Public Library Collection (Lawson McGhee Library, Knox County Public Library, McClung Historical Collection, etc.).
Scope and Contents
Records documenting the history of the public library from the founding of Lawson McGhee Library in 1886. Record include director’s records, board minutes of the library board, personnel, departmental records and records of branches; Lawson McGhee Library centennial material, 1986 (including scrapbook with photographs and clippings; videotape with LML centennial, public service announcements, local talk show interviews, and ‘Good Morning, America’ clip; audio cassette tape includes radio interview with library director Patricia L. Watson); McClung Historical Collection 75th anniversary material, 1996; 3 boxes of Rothrock Estate Papers (trial; financial papers). LML Centennial exhibit material
Dates
- 1885-2018
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
37 boxes; 40 boxes; 11 boxesNote: number of boxes could change as material is processed and as records are added.
- Architectural drawings and plans Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection (Knoxville, Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Knox County (Tenn.) Public Library Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Knoxville (Tenn.) Public Library Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lawson McGhee Library (Knoxville, Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Libraries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Public libraries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Regional Library & Regional Library Board Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tape cassettes Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Video tapes Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Public Library Collection (Lawson McGhee Library, Knox County Public Library, McClung Historical Collection, etc.).
- 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
