Agriculture--Tennessee, East
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
A. B. Bowman Papers
Collection
Identifier: AppMs-0797
Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material.
Dates:
1853-1898
Found in:
Archives of Appalachia
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A. B. Bowman Papers
Brabson Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: AppMs-0167
Arrangement
The papers are arranged alphabetically by type of material. Please note that all five account books of African-Americans were kept together under the title "Freedman's Books," and placed alphabetically under the letter "F," even though the first two books' titles do not begin with the letter "F." The oversized certificates and photographs have been removed from the collection and placed in oversized storage by accession number. Five books have been removed also and cataloged into Special...
Dates:
1829 - 1941; Majority of material found within 1831 - 1880
Found in:
Archives of Appalachia
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Brabson Family Papers
Broylesville Flour Mill Records
Collection
Identifier: AppMs-0309
Scope and Contents
The Broylesville Flour Mill Records contain ledgers, receipt books, a day book, price lists, order forms, and an advertisement documenting the daily operation of the mill between 1912 and 1952. The records reflect early 20th-century agricultural and milling practices of East Tennessee and the types of grain purchased by residents of rural Appalachia.
Dates:
1912 - 1952; Majority of material found in 1930-1952
Elizabeth Jobe Henley Collection
Collection — Oversize box B: Series Series 1; Series Series 1; Series Series 2, Oversize folder: 1
Identifier: AppMs-0363
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...
Dates:
1803-1957
Johnson City Press Newsclippings
Collection — Other 7 oversized folders
Identifier: AppMs-0291
Scope and Contents
The Johnson City Press newsclippings consist of clipped newspaper articles maintained by Johnson City Press staff writers and reporters on local, regional and national topics. Also included are daily and by-line columns of the paper. Lists of articles written on envelopes which contained the clippings have been kept and filed with the appropriate subject. Three oversize folders are listed at the end of the box/folder list. These folders contain clippings removed from the boxes. Each folder...
Dates:
1936-1987; Majority of material found in 1967-1987
Robert M. Shank Collection
Collection
Identifier: AppMs-0142
Scope and Contents
The Robert M. Shank Collection contains one farmer's account book, newsclippings, newspaper, and a map of Sullivan County, Tennessee. The account book documents Shank's purchase and sale of agricultural products while a Sullivan County farmer and a "debts and records account" of his family's household expenses dating between 1899 and c. 1949. The book also contains a description of home remedies, a mathematical table for calculating the size and weight of different types of farm products,...
Dates:
1899-1949
Found in:
Archives of Appalachia
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Robert M. Shank Collection
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