John Wesley Reams Collection.
Scope and Contents
Collection of John Wesley Reams, Lowland Community, Hamblen County, Tenn. He was graduated from Mossy Creek College (now Carson-Newman College) in June 1879. He was a music teacher and a violinist. Collection consists of sheet music, entertainment programs, newspaper clippings (including Ted Shawn Dance Company and Lola McCormack), 1894-95 list of coffins sold, etc. 13 photographs received Aug. 18, 1981 (Joppa; New Market train wreck, 1917*; Mule Day; Asbury Marble Quarry). Snapshots identified on back as ‘New Market wreck, July 1917’--patron says they are possibly the 1917 wreck in Nashville rather than New Market.
Dates
- 1870s-1910s
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
- Asbury Marble Quarry Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Baptist churches Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Carousel Theatre Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Coffins Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- East Tennessee Association of Baptists Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- First Baptist Church Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- John Wesley Reams Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Joppa Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Knoxville (Tenn.) High School Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lola McCormack Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mule Day Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- New Market train wreck Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Programs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Railroads Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ramp Festival Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Saint Paul’s Church Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sheet music Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Songs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ted Shawn Dance Company Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- John Wesley Reams 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
