J. Carroll Cate Collection.
Scope and Contents
Material on J. Carroll Cate (1896-1980)and his campaigns running for Knox County, Tenn., sheriff. Includes color pictures of John J. Duncan, signed; Senate Joint Resolution No. 64 re: naming J. Carroll Cate Bridge, signed by Ned R. McWherter and Governor Ray Blanton; political ephemera re: sheriff’s elections; TVA&I resolution on the death of J. Carroll Cate. J. Carroll Cate was the jailer of the Knox County Jail during the Knoxville Race Riot 1919 and was elected sheriff 1936-1940.
Dates
- 1936-1981
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
Artifact 87.6.1 (gold Sheriff’s badge transferred from Museum Box 3 into this collection on July 25, 2000).
- Artifacts Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Bridges -- Tennessee Subject Source: Local sources
- Elections Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- J. Carrol Cate Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- John J. Duncan Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ned R. McWherter. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Politics and government Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ray Blanton Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sheriffs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sheriff’s badge Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- J. Carroll Cate Collection.
- 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
