Railroad and Streetcar Scrapbooks.
Scope and Contents
Scope: 3 scrapbooks containing Knoxville newspaper clippings, original photographs, ephemera, brochures for train excursions, newspaper account of the last passenger train service in Knoxville, last run of the final Knoxville electric streetcar in 1947, and related materials. Primarily relating to trains, but also including streetcars. Mostly concerning Southern and L & N Railways (1967-1969), with a few items from earlier years. Items were probably kept by an (unidentified) Knoxville railroad employee.
Dates
- 1947, 1960s
Conditions Governing Access
Material is available for research. Prior arrangement MUST be made by contacting the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection at mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
Extent
1 box
General
Scrapbooks are item #861 listed in Tennessee Books: A Bicentennial Catalog, 1996, R.R. Allen Books.
- L & N Railway Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Scrapbooks Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Southern Railway (U.S.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Streetcars Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Railroad and Streetcar Scrapbooks.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection Repository
601 S Gay Street
3rd floor
Knoxville Tennessee 37902 United States
865.215.8814
mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
