Hall and Stakely Papers.
Scope and Contents
Papers of the Hall and Stakely families. William Maulsby Stakely (1804-1898), born in Hawkins County, Tenn, married Sarah Smith (1811-1857) in 1828. They lived in Madisonville, Monroe County, Tenn. He was a postmaster and merchant. Moved to Union Springs, Ala, in 1863. Two of the Stakely daughter married two Hall cousins. Martha Stakely married Judge Elijah T. Hall of Knoxville in 1860. Caroline Stakely married James Spears Hall in 1874. James Hall ran a general store in Knoxville, which became J.S. Hall and Sons, and later, Hall-Brown, Inc. Their daughter Margaret married John Barksdale Jones in 1900. Papers include: correspondence; diaries; account books; bills and receipts; photographs; pamphlets; school work; clippings re: Hall and Stakely families; artifacts. Margaret Stakely’s diaries describe an 1858 trip to Canada and a trip from Arkansas to Tennessee in 1863. Letters of the Stakely daughters, who were students and teachers at the Knoxville Female Seminary, tell about education of the period. Margaret Hall Jones wrote “Recollections of Early Knoxville.” Topics: slavery, Civil War, politics, education, travel, Hall and Stakely families. For a list of selected correspondents, see A Guide to the Manuscript Collections of the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection by Linda Posey (1974). Box 22 contains recataloged (from McClung shelves) item: Songs & piano music compiled and partly composed by Carrie Stakely. 273 pp. 1 vol. “The Conquered Banner” is on pp. 81-87. (formerly cataloged as Q 786.4; accession # 4435). Box 24 contains photographs (some removed from the VF Photograph Print Files; copy negs of some prints are in the box). Box 25: 8 cased photographs, Hall Family and no ID; 7 letters to Mrs. J.B. Jones, 1936-1950. Judge E. T. Hall and Martha A. Hall.
Dates
- 1825-1952
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
25 boxes
General
Included in Linda Posey thesis of McClung Collection Manuscript holdings and the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections. Selected material scanned and added to Digital Collection.
- "Recollections of Early Knoxville” Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Canada Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Caroline Stakely Hall Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Diaries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Education Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Elijah T. Hall Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hall family Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- I. Frank Cox Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- J. S. Hall and Sons Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- James Spears Hall Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Knoxville Female Seminary Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ledgers and account books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Margaret Hall Jones Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Martha Stakely Cox Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Martha Stakely Hall Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Piano Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Politics and government Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sheet music Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Slavery Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Smith, Sarah Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Songs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Southern Female College Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Stakely Family Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Stakely, William M. (William Maulsby) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tennessee History Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- The Conquered Banner Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Travel Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Hall and Stakely Papers.
- 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
