)

 Collection
Identifier: AppMs-0364
Scope and Contents

The Gump Family Papers document the personal and business interests of the Gump family of Washington County, Tennessee and related families such as the Kennerlys, Craigs, Donaldsons, and Jaffas. There is some material related to Gump Realty and other Gump family businesses.

Dates: 1989

Charles Gunter Oral History Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AppMs-0069
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of recordings of interviews conducted by Gunter's students in connection with his courses on social geography. The interview subjects are primarily from East Tennessee and often discuss topics of regional interest such as music, farm life, coal mining, and foodways. The collection also includes dub sheets for the first eight tapes, partial transcripts of tapes 2, 5 and 6, and summaries of interviews.

Dates: 1974-1996