Edwin Jones Best, Sr. Collection.
Scope and Contents
Research and writings of Edwin Jones Best, Sr., of Blount County, Tenn. (died 1993). Subjects include Greenback and Maryville, Tenn.; post offices; Civil War; businesses; churches; papers of W. B. Kerr & Company, 1911-1919; account books from East Tennessee businesses; extracts from the Maryville Daily Times; correspondence to Miss Cora Hammontree re: Charles Henly, ca. 1889-1897; J. B. McCollum manuscripts, 1851-1947; U.S. Official Postal Guides, 1880-1904 (some gaps); diaries of Mary Fryar, 1940-1963; diaries of Lillie Hammontree, 1941-1950 (some gaps); programs from Carousel Theatre and other plays; writings, essays, research and notes by Edwin J. Best, Sr. Includes a number of papers he did for and on TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) and his related trip to India. Some photographs are included in the collection.
Dates
- 1889-1950
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
24 boxes + 13 boxes of account books + 2 boxes of bound newspapers
General
Boxes 1-12 were microfilmed in 1996. McClung Collection has negatives. Two bound volumes of the Maryville and Alcoa Daily Times (Oct. 1944-March 1945, April-Sept. 1945) were microfilmed by TSL&A.
- Business enterprises Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Carousel Theatre Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Charles Henly Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Churches Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cora Hammontree Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Diaries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Edwin Jones Best Sr Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Greenback (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- India Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ledgers and account books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lillie Hammontree Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mary Fryar Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Maryville (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Maryville Daily Times Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Newspapers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Post offices Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Programs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Speeches Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- W. B. Kerr & Company Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Edwin Jones Best, Sr. 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
