Barkley Collection.
Scope and Contents
Barkley Collection, gift of William Barkley. (William Barkley is the nephew of another donor, Alice Jean Barkley.) Boxes 1-3 + 2 framed items rec’d. Jan 2009: Box 3 contains 3 framed diplomas: Jacob Barkley, Washington College, 1796; Abraham H. Barkley, Washington College, 1796; Elizabeth Barkley, White Pine High School, 1932. Also, 7 folders of items removed from frames. Both 1796 diplomas have “Print Registered Knoxville” at bottom of diplomas. Gift includes 2 framed items: Portrait (possibly) of Sophia Alice Telford wife of Jacob Cameron Barkley & Portrait of Colonel Telford by A.T. de Navarre. Both items are undated and both are listed on the Art Database. [Boxes 4-6 rec’d Dec. 14, 2009: Photograph album, White Pine High School; framed facsimile of 1825 deed from John Chester to Daniel Barkley, Washington County; framed diploma of Andrew H. Barkley, Princeton University, 1854.]
Dates
- 1796-1940
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
6 boxes + 2 framed items
- Barkley Family Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Col. Telford Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Paintings Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photograph albums Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Portraits Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Telford Family Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Telford, Sophia Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Washington County (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- White Pine High School Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- diplomas Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Barkley 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
