Anna Gay McClung Collection.
Scope and Contents
Collection includes: transcription of a diary of Mary A. Dickinson, kept during a summer trip from Louisiana to Canada, 1859. TS 49 pp.; [Anna Gay McClung] diary. Dec. 10, 1884-June 30, 1886. TS 61 pp.; Anna Gay McClung reminiscences, ca. 1950s. Topics include Ridgefield Plantation, Belair, Live Oaks, Two Old Wedding Dresses, and St. Louis Plantation. Carbon TS + St. Louis Plantation (TS blue copy 5 pp.) + photocopied family chart. Four papers: “Notes on the Desobry Family dictated to Anna Gay McClung by her stepmother Lodoiska Clement Gay, 1918.” TS 3 pp.; “A Completed Life” (story of Rev. Elias B. Inslee, missionary to China) TS 15 pp. + July 16, 1942 letter from Mrs. Charles J. McClung; “Aunt Anna’s Trip to Mexico.” 1937. TS 18 sheets; “The Clement Story (Recollections of My Youth)” by Anna Gay McClung. July 1950. TS 7 pp. Two newspapers: Richmond (Va.) Enquirer. Sept. 19, 1862; Daily City Item (New Orleans). Nov. 1, 1888 (article on Edward J. Gay).
Dates
- 1859-1950
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
- Canada Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- China Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Clement Story Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Daily City Item (New Orleans) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Desobry family Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Diaries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Edward J. Gay Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lodoiska Clement Gay Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Louisiana Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mary A. Dickinson Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- McClung, Anna Gay Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mexico Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Missionaries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mrs. C. J. McClung Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Newspapers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Plantations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Rev. Elias B. Inlsee Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Richmond (Va.) Enquirer Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Anna Gay McClung 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
