Lenoir Chambers Papers (Laura Lenoir Chambers Correspondence 1864-1876). (Gift of Herbert L. Harper)
Collection
Identifier: MSC 0383
Scope and Contents
The Lenoir Chambers Papers consist primarily of personal correspondence to and from Laura Lenoir of Loudon, Tennessee. The papers range in date from 1864 to 1876, with some undated material. Correspondents include Laura Lenoir (later Mrs. H. A. Chambers), Loudon and Madisonville, Tenn.; Captain H. A. Chambers (Henry Chambers), Morganton, Burke County, N. C., and Loudon and Madisonville, Tenn.; brother Fred Lenoir, Wheelock, Tex.; cousin I. W. Avery (Isaac Wheeler Avery), Dalton, Ga.; Thos. R. Roulhae(?) (Roulhac?), Hillsboro, N. C.; Eugenie Gifford, College Hill; aunt Ruth A. Chambers, Enola, N. C.; Lewis (or Louis) Lenoir, Lebanon, Tenn.; and others. In some cases the handwriting is difficult to read. Laura Lenoir (1846-1891) was the daughter of Albert Sobieski Lenoir (1803-1861) and Catherine Frieling Welcker Lenoir who married in 1837 and lived in Loudon County, Tenn. She was the fifth of ten children. Laura married Henry Chambers on January 30, 1867. They first lived in Loudon and later in Madisonville, East Tennessee.
Dates
- 1864-1876
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
- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Laura Lenoir Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lebanon (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mrs. H. A. Chambers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Lenoir Chambers Papers (Laura Lenoir Chambers Correspondence 1864-1876). (Gift of Herbert L. Harper)
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection Repository
Contact:
601 S Gay Street
3rd floor
Knoxville Tennessee 37902 United States
865.215.8814
mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
601 S Gay Street
3rd floor
Knoxville Tennessee 37902 United States
865.215.8814
mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
