John N. Fain Collection.
Scope and Contents
Collection of Fain family papers from East Tennessee. Includes: diaries of Eliza Rhea Anderson Fain (1816-1892), dating from 1834 to 1892; military papers of Richard G. Fain; papers from the Mossy Creek Cotton Mill, 1862-1879; account books, Bible entries for Fain and Anderson families; photographs; almanacs; recipes; slaves to Liberia (folder 31); Rhea family genealogy; Elizabeth Rhea Anderson diary; Hiram Fain diary; patent medicine circulars; ephemera. 11 boxes of processed material. Unprocessed boxes are labeled: Gifts of John N. Fain, Aug. 2001, no date, and as received.
Dates
- 1816-1892
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
12 boxes + 3 boxes recd. 6/2006, 10/2006
General
Boxes 1-7 were microfilmed for the McClung Collection in 1996. The East Tennessee Historical Society received the original gift. They kept the artifacts, several books, and some manuscripts, and then transferred ownership of the remainder of the collection to the McClung Historical Collection. Several items exhibited 3rd floor display cases in 2009.
- Almanacs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Bibles Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Diaries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Elizabeth Rhea Anderson Fain Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fain family Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Genealogy Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- John N. Fain Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ledgers and account books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Liberia Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Medicine Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mills Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mossy Creek Cotton Mills Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Richard G. Fain Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Slaves Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tennessee History Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- John N. Fain 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
