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
- Creation: 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
Topical
- Asbury Marble Quarry
- Baptist Churches
- Carousel Theatre
- Coffins
- East Tennessee Association of Baptists
- First Baptist Church
- John Wesley Reams
- Joppa
- Knoxville (Tenn.) High School
- Lola McCormack
- Mule Day
- New Market train wreck
- Photographs
- Programs
- Railroads
- Ramp Festival
- Saint Paul’s Church
- Sheet music
- Songs
- Ted Shawn Dance Company
- 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
